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Louisville Then and Now

Author : Greater Louisville Inc
Publisher : Butler Book Pub
ISBN 13 : 9781884532689
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (326 download)

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Download or read book Louisville Then and Now written by Greater Louisville Inc and published by Butler Book Pub. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To document the amazing transformation of Louisville from a sleepy river town to a dynamic modern city, Greater Louisville Inc. - The Metro Chamber of Commerce - has partnered with Butler Books and the University of Louisville Photographic Archives to present this 240-page collection of vintage and contemporary photographs that convey the fascinating story of Louisville's growth and evolution.As the hundreds of comparative photographs attest, Louisville has changed dramatically since the turn of the century but has managed to retain much of its architectural charm and sense of place. The book is a pleasing blend of history and progress, portraying the changing landscape of Louisville's downtown and its landmark buildings, neighborhoods, parks and points of interest. Through side-by-side images, the reader sees the city transform through the lens of time.Captions compiled by an all-star cast of local historians accompany the photographs. Introductions by GLI President and CEO Joe Reagan, University of Louisville President James Ramsey, and U of L Archivist/Louisville Metro Council Member Tom Owen set the stage for the reader's photographic journey through Louisville's evolving landscape.

Louisville

Author : James Anderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738513942
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Louisville written by James Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since its founding at the Falls of the Ohio by George Rogers Clark in 1778, Louisville and its people have looked to the mighty Ohio River as the city's lifeblood. Louisville has counted on the river for transportation, commerce, leisure, culture, and natural beauty. Characterized by abundant opportunity-both professional and recreational-this renowned city has grown and prospered to become the business and industrial center of Kentucky. Is Louisville the southernmost midwestern town, or is it an upper south, southern city? This identity crisis has arisen from a historical diversity of people, industries, architecture, and commerce. Louisville has been home to large populations of German, Irish, French, and other immigrants. Large multi-national corporations, such as General Electric, Brown Forman, Philip Morris, and UPS have also called Louisville home over the years. The city counts among its famous sons William Clark, who, with Merriwether Lewis, led the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1803, and sports icon Muhammad Ali. Local streets boast modern architectural treasures such as the Humana Building, designed by Michael Graves, and the American Life Building by Mies van der Rohe. Louisville is also home to Churchill Downs and the country's premier equestrian competition, the Kentucky Derby. These and many other notable facets of the city's rich heritage are illuminated in the vintage photographs within this volume. Concentrating on the early twentieth century, Images of America: Louisville celebrates a dynamic community and the people, both famous and everyday, who have contributed to its lasting legacy.

A History Lover's Guide to Louisville

Author : Bryan S. Bush
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439672296
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book A History Lover's Guide to Louisville written by Bryan S. Bush and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2021-04-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gateway to the South. Home of the Kentucky Derby and Churchill Downs. Louisville has a rich history, beginning with the city's discovery by General George Rogers Clark. The city played an important role in the Civil War, and during the Gilded Age, it became the Bourbon Capital of the World. During World War I, the city hosted 47,500 troops at Camp Zachary Taylor. During World War II, the U.S. Naval Ordnance Plant contributed to the war effort, making rounds for big guns during the late war. Author Bryan S. Bush takes the reader on a journey to discover the history of Louisville through the historic sites and locations from far past to the present day.

The History of Louisville

Author : Ben Casseday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The History of Louisville written by Ben Casseday and published by . This book was released on 1852 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Louisville Modern

Author : Madeline Covi
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780578433653
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (336 download)

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Download or read book Louisville Modern written by Madeline Covi and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A major city on the Ohio River experienced an infusion of European modernism in the 1940s through the 1960s.

The History of Louisville

Author : Ben Casseday
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330810835
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book The History of Louisville written by Ben Casseday and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-06 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Louisville: From Its Earliest Settlement Till the Year 1852 Very little need be said by way of Preface to the present volume. Cities, like individuals, have ever found the utility of giving publicity to the advantages they possess. The respective claims to public consideration of almost all the larger American cities have already been set forth, and no inconsiderable sagacity has been displayed in the preparation and issue of these advertisements. It cannot be denied that Louisville has equal claim upon the community for a fair hearing with many of these cities, and this may serve as the apology which custom seems to render necessary for the publication of this volume. Louisville has attained her present rank and position without having resorted to any of the factitious means so generally employed to promote the progress of cities. A singular apathy in this regard has always pervaded this community, and the present prosperity of the city is the result only of fortuitous circumstances, of individual and unorganized effort, or of local causes. The following; extract from one of a series of very able articles, published several years ago in the Louisville Journal, conveys a very caustic and severe, but, at the same time, a very just and merited rebuke of this apathetic indifference to political progress which has been characteristic of this city. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Louisville Remembered

Author : Gary Falk
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625843003
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Louisville Remembered written by Gary Falk and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the people, places and events that shaped the city of Louisville over the centuries and molded it into a place truly worth remembering. Peer into Louisvilles history and see a city brimming with homespun industry, thriving theatre and one-cent chocolate bars. From top-secret World War II aircrafts to pipe organs, from ice cream to thunderous fireworks, author Gary Falk of the Louisville Historical League provides a fascinating look at the citys past through a collection of articles and more than one hundred stunning historic images.

Old Louisville

Author : David Dominé
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
ISBN 13 : 093295829X
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Old Louisville written by David Dominé and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2013-04-22 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A forty-five-square-block neighborhood in the heart of Kentucky’s largest city, Old Louisville is among the largest and most significant historic preservation districts in America. Comprising some 1,400 structures built primarily between 1885 and 1905, it is a veritable time capsule of late-Victorian and early twentieth-century architecture. The broad avenues and quiet courts of this beautifully embowered space are lined with notable examples of Gothic Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque, Queen Anne, Italianate, Châteauesque, Second Empire, and Beaux Arts dwellings typifying the style and elegance of the Gilded Age. Located just south of Louisville’s business district, Old Louisville arose from the expansive grounds where the great Southern Exposition amazed and inspired visitors from 1883 to 1887. Coinciding with the economic growth of this expanding river city, the development of Old Louisville reflected the exuberance of its patrons and their architects as many of the designs combined various elements of diverse styles with sometimes whimsical and often strikingly delightful results. Old Louisville: Exuberant, Elegant, and Alive takes an intimate tour of fifty residential designs, from grand mansions to cozy cottages, from familiar house museums and boutique hotel adaptations to private homes of charm and sophistication. Many of these residences havenever been opened to the curious eyes of readers who are fascinated with old homes and interior design and intrigued by the skill and imagination necessary to rescue endangered buildings and convert them to the needs and comforts of modern living. Old Louisville is alive today with the busy activities of commerce and creativity. It is abuzz with people heading off to work at an office downtown or to a studio downstairs, while next door or down the block new neighbors are hunkering down to restore an old gem from a bygone era. Street fairs and art festivals roll with the vitality of contemporary life in a historic setting, and the pleasant sounds of Derby party celebrants mingle with the echoes of those now past. Old Louisville celebrates the architectural context of this remarkable neighborhood and commemorates the passion and the dedication of those who have recognized the value of its past and have sacrificed to preserve the certainty of its future.

The Centenary of Louisville

Author : Reuben Thomas Durrett
Publisher : Louisville, Ky. : J. P. Morton
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Centenary of Louisville written by Reuben Thomas Durrett and published by Louisville, Ky. : J. P. Morton. This book was released on 1893 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City

Author : David Dominé
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1643138642
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (431 download)

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Download or read book A Dark Room in Glitter Ball City written by David Dominé and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This true crime saga—with an eccentric Southern backdrop—introduces the reader to the story of a murder in a crumbling Louisville mansion and the decades of secrets and corruption that live within the old house’s walls. On June 18, 2010, police discover a body buried in the wine cellar of a Victorian mansion in Old Louisville. James Carroll, shot and stabbed the year before, has lain for 7 months in a plastic storage bin—his temporary coffin. Homeowner Jeffrey Mundt and his boyfriend, Joseph Banis, point the finger at each other in what locals dub The Pink Triangle Murder. On the surface, this killing appears to be a crime of passion, a sordid love tryst gone wrong in a creepy old house. But as author David Dominé sits in on the trials, a deeper story emerges: the struggle between hope for a better future on the one hand and the privilege and power of the status quo on the other. As the court testimony devolves into he-said/he-said contradictions, David draws on the confidences of neighbors, drag queens, and other acquaintances within the city's vibrant LGBTQ community to piece together the details of the case. While uncovering the many past lives of the mansion itself, he enters a murky underworld of gossip, neighborhood scandal, and intrigue.

Along the Ohio River

Author : Robert Schrage
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439617392
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Along the Ohio River written by Robert Schrage and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2006-07-26 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Ohio River is not only a river of scenery and beauty, but also one of opportunity. It is a river of journey and exploration; a river of dreams, both personal and private; a river of commerce and enterprise. It is also a river of floods and destruction. Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville journeys down this dynamic river. The postcard images show many riverfront scenes, from the cities along the way to excursion steamboats, river scenery, and the river at work.

Ghosts of Old Louisville

Author : David Domine
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813174546
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)

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Download or read book Ghosts of Old Louisville written by David Domine and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2017-08-11 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky, is the third-largest National Preservation District in the United States and the largest Victorian-era neighborhood in the country. Beneath the balconies and terraces of the district's Gothic, Queen Anne, and Beaux Arts mansions, current residents trade riveting stories about their historic homes. Many of these tales defy rational explanation. When David Dominé moved into one of these houses, he dismissed local rumors of a resident poltergeist named Lucy. However, before long, unnerving, disembodied footsteps and mysterious odors caused him to flee his home in the middle of the night. Since that night, David Dominé not only embraced the possibility of supernatural phenomenon but also turned it into a popular tour series and best-selling collection of books, which have brought new attention to this iconic neighborhood. The book that launched the guided tours, Ghosts of Old Louisville, introduced readers to the hauntingly beautiful Lady of the Stairs and the Widow Hoag, who waits eternally near Fountain Court for a lost child who will never return. These tales of things that go bump in the night not only reveal why Old Louisville is considered the "most haunted neighborhood in America," but also help to preserve this historically and architecturally significant community.

Scrooge in Rouge

Author : Ricky Graham
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0822237083
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (222 download)

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Download or read book Scrooge in Rouge written by Ricky Graham and published by Dramatists Play Service, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-09-29 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This quick-change, cross-dressing version of the Charles Dickens classic is set in a Victorian music hall. The Royal Music Hall Twenty-Member Variety Players are beset with a widespread case of food poisoning. This leaves only three surviving members to soldier on through a performance of A Christmas Carol. The undaunted trio gamely face missed cues, ill-fitting costumes, and solving the problem of having no one to play Tiny Tim. Done in the style of British Music Hall, SCROOGE IN ROUGE abounds in bad puns, bawdy malapropisms, naughty double-entendres, and witty songs. A raucous holiday treat!

Louisville's Germantown and Schnitzelburg

Author : Lisa M. Pisterman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439641595
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Louisville's Germantown and Schnitzelburg written by Lisa M. Pisterman and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011-02-14 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Louisville's Germantown and Schnitzelburg documents community's historic transformations, from agricultural center to industrial powerhouse. Believed to have been named for the citizens who settled the area as early as the 1840s, Germantown and Schnitzelburg are located just east of downtown Louisville. The first parcels purchased and settled were part of the 1,000-acre land grant that was awarded to Col. Arthur Campbell in 1790 for his service to Virginia in the Indian Wars. Spanning more than 160 years of growth, the area developed from farms and dairies in the 1850s, to the industrialization of the 1880s, and then the halcyon era of the 1950s as a safe haven of family, community, and church. Remarkable historic landmarks include a Victorian-era cotton mill, DuPont Manual High School's football stadium, and the eclectic collection of residential architecture classified as "shotgun" and "camelback." Numerous neighborhood taverns and bakeries are both historic landmarks and popular eateries in this community. Look inside and enjoy the history and beauty of a bygone era and the development of a thriving community.

Irrepressible

Author : Emily Bingham
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
ISBN 13 : 0374713804
Total Pages : 366 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (747 download)

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Download or read book Irrepressible written by Emily Bingham and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2015-06-16 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised like a princess in one of the most powerful families in the American South, Henrietta Bingham was offered the helm of a publishing empire. Instead, she ripped through the Jazz Age like an F. Scott Fitzgerald character: intoxicating and intoxicated, selfish and shameless, seductive and brilliant, endearing and often terribly troubled. In New York, Louisville, and London, she drove both men and women wild with desire, and her youth blazed with sex. But her love affairs with women made her the subject of derision and caused a doctor to try to cure her queerness. After the speed and pleasure of her early days, the toxicity of judgment from others coupled with her own anxieties resulted in years of addiction and breakdowns. And perhaps most painfully, she became a source of embarrassment for her family-she was labeled "a three-dollar bill." But forebears can become fairy-tale figures, especially when they defy tradition and are spoken of only in whispers. For the biographer and historian Emily Bingham, the secret of who her great-aunt was, and just why her story was concealed for so long, led to Irrepressible: The Jazz Age Life of Henrietta Bingham. Henrietta rode the cultural cusp as a muse to the Bloomsbury Group, the daughter of the ambassador to the United Kingdom during the rise of Nazism, the seductress of royalty and athletic champions, and a pre-Stonewall figure who never buckled to convention. Henrietta's audacious physicality made her unforgettable in her own time, and her ecstatic and harrowing life serves as an astonishing reminder of the stories lying buried in our own families.

Two Centuries of Black Louisville

Author : Mervin Aubespin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781935497363
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book Two Centuries of Black Louisville written by Mervin Aubespin and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the settlement of Louisville in 1778, African Americans have created a history behind the wall of slavery and the veil of segregation, and have forged a remarkably vibrant community that, at times, influenced the political and cultural history of the nation. This community, while not entirely beyond the reach of white Louisvillians, was certainly beyond their field of vision - and its people and its achievements are largely unknown, even to more recent generations of African Americans themselves.Over the past two centuries and more, black Louisville faced many challenges: creating a free black community in the midst of slavery; the struggle to end slavery itself; the struggle to expand the limits of freedom in a segregated society; creating meaning and culture; the struggle to end segregation; and the struggle to expand the limits of freedom in a society in which African Americans are "neither separate nor equal." Louisville African Americans met each of these challenges and, by so doing, they created a community and defined its identity and character. When most successful, they capitalized on their opportunities and assets, the most important of which derived from Louisville's favorable location, the need for black labor, the need for black votes and the presence of a few influential white allies. The resulting economic and political capacity, when used astutely, could wrest concessions from white businesses and political leaders that advanced the interests of the entire African American community.The purpose of Two Centuries of Black Louisville: A Photographic History is simply to tell this story in words and images - a history in which all, irrespective of race and place, can take pride.

100 Things to Do in Louisville Before You Die, Second Edition

Author : Kevin Gibson
Publisher : Reedy Press LLC
ISBN 13 : 1681061562
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)

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Download or read book 100 Things to Do in Louisville Before You Die, Second Edition written by Kevin Gibson and published by Reedy Press LLC. This book was released on 2019-03-11 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There’s more to Louisville, Kentucky, than meets the eye, and certainly more than just bourbon and horses. Louisville is a destination for its diverse culinary scene, not to mention an arts community that rivals big cities and a world-class parks system. So, if you’re planning a trip to the Kentucky Derby or Forecastle, a pair of Louisville staples, 100 Things to Do in Louisville Before You Die will give you the inside track to all the best spots, from popular to obscure, in the Metro area. Discover festivals that garner international attention, ideal places to sip and socialize, historic sites that helped put the city on the map, and plenty of family fun. Written by a home-grown Louisville food and beverage journalist, this guide will help you make the most of a family vacation, romantic getaway, or a weekend with friends. Saddle up, pour yourself a bourbon, and enjoy the ride.