Phoenix Hill
Phoenix Hill
East Broadway building’s facial peel reveals historic bones
Some of Louisville's architectural history has been hiding in plain sight on the corner of Barret Avenue and East Broadway. A false facade covering...
The Silo Pitch: Imagining an urban rock climbing wall on Louisville’s...
Louisville is becoming a serious destination for recreational, competitive, and adventure sports. From hosting events like the UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in 2013, to...
Let’s take another look at this proposal for a placemaking roundabout...
The Circle at Broadway and Baxter Avenue concept has been one of my more popular Urban Compositions since it first appeared on Broken Sidewalk...
City sacrifices mature trees on Shelby Street for sidewalk repair
We received word from a tipster today that two mature trees are about to be cut down in Phoenix Hill on the corner of...
The mysterious history of East Jefferson Street’s century-old funeral company
Tucked away in the center of Louisville, a small yellow-brick building at 817 East Jefferson Street has the distinction of being one of a...
Rail Corridor Area-Wide Plan will help shape the future of Germantown...
Fifty-plus years ago, the urban core of Louisville was home to a thriving manufacturing economy. From mattresses to soap to pipe organs, local factories provided...
Touching Up An East Broadway Building
An unassuming 19th-century building at 735 East Broadway is receiving a few repairs. Workers have been repairing and painting the front and side facades...
Imagining Louisville: Circle at Baxter and Broadway
I took the opportunity over the holiday break to examine the design possibilities of a traffic circle, or roundabout, at the intersection of Baxter...
Artist Says Keep Your Eyes Peeled
Artist Ashley Brossart hopes to get Louisville's pedestrians to start paying more attention to their urban environment. She has been placing miniature paintings all...