STREETCAR STROLL: NOVEMBER

Once a month, Noel Prows organizes a group to walk the route of the Cincinnati Streetcar to view and document the development of light rail in the Queen City. During our previous strolls, we saw the laying of the first rail in Over The Rhine and utility improvements along the 3.6-mile loop.

On our November tour, rail had been laid for several blocks along the route, with the trench now extending up to Liberty Street. New rail is being unloaded every two weeks as route construction ramps up its pace. Crews already encased the first rails in concrete and are laying the granite pavers that made up the cobblestone-looking road outside Music Hall. Electrical and gas line work continues heavily along the line in Over The Rhine, as well as replacement of 300 feet of sewer lines on Elm Street that were leaking due to age.

 12TH & VINE STREET

12TH & RACE STREET

ELM STREET - FROM 12TH TO 15TH STREETS

ELM AND LIBERTY STREETS

MAINTENANCE FACILITY AT
RACE & HENRY STREETS

COURT & WALNUT STREETS

6TH AND WALNUT STREETS

6TH AND MAIN STREETS

Each of our streetcar strolls take roughly three hours to walk the entire three mile route.

STREETCAR STROLL: AUGUST

Once a month, Noel Prows organizes a group to walk the route of the Cincinnati Streetcar to view and document the development of light rail in the Queen City. During our previous strolls, we saw the progress of construction taking place in Over The Rhine and initial utility relocation in the Central Business District. On our August tour, the most noticeable construction had shifted to Downtown, with road work also continuing along 12th Street and Elm Street in Over The Rhine.

We also came upon several redevelopment projects taking place along the streetcar route. The most impressive were the Elm Street Townhomes which are currently no more than a gutted building with collapsed roof. Each of the units have already been sold, months prior to any renovations on the structure. Across the street, a senior living center is being erected as independent housing for elderly adults. These developments are a representation of how the Cincinnati Streetcar is improving the area around its route.

 12TH & RACE STREET

ELM STREET BETWEEN 14TH & 15TH

ELM STREET TOWNHOMES

ELM STREET AT 15TH

ELM STREET SENIOR HOUSING

STREETCAR MAINTENANCE FACILITY 

AT ELM & HENRY STREET 
(PRE-DEMOLITION)

WESTFALEN LOFTS II

AT 15TH & RACE STREET

NICOLAY LOFTS AT 14TH & RACE STREET

5TH & WALNUT STREET

4TH & WALNUT STREET

8TH & MAIN STREET

Each of our streetcar strolls take roughly three hours to walk the entire three mile route.