Shotgun Houses

One of the most ambitious of Gill Holland's development goals for the Portland neighborhood is the 21st Century Shotgun Project, in which he enlisted...

It's once again Preservation Month across the country—and it's a big one. This year's celebration of the built environment marks the 50th anniversary of the National...

On the edge of Butchertown, East Main Street bends to become Story Avenue. On this block, a row of sorry looking shotgun houses and boarded...

"I’m a preservationist at heart," Travis Provencher said of his love of rehabbing old houses. "I’ve been in this business 25 years. I started...

Louisville's Portland neighborhood is going to the dogs—and that's a good thing, according to Gill Holland, one part of the Artist Row Portland (ARP), a...

The Louisville Metropolitan Business Development Corporation (METCO) awarded ten loans worth $1.2 million Thursday to help stimulate $5.6 million in private development in Downtown Louisville, Butchertown,...

We don't go into detail here on Broken Sidewalk on the vast majority of demolitions that take place around the city. We stick to...

It's been a while since we've had some all-around good preservation news, but here's a bit from Butchertown. This little duplex shotgun house on...

For a neighborhood with more nonprofit organizations than private businesses, and a dense concentration of repurposed historic buildings, Shelby Park is a unique, yet...