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A museum exhibit features artifacts like an old typewriter, old newspapers, and other media equipment.
Culture
This exhibit is like a time machine for Louisville media
Flashback: Louisville Media Through the Years will run through January at the Frazier History Museum.
September 12, 2024 03:52 PM
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Jeff Milby
Southern Exposition
History
This 19th century Exposition really lit up Louisville
Before the Kentucky State Fair, there was the Southern Exposition
August 22, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
A large figure of a human sits on hay.
Culture
Who’s the big guy at the Kentucky State Fair?
Freddy Farm Bureau has been sitting on the front porch since 1958.
August 21, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A long, bare room with very high ceilings covered in flags. There is a crowd of people near the front. There are also a couple of cows. More people sit in bleachers surrounding the room; some lean against a rail in front of the bleachers.
Culture
The Kentucky State Fair through the years
Louisville hasn’t always been the home to the state fair.
August 15, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A quarry filled with water, with swimmers hanging by the water's edge.
Culture
This 100-year-old Louisville swim club has a splash of Olympic history
Lakeside Swim Club has produced 11 Olympians in its century of history.
August 5, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A vibrant street is framed a bright yellow and blue house with a brick church visible in the background. Large Bradford pear trees bloom in the foreground on the other side of the sidewalk.
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Butchertown is among the most “up-and-coming” neighborhoods in America
Maybe pigs can fly afterall
August 1, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A pair of silver mint juleps glasses being cheersed in front of a horse statue
Food
The history of the mint julep
It’s not quite medicine anymore.
July 25, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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City
Get to know Louisville Metro’s Historic Preservation and Urban Design team
There’s lots of history in LOU — and lots of work to preserve it.
July 24, 2024
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Jeff Milby
Mannequins on display are clothed in historically fashionable outfits.
Culture
New Kentucky Derby Museum exhibit looks at historic fashions
“See & Be Seen: 150 Years of Derby Fashion” is now open.
July 18, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A black and white image of the Louisville waterfront with horsedrawn carriages and steamboats
Culture
The history and future of Louisville’s Waterfront Park
Waterfront Park now spans 85 acres, but it wasn’t always green space and walking trails.
July 12, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
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An Old Louisville Victorian mansion hits the market for $1.1 million
The 7,000-sqft home is over 130 years old and has seven fire places and historic design elements with modern appliances and conveniences.
July 11, 2024
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Michael Beausoleil
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