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A boat with "Hollywood Showboat" on the side is near the shore of Louisville, Kentucky. Beyond that are the smokestacks of the Louisville Gas & Electric Company and a sign reading, "The Gateway to the South / Louisville." Cars are parked along the…

Jack Guthrie describes the reluctance of the Riverfront Commission to allow the use of the newly-constructed Belvedere for the Heritage Weekends

A Short clip from the oral history interview of Tricia and Kelly Burke detailing their memories of time spent on the Belvedere.

Address: Market and Sixth Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Two trolleys approach the intersection of Market and Sixth Streets. Numerous cars are parked and are driving along the road, including one in which two passengers are riding in a rumble seat.…

Address: Market and Sixth Streets, Louisville, Kentucky. Streetcar 805 travels down Market Street and begins to cross Sixth Street. A truck from the Belknap Company waits while an officer oversees the intersection. A group of people is standing in…

Title image for the exhibit page. It uses a 1957 image of downtown Louisville, Kentucky found within the Main Street, Louisville, Kentucky Collection of this Omeka Exhibit.

A mounted policeman observes as a crowd awaits entry to a trolley car. The car is stopped next to a concrete island in the middle of Broadway. Another officer behind the trolley directs cars to wait. Across the street, the Heyburn building advertises…

A streetcar drives past buildings on Fourth Street at Liberty Street, Louisville, Kentucky. The streetcar bears the number 1083 and the designation "Park 3rd." The front of the bus has ads for Crab Orchard Kentucky Straight Bourbon "now 15 months…

Intersection of 4th Street and Walnut Street, now Muhammad Ali Boulevard. The Seelbach Hotel is at the southwest corner with the Kentucky Hotel further west. Crowds of people cross the street. Title supplied by cataloger.

A crowd of people stand on the sidewalk in front of a Sale Furniture Company store.