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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Photo by Diane Deaton-Street

Congratulations to Bill Robinson and Clark for correctly identifying our last sidewalk photo as N 15th Street between Rowan and Lytle Streets in the Shippingport neighborhood, several others were really close as well.  Here’s a new sidewalk photo ready for guesses in the comments. We’re starting a new feature this week: a Broken Sidewalk events [...]



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Filed Under:  News Headlines

New York Construction Fence Shows World Walk Symbols

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
New York construction fence Walking Men (Broken Sidewalk)

Urban construction sites are far too often messy, dusty, and unpleasant to be around, but a public art project in Lower Manhattan called Re: Construction aims to bring innovative art installations to construction sites around the city.  Among the initiatives is a display called Walking Men 99 by Maya Barkai which covers a plywood construction [...]



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Filed Under:  New York City

Help A Broken Sidewalk Out

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Help A Broken Sidewalk Out

Want to be more involved with the Broken Sidewalk community?  We’re currently looking for a Calendar Editor to maintain a Google Calendar of events relating to the topics we cover here at Broken Sidewalk.  There’s so much going on in Louisville, it’s hard to keep track of it all, but if related events are all [...]



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Filed Under:  Official Business

Now & Then: Butchertown’s Buchanan Street

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Buchanan Street from Franklin Street in 1983 (courtesy tipster)

Thanks to a tipster for sending in this great photo of road work on Buchanan Street looking south from Franklin Street taken in 1983.  Not that much has changed besides the destruction of several shotgun houses (and a few trees) on the west side of the street.  The Blind Pig is just down the street [...]



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Filed Under:  Butchertown

Portland And Back Again

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Skyline of Portland, Oregon (Broken Sidewalk)

I had the chance to spend a week studying Portland, OR last month and came away with a few observations on the city’s development, architecture, transportation, and culture.  Like most approaching the city from a cycling point of view, I wondered if the bike mecca would live up to the hype surrounding it, but I [...]



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Filed Under:  Portland, OR,

Video: Multi-Modal Streets In Turn Of The Century San Francisco

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Video: Multi-Modal Streets In Turn Of The Century San Francisco

Check out this video of Market Street in San Francisco in 1905, just before the city was destroyed by the famous 1906 earthquake set to a relaxing Air soundtrack.  What’s really great about the footage, taken from the front of a streetcar, is that you can find just about every type of transportation available. Pedestrians [...]



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Snapshot: Boland Maloney Site Becomes City Space On Main

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Boland Maloney Site a month ago (Photo courtesy tipster)

The old Boland Maloney Lumber Yard at 913 East Main Street is well on its way toward becoming a mini storage warehouse.  Windows have been cut in a zig-zag pattern into the metal building and a fresh coat of orange and green paint has been applied.  The project, named City Space, is being developed by [...]



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Video: Tilt-Shift Boston

Thursday, September 2, 2010 by Branden Klayko.
Video: Tilt-Shift Boston

Tilt-shift.  Time-lapse.  Boston.  Enjoy. [ Sketches of Boston Traffic by Patrick Johnson via Digital Urban. ]



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