Main Street Association

Main Street Association - Belknap Hardware

Main Street Association

Architect who designed the renovation of a number of historical buildings on Main Street, including Slugger Field, 21C and the Doe-Anderson Building. Describes the structures, their histories, and the challenges of updating the stuctures.

Main Street Association - owner of the building at 611 W. Main St.

Main Street Association - business owners on W. Main St. and former presidents of the Main Street Association, discuss Biesel's acquisition and restoration of property at 621 W. Main St. and the revitalization of Main St. from the 1970s to the present.

Main Street Association: The sons of Urban V. Boland, who was one of the founders of Boland-Maloney Lumber Company, describe the founding of the business in the 800 block of East Main Street and its continuing existence there today.

Main Street Association: T.S. Borders and Christine Karem Borders discuss their families' histories of being in the meat business and other businesses on West Jefferson Street in the area of the Haymarket from circa 1911 until the 1980s.

Main Street Association - Meat packing business in Louisville

Main Street Association - Bourbon Stockyards

President and CEO of Home of the Innocents, located on the site of the Bourbon Stockyards.

Former mayor of Louisville and son of an employee of Carter Dry Goods, which is now the site of the Louisville Science Center.

Main Street Association - Office Equipment Co.

Main Street Association: Ernie Camentz recounts the history of Grocer's Ice Company at 609 E. Main Street from its founding until 2008.

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Main Street Association - Business on Market St.

Resident of 323 East Market, Louisville.

Resident of 323 E. Market tells the history of her residence and the neighborhood from when the dwelling was built in 1843 until the present.

Daugther of the late Archibald Cochran, who was one of the people who redeveloped Louisville's waterfront.

Main Street Association - Owners of the Normandy Building at 101 N. 7th St. and 641 W. Main St., discuss the history of those properties.

Main Street Association - Family business on Main St. - Fulton Conway Co.

Early member of the Preservation Alliance and, at the time of the interview, director of the Main Street Visitor's Center on historic West Main St.

Architect at Brown-Foreman, on the history of the buildings at 626-634 West Main St.

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Main Street Association - Majority stockholder of Bittner's on East Main and the founder of the Frazier International History Museum at 9th and West Main Street, discusses the background of his ownerships of Bittner's, Louisville's oldest continually operating cabinetmaker and design firm and his founding of the Frazier International History Museum.

Owner of the building at 121 West Main St.

Son of the founder of Friedberg Bros. and Falls City Tobacco at 1806 W. Main St. discusses the history and nature of the business from circa 1920 until the 1970s.

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Owner and descendant of owner of building at 639 West Main St.

Main Street Association - West Main Street

Owner of Baer Fabrics, 515 East Market St.

Owner of buildings at 125-129 South 6th Street, and 119 South 7th Street.

Son of owner of properties in 600 and 700 blocks of West Main St.

One of the original officers of the Main Street Association, and its president at the time of the interview.

Main Street Association - discuss the founding and early years of the Heritage Festivals on the Belvedere from 1971 until 1979.

Main Street Association: Current president and C.E.O. of Brinly-Hardy and a member of the fifth generation of the Hardy family to run the company, discusses the history of the company and its presence on Main Street.

Main Street Association - C.E.O. of Hillerich and Bradsby, describes the long history of the family in the wood turning and sports business from its early days at 100 E. Main until the present at 800 W. Main. (c. 1830 until the present)

Main Street Association: L.J. (Todd) Hollenbach describes his life as Jefferson County Judge Executive and the revitalization of Main Street between 1970 and 1978.

Main Street Association: L.J. (Todd) Hollenbach and John Hollenbach describe their family's business as liquor distributors on Main Street and as local distillers, as well as other businesses that the family had from their arrival in Louisville in the mid-19th century until the latter part of the 20th century.

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Main Street Association - daughter and granddaughter of the owners of Falls City Tobacco and her husband recount the history of the business that was located at 18th and Main, as well as at 9th and Main, and its owners.

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Main Street Association - co-founder and retired C.E.O. of Humana Corporation, discusses the history of the company, its long presence on Main Street and the changes he has seen on Main Street in the last 35 years.

Main Street Assocation - the grandson and great nephew of the founders of Joseph and Joseph, Architects and Engineers, discusses the history of the firm that was founded in 1908 and its significant projects in Louisville.

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Main Street Association - American Life Building

Main Street Association - Retired insurance company executive, discusses the history of Main Street, the development of downtown Louisville, and the importance of an involved citizenry.

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Former owner of and descendant of the founder of Linker Cigar Company, gives an interesting description of the business and the culture of the American tobacco business from the early 20th century until the early 1980s.

Main Street Association - an owner of Progress Paint Co. and a descendant of the original owners, recalls Progress Paint’s long presence at 9th and West Main and gives some history of the paint industry in Louisville.

Main Street Association - Louisville Science Center, formerly Museum of Natural History and Science

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Interview with Eli Mike on Louisville's Haymarket area.

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Main Street Association - Al J. Schneider's influence on Main St.

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Main Street Association - the oldest living descendant of the Pohl family, owners of Pohl Iron Works which is 140 years old and has been on Main St. for 70 years, tells about her family and the business.

Mildred Pohl Motter is the oldest living descendant of the Pohl family, owners of Pohl Iron Works which is 140 years old and has been on Main St. for 70 years, tells about her family and the business.

The owner of Cardinal Insulation describes the business on Market Street, 7th Street and West Main Street from the 1950s to the present.

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Main Street Association - Hildebrand Co.

Main Street Association - President of the University of Louisville discusses the university's presence on and involvement in the resurrection of Main Street.

Main Street Association - President of the University of Louisville discusses the university's presence on and involvement in the resurrection of Main Street.

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Founder of the Main Street Association and one of the original supporters of the Science Center recalls the state of Main Street in the 1960s and how it has been resurrected.

Main Street Association - Isaac Rosenbaum & Sons, corner of Floyd and Market Streets.

Main Street Association - Grandfather who had a warehouse next to Hibbs Hat Co., 8th and Main

Main Street Association - Grandfather who had a warehouse next to Hibbs Hat Co., 8th and Main

Main Street Association - the site of the Humana office building / Belknap Hardware / original Galt House

Main Street Association - the site of the Humana office building / Belknap Hardware / original Galt House

Main Street Association - Billy Goat Strut

Main Street Association - president of Bridges-Smith Paint Co. at 118-123 E. Main St., describes the history of his company, the second oldest paint company in Louisville, and of the paint industry in Louisville.

Main Street Association - former owner of J.C. Schoch Heating Supply Co. Inc. that was at 123 W. Main from 1934 until 2007, describes his family and the business that they had on W. Main for 73 years.

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Main Street Association - M. Shapira & Sons

Main Street Association - Early Main St.

Former owner of a wholesale warehouse for a chain of “dollar” stores at 607-609 W. Main, describes the business and the causes of its closing.

Main Street Association - Snead Building (Glassworks)

Main Street Association - the Bourbon Stockyards

Main Street Association - Bittners

Grandson of deceased owners of wholesale businesses at 641 W. Main Street and on W. Market Street describes what it was like to do business on Main and Market from the mid-1940s until 1985.

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Main Street Association - retired Executive Director of Actor’s Theatre of Louisville, discusses the history of the theatre, its national prominence and his personal memories.

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Current owner and great-grand daughter of the original owner of the Harry R. Hibbs Co., and Janet Byrd, an employee, talk about the wholesale hat business that has been on Main Street since the 1920s.

Main Street Association - Goodman and B. Tasman Tanners

Main Street Association - Shelby and Market

Main Street Association - Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co.

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Main Street Association - Muth's Candies

Main Street Association - Frazier International History Museum.

Main Street Association - former owners and descendants of the original owners of Burwinkle-Hendershot Co. describe the history of the company and of the buildings that they have occupied at 125-127 W. Main St. for 65 years.

Main Street Association: Crawford and Wayne Wells, nephew and son (respectively) of Peyton Wells, Sr., who was the founder of Peyton's Incorporated, discuss the family wholesale and distributing business in the 700 block fo West Main from the 1930s to the 1970s.

Main Street Association - current owner of Plumber’s Supply at E. Main and Wenzel Sts., discusses his family’s ownership of that business at that location from the 1920’s until the present.

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Main Street Association - Sutcliffe Co.

Main Street Association - retired vice-president of Hillerich and Bradsby; gives a colorful background history of the company from the late 19th century until the present.

Main Street Association: Charles Wirth, owner, and Daniel Swintosky, president of Marine Electric, a 100-year-old company at the corner of First and Main Streets, discuss the history of the company and the nature of the business.

Main Street Association: former son-in-law of one of the owners and a descendant of the original owner of L. Kasdan and Son (later to be known as L. Kasdan and J.K. Company) at 613 W. Main, describes the building before its current renovation and some of the family history as wholesalers on Main Street.