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  • 17 / Feb
    2009

Trees Behaving Badly: Wind & Ice Edition

Cherokee Triangle tree wreaks havoc

Cherokee Triangle tree wreaks havoc



Louisville’s urban forests are one of its greatest assets, but as we all know from the past 6 months of storms, they can also be a pain when they fall on power lines or cars.  A tipster wrote in with a few snapshots of Windstorm Jr. damage in the Cherokee Triangle; this time a massive oak tree took out power, a car, and most of the sidewalk.  This tree meant business, too.  The car it smashed on Cherokee Road contained a chainsaw, conveniently located in the trunk… underneath the tree.


There are several more photos of the Highlands destruction scene after the click, and we also threw in a couple photos of a tree we saw in Old Louisville a couple weeks ago that had landed on a mansion turned commercial building for good measure.  Keep sending in your neighborhood photos to tips@brokensidewalk.com.



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  • 06 / Feb
    2009

Time To Say Farewell To Ice Storm 2009

Frozen waterfall in Waterfront Park

Frozen waterfall in Waterfront Park



Well, we said we were through with Ice Storm 2009 photos, but several BS readers wrote in to ask for more.  We decided that since next week’s near-tropical weather will likely melt most of the remaining snow and ice, one more look at the cold weather couldn’t hurt.  These photos aren’t really of the storm technically (most are of water interacting with very cold weather), but they are icy.  So here’s one more look around the beauty of ice in Louisville.




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  • 01 / Feb
    2009

Ice Storm 2009: A Tour In Photos: Part V

Ice coated trees

Trapped trees



Here’s our last installment of photos from last week’s ice storm.  This time we’re rounding out the set with icy details and close-ups and the damage sustained by trees.  Unfortunately, the storm has revealed the weakness of the beautiful Lacebark Elm trees that line West Main Street: they apparently can’t hold a lot of weight.  We estimate the majority of trees on West Main sustained some damage, and quite a few were considerably destroyed.  Broken Sidewalk reader Alan wrote in to share some of his Ice Storm 2009 photos as well, check out the wintry scenes on Flickr here and here and here and here.




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  • 01 / Feb

Ice Storm 2009: A Tour In Photos: Part IV

Surreal trees on the Belvedere and Waterfront Plaza

Surreal trees on the Belvedere and Waterfront Plaza



Until now, we’ve only gone with daytime ice photos.  But the night offers sparkling crystal scenes so surreal under the haze of clouds and city lights that the cold and quiet night seems to stand still.



More night-ice photos after the click.

  • 01 / Feb

Ice Storm 2009: A Tour In Photos: Part III

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Statues.  Louisville has a pretty decent collection of statues scattered throughout the city.  Here are a few we saw last week dripping with ice.



Click through to see more icy photos.

  • 31 / Jan
    2009

Ice Storm 2009: A Tour In Photos: Part II

TCherokee Road towards Castleman Monument

Cherokee Road towards Castleman Monument



The Highlands is always one of the worst hit areas in any storm.  The destrustion was widespread here, as always, but the massive grandeur of the trees and streets mostly free of cars in the Cherokee Triangle created another scene of winter beauty.


Several other groups have put together galleries of their own.  While our list is by no means comprehensive, here are a few we found: Michelle of Consuming Louisville’s Icepocalypse 2009 gallery, the LEO’s Great Louisville Iceage gallery, the Ville-Voice’s Ice Tsunami photos, Our History NA’s New Albany photos, and a pretty pickle’s Ice Ice Baby gallery.  We will be putting several more galleries online, too, so stay tuned.



Click through to see many more photos from Bardstown Road and the Cherokee Triangle

  • 31 / Jan

Ice Storm 2009: A Tour In Photos: Part I

Waterfront Park

Waterfront Park



The icy devastation that descended on Louisville in the past week was, in the end, actually quite beautiful.  Broken trees held in suspended animation and architecture coated in a sort of glazed icing were common sights around the city.  We’ve compiled several sets of photos detailing different aspects of the storm.  Here’s the first gallery depicting sights in and around downtown during the storm.




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  • 31 / Jan

Evening News Roundup: Ice From Above Edition


Watch For Falling Ice

Watch For Falling Ice



Just when you thought Ice Storm 2009 was starting to ease up, there’s a new threat menacing high above your head.  We spotted these signs posted around the Aegon Center and the National City Tower over the past few days and stepped a few feet away from the buildings.  As a pedestrian in an icy Louisville, you must not only watch for a sturdy footing on unplowed sidewalks, but you must watch for razor-sharp shards falling 40 floors to hit you on your head.  Look up, look down, walk, repeat.  We didn’t really notice much falling ice until today when the temperatures began to rise above freezing.  Now, though, the crash of ice can be heard all around on the sidewalk.


On a side note, we decided to work overtime this weekend getting a few items posted onto the BS since Ice Storm 2009 stole a good portion of our week.  Here’ we go with a few headlines.



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