First in town was a tour of old Louisville. There was street upon street of beautiful Victorian houses, almost all very well preserved. We were able to drop in and visit Conrad-Caldwell House built in 1893 for a rich tanner and his wife as their retirement residence. The house had detailed and intricate woodwork in cherry, bird's eye maple, and golden oak, completed by a number of master carpenters. Parquet floors were designed by the lady of the house in classic patchwork designs, and built in timbers matching each room. It was clear that in construction, no expense was spared. Next was a quick trip around downtown Louisville, including the giant bat outside the Slugger Museum (which is actually a water tank) and a fantastic art gallery housed in a boutique hotel.
We had noticed that everywhere you looked, people were driving hot rods and well restored vintage classics. Was there some event in town? Or did the people of Louisville just have great taste in cars and buckets of money? Upon further investigation we found out the National Hot Rod Association had a show in town, with 11,000 cars on show. As it turns out, 11,000 cars were far too many to try to admire in one day. We left with very sore feet, only having seen a quarter of the cars on show.
We had noticed that everywhere you looked, people were driving hot rods and well restored vintage classics. Was there some event in town? Or did the people of Louisville just have great taste in cars and buckets of money? Upon further investigation we found out the National Hot Rod Association had a show in town, with 11,000 cars on show. As it turns out, 11,000 cars were far too many to try to admire in one day. We left with very sore feet, only having seen a quarter of the cars on show.