Lost Louisville

Learn about the Lost Houses of Louisville at one of its...

While Louisville is known as a great place in which to live, and there are many nice houses in the metro area, the city...

Now & Then: Today, this corner of Barret and Broadway is...

Go stand on the corner of East Broadway and Barret Avenue and you'll find yourself nowhere in particular. The two north corners are surface-level...

This turreted beauty in Old Louisville got lopped off on Brook...

This gorgeous corner commercial building landed in our inbox from a tipster. Looking at the colorized postcard photo (below), it's easy to think this is...

Lost Louisville: This ornate corner of Third and Ormsby is now...

Three corners on the intersection of Third Street and Ormsby Avenue in Old Louisville look a lot like they did a century ago. On the...

Here’s the building that once stood across from the Urban Design...

The block of Third Street between Muhammad Ali Boulevard and Guthrie Street in Downtown Louisville is a challenging one. On the east side, truly mixed-use...

The story of Mellwood Bourbon and the early fight against phantom...

Just after the Civil War, at the intersection of the former Southall Street (later changed to Reservoir Avenue in 1884 and now Mellwood Avenue...

12-Lane Highway Gets Started With Ceremonial Wrecking of Downtown

The destruction of Downtown Louisville by twelve lanes of steel and concrete—about 280 feet wide when massive shoulders are added in—began yesterday with the ceremonial...

Vintage Buses of Louisville’s Transit Past

The Transit Authority of River City posted a great collection of vintage buses to their Flickr page detailing the evolution of Louisville's bus system...

Lost Louisville: The Savoy Theater on Jefferson Street

When you think of historic theaters in Louisville, Fourth Street immediately comes to mind, but many other theaters were scattered all over the city...