Branden Klayko
Be sure to head over to Butchertown this Saturday, May 15 from 10:00 AM until 7:00 PM for the Butchertown Art Fair. The neighborhood has chosen a new location this year: the 800 block of Washington Street between Campbell...
It's been a while since I dissected the unpublicized and unknown components of the Ohio River Bridges Project (the really scary stuff is over here). There are a couple more over at 8664.org - here and here. This time,...
A nondescript building at 217 Guthrie Street between Second and Third Streets was once a castellated Studebaker dealership. Up above is a view from 1947 where you can see the detailed brickwork of the building. At some point, the...
The old Haymarket site bounded by Market, Jefferson, Preston, and Floyd Streets has been completely cleared and waiting for construction. Dubbed Nucleus by the University of Louisville, the site will house biotech labs, incubators, and offices and aims to...
Check out this video describing the rise of Louisville in the 1920s. It was made in 2007 by the U.S. General Services Administration to detail the history of the Gene Snyder U.S. Courthouse and Custom House. Tom Owen provides...
A complex of four historic warehouses currently used for storage in Old Louisville suffered a fire on March 22, but are not in danger of demolition. In fact, they are for sale and could make a really interesting mixed-use...
Last summer, Vancouver installed a test protected bike lane on one of their bridges, and now they have seen a 30 percent increase in cycling. Despite some sharrows painted on Louisville's Second Street Bridge, cycling across the span can...
How in the world did this sidewalk get approved? Located on Second Street between Jefferson and Liberty Streets, this sidewalk is pretty much all open grate. It's part of the Marriott Hotel and a block from the convention center....
Built in 1916, the Salvation Army Citadel was located on Chestnut Street between Second and Third Streets. The three-story brick and stone structure provided office space, short-term housing, and social service facilities. Designed by Joseph & Joseph Architects, the...