West Main Street

West Main Street

Lost Louisville: Sixth & Main’s Hamilton Bank Building

Today, the southeast corner of Sixth and Main streets is a surface level parking lot, but at one time, it was the grand Hamilton...

Iron Quarter Walking Tour Offered On Sunday (May 16)

Preservation Louisville and the Louisville Historical League will be hosting a walking tour of the Iron Quarter block threatened with demolition in Downtown. The...

Snapshot: Main Street BBC To Open This Summer

Thanks to a tipster for sending in these photos of the corner of Third and Main Street where a Bluegrass Brewing Company restaurant, bar,...

Now & Then: The View From Sixth & Main

Check out how the view north on Sixth Street from Main Street has changed in the past 87 years. The building on the left,...

Photographer Helping Raise Funds To Save Main Street Properties

Photographer Billy Grubbs is helping to raise funds to cover the $4,500 (up from $3,000) costs of Landmarking the Iron Quarter / Whiskey Row...

Support The Iron Quarter At Friday’s Trolley Hop

This Friday, May 7 is a trolley hop day and May is National Preservation Month. What better time for a preservation-minded trolley hop? The...

Effort To Save The Iron Quarter Underway

This week, developer Todd Blue of Cobalt Ventures and owner of a series of 19th century buildings on West Main Street dubbed the Iron...

Mayor Abramson Wants Blue To Sell Iron Quarter Buildings

Yesterday, I told you about a report that suggests a series of 19th century buildings on the 100 block of West Main Street comprising...

Report Says Iron Quarter Buildings Still Salvageable

We have reached a critical point where action must be taken to save one of the most important contiguous spans of 19th century architecture...