While driving through Trimble County, Kentucky after photographing the Milton-Madison Bridge, I turned onto Kentucky State Route 625 and stumbled upon an old schoolhouse.
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The Role of a Railroad YMCA
Railroad YMCA’s were once staples in the United States, offering lounges, recreational amenities, restaurants and a safe and convenient place for rest for the myriad of railroad employees. Russell, Kentucky is one such instance of a town that offered a YMCA.
Photograph of the Week: Orangeburg House
Located along Stone Lick Creek north of Orangeburg, Kentucky is this quaint and simple farmhouse has newer gingerbread detailing.
The Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter
One of the more infamous UFO encounters in Kentucky is the Kelly-Hopkinsville Encounter, otherwise known as the Hopkinsville Goblins Case. Occurring in the fall of 1955 near Hopkinsville and Kelly, Kentucky, the event centered around a rural farmhouse belonging to the Sutton family.
Photograph of the Week: Limeville, Ky.
These classic Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad CPL’s at Limeville, Kentucky/NJ Cabin Interlocking are being replaced with new SafeTran signals.
Photograph of the Week: Mt. Sterling High School
It’s not too often I make my way back down to central and eastern Kentucky anymore, but when I do, I like to at least do a check up of some of my old haunts. Mt. Sterling High School in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky is located on Montgomery County at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, [...]
Louisville’s Parkland School
The cornerstone of every neighborhood is a school. The case is no different than for Parkland, a middle-class neighborhood on the west side of Louisville, Kentucky that was built out in the 1890s.
Photograph of the Week: Flemingsburg Junction
The Flemingsburg and Northern Railroad was a standard-gauge railroad that existed from the Louisville & Nashville line at Flemingsburg Junction, Kentucky to Hillsboro. It was financially plagued and reorganized on seven different occasions before being abandoned in 1955.
Before modern medicine, there was Hazelwood Sanatorium
Tuberculosis is a contagious bacterial infection that infects an individual’s lungs, and until the development of streptomycin in 1943, there was no known cure. Louisville, Kentucky, a major United States city during the early 20th century, was no stranger to tuberculosis and boasted three tuberculosis institutions or buildings with tuberculosis wards at one point: City Hospital, Hazelwood and Waverly Hills.
All that is left of Parker Tobacco
All that is left of Parker Tobacco Company is the front facade. Demolition began in March 2010 after closing in 1997. The following were taken on May 30, 2011.
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