[ Editor's Note: Votes for the Best New Landmark of 2009 are no longer being accepted as of 5:00pm on December 2. Congratulations to Presentation Academy for winning the Best New Landmark of 2009 survey. Read more about the winning projects over here. ]
That’s right. We’re taking a reader survey to figure out the best [...]
...You have spoken and the votes are tallied and we can now name your choice for Best New Landmark of 2009. Congratulations to Presentation Academy for their Arts & Athletics Center on the corner of Fourth and Breckinridge Streets in the SoBro neighborhood!
Broken Sidewalk teamed up with local architect and historian Steve Wiser, AIA to [...]
...It’s been a little while since we have talked about that slow moving disaster ready to stamp out so much progress being made in Louisville. I am, of course, describing the Ohio River Bridges Project. In an effort to bring Broken Sidewalk up to date with what’s been going on, here’s a rundown of a [...]
...Near the end of East Market Street, between Shelby Street and Campbell Street, the roadway becomes noticeably wider; parallel parking is replaced by diagonal spots; and the urban edge of the historic buildings is pushed back from adjacent blocks. What seems like an anomaly today was actually a park over 100 years ago designed by [...]
...One step forward and one step back in SoBro. The days are numbered for a romanesque gymnasium on Spalding University’s SoBro campus after an Intent to Demolish sign was posted in mid-December. The structure, dating to 1938, had previously served as as a gym for neighboring Presentation Academy but after a new Arts & Athletics [...]
...The new HOPE VI development named 810 East Broadway held an official ribbon cutting yesterday. We’ve told you about the building all through construction and gave you a tour of the building last week, but the rest of the news came on board today with fresh coverage after the press event. Some news outlets labeled [...]
...[ Editor's Note: Thanks to Scott Ritcher for allowing the reprint of his monorail proposal developed in 1998 as part of a mayoral campaign. Scott was born and raised in Louisville and is currently living in Stockholm, Sweden where he is reportedly enjoying an extensive transit system. Last summer, he also wrote two articles comparing [...]
...[ Editor's Note: This is an update of a previous article that cited information incorrectly reported by the Courier-Journal. We gathered this new information ourselves directly from the neighborhood and developers, so hopefully this should clear up the lingering mis-information out there. ]
An entire 4.5 acre block is slated for redevelopment on the southern edge [...]
...Action has finally been mandated for a deteriorating Victorian mansion at 2223 Frankfort Avenue. Frank Faris, owner of the house and the adjacent Genny’s Diner, must comply with a court order to either sell the property, improve the house to correct all code violations, or serve a one year jail term. A judge issued the [...]
...Currently languishing in a field in Irish Hill, a classic chrome diner dating to 1952 is in need of a comeback. There are no plans to restore the art-deco structure built by Mountain View Diners of New Jersey, but owner Mose Putney hopes someone interested in taking on the project can be found.
Putney has long [...]
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