{"id":19102,"date":"2012-11-08T12:35:11","date_gmt":"2012-11-08T16:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/?p=19102"},"modified":"2012-11-08T12:35:11","modified_gmt":"2012-11-08T16:35:11","slug":"the-best-show-in-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2012\/11\/the-best-show-in-town\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Show In Town"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>By: \u00a0Angela Vanderbilt<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The construction of the subway seems to have been something of a spectator sport in Cincinnati, with groups of onlookers crowding along the banks of the old canal and hovering over the rails of bridges, watching as workmen dug out the canal bed to build the framework for tracks and tunnels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/overlooking_construction_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19104\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/overlooking_construction_1.jpg\" alt=\"Men looking over construction site\" width=\"478\" height=\"330\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/overlooking_construction_1.jpg 683w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/overlooking_construction_1-155x107.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/overlooking_construction_1-274x190.jpg 274w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><!--more--><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Construction_Next_To_Building_2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19107\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Construction_Next_To_Building_2.jpg\" alt=\"Construction Next to Building\" width=\"478\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Construction_Next_To_Building_2.jpg 478w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Construction_Next_To_Building_2-139x155.jpg 139w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/Construction_Next_To_Building_2-170x190.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photographs of the construction show businessmen and laborers alike stopping to view the progress being made on the new rapid transit system, with some even finding a seat and making themselves comfortable, seen in the enlarged section of the image below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19127\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_image.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Show In Town\" width=\"612\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_image.jpg 612w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_image-155x76.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_image-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/combined_image-382x190.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 612px) 100vw, 612px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The photographs also show children playing along the banks of the construction site, or crowding on bridges with other onlookers, their curiosity getting the better of them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_playing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19130\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_playing.jpg\" alt=\"Children playing in the construction\" width=\"440\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_playing.jpg 611w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_playing-155x129.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_playing-226x190.jpg 226w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_climbing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19133\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_climbing.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Show In Town\" width=\"440\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_climbing.jpg 629w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_climbing-155x126.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/children_climbing-233x190.jpg 233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 440px) 100vw, 440px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Others took the opportunity to voice their opinion of the subway project publicly, as well as other issues of the day, as seen in the close-ups of the striking workers shown in the images below.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/striking_large.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-19137\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/crane_combined.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Show In Town\" width=\"646\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/crane_combined.jpg 718w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/crane_combined-155x54.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/crane_combined-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/crane_combined-500x174.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 646px) 100vw, 646px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_larger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19154\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_combined.jpg\" alt=\"Striking Mechanics\" width=\"614\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_combined.jpg 614w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_combined-155x57.jpg 155w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_combined-300x110.jpg 300w, https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/mechanics_combined-500x184.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/State_Library1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-19157\" style=\"margin: 6px\" src=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/State_Library1.jpg\" alt=\"The Best Show In Town\" width=\"121\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a>This project is funded by a grant for $60,669 through the Library Services and Technology Act, administered by the State Library of Ohio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By: \u00a0Angela Vanderbilt The construction of the subway seems to have been something of a spectator sport in Cincinnati, with groups of onlookers crowding along the banks of the old canal and hovering over the rails of bridges, watching as &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/libapps.libraries.uc.edu\/liblog\/2012\/11\/the-best-show-in-town\/\">Continue reading <span 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