Third Street

Third Street

At the Fincastle Building, memories of brass banisters, bronze dogs, and...

Branden Klayko’s recent article about the Fincastle Building reminded me of many warm feelings, even though I don’t think I have set foot in...

Downtown’s Omni Hotel & Residences to break ground on January 29

With the Water Company Block now just a footnote in history, the massive $300 million Omni Hotel & Residences, half publicly funded, is ready to...

Downtown’s Fincastle Building is going residential, but what about when it...

When local developer Frank G. Breslin first eyed the corner of Third Street and West Broadway in the early 20th century, he had visions...

Poof! The Omni site is now completely leveled

Now you see if, now you don't. Thanks to a tipster for sending in these photos of the now-leveled old Water Company Building at...

Luckett & Farley Architects hope to build a neighborhood around their...

For much of the second half of the 20th century, the Downtown-adjacent area south of Broadway has been an overlooked expanse of parking lots...

What to do with the Board of Trade? Takeaways from Metro...

Metro Louisville has initiated a process to determine how best to reuse building fragments that have been salvaged from the demolition of historic structures....

Building Blocks: Here’s one idea to reuse the facade of the...

As I write these words, the historic Water Company Building is breathing its last under the weight of the wrecking ball. The landmark-yet-unlandmarked building,...

Live & Let Die: As the Water Company Building tumbles down,...

In three weeks, the old Louisville Water Company Building on Third Street would have celebrated its 110th anniversary. The Georgian-style building opened on December 19,...

The Haldeman Warehouse: Early tales of mini-storage inside a Louisville Landmark

Last week, we reported that the conversion of the old J.F. Kurfees Building on the corner of Brook Street and East Market Street into a...