Lost Lexington, Kentucky

Lost Lexington, Kentucky
Author: Peter Brackney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 183
Release: 2014-11-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625851286

Lexington has dozens of well-restored landmarks, but unfortunately so many more are lost forever. The famous Phoenix Hotel, a longtime stop for weary travelers and politicians alike, has risen from its own ashes numerous times over the past centuries. The works of renowned architect John McMurtry were once numerous around town, but some of the finest examples are gone. The Centrepointe block has been made and unmade so many times that its original tenants are unknown to natives now. Join local blogger, attorney and preservationist Peter Brackney as he explores the intriguing back stories of these hidden Bluegrass treasures.

Lexington's Lost Architecture

Lexington's Lost Architecture
Author: Woods Reeves
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-10-22
Genre: Fayette County (Ky.)
ISBN: 9781539672319

Thank you for viewing our book! If you decide to purchase, the authors humbly ask that you please go to www.createspace.com/6663271 (simply type this address into the address bar at the top of your screen and it will take you straight to the book to place your order). It is as safe and secure as purchasing on Amazon (probably more so) because it is Amazon, just their publishing side. We ask this favor because when our book is ordered through Amazon.com and not CreateSpace.com, Amazon takes out another large fee (not sure why since it is the same company) and by doing so, Amazon ends up making a lot more on the sale than we do. At least through CreateSpace we split the royalties a bit more evenly with Amazon. They still make more than the authors but this way is much fairer. We very much appreciate your extra effort to help and also thank you very, much for your interest in our book. We hope you enjoy it! "Lexington's Lost Architecture" is a new book featuring many never before published photos of some of Lexington, Kentucky's finest old architecture. All the homes are long gone either by having been torn down or burned. These pages contain the stories of the people that built these magnificent structures and those that inhabited them. There are many interior photos from private collections and many full color images which will give the reader an idea of the splendor of these lost treasures.

History Lover's Guide to Lexington & Central Kentucky, A

History Lover's Guide to Lexington & Central Kentucky, A
Author: Foster Ockerman Jr. & Peter Brackney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020
Genre: History
ISBN: 1467142999

"The Athens of the West. The Horse Capital of the World. The Home to the Greatest Tradition in College Basketball. Heart of the Bluegrass. Lexington has a lot of names and an even richer history. The region played an oversized role in America's educational, political, religious, and cultural development. Visit a historic AMC church in downtown Lexington that was a stop on the Underground Railroad for escaping slaves. Walk through fifteen local historic districts. Explore an equine cemetery. Join historians Foster Ockerman, Jr. and Peter Brackney on a tour through historic sites and buildings in Lexington and central Kentucky."--Provided by publisher

Lexington's Lost Architecture

Lexington's Lost Architecture
Author: Woods Reeves
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2016-10-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781535101356

"Lexington's Lost Architecture" is a new book featuring many never before published photos of some of Lexington, Kentucky's finest old architecture. All the homes are long gone either by having been torn down or burned. These pages contain the stories of the people that built these magnificent structures and those that inhabited them. There are many interior photos from private collections which will give the reader an idea of the splendor of these lost treasures.

Crawfish Bottom

Crawfish Bottom
Author: Douglas Boyd
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2011-08-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 0813134099

A small neighborhood in northern Frankfort, Kentucky, Crawfish Bottom was located on fifty acres of swampy land along the Kentucky River. “Craw’s” reputation for vice, violence, moral corruption, and unsanitary conditions made it a target for urban renewal projects that replaced the neighborhood with the city’s Capital Plaza in the mid-1960s. Douglas A. Boyd’s Crawfish Bottom: Recovering a Lost Kentucky Community traces the evolution of the controversial community that ultimately saw four-hundred families displaced. Using oral histories and firsthand memories, Boyd not only provides a record of a vanished neighborhood and its culture but also demonstrates how this type of study enhances the historical record. A former Frankfort police officer describes Craw’s residents as a “rough class of people, who didn’t mind killing or being killed.” In Crawfish Bottom, the former residents of Craw acknowledge the popular misconceptions about their community but offer a richer and more balanced view of the past.

A New History of Lexington, Kentucky

A New History of Lexington, Kentucky
Author: Foster Ockerman Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 176
Release: 2021-10-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1439673896

Lexington is known as the "Horse Capital of the World," but the city's history runs much deeper. Learn about the mayor who refused the Ku Klux Klan permission to march and organize in the city. Meet one of the nation's foremost advocates for voting rights for women who was a native of the city. Visit the many small hamlets around Lexington that were settlements for the formerly enslaved. Lexington was the state's first capital and the nation's first community to establish an urban service boundary to regulate growth and preserve horse farms. Seventh-generation Kentuckian and Lexington native Foster Ockerman Jr. offers an updated history.

History of Lexington Kentucky

History of Lexington Kentucky
Author: George W. Ranck
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages: 438
Release: 2023-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 3382128829

Reprint of the original, first published in 1872. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

The Murder of Geneva Hardman and Lexington's Mob Riot of 1920

The Murder of Geneva Hardman and Lexington's Mob Riot of 1920
Author: Peter Brackney
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2020-01-20
Genre: True Crime
ISBN: 1439668817

In 1920, ten-year-old Geneva Hardman was murdered on her way to school, just outside Lexington. Both civil authorities and a growing lynch mob sought Will Lockett, a black army veteran, as the suspect. The vigilantes remained one step behind the lawmen, and a grieving family erred on the side of justice versus vengeance. During the short trial, tensions spilled over and shots were fired outside the courthouse, leading to a declaration of martial law. Six people died in what civil rights leader W.E.B. Du Bois described as the "Second Battle of Lexington." Join author Peter Brackney and delve into this century-old story of murder and mayhem.

The Minute Boys of Lexington

The Minute Boys of Lexington
Author: Edward Stratemeyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 316
Release: 1898
Genre: American fiction
ISBN:

In the spring of 1775, determined to help free the colonies from British rule, sixteen-year-old Roger Morse and his friends organize their own military company and find themselves participating in the first battles of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord.

Lexington

Lexington
Author: Fiona Young-Brown
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2008
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780738554471

Situated in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region, Lexington is known as a cultural center throughout the state. The city, with its strong sense of history, education, and commerce, has undergone dramatic change, making way for development and progress with each new decade.