It is commonly known that Cincinnati once had a series of several inclines to raise people from the main basin up to the top of the city’s many hills. As a matter of fact, a new “Images of America” book just came out about these inclines. But what is less commonly known is that the [...]
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Cincinnati once had cable cars
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More on Funiculars
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The funiculars (inclines) of Cincinnati may be gone by now, but their legend lives on in many ways. For those who don’t know (or are curious at all), the city of Cincinnati consists of 5 hills. In the late 1800′s, as a way to expand the city, a series of inclines were constructed that allowed [...]
