Floyd Street

Floyd Street

Could this tiny sliver of land help spur development of a...

An entire Downtown block—over 5.4 acres—sits as flat as a pancake, bounded by Witherspoon Street, Floyd Street, Washington Street, and Preston Street. A smooth...

Louisville Downtown Partnership experiments with porous rubber tree wells

In cities like Louisville where much of the urban area is covered in paving, dealing with stormwater runoff can be a major challenge that,...

Adding Mass on Market Street with New Nucleus Building

Last week, officials celebrated the topping off of the University of Louisville's Nucleus building on the corner of Market and Floyd streets and announced...

Boutique Hotel Planned on South Floyd Street

A four-story brick warehouse at 822 South Floyd Street is set to be transformed into a boutique hotel catering to Louisville's gay community. The...

A Quick Look Back at Light Rail in Louisville

A few readers were discussing Louisville's old light rail proposal circa 2002 called Transportation Tomorrow (T2), so I decided to post the old renderings...

Haymarket to Highway, Part 1: The History

The Haymarket maintains a special place in the collective conscious of Louisville's urban life. It represents a time of intense vitality in the city's...

Construction Watch: Norton Radiation Center

Thanks to a tipster for sending in a construction update of Norton Hospital's radiation center on Broadway at Floyd Street. Last time we checked...

Snapshot: Norton Hospital Radiation Center

Thanks to a tipster for sending in a few snapshots of construction of the new three-story Norton Hospital Radiation Center on the corner of...

Snapshot: Nucleus Site Gets A Sign

The old Haymarket site bounded by Market, Jefferson, Preston, and Floyd Streets has been completely cleared and waiting for construction. Dubbed Nucleus by the...