1937 Flood

What’s that building doing in the middle of Frankfort Avenue? The...

Louisville's most famous facade-without-a-building might be the Heigold House facade, currently adorning the northern terminus of Frankfort Avenue at River Road as a monument...

Actors Theater play recounts the collective memory of Butchertown (and we’ll...

Butchertown isn't an industrial slaughterhouse along Story Avenue. It's not the gritty refinement of the riverside neighborhood's historic architecture—or the swaths of urban fabric that...

Tour Louisville’s planned Waterfront Botanical Gardens with the architect who designed...

“It’s hard to believe this was all just a pile of garbage at one point,” said Matthew Kuhl, senior project architect for Perkins +...

Disappearing Downtown: What the Flood Didn’t Destroy, Progress Did

We've all seen the horrific photos of the 1937 flood which covered nearly the entire city with frigid, polluted water and snow. Here's a...

Butchertown History Book Reveals Neighborhood’s Hidden Heritage

Okay, so the photo above technically isn't within the official boundaries of Butchertown today, but during the days of the Bourbon Stockyards, East Market...

Elegant Flood Sign On Clarksville’s Colgate Plant

This small flood marker is barely bigger than a brick, but it's the most elegant and informative 1937 Flood sign we've seen. Located next...