Lucky Horseshoe
Lucky Horseshoe
Remember these six long-gone racetracks while watching the Kentucky Derby
While Gormley, Classic Empire, and other top racehorses prepare for the 143rd Kentucky Derby this week, many locals are bracing for the tourist-fueled frenzy...
Worst: The Twin Spires have been obscured with muddled architecture
Churchill Downs is one of the most visible and well-known parts of Louisville's identity—the racetrack's iconic Twin Spires of Churchill Downs are recognized around...
Photographic Archives Help Solve Architectural Mysteries
When working with historical photographs of a town or city, it’s exciting to come across images of recognizable buildings. This is partly why so...
Rezoning for Belknap Crossings Development Approved
A large student housing development near the University of Louisville in the Lucky Horseshoe neighborhood is moving forward. The project, formally announced last fall...
Green Giant Update: Rezoning Request Coming in 2012
Demolition work at the Belknap Crossings site on Fourth Street should be nearly complete as the year is coming to an end. As we...
Planned Mixed-Use Block on Fourth Street Rendered
We have learned more about the planned Belknap Crossings project along Fourth Street in the South Louisville neighborhood near the University of Louisville. Dallas-based...
Felling a Big Green Giant in Lucky Horseshoe
A large abandoned industrial plant occupying a slender 7-acre wedge of land between south Fourth Street and the railroad tracks near the University of...
BS Neighborhood Derby: Round I Ends In Drama, Titans Square Off...
Round I of the BS Neighborhood Derby 2009 has officially been decided, and the final two battles went out with a bang. In all,...
BS Neighborhood Derby: Final Round 1 Match-Ups Begin
Congratulations go to Germantown, Schnitzelburg, Paristown and Crescent Hill, Clifton, Clifton Heights for winning epic BS Neighborhood Derby Round One battles (Official results below).
These...