Preston Street
Preston Street
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...
Home Plate Cafe to Open Near Slugger Field
A tipster sends word that a new cafe is setting up shop at Main and Preston streets across from Slugger Field, Downtown. Home Plate...
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...
Let’s Get Rid Of Some Urban Billboards
GOOD magazine recently published its Guide to Better Neighborhoods including one section on billboard removal. They present a series of steps residents and neighborhood...
Jane Jacobs Would Have Bought Shoes In Louisville
As you should know by now, Jane Jacobs is one of my favorite urbanists, and her pivotal book, The Death and Life of Great...
What Recession? New Louisville Local Restaurants
With last week's announcement of the new Sol Aztecas at the Whiskey Row Lofts, we started thinking about all the new activity we've been...
Flock of Finns Migrates Back To Waterfront Park
A collection of colorful birds, ducks, and roosters by folk-artist Marvin Finn (1913-2007) arrived back at Waterfront Park today near the corner of Preston...
New Sidewalks: Fleur-de-Lis Construction Fence Removed
The construction fences have been removed from the Fleur-de-Lis condos on the corner of Preston and Main streets, revealing a streetscape long barred from...
Calistoga Bakery Cafe Med-Cen Now Open
The Calistoga Bakery Cafe, the latest endeavor of pizza mogul John Schnatter, has officially been open for a couple of weeks now in the...