Ande and I spent the day in Louisville Saturday touring their leg of the Bourbon Trail. The Louisville Bourbon District was officially launched in 2017 with an initiative that pays homage to Downtown Louisville’s rich bourbon history and recognizes the city’s current bourbon industry boom. We started at one end and walked 13 city blocks down Main Street through Whiskey Row to the other end. We made it to five distilleries and ended at the Frazier History Museum's gift shop.
From the Historic Louisville website:
Whiskey Row is a one block-long entertainment district in the 100 block of West Main Street and Washington Street to the north, once used as offices and warehouses for the bourbon and tobacco industries. The collection of Revivalist and Chicago School-style buildings, many with cast-iron storefronts, were built between 1852 and 1905.
The buildings were almost demolished by developers in 2011, but an agreement between the city, developers, and preservationists saved most of them.
On July 6, 2015, a fire partially destroyed three of the Whiskey Row buildings extending from 111–115 W. Main Street. Developers are continuing to developing the district’s properties.
Various restaurants, bars, an urban distillery, shops, and several new hotels are among the attractions. The proximity to KFC Yum! Center make it a vibrant area during events at the arena.
