Third Street

Louisville, Ky. Then & Now

Terri Holtze

February 14, 2023

ULPA CS_040954

Lost Louisville

These views are part of the Lost Louisville: Destroyed buildings of Louisville, Ky.

"Then" images in this project come from the University of Louisville Archives & Special Collections . "Now" images are screenshots from Google Maps.

Third Street

722 S 3rd

1922: A home with elongated windows capped with ornamental eyebrows sits at 722 S Third Street. — 722 S. 3rd Street, 1922. ULPA CS_040954. Image captured by Google, October 2018. Swipe to compare images.

2018: The building has been replaced by a parking lot. — 722 S. 3rd Street, 1922. ULPA CS_040954. Image captured by Google, October 2018. Swipe to compare images.

NW corner Kentucky & 3rd

1928: A Gulf Refining gas station sits on the corner. To the left is a multi-story building with a Goodrich Tires ad painted on its side. — NW corner of Kentucky and 3rd Streets, 1928. ULPA CS_087943. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018. Swipe to compare images.

2018: The gas station has been replaced with Ollie's Trolley restaurant. The building with the tire ad is gone as is a home that was on the right edge of the 1928 photo. — NW corner of Kentucky and 3rd Streets, 1928. ULPA CS_087943. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018. Swipe to compare images.

NE corner Kentucky & 3rd

1928: Looking through gas station lot there appear to be several multi-story homes along the 900 block of Third Street. — Kentucky and 3rd Streets looking NE, 1928. ULPA CS_087944. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018. Swipe to compare images.

2018: The gas station has been replaced by Ollie's Trolly restaurant. The homes across the street are gone. — Kentucky and 3rd Streets looking NE, 1928. ULPA CS_087944. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018. Swipe to compare images.