Broken Sidewalk
Derby Day, 1948, was the last day of trolley operation in Louisville. What once was an extensive, thriving transportation system has now been relegated to history's trash heap.
Louisville was home to a Midwest trolley empire that included St. Louis, Indianapolis,...
“Libraries? Who goes to libraries anymore?” Well, anyone who might say that sure hasn’t visited a library in Louisville lately. Libraries today are far more than just book shelves and dusty tomes. They are activity centers with computers and...
Built as the Bank of Louisville in 1837, this small but distinguished structure on Main Street has survived 180 years of weathering, and, more importantly, "urban renewal" that demolished nearly all of the buildings surrounding it. It was reborn in...
In 1964, Lincoln Income Life Insurance built the first major office in the suburbs at Breckenridge Lane and the Watterson Expressway. The resulting skyscraper is better known today as the Kaden Tower.
Completion of the structure signaled a significant shift in Louisville...
Centuries ago, Louisville’s Central Business District (CBD) was planned with a “linear” layout, as opposed to a “compact” one. Instead of concentrating development around one dominant location and radiating outward, development was dispersed and not economically connected in a...
May 20, 1891, is a landmark date in Louisville planning history. That was the day when Frederick Law Olmsted—the Father of Landscape Architecture himself—arrived in Louisville by train from Chicago where he was preparing the World's Columbian Exposition that would...
2015 was a big year here at Broken Sidewalk. Our biggest yet, in fact, since we started way back in 2008. As we trudge into 2016, here's a look back at the 11 most popular stories as ranked by...
On Sunday, December 6 around 4:00a.m., Charles Ballard, 26, hit and killed Cory Starrett, 24, while driving drunk on Griffiths Avenue at 25th Street in the Portland neighborhood. Ballard then fled the scene.
The incident was reported by WDRB with update,...
On Wednesday, December 2, New Albany Police Department (NAPD) Officer Michelle Gilbert struck Tenille Splunge while she was crossing the street, leaving her with minor injuries. The on-duty officer was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Equinox and turning from Elm...