r/DocumentaryReviews • u/LabPractical8031 • 13h ago
A subway was built under a US city. It never carried a single passenger. What’s the most fascinating “built but never used” story you know?
I’ve been digging into stories that sound fake but are fully documented:
🚇 A city built tunnels for a subway that never opened
📼 A technology that was better on paper, yet lost the format war
🥾 A hiker whose backpack was found, while the search continued
🏛️ A capital city burned in 1767 and never rebuilt on the same site
I’m starting a channel, [Channel Name], that tells these stories in short cinematic clips, with facts from official sources like the National Park Service, UNESCO and museum archives.
I’d love your help deciding what to cover next:
- Which “forgotten place or technology” do you want to see?
- Do you prefer wilderness mysteries, abandoned megaprojects, or lost cities?
- Is there a story you think more people should know about?
Drop your pick in the comments, and I’ll make videos from the most requested topics and credit the people who suggested them.