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History

Digging into the legendary origins of Hillerich & Bradsby’s Louisville Slugger...

Branden Klayko - Sep 22, 2015

Colonel Sanders definitely started Kentucky Fried Chicken; George Garvin Brown definitely began bottling bourbon in bottles; and David Jones and Wendell Cherry definitely founded Humana. There...

Jack Hillerich announces gift of the original site of Louisville Slugger to The Community Foundation of Louisville for a community development project in Smoketown. (Courtesy CF Louisville)

Development

Community Foundation to transform Hillerich & Bradsby’s old Smoketown factory-turned-parking lot

Branden Klayko - Sep 18, 2015

This week, we detailed the history of Hillerich & Bradsby's old Smoketown home—a block bound by Preston Street, Finzer Street, Jackson Street, and Jacob...