Wikipedia:WikiProject Louisville/Requests

Defunct

• Founders Square Visitor Center (unusual suspended glass building with a moat on Walnut between Armory and 5th; demolished)
• Henry Watterson Hotel (demolished; was 11 floors on 4th Street)
• Realty Building (Louisville, Kentucky) (was 10 floors at Jefferson and Armory; demolished)
• Rialto Theater (Louisville, Kentucky) – See also List of theatres in Louisville, Kentucky. Still a lot to do.
• Washington Building (Louisville, Kentucky) (was 15 floors at 4th and Market)

Art (non-performing)

• Hite Institute of Art + Design (draft)
• Hometown Heroes (Louisville, Kentucky), a program that displays banners of famous locals around town
• Speed Art Museum artworks (use this category: Category:Collection of the Speed Art Museum)

Museums

• The Bullitt County History Museum
• Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
• Heaven Hill Distilleries Bourbon Heritage Center
• Henry County Historical Society
• Historic Middletown Museum
• Jim Beam American Stillhouse
• Kentucky Center for African American Heritage — a museum with a very storied development
• Oldham County History Center
• Schimpff's Candy Museum (a full article may not be necessary, but the Schimpff's article could have a section dedicated to the museum)

Organized events

• Components of the Kentucky Derby Festival
  • Derby Festival miniMarathon & Marathon
  • Great BalloonFest
  • Pegasus Parade (Commons category)
• List of events at KFC Yum! Center (modeled on List of events at Freedom Hall)
• Asylum Haunted Scream Park
• Jane Austen Festival
• Cherokee Triangle Art Fair
• Corn Island Storytelling Festival (ran for 30 years; ended in 2007)
• Derby City Comic Con
• Farmington Harvest Festival
• Festival of Faiths
• Garvin Gate Blues Festival
• Gazebo Festival, rap/hip-hop festival created by Jack Harlow
• Highland Renaissance Festival
• IdeaFestival
• Kentucky Art Car Weekend
• Kentucky Reggae Festival
• Kentuckiana Pride Festival
• Louisville UnFair
• National FFA Organization Convention & Expo
• Oktoberfest (Louisville, Kentucky)
• Poorcastle Festival, locals' answer to high ticket prices at Forecastle Festival
• Spirit Ball
• St. Joseph Orphans Picnic
• Starlight Strawberry Festival
• WorldFest (Louisville, Kentucky)
• The World's Largest Halloween Party

Parks and other outdoor attractions

• Bridges to the Past
• Camp Carlson
• Eva Bandman Park – Cyclo-cross venue and site of the 2013 World Championships
• Garvin Brown Nature Preserve (private)
• Huber Orchard and Winery
• Hurstbourne Country Club (user draft)
• Lakeside Swim Club
• Louisville Champions Park
• Plantation Swim Club (1956–2004)
• Tioga Falls Hiking Trail
• Waverly Park (Louisville, Kentucky)
• Yew Dell Botanical Gardens (might belong in the same article as Yew Dell Farm)

Shows and performing arts

• Ali (musical) – officially authorized musical about the life of Muhammad Ali
• The Alley Theater (Louisville, Kentucky) – former local alternative theater
• Gheens Science Hall and Rauch Planetarium
• Headliners Music Hall
• The Laughing Derby at Comedy Caravan
• Little Colonel Players
• Pandora Productions
• StageOne Family Theatre
• Theatre [502]
• Theatre a la Carte – A short-lived (1970s) cafe with entertainers performing for children.
• Voices of Kentuckiana

Banks

• Citizens Fidelity Bank & Trust Co. (1919–1987) – A Louisville-based bank that was the second largest bank in Kentucky when it was acquired by PNC of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1987. Parent company was Citizens Fidelity Corp. ; ; .
• First National Bank of Louisville (1863–1988) – A Louisville-based bank that was the largest bank in Kentucky when the prohibition against interstate banking was removed and was acquired by National City Bank of Cleveland, Ohio in 1988, parent company was First Kentucky National Corp. Now a part of PNC. ; .
• Liberty National Bank (1913–1994) – A Louisville-based bank that was the third largest bank in Kentucky when it was acquired by Bank One of Columbus, Ohio in 1994, parent company was Liberty National Bancorp. Now a part of Chase Bank. ; .
• S.Y. Bancorp, holding company for Stock Yards Bank & Trust (should be a redirect). Currently the largest bank that is headquartered in Louisville and possibly Kentucky.

Healthcare

• KentuckyOne Health – KentuckyOne Health is a defunct healthcare system in which parts of the network were acquired by UofL Health and the rest (the Catholic parts) was acquired by Catholic Health Initiatives which later became a part of CommonSpirit Health.
  • Note that this company was the result of the merger of a local concern, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare (which itself was a merger of Jewish Hospital HealthCare Services (JHHS) and Caritas Health Services), and Saint Joseph Health System
• ResCare, Inc. – affiliated with BrightSpring Health Services
• Signature HealthCARE – skilled nursing facility
• UofL Health (see article) – a Louisville-area healthcare network that currently has the following affiliated hospitals:
  • Frazier Rehabilitation Institute – acute rehab hospital.
  • James Graham Brown Cancer Center – comprehensive academic cancer center.
  • Jewish Hospital (Louisville, Kentucky) – specialty hospital (cardiology).
  • Peace Hospital – behavioral health care hospital.
  • Shelbyville Hospital – community hospital.
  • UofL Health – Mary & Elizabeth Hospital – specialty hospital.
  • UofL Health – Medical Center East – community hospital.
  • UofL Health – Medical Center Northeast – community hospital.
  • UofL Health – Medical Center South – community hospital.
  • UofL Health – Medical Center Southwest – community hospital.
  • UofL Hospital – the lead hospital of the UofL Health network; academic teaching and research hospital; Level one trauma center for a large region (when this article gets written, please define the size of region being covered).
• ZirMed (a healthcare billing company that is now a part of Waystar)

Manufacturing

• AAF International, formerly called American Air Filter (which should redirect), a division of Daikin.
• BlueOval SK Battery – a joint operation between Ford Motor Company (also known as BlueOval) and SK Innovation's SK Battery division created to manufacture electric vehicle batteries in Glendale, Kentucky, to supply the Ford electric pickup truck assembly plant in Tennessee.
• National Tobacco Company, became Turning Point Brands in 2015

Restaurants

(and other food related businesses)

• Ballard & Ballard Mills (1880–1951) – Flour mill; introduced the refrigerated biscuit. Sold out to Pillsbury.
• Ehrler's Dairy, started in 1867, became the largest independently owned dairy in Kentucky before it was sold in 1977 . Operated many ice cream shops, with two still open under the Ehrler's name. Founded by Bremer Ehrler's grandfather Joseph Maria Ehrler.
• Gralehaus – featured on 12th episode of the 25th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ;
• Grind Burger Kitchen – featured on 16th episode of the 25th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ; ;
• Indi's Chicken – regional chain.
• Kingfish (restaurant chain) – long-time local chain of seafood restaurants.
• Mike Linnig's – a century-old local seafood restaurant with a long history.
• Momma's Mustard, Pickles & BBQ – featured on 13th episode of the 25th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ;
• Paramount Foods, pickle product producer once featuring Phyllis Diller in advertisements
• Seafood Lady – featured on 12th episode of the 25th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ;
• The Irish Rover (Louisville) – featured on 5th episode of the 26th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ;
• The Table Cafe – featured on 6th episode of the 40th season of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. ;

Retailers

• Ben Snyder's (1913–1987) – a major Louisville-based department store chain that was founded in 1913 and later sold to Hess's in 1987 with 8 locations (plus 5 more that was in the process of being converted to Ben Snyder) in 3 states. ; ; ; (plus more reference listed on List of defunct department stores of the United States#Kentucky)
• Byck's (1902–1991) – a Louisville-based department store chain that started as Byck Brothers & Company; it was the first major downtown retailer to open a suburban location, and was part of the Louisville Galleria when it first opened. ; .
• Caufield's Novelty
• Hawley-Cooke Booksellers (1978–2003) – Was the largest independent bookstore in Louisville and possibly in several states before it was bought out by Borders in 2003. ; ; ; ; ; ;

Louisville neighborhoods

• Belmar, Louisville
• Paristown Pointe, Louisville
• Routt, Louisville (unincorporated place; previously had an article that was deleted)
• SoBro, Louisville – nestled between Old Louisville and downtown Louisville; contains Louisville Main Library, The 800 Apartments and Spalding University (including Columbia Gym/Columbia Auditorium)

Cities, towns, census-designated places and unincorporated areas

Louisville Metro Council elections

Mayoral elections

Notes:

• 2002 was the first Metro Mayor election, coinciding with the merger of Louisville with Jefferson County.
• In 1998, mayoral elections became aligned with midterm federal elections, making the previous term extend to about 5 years.
• Starting with the 1893 election, mayors had regular four-year terms.
• Prior to 1893, terms and elections were quite irregular; these election years may not be exactly correct.
• Prior to 1841, the city council elected the mayor.

* considered the most corrupt mayoral election in the city's history; see John Henry Whallen

Historical newspapers and publications

• Daily Louisville Times (published in the 1850s; not to be confused with The Louisville Times)
• Farmers' Home Journal
• Louisville Anzeiger (German-language newspaper)
• Louisville Commercial
• Louisville Courier
• Louisville Democrat (Louisville Daily Democrat)
• Louisville Examiner
• Louisville Herald
• Louisville Journal
• Louisville Post (Louisville Evening Post)
• Louisville Public Advertiser
• New South
• The Ohio Falls Express (African-American newspaper)
• The Tobacconist (trade paper published by J. Finzer and Brothers Company)

Historical places and organizations

• Bourbon Stockyards (1880–1995)
• Douglas Park Race Course (1895–1958)
• Durrett High School (1960–1981), its building eventually came to be used for Louisville Male High School. Famous alumni include jazz musician Don Braden ('81).
• House of Refuge (1858–1920), later named the Industrial School of Reform, founded in 1854 by the Kentucky Legislature as a result of a rise in juvenile delinquency. The house was founded to reform juveniles and give religious, moral, and educational instruction.
• Louisville Athletic Club, fielded a college football team in 1895, preceding the establishment of Louisville Cardinals football
• Louisville Jockey Club (1875–1937) – Original name for Churchill Downs, which was renamed in 1937. ; ;
• Oakland Race Course (1832 – mid-1850s), nationally prominent Louisville horse racing track that preceded Churchill Downs
• St. Joseph's College (Kentucky) (1819–1968), former college in Bardstown with many notable alumni

Transportation

• Fourth Street (Louisville, Kentucky), historical retail corridor that has been redeveloped thrice (River City Mall, Galleria, Fourth Street Live!)
• Frankfort Avenue, a street with similarities to Bardstown Road
• {{Louisville expressways}} template (or something like that)
• Spirit of Jefferson (Belle of Louisville's sister boat)

Groups

• Jefferson County Teachers Association (Kentucky)

Biographies of living persons

• The Barnstable twins, actresses Patricia and Priscilla "Cyb" Barnstable, who portrayed the Doublemint Twins in 1970s commercials, and appeared in the short-lived series Quark; hosts of the annual Barnstable Brown Derby Eve Gala in Louisville; daughters of UK basketball player Dale Barnstable
• JK McKnight, founder of the Forecastle Festival
• James Quick, wide receiver for the Washington Redskins, played for Louisville Cardinals football
• Mike Snyder, former Olympic Athlete and Trinity graduate
• Tom Wills (meteorologist), long-time meteorologist for WAVE, one of the first sealed television meteorologists in the country

Deceased

• John Asher (horse racing) (user draft) – radio journalist and Churchill Downs executive, considered an ambassador for both Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby
• Bingham family – overview of famous Bingham family
• Mary Caperton Bingham – civic leader, philanthropist, writer and wife of Barry Bingham Sr.
• George Garvin Brown – founder of Brown–Forman
• Reverend Louis Coleman Jr. – outspoken and controversial social justice activist
• John Colgan (pharmacist) – inventor of flavored chewing gum
• Fritz Drybrough Sr. (Frederick W. Drybrough) – major local property owner and developer who built The 800 Apartments; he was already well known for such in 1944 per
• Henry Clay Fry – entrepreneur in the glass industry, born in Shelby County (former article was removed due to copyright issues)
• David A. Jones Sr. – co-founder of Humana
• Joseph Kutz – medical doctor who was part of the team that performed the world's first hand transplant
• John Ed Pearce – Author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and columnist for The Courier-Journal (Obit: Part1, Part 2)
• Wayne Perkey – longtime Louisville radio and TV personality
• Thomas Prather – 19th-century Louisville businessman and philanthropist; friend/partner of John J. Jacob
• Harvey Clarence Russell Sr. – Dean of Kentucky State College and president of West Kentucky Industrial College in Paducah; organized first state PTA and first state Inter-High School Athletic Association; served as president of the Kentucky Negro Educational Association; namesake for Louisville's Russell neighborhood, father of Harvey C. Russell Jr.
• Gene Schmidt – first track announcer for Churchill Downs, 1940–1960
• Speed family – overview of famous Speed family
• Tom Wallace (journalist) – editor of The Louisville Times, grandfather of Naomi Wallace, memorialized by Tom Wallace Recreation Area (including Tom Wallace Lake) in Jefferson Memorial Forest
  • Henry F. Wallace – full name Henry French Wallace, international journalist, father of Naomi Wallace

Louisville Cardinals baseball teams

Louisville Cardinals basketball teams

Louisville Cardinals soccer teams