The City That Built A Subway And Never Opened It

In 1916, Cincinnati voted almost six to one to borrow $6 million for a subway. Two miles of tunnel were dug, stations were built, and then the money ran out. No track was ever laid and no train ever ran. The city put a road on top and kept paying the loan until 1966: $13,019,982.45 in all. Tony follows the money from a dead canal to the war, the court ruling and the doubled prices that sank it, the ideas that failed to save it, and the one thing that does run through it every day. What year did you guess for the last payment? Tell Tony in the comments. 0:00 Never Opened 1:16 The Canal 2:41 The Vote 4:19 The Tunnel 5:26 The Road 6:29 The Bill 7:57 The Ideas 9:07 The Pipe 10:26 What Happened Next Sources and community: https://tony99studios.com #history #americanhistory #cincinnati #ohio #subway #abandoned #cincinnatisubway #urbanhistory #moneyhistory #truestory #historyfacts #animatedhistory #tonytalkshistory