Miscellaneous Negatives, 1922 - 1955

The records of the Cincinnati City Engineers' Office contain material related to a proposed rapid transit system for the city, along with blueprints and records of the construction of Central Parkway in downtown Cincinnati. The records also include volumes containing the minutes of the Rapid Transit Board of Commissioners, estimates for the construction costs of Central Parkway, and construction designs for the parkway. The collection also contains photographs and negatives which document both the rapid transit and Central Parkway projects, along with the construction of Columbia Parkway, Lower River Road, and River Road.

The photographic section of the City Engineer collection has been digitized through a grant funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from the State Library of Ohio in order to make the records freely available on the Web. The digital collection is available on the University of Cincinnati Libraries Digital Collections page.

The photographic section of the City Engineer collection has been digitized through a grant funded by the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) from the State Library of Ohio in order to make the records freely available on the Web. The digital collection is available on the University of Cincinnati Libraries Digital Collections page.