Paducah

October 17, 2018

In 1935, the economy of Paducah, Kentucky, hummed along – and if there was a soundtrack playing in the background, it would have been the noise of train engines. The Illinois Central Railroad operated one of the nation’s largest locomotive repair shops in Paducah, spread out over 110 acres on the south side of Kentucky (read more)

Categories: Kentucky architecture, McCracken County

Tags: 1895 Washington Hotel, bed and breakfast, double bungalow, duplex bungalow, Illinois Central Railroad, kit houses, Paducah, Sears Roebuck Company

June 10, 2015

Architecture is much more than just shelter – it teems with symbolism. One of the first principles I learned in graduate school was the power of a building, and what messages the style, form, and materials convey about the owner or user. During the heady years after World War II, the United States boomed, and (read more)

Categories: Historic Preservation, Kentucky, Kentucky architecture, McCracken County, Mid-century Modern, Tourism

Tags: Architecture, design, Edward Durrell Stone, Paducah, Preservation

May 26, 2015

I am more of a reader than a movie watcher. Circumstances conspired to move me in that direction: farm child, only four channels on our TV (and viewing time was restricted), and the influence of older siblings and parents, who, when not working, were reading. That said, I love the movies, and I especially adore (read more)

Categories: Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, McCracken County, Theaters

Tags: Columbia Theatre, Paducah

May 10, 2015

I fall in love with a different house (or sometimes a commercial or industrial building) at least once a week. Madly, passionately, head-over-heels in love, with blissful, giddy thoughts of scraping paint, refinishing floors, and restoring the overgrown yard to my platonic ideal of an English Cottage Garden in Kentucky. My latest crush is the (read more)

Categories: Art, Historic Preservation, Kentucky architecture, McCracken County, Tourism, Vernacular

Tags: Artist Relocation Program, Greek Revival, Lowertown, Paducah

A Duplex Bungalow in Paducah, Kentucky

Edward Durell Stone and Paducah’s Vision for the Future: What Now?

Movie Magic: Columbia Theater in Paducah, Kentucky

Artist Dreams: Falling in Love with Paducah’s Lowertown

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