WHY Louisville, Louisville’s fan club and retailer of locally designed goods with a Louisville-centric theme is moving up Bardstown Road next door to the Doo Wop Shop (the space formerly housing New Age Gifts). If you still don’t know where that is (then you need to get out and explore more), it’s going to be tough to miss their new building. It’s bright orange.
Crews were putting on finishing touches of paint this afternoon, and the store, currently located at 1609 1/2 Bardstown will hold a grand re-opening next Saturday, April 4th. The store is expected to be open next Wednesday, April 1st (hopefully they’re not just fooling us). While we liked the 1/2 address, the new store will be nearly seven-times larger and feature an art gallery. It’s rare to see a shop grow so rapidly—700 percent— but when you start out with 300 square feet, it’s easier. The new WHY Louisville will have 2,000 square feet.
With their larger space, locally-themed offerings will increase with jewelry and household goods and a new Kin Ship gallery will feature local and national artists.
- WHY Louisville (Official Site)
On Your Left Cycles (618 Baxter Avenue, http://www.onyourleftcycles.com) did this months ago…
And prior to that, Jackson’s Organic Coffee did this too, though they are not on Bardstown Road.
Here’s a picture and story about On Your Left cycles from last September when they moved. Forgot about Jackson’s being orange. Any other brightly colored businesses around town?
ah! great coverage as always