Branden Klayko
While looking through some old books last week, I found an engraving captioned "New Albany Opera House." Not knowing New Albany ever had such a facility, I was baffled one ever existed and then frustrated that it must have...
We have codes and regulations describing everything from avoiding dangerous pitfalls to accommodating wheelchair accessibility. The intent of these rules is supposed to make a better environment for everyone, but sometimes mindlessly following them can create hazards of their...
The Mongiardo Plan for Statewide Passenger Rail
Yesterday (Thursday, December 3, 2009), Dr. Daniel Mongiardo gave a presentation to the CART membership calling for a massive investment in public transportation both statewide and locally. The first half of the article...
PETA is back again trying to place a large statue of a crippled chicken designed by The New Yorker artist Harry Bliss on the corner of Fourth and Market Streets Downtown. The statue is, of course, a direct attack...
Bill Weyland of City Properties Group continues to plot Downtown's rebirth centered at Fourth and Chestnut Streets. I told you about his plans for a 105-room "hip" boutique hotel with 30 residences and a parking garage earlier today slated...
A statue long marking the entrance to the Legal Arts Building before it was renovated into Republic Plaza will find a new home at the University of Louisville. The C-J reported recently that the statue called Truth & Justice by...
The Ideal Theater is long gone, replaced by a parking lot for a Domino's Pizza shack. Originally built in 1912 at 2315 West Market Street just down from St. Anthony's Church, the masonry theater was noted for its glazed...
There it is in all its glory. The roof of the arena has become a wall. A veritable waterfall one day of glass and steel pouring towards the river. While disciples will suggest it's a metaphorical reference to the...
Someone forgot to tell Bill Weyland and his team at City Properties Group that there's a recession going on. Besides that arena thing on Main Street, City Properties is set to dominate the Downtown development scene for months to...