Smoketown

Smoketown

Historic Ice Tower Loses Bricks, Safe From Demo

There was a scare Monday on Logan Street at Lampton Street as a few bricks fell from a tall ice warehouse structure. The city...

A Contextual Tour Of East Smoketown

To continue our coverage of the Smoketown neighborhood in light of its possible transformation through a $200 million Hope VI development, we're going to...

Beargrass Boulevard: A Proposal For Smoketown & Beyond

As the Louisville Metro Housing Authority is planning to replace the barracks-style Sheppard Square housing projects into a mixed-use, mixed-income Hope VI development, we...

Smoketown To Be Transformed By $200 Million Hope VI Development

Louisville Metro Housing Authority officials recently announced plans to tear down the Sheppard Square housing complex just south of Broadway in the Smoketown-Jackson Park...

East Broadway: Louisville Antique Mall Closing

The Louisville Antique Mall located on the corner of East Broadway and Campbell Street closed today after a year and a half at its...

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...

One More Reason To Love East Broadway

Okay, so there's nothing really interesting about this building in terms of news. It's not for sale, there's no planned development, it's not architecturally...

More East Broadway “Bridge” Corridor Sale-ability

We love East Broadway. We want development to breathe new life into the many historic properties sitting at the hub of oh-so-many neighborhoods. Shall...

East Broadway Theater a Hidden Gem

A grand building on East Broadway between Shelby and Campbell Streets is now home to ORI Furniture USA, but once, it was known as...