Kentucky 
The Flemingsburg and Northern(1)
July 26, 2010
It’s a rare occasion anymore when I am not stumbling upon an abandoned rail line at least once a week. I was taken in surprise when I stumbled upon the Flemingsburg and Northern not too far from where I grew up and had been oblivious to it’s existence until recently. While tracing out an active [...]
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Old Taylor Distillery
Old Taylor Distillery is a defunct distillery located south of Frankfort, Kentucky. Constructed by E.H. Taylor, Jr. in 1887, Old Taylor was known for a fine, quality product that was the first to produce one million cases of straight bourbon whiskey.
Beautiful, rainy days
Following up from the last blog post, “Beautiful, sunny days,” I spent Sunday, March 28 wandering the back roads of Kentucky with a good friend photographing a well-visited tobacco processing plant, a historic residence and a tuberculosis hospital. The day, unlike my prior trip, was speckled with downpours and consistently low- and dark-hanging clouds, although there was interment sunshine mid-day.
Parker Tobacco being demolished
It is with some sadness that the Parker Tobacco Company is being demolished.
Began by Alex Parker, Sr., along with Frazer LeBus, Frank Vaughn and Fall City Tobacco of Louisville in 1932, Parker Tobacco was a tobacco redrying and threshing plant that became a large tobacco leaf purchasing, processing, marketing and commercial storage operation. It featured [...]
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