Kentucky roadside architecure

Historic Gas Station, Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky

October 5, 2020

The first (and maybe last!) time I felt joyful and excited about filling a car up for gas was during high school. I drove a light blue Ford Tempo that I christened Buffy, and like most teenagers at the time, I loved the freedom of being able to drive. Even spending my hard-earned dollars to (read more)

Categories: Bell County, Historic Filling Stations

Tags: Filling station, historic gas station, Kentucky roadside architecure

For Sale: Wigwam Village #2, Cave City, Barren County, Kentucky

August 31, 2020

The greatest roadside attraction of the early 20th century is for sale!* Wigwam Village, the quirky, kitschy, and delightful motor court with steel frame and concrete sleeping rooms in the shape of tepees, is on the market. I may be a bit biased about the appeal of Wigwam Village, as I am a fan of (read more)

Categories: Barren County, National Register of Historic Places, Roadside architecture

Tag: Kentucky roadside architecure

Old Gas Station on US 68, Mercer County, Kentucky

June 17, 2020

  Although I grew up traveling frequently to Mercer County, Kentucky, to visit my grandparents and other family members, it wasn’t until I was a teenager that I first rode on US 68. My mother, a native of Harrodsburg, was in a wreck on the twisting, winding road when she was in high school, and (read more)

Categories: Abandoned Kentucky, Mercer County

Tags: gas station, historic filling station, Kentucky roadside architecure, roadside architecture

The Mother Goose House, Hazard, Perry County, Kentucky

November 6, 2019

On the north side of Hazard, a large goose holds court along the road, a nest she has maintained for almost 80 years. The Mother Goose House, built by George D. Stacy between 1935 and 1940, is one of my favorite pieces of roadside architecture in Kentucky. Words fail to express how excited I am (read more)

Categories: Kentucky architecture, Perry County, Roadside architecture

Tags: George D. Stacy, Hazard, Kentucky roadside architecure, Mother Goose House, roadside architecture

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