Demolition by Neglect
A quick update from the Limerick ARC meeting on demolition by...
We recently covered the plight of three century old buildings at Seventh and Kentucky streets in Limerick. Left to neglect, the properties are now...
Will Demolition by Neglect pass muster in the Limerick Preservation District?
(Editor's Note: This post has been updated to include information from Metro Louisville submitted after our press deadline. Addition highlighted in yellow below.)
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Demo Watch: 640 Davies Avenue in Algonquin
(Note: The Demo Watch section of Broken Sidewalk highlights properties eligible for listing on the National Register of Historic Places that are slated for...
Landmarks commission denies petition for old Water Co. Building, allowing demolition...
Thursday morning, the Metro Louisville Landmark & Preservation Districts Commission voted to deny a citizen-led request to declare the old Louisville Water Company Headquarters a local...
Cold Case: It’s time these buildings in Smoketown got another chance...
A small slice of Louisville beer history is now in the landfill. At the beginning of August, wrecking crews began razing a four-story brick...
Brok’n TV: Louisvillians sound off on the Water Company Block demolition,...
“So it goes.”
—Kurt Vonnegut
It’s been a rough year for localism in Louisville. March witnessed the final days of Wild & Wooly Video and the...
Demo Watch: Todd Blue Strikes Again
Two historic buildings at 308-310 East Main Street are set for demolition under the watch of Todd Blue, but we should have seen this...
Historic Ice Tower Loses Bricks, Safe From Demo
There was a scare Monday on Logan Street at Lampton Street as a few bricks fell from a tall ice warehouse structure. The city...
Effort To Save The Iron Quarter Underway
This week, developer Todd Blue of Cobalt Ventures and owner of a series of 19th century buildings on West Main Street dubbed the Iron...