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In 1850 the first glass bottle and jar-making firm, known as the Kentucky Glass Works was formed, which, by 1855, was being referred to under the name "Louisville Glass Works". ("Louisville KY Glass Works" is the actual wording on some of their embossed whiskey flasks of the 1850s and 1860s era).
Oxmoor Center is a shopping mall in Louisville, Kentucky. Opening in 1971, its anchor stores are Macy's, Von Maur, H&M, the Apple Store and Dick's Sporting Goods, along with a Topgolf location. The mall is owned by Brookfield Properties and features approximately 960,000 square feet (89,000 m 2) of retail space.
Members of the executive leadership team at BJ's Wholesale Club break ground at the Jefferson Mall as they plan to expand into Louisville, Ky. on June 4, 2024. Kentucky will be th 21st state to ...
Downtown Louisville is the oldest part of the city of Louisville, whose initial development was closely tied to the Ohio River. The largest early fort, Fort Nelson, was built in 1781 near what is today the corner of 7th and Main streets. Many early residents lived nearby after moving out of the forts by the mid-1780s, although little remains of ...
Okolona is a former census-designated place (CDP) in southern Louisville/Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. [1] It is centered on the intersection of Preston Highway and the Outer Loop. The population was 17,807 at the 2000 census.
Crowds watching Thunder Over Louisville gather in the plaza. Riverfront Plaza/Belvedere is a public area on the Ohio River in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky.Although proposed as early as 1930, the project did not get off the ground until $13.5 million in funding was secured in 1969 to revitalize the downtown area (through which Interstate 64 had just been built).
The downtown business district of Louisville is located immediately south of the Ohio River, and southeast of the Falls of the Ohio.The airport is located approximately 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of the downtown area, and easily connected to most parts of the city by three Interstate Highways, maximizing its accessibility.
By the 1970s Watterson City was Louisville's largest suburban commercial center, and Bashford Manor Mall was built in the area. The area went into a decline by the 1990s, with the mall and other businesses (such as a once thriving multiplex cinema) closing, although the situation improved in the 2000s when a Walmart and a Lowe's were built on ...