Louisville Magazine

MAR 2013

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Contrary to popular perception, it���s not hard to ��nd promise in the West End. Below are just a few positive indicators over the last few years. By Kane Webb & Mary Chellis Austin 1 3 4 2 5 8 6 9 10 12 14 16 1 ��� 2 ��� Young Elementary School, 3526 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. The only Louisville primary school that���s an International Baccalaureate World School.�� Former home of National Tobacco, 30 acres of land at 30th Street between Muhammad Ali and Market. Recently purchased by the city for $1.2 million with the intent to attract companies or light industry It���s another important part of the West Market Corridor plan, which hopes to transform this stretch of Market Street into another NuLu. 58 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 3.13 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 PROGRESS The Shawnee Neighborhood. Including a $2 million federal grant for streetscaping; the new, privately funded Shawnee Christian Health Clinic; joining the New Roots: Fresh Stop, which brings in fresh produce; the renovated Shawnee Arts and Cultural Center; the Academy at Shawnee, which continues its turnaround under principal Keith Look; the People���s Garden, a community garden with more than 30 plots; and volunteer groups like Chad Rehnberg���s City Life: Shawnee, which helps at-risk kids. 3 ��� 11 13 15 17 Signs of 7 4 ��� America���s Finest Filters Inc., 2910 W. Jefferson St. Micheal T. White���s company, which makes HVAC equipment, ranked among the top 100 fastest-growing inner-city businesses in America by CNNMoney. 5 ��� Le-Bossier restaurant, near 18th Street and Muhammad Ali. Soon-to-open Louisiana-style restaurant. 6 ��� Kentucky Center for African-American Heritage, 1701 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. A showcase for African-American art, history and culture. 7 ��� Louisville Central Community Centers, Inc., 1300 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. Among its many ventures is the Old Walnut Street Project, which aims to restore the commercial heart of the West End. The project includes the restoration of a multi-storied warehouse building (behind LCCC���s current ofmces) with plans to devote the mrst noor to retail, reserving the top noors for ofmce space to attract businesses and using the roomy new atrium as a place for community events. 8 ��� Walgreens, 3410 W. Broadway. Recently opened across the street from its former, smaller location. 9 ��� New YMCA at 18th St. and Broadway. The two-story Y at the site of the nowdemolished Philip Morris tobacco plant will include space for the University of Louisville. 10 ��� Levy Electrical and Plumbing Supply, 1608 W. Broadway. Owned by AfricanAmerican woman Toni Levy and recently relocated to this Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone), a program of the Small Business Administration. 11 ��� Millennium Events & Floral, 1325 W. Broadway. From wedding decor to lounge furniture and nowers. 12 ��� Mogul Magazine, 1615 Maple St. A lifestyle glossy founded by Louisvillian Charles Rice and published monthly since 2011.

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