Liberty Street

Louisville, Ky. Then & Now

February 9, 2023

1909: Crofts Cafe on Green Street later known as Liberty Street

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.

Liberty Street

233-235 W. Liberty Street

233-235 W. Liberty Street, circa 1956-1966. Antiques store — 233-235 W. Liberty Street. Circa 1956-1966. ULPA 1998_009_461. Image captured by Google, 2017.

2017: Marriott Hotel — 233-235 W. Liberty Street. Circa 1956-1966. ULPA 1998_009_461. Image captured by Google, 2017.

321 W. Liberty Street

1945: Greenup Records, 321 W. Liberty Street — Greenup Records, 321 W. Liberty Street, 1945. ULPA R_08629_00. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018.

2018: parking garage — Greenup Records, 321 W. Liberty Street, 1945. ULPA R_08629_00. Image captured by Picasa, July 2018.

NW Corner of 5th & Liberty Streets

1956: NW corner of 5th & Liberty. Building, construction, and parking garage. — NW corner of 5th & Liberty, 1956. ULPA R_15597_00. Image captured by Picasa, 2018.

2018: Hilliard Lyons building — NW corner of 5th & Liberty, 1956. ULPA R_15597_00. Image captured by Picasa, 2018.

1428-32 W. Liberty Street

1909: Crofts Cafe on Green Street later known as Liberty Street — 1428-32 W. Green (now Liberty) Street, 1909. ULPA 2009_027_049. Image captured by Google, 2011.

2011: empty lot on Liberty Street — 1428-32 W. Green (now Liberty) Street, 1909. ULPA 2009_027_049. Image captured by Google, 2011.