Cincinnati's Incomplete Subway:: The Complete History
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (863 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1596298952 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the Author Jacob Mecklenborg is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of St. . He has worked as a photojournalist, a graphic designer, a teacher, and as a towboat deckhand. Xavier High School, the University of Tennessee and Ohio University. More information on the subway project and contact information are posted on his website, jakemecklenborg
The full story, long buried in mounds of public records dispersed in libraries, is now revealed. You've heard of the subway's demise. The popular story of the subway's demise is myth-laden and as incomplete as the original plan. Mecklenborg emerges from those dusty tomes with a fresh, thought-provoking, full examination of the subway's demise and what its future might hold.. Well, most of what you've heard is, sorry to say, untrue. Just there. Local author Jacob R. The city was too broke. What of those ghostly catacombs that lie dormant below city streets? Those subway tunnels, never finished, never filled with the screeches of trains and the busy commotion of commuters. A grand miscalculation. The tunnels were too narrow. Dead
More information on the subway project and contact information are posted on his website, jakemecklenborg. Jacob Mecklenborg is a Cincinnati native and a graduate of St. He has worked as a photojournalist, a graphic designer, a teacher, and as a towboat deckhand. Xavier High School, the University of Tennessee and Ohio University.
"Five Stars" according to Hugh M. Clark. Detailed research. Very interesting discussion of the politics of the subway. I never really understood the Charterites previously. "Complete History of an Incomplete Project" according to Gordon Bombay. I've been waiting for Jake Mecklenborg's research on the subway to be published into a book for quite some time. For locals familiar with his work, he has run a website dedicated to the transit history of Cincinnati for some time. His website was known (and still is) one of the best resources of Cincinnati Subway info on the net. It's wha. The Subway's History Didn't Happen in a Vacuum Jeffrey Some reviewers decry this book's focus on the broader rail pattern of Cincinnati and other related railroad projects. However, these are things that must be dealt with in order to properly understand the subway project's context within Cincinnati's broader transportation system. Jake's analysis of the political implications of the subway