Branden Klayko

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Branden founded Broken Sidewalk in 2008 while practicing architecture in Louisville. He continued the site for seven years while living in New York City, returning to Louisville in 2016. Branden is a graduate of the College of Architecture at Washington University in St. Louis, and has covered architecture, design, and urbanism for The Architect's Newspaper, Designers & Books, Inhabitat, and the American Institute of Architects.
The new location of Manhattan Grill on the corner of 5th Street and Muhammad Ali Blvd. will open on Tuesday, September 3rd in the Republic Building. The new space features lots of glass on a busy intersection for those wishing...
Wednesday, we told you about the imminent "relocation" of the Museum Plaza construction trailer to accommodate a few IdeaFestival festivities. After some nostalgic reminiscing yesterday, we stopped back today to see where they would stash the giant white box,...
The University of Louisville Outpatient Center and Doctor's Office Building on the corner of Chestnut Street and Preston Street is now finished with construction and open for business. The seven-story, 193,000 square foot building houses physician's offices and outpatient...
Over the summer, two unassuming historic structures covered in metal siding along East Jefferson Street in the East Village were stripped and re-clad in new siding. Briefly their historic faces caught a glimpse of sunshine before being masked off...
We stopped by the Phoenix Lofts construction site this week at Rubel Avenue and broadway to find the exterior looking pretty similar to the last time we we visited in June. We hope they are making the interiors all nice...
The deli on the corner of Campbell Street and Washington Street in Butchertown closed down suddenly in July. Disgruntled staff learned of the closing the day the small grocery closed for apparent renovations. Planned improvements included new lights, a...
The Fleur-de-Lis Condominiums on the corner of East Main Street and Preston Street have been moving on at a fairly constant slow and steady pace for some time now. Here's a look at the progress so far. Note the...
Metro Louisville's web site has ranked in the top three city government web sites in the country. The other cities in the top three are Las Vegas, NV; Killeen, TX; and Riverside, CA (Okay, so Louisville tied for third...
Utility work on Preston Street between Main Street and Market Street this week revealed original train tracks beneath the asphalt road's surface. Louisville had quite an extensive transit system, including subways, back before WWII. Much of the old infrastructure...