Big Blank Thursdays: Mellwood Avenue Edition
Big Blank Mellwood Avenue
This week’s big blank wall was found on Mellwood Avenue between Frankfort Avenue and Brownsboro Road. To be fair, this area is dominated by big blank walls of various factories and warehouses, but this one overwhelmed us with its sheer size. The wall is actually two identical warehouses sitting side by side belonging to the Stiglitz Corporation, manufacturers of stamped metal products such as appliance parts.
Like last week’s Big Blank Thursday, the Stiglitz Corporation is a local family-owned business. It is, in fact, operated by the great-great-grandson of the original owner. Back then the company was located in Portland and operated a foundry making furnaces, stoves, sewer covers, and the like. Here’s some history from the company’s web site:
“Established in 1818, The Stiglitz Corporation specializes in the stamping, powder coating and assembly areas for many different industries. Our primary customers are currently in the appliance industry; more recently expanding into the automotive industry.
“The ability to assemble parts for distribution from the UPS hub makes Stiglitz an excellent candidate to assemble and distribute your product with the most reasonable shipping rates.”
Like we said last week, these building typologies exist due to poor urban policy of the 20th century. This stretch of Mellwood Avenue, connecting two major streets and adjacent to Butchertown, will potentially one day see an end to its industrial days and transform into a mixed-use neighborhood. The Stiglitz property is particularly interesting as it backs up to Beargrass Creek. The urban Beargrass Creek corridor has quite a lot of potential to link urban neighborhoods via a slender, green park system and once cleaned up, could be a community focal point modeled potentially after Indianapolis’ Canal Walk.
Big Blank Mellwood Avenue
- Stiglitz Corporation (Official Site)
- Big Blank Thursdays: Main Street’s Giant Blue Whale (Broken Sidewalk)
Big Blank Mellwood Avenue
Big Blank Mellwood Avenue
Big Blank Mellwood Avenue
Similar stories from Broken Sidewalk:
- Big Blank Thursdays: Barret Avenue Blindsided
- Big Blank Thursdays: Main Street’s Giant Blue Whale
- Big Blank Thursday: Frankfort Avenue Edition
- Big Blank Thursday: Butchertown Behind The Fence Edition
- Big Blank Thursdays: Chestnut Street Edition
- Previous Post: « East Broadway Building For Sale, Ready For Redevelopment
- Next Post: Cloister Apartments Trading Slate For Asphalt »
Print- Looks like no one has posted a response... yet. That means you get to start off the conversation. Lucky you. Step up and jot down a note in that form below. It's easy. Don't be shy, post something!
Join the Discussion. Leave a Response.
The information in the form below is required, but, don't fret, we won't share your information with anyone. Sometimes our spam protection software freaks out when you put a link in the comments, so if you don't see your response immediately, know it's being held for moderation. You can write whatever you want, but please keep to civil discourse. Ad hominem attacks and other such boondoggery will be removed. If you have any questions, you may peruse our comment policy.
For content usage questions, please review our Copyright Policy or contact bs [at] brokensidewalk [dot] com.
