Industrial Architecture
Saved! Armory Place Building Survives Death Again
Kudos to LG&E for doing the right thing and not razing one of Downtown's tiniest structures. The utility substation on Armory Place is on...
Demo Watch: Armory Utility Sub-Station At Risk
One of downtown Louisville's tiniest buildings is in danger of demolition after a wall shifted a few inches as crews were performing utility work....
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...
Demo Watch: Shippingport Building Destroyed
Last week, an easily overlooked structure at the corner of Rowan and 11th streets in the shadow of that elevated-highway-monstrosity we call our riverfront...
Art-Deco Main Street Building To See New Life
A six-story art-deco building at 118-122 East Main Street has been sold and will undergo a major renovation to house the headquarters of a...
Big Blank Thursdays: Main Street’s Giant Blue Whale
This week's blank wall covers nearly an entire block of East Main Street and is home to family-owned Service Tanks Corporation. Even though the...
Columbus Day and the Columbia Building in SoBro
What special ties are there between Columbus Day and the SoBro neighborhood you are asking? Absolutely none. We did find the abandoned Columbia Manufacturing...
Deadzone: Whats Up On First Street?
We've been wondering what the deal is concerning a three-story brick building sort-of under renovation on First Street between Main Street and Market Street....
Demo Watch: West Main Street Warehouse Demolition
An old red brick 19th-century warehouse is in the process of being torn at the corner of Main Street and 18th Street on the...