Hidden Cincinnati: What lies beneath Eden Park's Mirror Lake?

Mirror Lake, a staple of Eden Park, has actually only been in place since 1965; before then, it was just a giant, open water basin.

[@jennylear6095]

My Dad told us about this when we were kids, the reservoir back in the late sixties. We alway went ice skating in the winter and hung out and walked around in the summer. Peaceful place.

[@michaelriga8293]

I have said I restore it and clean out the mirror Lake Fantasia can see the Arden it cause I send a picture. It looks really nice and beautiful but all the Monia they said people used to swim now dogs been in it to the pump system filters at the filter has a replacement for the filter out the water put chlorine in it so it’s gonna be a while but it is nice. I’ve been to the part I am here living in Cincinnati it’s a big fountain. I was a picture of a 1910 I see the picture I used to be bigger than I used to be a whole lot of nothing but a walk or you should be a whole fountain. Swim in a boat that has all the town has a bridge walk. It was nice hello fishing are in a ducks 😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@freetolook3727]

What's with the colors on the bottom of the lake?

[@dianaspears571]

An eighty million gallon reservoir.

[@supercuda1950]

This engineering masterpeice was done with m common sense and a budget in mind. Now to duplicate the same would require a million dollar feasability study, a million dollar engineering stidy and then a tax levy from us. Times have changed, and not for the better, but we are lucky this was done in 1965 (when gas was way less than a dollar a gallon) and is still here for us to enjoy while still serving it's hidden purpose. Engineers and politicians take note what can be done without todays red tape.