Cincinnati’s Abandoned Subway

Cancelled

In the early 20th century, Cincinnati began constructing a subway system to modernize its public transit and alleviate streetcar congestion. Construction began in 1920, but the project ran out of funding due to inflation following World War I, and subsequent efforts to restart construction were thwarted by the Great Depression and political resistance. Today, the unused subway tunnels remain beneath Cincinnati’s streets, a haunting reminder of what might have been.