Cast-Iron Architecture

West Main short on residents, critical in shaping Louisville’s urban identity

Last Fall, I was asked by real estate publication Curbed which street in Louisville was the most culturally significant. I wondered about Bardstown Road...

Take a look inside construction work at 111 Whiskey Row

Construction is ramping up at 111 Whiskey Row where a fire tore through three historic structures last summer. "We are under construction," Valle Jones, a...

There used to be a fort at Fort Nelson Park: The...

We're all familiar with Fort Nelson Park in Downtown Louisville at West Main Street and Seventh Street. It's a manicured pocket park in the...

Exclusive: Financing Secured for Bacon-Debrovy Lofts

As the recession continues on, revitalization of Downtown Louisville will likely be carried on the backs of small and medium-sized development projects. One such...

Could the Dormant Bacon-DeBrovy Lofts Find New Life?

While back in Louisville over Derby week, I had the opportunity to stop inside the old Bacon-Debrovy Building on East Market Street (between Preston...

Scaffolding Watch: Facade Work At Whiskey Row Lofts

Scaffolding has gone up around the eastern half of the Whiskey Row Lofts site for facade repair. Facade repairs have already been undertaken on...

Scaffold Watch: Repair Work On The Whiskey Row Block

Scaffolding is up and repair work has started at 121 West Main Street, directly east of the new Patrick O'Shea's. Several tipsters wrote in...

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...