Culture in Louisville

 Here at the Lynn Thomas Team we love the culture and diversity in our great city of Louisville, and each week we plan to share some unique events and festivals happening around town. This week we have chosen an event happening at KMAC. ...

 This Blog was originally published on Preservation Louisville I would like to give full credit to the author over at Preservation Inc. There is not a way I could articulate all this great information on my own. And with that I leave you with this very interesting article and urge you to click over to their website so that you make view all the historical buildings and unique architecture that the great city of Louisville has to offer.

 

         Preservation Louisville Announces Metro’s 2010

    Top 10 Most Endangered Historic Places & Top 10 Preservation Successes

 A “most endangered” list is a preservation tool for recognizing sites with historic, cultural or archaeological significance that are directly threatened or in immediate danger of being lost. The “Endangered Properties” list has a long history in Louisville. It was initially created by Preservation Alliance, and in 1999 the list was taken over by The Louisville Historic League. The list is now compiled and published by Preservation Louisville, Inc., Louisville’s citywide preservation organization since 2007. This year along with the list of “Louisville’s Top 10 Endangered Historic Places” list, Preservation Louisville will also announce “Louisville’s Top 10 Preservation Successes”. The lists were announced during a 10:30 a.m. press conference in front of one of Louisville’s Whiskey Row buildings - Patrick O'Sheas Restaurant, a recipient of a 2010 Preservation Success award. Preservation Louisville, Inc. is a citywide, non-profit preservation organization that works in partnership with local, state and national organizations to promote preservation of Louisville’s historic resources through education and advocacy.

 Again you can view the original article on on PreservationLouisville.org

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The neighborhood known as Old Louisville is like a step back in time with big beautiful original Victorian Houses. The development of Old Louisville began in the 1830's. Several aspects of Old Louisville architecture are significant.  First, a variety of Styles ranging from the formal, symmetrical designs of Renaissance Revival to the romance of Queen Anne and Chateauesque, can be viewed within a one or two block area.  Second, a diversity of colors, materials and scale abound in the residences here.   Three-story homes along Third and Fourth Streets are the largest and most elaborate, followed by those in St. James Court, Ormsby, and Second Street. Smaller row houses can also be seen in Old Louisville, including a number of carriage houses converted to private residences.  A variety of dwelling types, including some early experiments in apartment buildings and duplexes, can also be seen. Many buildings contain bits and pieces from several architectural styles as there are many of them to be seen in Old Louisville such as Victorian Gothic, Italianate, Renaissance Revival/Georgian Revival, Queen Anne, as mentioned before, and the Tudor, and Beaux Arts styles just to name a few. This is all part of the eclecticism that makes Old Louisville very picturesque.  There are many tours available of Old Louisville from walking to driving tours. In my opinion the best tours are the walking ones because then you can truly appreciate the uniqueness of Old Louisville.
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21c Museum Hotel in Louisville is more than just an amazingly unique hotel. It has a contemporary art museum, an award winning restaurant, and cultural civic center all in the heart of historic downtown Louisville. 21c is Louisville’s first real contemporary hotel offering meeting rooms, wedding packages, and even romantic weekends. 21 c Museum Hotel is located on Main St. and has an incredible restaurant for you to dine in whether you are just visiting our fair city or you are looking for a hot new restaurant. Proof on Main is it, and after your fabulous meal you can take in some art in 21c’s museum which is North America’s first museum dedicated to exhibiting contemporary art of the 21st century.

21c Museum Hotel has some incredible things to offer and some really fun events coming up:  October 7, 2010 is their Hear + Now Music Series, every Sunday they host a Sunday Series called Cabaret Life Drawing & Yoga with Art, the third Tuesday of each month they host with the Louisville Film Society a monthly film series, and on the last Monday of each month they host a Monthly Poetry Series. And if 21c does not have enough culture for you remember you are in the heart of historic downtown Louisville the epicenter of all culture in Louisville and the heart of museum row. 

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