Mt. Adams and the Incline Railway
 

One of several incline railways that used to serve the surrounding hilltop communities, this one was opened by the Mt. Adams & Eden Park Inclined Railway in 1876.  In 1877, the company opened a connecting horse car line from downtown Cincinnati via 5th Street to the bottom of the incline. In 1878, the company opened a connecting horse car line from the top of incline into Eden Park.  In 1880, the incline was modified to transport streetcars, enabling formation of a through streetcar route. Sold in 1896 to Cincinnati Street Railway, it was Cincinnati's last incline, closing down in 1948 after transporting buses in its final year.

Note the building on top of the hill at the left.  This is the famous Rookwood Pottery Works.  The building now houses the Rookwood Pottery restaurant where you can dine inside one of the large brick kilns.  A restaurant also sits on the site of the former station house on top of the hill.

The Mt. Adams area will be one of the "night on your own" choices during the Cincinnati conference.  We will provide bus transportation to the area.  Mt. Adams has an assortment of clubs, restaurants, bars, and shops (as well as very expensive homes and apartments overlooking downtown and the river).  This area is also the home of our beloved Eden Park and the Cincinnati Art Museum and is most easily explored on foot.  We will provide you maps and a listing of area restaurants and clubs when you arrive in Cincinnati.