Shelby Park

Shelby Park

Lost Louisville: Van Camp Building on Shelby Street

On August 1st, we took a look at the old Ash Street Station / Hartstern Grocery that was recently destroyed by fire, but across...

Architects to host Home Tour September 19th

This Sunday, the Central Kentucky Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is hosting a tour of seven homes designed or renovated by local...

Let’s Get Rid Of Some Urban Billboards

GOOD magazine recently published its Guide to Better Neighborhoods including one section on billboard removal. They present a series of steps residents and neighborhood...
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Video: More On The Chickens Of Possibility City

After reporting on December 17 about two lost chickens in Nulu, readers wrote in to proclaim their love of urban chickens. It seems the...

Emoticon House And A Historic Relative

Back in July, we pointed out Shelby Park's "Emoticon House" covered in a modern facade that simplified the house into a simple typable shape...

Planting Seeds Of Growth In Shelby Park

An historic mixed-use commercial building has been fully renovated in the Shelby Park neighborhood. Oak Seed, a local company dedicated to restoration of buildings...

Building Stares Blankly On Logan Street

This structure on Logan Street seems to be staring off forlornly with a look of blank astonishment. When I stumbled across it a while...

BS Neighborhood Derby: First Winners In, New Battle Begun

The first two BS Neighborhood Derby Round One winners have been finalized. Both number 1 seeds, the Highlands and Downtown, advance to the second...

Demo Watch: Shelby Park Destroys Brick Townhouse

A Broken Sidewalk tipster pointed us to the site of the most recent historic destruction in the Shelby Park neighborhood on East St. Catherine...