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Downtown Lexington, 1975
Aerial photo of downtown Lexington in January 1975. The Fayette County Courthouse can be seen in the middle of the image, with Main Street on the right side and Short Street on the left. In the lower...
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Truck crashes into deSha’s, 1986
An empty 18-wheel horse van struck the rear of a car on Broadway as it approached Main Street and careened out of control onto the sidewalk of Victorian Square and into the wall of deSha’s restaurant,...
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Ben Snyder’s Easter advertisement, 1968
Full-page advertisement in the April 12, 1968 Lexington Herald for an Easter sale at the Ben Snyder department store. At this time Lexington had two Snyder’s locations; one downtown and the other at...
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Kentucky fans welcome national champions home, 1948
A crowd of 15,000 fans greeted the University of Kentucky’s 1948 NCAA national championship team, April 2, 1948 outside Lexington’s Union Station on Main Street after their arrival from New York. It...
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Downtown Lexington, 1944
Downtown view of Lexington, looking west down East Main Street, circa 1944. Click on the image for a closer look. On the left is the landmark Phoenix Hotel, which was demolished in 1981 and 1982 by...
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McAdams & Morford Drugs on Main Street, 1939
Looking west down Lexington’s Main Street at Upper Street, 1939. The building at the corner is the McAdams & Morford Building. The drug store occupied the corner space from 1898-1994. The...
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Lexington rainbow mural, 1983
The Lexington rainbow mural was about all that remained of the former Philip Gall & Son sporting goods building at 230 West Main St. in downtown Lexington, as workmen took down the last wall on...
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Triangle Park tree planting, 1982
Trees being planted in Lexington’s Triangle Park, April 28, 1982. Scheduled for completion by mid-June, the park still needed finishing touches including grading, grass, lighting and brick work. The...
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Downtown Lexington, 1977
A line of heavy thundershowers passed over downtown Lexington the morning of Dec. 5, 1977. The storm dropped 1.52 inches of rain on the city. The Purcell Building was struck by lighting leaving debris...
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League of Women Voters election display, 1957
The League of Women Voters set up a goose display in downtown Lexington near Union Station urging everyone to vote, the day before Election Day, Nov. 4, 1957. The sign on top says “They don’t vote they...
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