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Flashback Friday: D. X. Murphy
The architect whose firm was behind Churchill Downs’ iconic spires also designed churches and hospitals all over town.
November 20, 2025 02:34 PM
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Declan Lowthian
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.
City
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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Real Estate
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
The exterior of a brick and stone library building
Culture
Check it out: The history of the Western Branch Library
How the first Black-run public library in the nation came to be and lives on
June 28, 2024
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Declan Lowthian
A gray, historic, victorian mansion overlooks well manacured gardens.
Events
These Louisvillians will be honored for their work in history + preservation
The Louisville Historical League is hosting its annual Ice Cream Social and Awards Presentation.
June 24, 2024
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Jeff Milby
A brick mural, featuring an image of a race horse, occupies one corner of a boutique hotel.
Real Estate
New boutique hotel planned south of Broadway
The 48-room hotel would be built on the former property of the former Bob “The Smiling Irishman” Ryan used car lot.
June 17, 2024
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Jeff Milby
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