Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking Photos

Posted by OTR Matters on February 17, 2012 · 2 Comments

A truly historic day for Cincinnati.

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Thanks to all whose photos are used in this post.

Names preceded by an “@” indicate twitter usernames

Crowd assembled for Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, pic via @5chw4r7z

Mayor Mallory via @RoxanneQualls

Mayor Mallory speaking via @ChrisSeelbach

City Manager Dohoney, via @CincyStreetcar

Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood, via @CincyStreetcar

Cincinnati Streetcar groundbreaking, via @kate_the_great

Cincinnati Streetcar groundbreaking, via the OTR Brewery District

View of Washington Park, via @Rob_Jaques

The overflowing crowd outside Memorial Hall, via Eric Vosmeier

Actual streetcar construction work via @Rob_Jaques

Eager anticipation for the groundbreaking, via @fuseamania

A view of the crowd, via @FUSEAMANIA

The golden shovels, via @micahpbj

A large turnout for the streetcar groundbreaking, via @UrbanCincy

Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, via Rob_Jaques

Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, @700BillRinehart

22,209 days after last streetcar pulled into station, via @DannyBerchenko

A Cincinnati Streetcar keepsake, via @jenlkessler

Jim Tarbell (Mr. Cincinnati) and John Schneider (Mr. Streetcar) at Taste of Belgium Post Streetcar Groundbreaking

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: 22,209 days after last streetcar pulled into station, via @DannyBerchenko

: A large turnout for the streetcar groundbreaking, via @UrbanCincy

: A view of the crowd, via @FUSEAMANIA

: Mayor Mallory speaking via @ChrisSeelbach

: Mayor Mallory via @RoxanneQualls

: Actual streetcar construction work via @Rob_Jaques

: Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, @700BillRinehart

: Cincinnati Streetcar groundbreaking, via @kate_the_great

: Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, via Rob_Jaques

: Cincinnati Streetcar groundbreaking, via the OTR Brewery District

: City Manager Dohoney, via @CincyStreetcar

: Jim Tarbell and John Schneider at Taste of Belgium Post Streetcar Groundbreaking

: Sec. of Transportation Ray LaHood, via @CincyStreetcar

: Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood meeting the crowd, via David Dawson

: The overflowing crowd outside Memorial Hall, via Eric Vosmeier

: View of Washington Park, via @Rob_Jaques

Filed under OTR, Over-the-Rhine Cincinnati, Over-the-Rhine Development · Tagged with Cincinnati Streetcar, Cincinnati Transit, OTR

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metro | cincinnati : Moving Forward says:

February 18, 2012 at 7:08 pm

[…] marked another long-overdue milestone in Cincinnati’s transit history, as the city formally broke ground on the first phase of the modern streetcar line that will connect Over-the-Rhine, downtown, and the […]

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A Walk Around Washington Park « Over-the-Rhine Blog says:

March 29, 2012 at 2:01 pm

[…] Memorial Hall which hosts the MusicNOW Festival (March 28-30, 2012) and was the site of the Cincinnati Streetcar groundbreaking. Crowd assembled for Cincinnati Streetcar Groundbreaking, pic via […]

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