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Back When The Sherman-Minton Was New
Over the weekend I came across the new Popular Science online archives. A quick search for Louisville turned up a snippet from May 1960...
Another Call For A Toll Free Bridges Solution
Steve Wiser, a local architect, historian, and occasional contributor to Broken Sidewalk, has been tweaking his proposal for a solution to the Ohio River Bridges...
Shippingport II: Opportunity In Existing Conditions
At the end of August, we told you about a proposal to revitalize the Shippingport neighborhood directly west of Downtown Louisville along the Ohio...
Students Propose A Shippingport Renaissance
Students at the University of Kentucky's College of Design have redesigned the Shippingport neighborhood incorporating a variety of new paradigms of urban form meant...
Preservation Louisville Talks Historic Buildings
Preservation Louisville announced their annual list of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Structures last week and added a new list to celebrate Louisville's Top...
Destroyed Portland Church To Be Rebuilt
The Portland Avenue Presbyterian Church was destroyed by fire in January, but now the congregation is drawing up plans to rebuild on the original...
What If The West End Were The Green End?
Big plans in Chicago for solar energy got us thinking about Louisville. TreeHugger reported today that Chicago's South Side is installing the largest urban solar...
Local Architect Proposes Local Access Bridges
A local architect has asked Metro Louisville take a close look at a bridge not on anyone's radar screen: a local access bridge. Steve...
BS Neighborhood Derby 2009: Round 1 Matchups Continue
The competition is palpable. The battle between the Highlands and the suburban town centers (Anchorage, Jeffersontown, Norton Commons) and the fight between Downtown and...