Vintage
Post Card Greetings
from Louisville
"7th Street Depot
Louisville, Ky. 1937 Flood"
This was one unlucky building! Construction destroyed by the great tornado of 1890. Rebuilt 1891 to be severely damaged by fire in 1909. Now this view, the great flood of 1937. During World War II, the tower and 3rd floor were removed as an economy measure. Go figure! The Station closed in 1963 as rail travel declined. Actor's Theater used it for awhile until it moved to its present location on Main Street. In 1968, it was torn down to make room for the riverfront expressway (which, incidentally, now separates the city from the Ohio River, its traditional life-blood).
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Vintage Postcard Views of Louisville
Old Louisville
Second Street
Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue
St James Court
Central Park
The Confederate Monument
Churches
Hotels
Schools
The 1937 FloodLouisville (the rest of the city)
Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby
The Old Court House
City Hall
East to West along Broadway
The Seelbach Hotel
Railroad Stations
Churches
Without extended descriptions:
Fourth Street
The Armory
Hotels
The Old Post Office and Customs House
City Parks
Cemeteries
Miscellaneous
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