This week on Commune College, Hyperlink recounts the history of Cincinnati's failed subway system, whose derelict tunnels still sit unused beneath the city to this very day. Also, literally everyone they mention in the story has a completely silly name.
Show notes:
SOURCES
Singer, A. J. (2003). The Cincinnati Subway: History of Rapid Transit. United States: Arcadia Pub..
Mecklenborg, J. R. (2010). Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway: The Complete History. United States: Arcadia Publishing Incorporated.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Subway
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Thomas_Hunt
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_B._Cox
https://www.theverge.com/2016/8/10/12411632/public-transportation-failures-america-cincinnati-subway
http://www.thecincinnatisubway.com
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cincinnati_Bell_Connector
https://web.archive.org/web/20160911063055/http://www.go-metro.com/news/715/58/Cincinnati-Bell-Named-Sponsor-of-the-Cincinnati-Streetcar
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