Smoketown

Smoketown

Meeting to weigh sustainability along Beargrass Creek in Germantown, Smoketown, Shelby...

As the largest watershed in Jefferson County, Beargrass Creek has long been a source of cultural pride in the area, wending through inner neighborhoods...

All in a day’s work: Smoketown’s Preston Streetscape to be improved...

You can’t build Rome in a day, but you can certainly change a community. On Friday, October 17, South Preston Street will be closed from...

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...

Demo Watch: 721 South Preston Street Awaits its Fate

Smoketown is in the middle of a dramatic transition. The Sheppard Square housing projects are being replaced by a new mixed-income neighborhood, individual houses...

Boutique Hotel Planned on South Floyd Street

A four-story brick warehouse at 822 South Floyd Street is set to be transformed into a boutique hotel catering to Louisville's gay community. The...

A Quick Look Back at Light Rail in Louisville

A few readers were discussing Louisville's old light rail proposal circa 2002 called Transportation Tomorrow (T2), so I decided to post the old renderings...

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...

Sheppard Square Redevelopment Plans Detailed

Officials from Metro Louisville, the Metro Housing Authority (LMHA), and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) gathered in May to announce...

Lost Louisville: Circular Living at Ballard Mills

Jasper Ward, one of Louisville's visionary architects, was involved with a plan to convert the now demolished Ballard Mills on East Broadway into high-rise...