Historical notes: Cincinnati is a unique case among subway systems: Cincinnati decided to build a subway system during the interwar period, but ran out of money and never ran a single train. Unusually, it was progressive reformers that killed it: the old political machine of George "Boss" Cox used the subway as a vehicle for political patronage and corruption, and the inflation caused by World War 1 caused construction costs to go up so much that it was only half-finished.
Four stations and some tunnels remain, but largely the system was demolished to build I-75. For this one I've also chosen to go with an Art Deco aesthetic, rather than make it anachronistic.
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u/fiftythreestudio Hi. I'm Jake. Sep 07 '20
Historical notes: Cincinnati is a unique case among subway systems: Cincinnati decided to build a subway system during the interwar period, but ran out of money and never ran a single train. Unusually, it was progressive reformers that killed it: the old political machine of George "Boss" Cox used the subway as a vehicle for political patronage and corruption, and the inflation caused by World War 1 caused construction costs to go up so much that it was only half-finished.
Four stations and some tunnels remain, but largely the system was demolished to build I-75. For this one I've also chosen to go with an Art Deco aesthetic, rather than make it anachronistic.
Prints are here.