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Old 05-05-2008, 08:49 PM
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Cool old cincy

anyone remember the old inclines from mt. adams and the one at eight ans state???
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Old 05-18-2008, 11:29 AM
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I remember my mother talking about them.
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Old 05-18-2008, 09:40 PM
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I believe there were five inclines over the years in Cincinnati.

The site of the Mt. Adams incline is just to the left (looking down) of Rookwood Pottery in Mt. Adams.

I personally don't remember any (I believe Mt. Adams was the last and it was out of service and possibly torn down by the late '40's) but I used to own an antique store and I had lots of wonderful postcards of all of the inclines from many different points of view.

Sadly, I now have only a handful left.
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Old 06-05-2008, 02:56 AM
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This was the one at Eight Street:

Price Hill Incline

You can find more at Cincinnati-Transit.net
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Old 07-27-2008, 06:48 PM
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My grandfather used to take my brother and me on rides around the city. My favorite was Mt Adams incline. I wanted to build a restaurant/nightclub at the top and use the incline to reach it.
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Old 07-27-2008, 06:59 PM
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city council approved restoring streetcar service to cincinnati
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Old 07-28-2008, 06:23 PM
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Historical Atlas of Cincinnati

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These are two different pages...second one shows inclines.

Im 62 and they were gone before I was a kid. I remember relatives talking about them
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Old 07-28-2008, 06:25 PM
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city council approved restoring streetcar service to cincinnati
And, who in their right mind would travel from downtown to Findley Market through OTR in a streetcar at night??
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Better that than walking! Hahahaha
Isn't the proposed route taking in Main or Sycamore? If so, there should be ridership among the downtown yuppies and hipsters who like the night life of the legal kind on those streets. From what I hear, the long(er) range planning for a light-rail system calls for this prototype line to be extended at least as far as the university/hospital area. Once that occurs there should be heavier patronage.
Incline-like "cable cars" have stayed popular in Japan and some European countries as a fast and efficient means of getting to and from the top of steep elevations. 'twouldn't surprise me if some deep-pocketed person(s) someday might try to reincarnate one of the Cincinnati inclines. With perpetually hip Mt Adams at the summit and the gentrifying East End ("Riverside Drive," ack!) at the base, the former service there would be ripe for bringing back.
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Old 07-30-2008, 02:09 AM
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Historical Atlas of Cincinnati

Historical Atlas of Cincinnati

These are two different pages...second one shows inclines.

Im 62 and they were gone before I was a kid. I remember relatives talking about them

Those are some really interesting links you posted there, Mr. Mikey1003. I'm going to have to send those links to fellow Cincinnati folks who seem to be interested in the scenery of the area long before our time. Thanks.
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