Okay, I'll start a thread on Lexington to post pics (lots of them :) ) etc...
ALSO let me apologize in advance!! I have a lot of pics and info. I take a lot of pride in where I live so I hope I don't bore you. :) I love being a vistor in my own town and if you have any questions ask, if I don't know -- I'll find out.
Some pics are repeats that have been posted in polls, etc...some are mine own photos and others are from web.

Lexington is the second largest city in Kentucky, and continues to grow steadily.. The city pop. is 260,512 (Census 2000), with the metro over 500,000. Some place these number at closer to 300,000/600,000. Lexington is centrally located in the Commonwealth, 74 miles east of Louisville and 81 miles south of Cincinnati, Ohio. Within this “Golden Triangle” lies the majority of Kentucky’s total personal income and total population. Part of Lexington’s unmatched charm is the close proximity of the area’s rural surroundings to the metropolitan conveniences of a dynamic city.

Taken from Lexington Visitor Center website: (Lexington in a nutshell):
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A cool pic from the Lexington Vistor Center's Meeting Planner Guide cover!!
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***come back offen for more... :)

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Sat photo:
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I found these on the web: great air shots...

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This thread was just moved to the SE Construction forum...

^^^^Yeah I know...I have to copy items back to the forum and then have the mod. delete other post that are not to be in the P&C

Looking down main street: (Lex. Fin. Center on the left which is the tallest and on the right is the National Bank Building, Lexington's first skycraper, 15 floors)
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I have never been to Lexington, but from the photos I've seen it appears like one of those underrated places. Thanks for posting these pics here :okay: I am certainly looking forward to seeing more of Lexington in the future ;)

^^^Thanks! I'll keep posting..I can't wait until spring so I can take some new photos.
Keeneland Spring meet starts April 8th...you should come up for the races...nothing like spring in the Bluegrass and horse races!

Thanks for the thread! I lived in lexington for about three years and loved every minute of it. Matter of fact, I created a website about it called lexingtonskyscrapers.com. It no longer works, but I took all the pics on there myself. I moved to Nashville and had to let the site and domain name go after the inability to keep it properly updated. Nevertheless, it was definatly a learning experience. Great pics again, and a couple of those I took LOL!!! Good to see that they are making their way around the net. :)

Thanks for the thread! I lived in lexington for about three years and loved every minute of it. Matter of fact, I created a website about it called lexingtonskyscrapers.com. It no longer works, but I took all the pics on there myself. I moved to Nashville and had to let the site and domain name go after the inability to keep it properly updated. Nevertheless, it was definatly a learning experience. Great pics again, and a couple of those I took LOL!!! Good to see that they are making their way around the net. :)

Yeah man, I used to check out your site...and we talked by email. Yep some are your pics.. :)

Do you enjoy a good P&J sandwich? If you love JIF all JIF peanut butter is made at the Lexington plant...head down Winchester Road on any given weekday afternoon and take in the sweet smell of peanutbutter!! :)

Fazoli's, www.fazolis.com/company_information/ started in Lexington and its headquarters are here.

Long John Silver's headquarters were in Lexington until 2002 when bought out by YUM! Brands, Inc. They are now in Louisville.

If you wish to keep a hard copy of this thread then print it on your LexMark Printer.... Lexmark International was founded here in Lexington and headquarter is here (the old IBM campus).

Have you bought that $2.45 per gal gas lately or got an oil change? If so was it a product of Ashland Inc./Valvoline. Their world headquarters is in Lexington.

The Council of State Governments, the National Tour Association and the Association of Retail Travel Agents are national organizations that are headquartered in Lexington. Also, The National Horse Center at the Kentucky Horse Park is the national headquarters to 14 equine associations.

Just a some cool info to share with ya. :)

Never been to Lexington, but the city looks very nice in the photos. I really like the overhead shots.

From Turfland Mall
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Not sure where this was taken but part of the skyline is missin from the right side of the pic.
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Found these great shots on the web:

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Lexington is alot larger than you would expect it to be ... those are pretty cool shots. I like to go on the terraserver and look at the satellite pictures, they are from 2002 though and you can already see they are outdated. Do you think the Lexington MSA could rise to 700k by next census?

Lexington is alot larger than you would expect it to be ... those are pretty cool shots. I like to go on the terraserver and look at the satellite pictures, they are from 2002 though and you can already see they are outdated. Do you think the Lexington MSA could rise to 700k by next census?

I agree with you about it being larger than one might think. As for the MSA, I think it will be very close to it. In fact the " official MSA" is what is listed but Lexington's MSA lost: Madison County (Richmond, KY) because it became a micro this past year. Richmond/Madison Co. is 101,966 and is 30 mins south and is home to EKU. But if you take them into account...the MSA will surely be there or close.

Cool shots from the plane. Like this one the best.

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I remember driving from Louisville to Lexington a few years ago.

It seemed like about 15 miles from Lexington, you came upon a hill with a great view, and saw all these animals running around--sorta looked like the African bush. You then realized all these animals were thoroughbred race horses!

KroseJr : Do you have pictures of Lexington around Lexington Green, from the satellite photos it looks like there are midrises over there are there? Arent there also some midrises fronting New Circle? I know its probably not the preferred thing to see on here but like it :)

KroseJr : Do you have pictures of Lexington around Lexington Green, from the satellite photos it looks like there are midrises over there are there? Arent there also some midrises fronting New Circle? I know its probably not the preferred thing to see on here but like it :)

Funny that you brought that up...there are some. one of my favorite twins are at Lex green. The ALLTEL office complex. There are also other midrise office parks around the city (inside and outside the loop). :) When I get back from LV/LA/San Diego week after next, I'll take the pics and post! :)

I also live down from Lexington Green and Fayette Mall (second largest mall in KY soon to be the largest again after the expansion is finished, it lost the title when St. Matts in Louisville expanded.)

I remember driving from Louisville to Lexington a few years ago.

It seemed like about 15 miles from Lexington, you came upon a hill with a great view, and saw all these animals running around--sorta looked like the African bush. You then realized all these animals were thoroughbred race horses!

Yeah horses are everywhere here..there are over 500 horse farms in the Lexington area!!!

Fayette Mall is going to be rediculously huge after the expansion...I really like their lineup, I cant imagine what else they could be adding. For its size Lexington seems to bag some good upscale stuff. And YES please take those pictures that would be great :) I love suburban office development O:-) and Lex looks to have a pretty cool stock, Lexington Green is a pretty cool development because there are the twins and then a hilton and I thought something else was back there too.... Where is Lexmarks offices? It would be great if they had a shiny new tower ... but I can imagine they are probably in a 2-3 story sprawler way out....

Fayette Mall is going to be rediculously huge after the expansion...I really like their lineup, I cant imagine what else they could be adding. For its size Lexington seems to bag some good upscale stuff. And YES please take those pictures that would be great :) I love suburban office development O:-) and Lex looks to have a pretty cool stock, Lexington Green is a pretty cool development because there are the twins and then a hilton and I thought something else was back there too.... Where is Lexmarks offices? It would be great if they had a shiny new tower ... but I can imagine they are probably in a 2-3 story sprawler way out....

There is also the movie theater back there. As for Lexmark well, their offices and plant is the old IBM campus, which is off North New Circle Rd. It is a big campus. I just found out that IBM used to employ over 7000 people when the Lexington campus opened. Lexmark employs around 12000 but not all work in Lexington from what I am told.
At Fayette Mall they are adding a 2 story Dick's sporting (there is a Dick's out at Hamburg Place) and 7 stores. They are going to also put a 16 screen movie theater next to the mall. I don't understand this because there are 2 movie theaters close to the mall (across the road). Lexington has too many movie theaters as it is!!

What will Fayette Mall's Sq. Footage be?

It would be really cool to Link Louisville's two "Upscale" Center St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center. Either by Tram which would run across the highway or they could do something cool and make a underground walkway with shoppes.. HA i guess thats in my dreams!! LOL

What will Fayette Mall's Sq. Footage be?

It would be really cool to Link Louisville's two "Upscale" Center St. Matthews and Oxmoor Center. Either by Tram which would run across the highway or they could do something cool and make a underground walkway with shoppes.. HA i guess thats in my dreams!! LOL

CBL & Associates Properties has started a 140,000-square-foot expansion to the 1.1 million-square-foot Fayette Mall in Lexington, Ky. The expansion will include an 80,000-square-foot Dick's Sporting Goods and seven new stores. Dick's is scheduled to open by October 2005. CBL & Associates is also remodeling the existing center.

Where is Lexmarks offices? It would be great if they had a shiny new tower ... but I can imagine they are probably in a 2-3 story sprawler way out....

LexMark campus map:

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real pics soon! :)

A very nice looking city. I'll have to go there the next time UT plays KY in football. Not to far of a drive from Nashville.

The Castle...is just across the Lexington/Fayette Co. line down from the Lexington Bluegrass Airport. The castle was built for a man's wife and the marriage did not work out. He never finished it (the inside) and it was never lived in. Last year it was sold when the old man died. A lawyer in FL who is from Lexington bought and began working on it. The inside home caught on fire....he is now rebuilding and will open it next year as a tourist home. NO ONE had ever seen the inside except family members!!

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Country roadsways...notice the brick walls, most of the byways are alined with them..some date back to before civil war and built by slaves.
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A ramdon horse farm...the buiding is a stable not house!!! Horses rule here in Lexington!!! LOL :)

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Nice pictures, it's really a shame that Lexington has the vibe that is has. It's a beautiful place with a pretty good climate and a good central location, but the atmosphere is really lacking.

Nice pictures, it's really a shame that Lexington has the vibe that is has. It's a beautiful place with a pretty good climate and a good central location, but the atmosphere is really lacking.

Yeah the pics are cool...I hope to get out to take more. Thou I would have to disagree about the vibe after living here since 2001. I think the "feel of the city" is different and has something for everyone.

I guess it depends on what you are looking for. It's always seemed like a place with good potential, but never really gets over the hump. It seems to be growing at a pretty impressive pace, but it's all more of the same. Cloned communities and chain restaurants and malls. How much more of the same do you really need?

I guess it depends on what you are looking for. It's always seemed like a place with good potential, but never really gets over the hump. It seems to be growing at a pretty impressive pace, but it's all more of the same. Cloned communities and chain restaurants and malls. How much more of the same do you really need?

Check out Lexington KY Development News in the Development News thread.

Yeah, I saw that. You've done a nice job with that thread.

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Funny that you brought that up...there are some. one of my favorite twins are at Lex green. The ALLTEL office complex. There are also other midrise office parks around the city (inside and outside the loop). :) When I get back from LV/LA/San Diego week after next, I'll take the pics and post! :)

I also live down from Lexington Green and Fayette Mall (second largest mall in KY soon to be the largest again after the expansion is finished, it lost the title when St. Matts in Louisville expanded.)

I thought that mall st.mat. is expanding (correct me if I'm wrong). I heard that fayette mall was expanding and would become the largest mall until news broke that st.mat was expanding and would retain it's no. 1 spot.

Lexinton is great, but I think it needs to do some more banking in on its heritage throughout the city. Most people have a very upper-middle class suburbia idea of Lexington, which I find to be rather true from when I visit. It is a total college town, but that shouldn't limit it to majority suburban development. It does however seem that there are some fun projects that could make it a much more competitive city in the region outside the college spectrum.

nice pictures of lexington

Lexington is a beautiful city.

nice pictures of lexington


Lexington is a nice place to live. Hey I have family in Roanoke, however I think your metro numbers is off.
According to the Roanoke County website http://www.yesroanoke.com/location.cfm

Roanoke MSA is 235,932

I thought that mall st.mat. is expanding (correct me if I'm wrong). I heard that fayette mall was expanding and would become the largest mall until news broke that st.mat was expanding and would retain it's no. 1 spot.

Now I'm sure that St.Matthews will retain it's no.1 spot they have just confirmed the renovation on the news.
Sorry Lexington. :)

Lexington has a great indy music scene in it. Go to High on Rose if you don't believe me. You have to understand that lexington was a small town up until about 30 years ago. Toyota and UK really kicked in and put it on the map. In its growth, it could be slightly compared to Nashville and its suburbs.

Now I'm sure that St.Matthews will retain it's no.1 spot they have just confirmed the renovation on the news.
Sorry Lexington. :)

Which news station did you see this on?

Which news station did you see this on?

Originally a few months ago on all the stations the plan was in the works for the rentovation.
But yesterday on Fox 41 they confirmed that they have started the renovation on mall St. Matthews.

Hey Lexingtonians, that's okay. They can have their bigass malls. We'll take our world class basketball team!!! WOOHOOO!!! I couldn't resist. LOL!

awww
U.K. ain't crushin UofL in basketball
Yeah yall got more national titles, BUT WHO JUST MADE THE FINAL FOUR!!!!!!! LOL

Lexington has a great indy music scene in it. Go to High on Rose if you don't believe me. You have to understand that lexington was a small town up until about 30 years ago. Toyota and UK really kicked in and put it on the map. In its growth, it could be slightly compared to Nashville and its suburbs.

High on Rose is closed!

High on Rose is closed!


WHY??? That is terrible. That place used to rock late at night with great bands. I can't tell you how many times I had a good brew and equally good entertainment at that bar. What a shame.

Not really sure why, it's an awesome building. I think the people who owned it have started a company that makes salsas, salad dressings, etc. And I have not heard if anything is going to reopen in the space, I'd love to open something there.

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I'm trying to picture where that pic was taken from, has to be close to my place based on the blue building.

I found the pic on LBAR.com from a property for sale on N. Limestone.

Great shot!!! :0)

Lexington hosting

Let’s get together….how about 15 Oct..afternoon in Lexington…go for a Bourbon tour, catch the races (Keeneland & Red Mile) a little drinkin – lay $2.00 down. Etc…

Hit me back with an email and lets see if this is a go..if the 15th doesn’t work…lets chose another Sat.

Then maybe have another meeting with Louisville hosting?

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Lexington hosting

Let’s get together….how about 15 Oct..afternoon in Lexington…go for a Bourbon tour, catch the races (Keeneland & Red Mile) a little drinkin – lay $2.00 down. Etc…

Hit me back with an email and lets see if this is a go..if the 15th doesn’t work…lets chose another Sat.

Then maybe have another meeting with Louisville hosting?

Can't make it this weekend but maybe another. :cheers:

Go WildCat :p

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WOW!
That is a GREAT shot of Lexington. I love that it is during the winter.
I mostly go down to Lex in the winter and I find lexington to be rather attractive in snow. ;)
Thanks for posting it.

I haven't been able to sleep well in the last few weeks so last weekend I decided to start utilizing that time as creatively as I could. I took several photos between the hours of 3:45am and 4:40am. My computer is being dificult but I should have them up soon.

^^Sounds great! Can't wait to see them... :)

Living Here In Kentucky Myself, I'll Show You My Pics Of Lexington!

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^^WELCOME!!! Another Lexington! :)

These are some that I took yesterday and I posted on UrbanPlanet



These would have better if I had noticed that there was a smudge on my lens. I was so mad, but I decided to post them anyway. These are of in and around downtown. I was out and about and had my camera, so I took some shots.

Victorian Square from pedway (excuse the reflection)
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Triangle Park and fountains from pedway
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Inside Victorian Square
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Behind Victorian Square on Short Street
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Courthouse Plaza
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Kimball House being turned into condos
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Gratz Park (site of Mayfest which is May 13-14)
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http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics023.jpg

Hampton Court
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics024.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics025.jpg

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics026.jpg

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Dowtown view from Newtown Crossing Apartments train crossing
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics028.jpg

Construction Progress for 500s on Main
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/georgebglass/lexpics003.jpg







Gratz Park

Nice stuff guys! More?

^^
Gorgeous!!
Thanks for posting. Didnt mind the smudge at all. ;)

Great photos.

Here are those photos I promised a long time ago. I finally got to a computer with both the internet and a program to load them from my camera. There are some weird digital looking splotches due to the nightvision settings i had on. Sorry about those.


From Church St.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0068.jpg

From Victorian Square Parking Garage.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0076.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0071.jpg

University of Kentucky:

W.T. Young Library
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0014.jpg

Patterson Office Tower (POT)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0019.jpg

New Dorms
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0022.jpg

Back to Dowtown:

Kincaid Tower (Dedicated to Lexy)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0025.jpg

New Construction in the Vine St. cluster. (5 story office building)
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0030.jpg

The Vine St. cluster
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0032.jpg

Chase Tower
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0047.jpg

World Trade Center/LFC in the background
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0050.jpg

The Raddison
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Img_0051.jpg

All pictures taken between 3:30am and 4:45am.

Hey thanks for the pics. The last time I was in downtown Lexington at 3am, I was drunk. Good times. But even better pics though. Thanks again for sharing.

Wow, so I just got to work and these pictures looked a lot better on my friends computer. If you cant see some of them adjust your contrast or brightness.

i feel lexington will be the same for 100 years... nothing new man... UK is expanding and Lexington is dead.

by the way, i am UK student :D..

i feel lexington will be the same for 100 years... nothing new man... UK is expanding and Lexington is dead.

Uhhh, you sure you are talking about the right Lexington here, son?

This is Lexington, Kentucky.

BTW, nice pictures guys! :)

He's referring to the University of Kentucky (UK). I disagree though. I think we're going to see a very different Lexington evolve over the next ten years.

Isn't nappy roots from there?

They're from Louisville, about 70 miles west. They perform often in Lexington though. They're very supportive of Kentucky rappers and often show up at CD release parties and other events to support emerging Kentucky rappers.

He's referring to the University of Kentucky (UK). I disagree though. I think we're going to see a very different Lexington evolve over the next ten years.

i hope man...... but i wont see lexington in 10 years coz i will graduate soon :D

...The last time I was in downtown Lexington at 3am, I was drunk...
The last time I was in downtown Lexington at 3am, UK had won the '96 championship - a wonderful experience I will never forget (what I can remember). Btw, in '98 I was at Euclid/Woodland.

Long live Tolly-Ho, home of the Ho-burger!!

Nothing special, two photo's from the Newtown Crossing walkway. Stupid Chain link fence got in the way of one of them.

These photos always look better on my camera than the computer so I hope it's my computer that's shitty. Maybe you guys can see them clearer.

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/5-60-06001.jpg

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/5-60-06002.jpg

Here some other pictures I found that had been taken a little while ago...

Downtown from the East End at sunrise.
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/6-4-06006.jpg

Triangle park with Lexington Center in the background
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/6-4-06004.jpg

Victorian Square, Triangle Park, Lexington Center, and the Hyatt
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/6-4-06001.jpg

Looking south down Broadway
http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/Iandependant/Lexington/6-4-06003.jpg

I posted more photographs and commentary at the (crude and unfinished) UrbanUp (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=4) web-site. Enjoy!

"College Town"
1. This historic church was demolished for new development near the University of Kentucky. It was neglected for many years and had lost most of its historic value.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_15_686.jpg

Downtown
2. The intersection of Vine and Limestone.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_13_759.jpg

3. Looking east along the Vine Street corridor. The Transit Center is to the right.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_13_710.jpg

4. At the intersection of Esplanade and East Main Street are numerous local stores and eateries.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_13_527.jpg

5. The former Ades Dry Goods Building was renovated in 1987 into lofts and businesses.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_13_891.jpg

South Hill
6. These homes are being renovated into condos as part of the Kimball House Square project.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_19_777.jpg

7. A view of the new infrastructure along South Mill.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_19_591.jpg

8. South Hill 525. The new homes along South Mill and other adjoining streets are part of the South Hill Crossing project.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_19_295.jpg

9. The new homes along South Mill and other adjoining streets are part of the South Hill Crossing project.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_19_181.jpg

Woodward Heights
10.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_17_628.jpg

11.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_17_386.jpg

Manchester Avenue corridor
12. Former Pepper distillery.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_16_417.jpg

University of Kentucky
13. New North Hall is a new residential dormitory complex.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_587.jpg

14. The CRMS Building is home to the University of Kentucky Center for Manufacturing.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_116.jpg

15. Central campus, looking towards White Hall and the Patterson Office Tower.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_24.jpg

16. Central campus with White Hall on the right.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_512.jpg

17. The administration building is in the foreground, while the Patterson Office Tower looms in the background.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_176.jpg

18. The south campus dormitories are visible.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070629/photos/1_20_223.jpg

Posted many new photographs of Lexington, Kentucky on my web-site article at UrbanUp. You can read more about it here (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=13&type=2) and view the 100+ photographs already on the site. The site is still new and in its infancy, and much of the text was copied from articles that I wrote at other web-sites, but it's coming along!

Downtown
1. Christ Church Cathedral: Constructed in 1848, this Gothic Revival church was designed by Major Thomas Lewinski. It is currently the home of the Cathedral for the Diocese of Lexington.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070717/photos/1_13_465.jpg

2. 500's on the Main: View of Phase One. Phase Two includes the signature steel and glass spire.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070717/photos/1_13_372.jpg

3. A grand office tower at Short and Mill.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070717/photos/1_13_52.jpg

4. This large structure at South Upper and Short recently had its windows replaced.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070717/photos/1_13_73.jpg

5. Park
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070717/photos/1_13_125.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2022/1862777876_54b1d15d98.jpg

You can find my newest downtown photos at my web-site, UrbanUp, here (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=13&photos=1).

1. Central Business District, looking west towards Lexington Financial Center.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_2846.jpg

2. A view of the northern Lexington region. The street running northeast is Limestone and has seen an uptick in building restorations and investments.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_2677.jpg

3. Looking towards the Vine Street corridor, which consists primarily of newer office structures. This was formerly the Chesapeake and Ohio rail line, which were removed in the late 1960s. Hundreds of structures that would have been adaptable to lofts today were demolished, and has been called the city's "biggest regret."
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_1420.jpg

4. Central Business District.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_532.jpg

5. Old Fayette National Bank Building. Was the city's tallest for many, many years.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_106.jpg

6. A void created by the demolition of Woolworth's. The store closed in the mid 1990s after being restored in the early 1990s (...), and was demolished ~2003. The lot (and the bottom right corner store and attachments) are owned by The Webb Cos., the city's largest developer (they developed the Lexington Financial Center). Most of the remaining buildings are vacant and are not that historical, and will most likely be demolished in a few years for a new development project.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_716.jpg

7. Our Courthouse complex takes up two blocks and has a nice plaza with water features.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_454.jpg

8. Rupp Arena/Lexington Center. The massive parking lot to the south now qualifies for TIF so it stands to be redeveloped.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_1052.jpg

9. My downtown, looking east, from my apartment complex. It is one of the tallest buildings in the city :)
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071104/photos/full_1_993.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/1862777894_3fa7a39ea4.jpg

Many more photos coming later this week! Stay tuned to this thread!

YAY!!! KITTY!!!! i say that picture just made the thread 10x betta!!! BTW nice pics when i saw that first pic with the LFC in it, i thought it was fake cuz it was so purtty

Yeah very bright coloring. Good photos. The Courthouse Plaza looks really nice from that height.

You got some very good pics I like the first one, the Lexington Financial Center looks great

I love LEX but it's time for some additions to the skyline. Including a new tallest :)
What can I say... I'm a height whore.

What skyscraper fan isnt? I say replace the crazy gold thing in the bottom left hand corner of the first pic with somthing say 500" or so.

I actually like the crazy gold thing :) < PNC Bank I think.

Remove that blighted, brand-new four-story crap that houses the US Attorneys at Vine and Mill. PLEASE.

I could do without every single building between Vine and High with the exception ofone or two at Limestone and CMW

All uninspired trash if you ask me. It definitely was a big mistake tearing it all down.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2022/1862777876_54b1d15d98.jpg

Links provided go to the building or district at UrbanUp.

1. National City Bank (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=21&type=) taken from the Lexington Downtown Corporation roof.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_2754.jpg

2. Main and Rose Lofts (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=15&type=), taken from the roof of the Lexington Downtown Corporation. I will gather more photos in the evening that will better represent the width of the structure. This was originally planned for seven stories but was constructed as four -- but it's enormous size is still a tremendous asset. Crews have completed most of the work on the building -- including the city's first "back in" parking spaces. I assume those are for those who want to load groceries from a planned urban corner market.

I personally love the industrial design of the building. They did this very well and it resembles the building stock that once existed along Vine Street.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1483.jpg

3. And to think, Main and Rose was once a giant surface parking lot.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_2595.jpg

4. Christ Church Apartments for the elderly. This is where I voted :)
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_2236.jpg

5. The modern front to the Lexington Center (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=18&type=). This was recently rehabilitated from a 1970s glass-box design to one that is more harmonious to the streetscape. The big box in the back is Rupp Arena, which could be replaced by 2012. It was not renovated with the Lexington Center project and it is showing its age.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_2225.jpg

6. The old front was HIDEOUS.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_54.jpg

7. Hyatt, which is undergoing interior renovations.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1549.jpg

8. Victorian Square, which has fine dining, shops and art galleries under one roof. It is a series of restored Victorian-esque structures combined into one.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_613.jpg

9. The Kincaid Towers (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=1&type=) is a 22-floor high-rise in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located along Vine Street between Broadway and Mill Street. Its exterior is polished buff concrete with blue tinted glass, with terraces on the 5th, 10th, 14th, and 21st floor.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1548.jpg

10. Phase one of the 500's on the Main (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=20&type=) project, adjacent to Victorian Square and the Lexington Center.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1344.jpg

11. The spire and additional buildings will be constructed soon in phase two.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20070727/photos/full_1_1165.jpg

12. Ah... where I live. Downtown Lexington (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=13&type=2). Looking west along Main Street in downtown Lexington.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1598.jpg

13. I fucking hated getting up to the top of the World Trade Center. Ladders suspended many, many feet above a never-ending staircase. And I'm afraid of heights. One building was a ladder... the other was a staircase. Go figure.

From left to right: Lexington Center, 500's on the Main, and Victorian Square.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1059.jpg

14. Looking along South Broadway. The massive parking lot on the right is part of Rupp Arena and it replaced hundreds of homes from the historic South Hill district. It is slated for redevelopment eventually.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_157.jpg

15. Looking along Vine Street at the haphazard building styles. Vine Street was once a railroad corridor for the city, and when the tracks were removed, major urban renewal began that removed most of the historic and warehouse-styled buildings that are so very much desired today.

That white stub of a building houses U.S. Attorneys offices. It is a POS and was just a basic steel frame (suburban buildings are built better than this) with a faux "stone" facade that was prefabricated and placed by a crane.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_2187.jpg

16. Triangle Center is in the foreground and was a planned shopping center.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_1688.jpg

17.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20071108/photos/full_1_768.jpg

More coming next week!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2039/1862777894_3fa7a39ea4.jpg

that picture of the kincaid is pretty muich amazing... btw i expect new kitties next week ;)

Lexington, Kentucky (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=4)

I am finally getting around to posting new photographs. Currently working on the site -- it currently dumps all buildings under Lexington, although they should be spreading out on the individual subpages (i.e. Downtown). And some of the photo galleries are insanely large (i.e. Downtown) and I'll probably split those off.

1. Artek Lofts (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=23&type=)

a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__654.jpg

b.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__1895.jpg

2. 500's on the Main (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=20&type=)

a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__2960.jpg

b.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__2672.jpg

3. Downtown (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=13)

a. Where Centrepointe could go.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__2844.jpg

b. Cheapside
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__2594.jpg

c. Lexington Opera House
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080505/photos/full__110.jpg

Thanks for posting those. Your pics are always such excellent quality.

^ Thanks :)

4. Historic District: Western Suburb (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=57&photos=1)
More can be found at the above URL.

a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_1222.jpg

b.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_781.jpg

c.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_2326.jpg

d. Get rid of the overhead wire mess!
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_2902.jpg

e.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_348.jpg

5. More downtown! (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=53&photos=1)
a. Arts Place
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_514.jpg

b. Simply beautiful...
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_2829.jpg

6. Northside I (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=58&photos=1)
a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_1308.jpg

b.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_2401.jpg

7. Gratz Park (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=59&photos=1)
a. Hunt-Morgan House: Historically known as Hopemont, this grand residence was constructed by John Wesley Hunt in 1814, who was first millionaire west of the Alleghenies. Hunt's great-grandson, Dr. Thomas Hunt Morgan, was born in the house in 1866. He was known for his work in genetics and is the only Kentuckian to have won the Nobel Prize.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_3000.jpg

b.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_318.jpg

c. The brickwork... is amazing. I need to come back for a closeup.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080506/photos/full_1_2339.jpg

Everytime I drive down I75, I wished they had made the interstate closer to the downtown to show it off more. 99% of people driving thru, never see the downtown. What a shame!

Yeah, in one sense I'm glad it doesn't cut through downtown but on the other hand if you dont look over at just the right time through the tree line you'd never know we have a skyline.

Yeah, in one sense I'm glad it doesn't cut through downtown but on the other hand if you dont look over at just the right time through the tree line you'd never know we have a skyline.

That's perfectly fine by me. There are so many advantages to keeping the Interstates away from the city a little that I am fine if the people driving from Atlanta to Detroit don't see the skyline.

If it is that big of a deal, you could put a large "Welcome to Lexington" sign on 75 and 64 with the skyline in the background so that drivers realize that Lexington has a skyline.

Great job Seicer.

Well, look at Huntington. The interstate had two choices: drive through the city on an at-grade highway, clearing out at least two blocks for ~10 miles for a six-lane interstate. That would have displaced thousands and severed the city in half. And if that had been constructed, just think of how ugly it'd be now -- with all that 1960s concrete and steel goodness.

Or, bypass it to the south. About one or two miles south on average. Little to no views of the city, and urban development for that matter -- until just recently. Go in any closer and you'd be disrupting some of the wealthiest homes in the city.

With Lexington, having an urban freeway would have meant the end of South Hill with one proposal, and the usage of Vine for a freeway with another. A depressed and elevated freeway were proposed, depending on the alignment. The psychological barriers aside, this would have funneled traffic into the city but would have required the demolitions of thousands of properties. I guess it was no worse than when Rupp completed wholesale clearing, but...

While I think that Lexington is unique with there being no interstate in downtown, I do think that in the long run it makes it "harder" to market downtown in some respects. Me personally, I would LOVE to see Newtown Pike turned into a full-fledged limited access highway with direct access to I-75. Terminate it downtown and just let it fade into the new portion that half-circles downtown to the south.

I'm not saying a highway through downtown would be better or worse. I was just rambling really.

May 6, 2008 photographs are now up :) There are more within the links.

8. CenterCourt (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=building&p=14&type=)

a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_1571.jpg

9. Downtown (again) (http://www.urbanup.net/index.php?q=cities&p=13)

a.
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_4343.jpg

b. Kentucky Theater
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_16.jpg

c. Main Street
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_1935.jpg

d. Central Christian Church
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_1451.jpg

e. Downtown Goodness
http://www.urbanup.net/content/20080519/photos/full_1_6620.jpg

I love the view from that garage at Euclid and Upper.

The top of the CenterCourt garage is great too!

I like that last one with the little park. I like Lexington's little parks in its odd spaces. You could probably do a whole thread on those little parks.

I love our pocket parks!

The last time I was in downtown Lexington at 3am, UK had won the '96 championship - a wonderful experience I will never forget (what I can remember). Btw, in '98 I was at Euclid/Woodland.

Long live Tolly-Ho, home of the Ho-burger!!

I have great pic from that night, i'll find it and post it. 100,000 drunk roaring UK fans. Great night... even though some guy in a tree with a 12 pack hit my friend in the head with an empty beer bottle toss.

cant wait for the new high rise :P

i've never heard about kentucky, well sometime watching the u.s. map...but well, i think that this city needs a lot of skyline.

is not a bad city...for some people is the best kind of cities because i think that theres not too much crimes.

greetings from mx city

found this on flickr...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3534/3273115564_805ab01a2f_b.jpg
http://www.flickr.com/photos/beverlyjam/3273115564/sizes/o/ (large image)
by http://www.flickr.com/photos/beverlyjam/

Oooh! Nice aerial.

I love how The Woodlands stands out so prominently in the foreground.

I wish the shot were wide enough to get Kirwin/Blanding and the condo building just South of the Woodlands.

It's a great shot though!