Comments on: The city I used to live in

By: susan teaford

susan teaford — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:46:13 +0000

I’m from Louisville. I’ve been away since 1989, but am moving home this summer.

By: susan teaford

susan teaford — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 18:45:48 +0000

I’m from Louisville. I’ve been away since 1989, but am moving home this summer.

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:08:13 +0000

@Lydia – And I remember sitting outside the theater with my boyfriend at the time, after the movie we’d seen, watching the “Rocky Horror” people starting to show up. Maybe you were there!

By: Lydia

Lydia — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:06:13 +0000

I loved the Vogue, too — for a different reason from you, maybe. Different movies, anyway. They used to show the old black-and-white greats like “Philadelphia Story.” I saw “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Mary Poppins” there on the big screen. Little seats, though, huh? :)

By: Chele

Chele — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 12:25:16 +0000

@Jen H. – Though I’ve lived elsewhere, Louisville is also my home and for most of my life has been. I remember driving on the Watterson for the first time – I heard my grandmother talk so much about the horrible traffic when I was a kid, I was shocked to not fear for my life on that very road. The night time view of the city is gorgeous – I don’t think any city could be prettier. Imagine my surprise drifting onto this blog after looking up “Half-Assed” on Amazon to see “my” skyline…well, I have to buy the book now!

By: Dawn

Dawn — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:31:36 +0000

I loved reading about the city you use to live in. It reminded me of the city I use to live in as a kid. I haven’t driven through it in many years makes me want to drive through it. Great story.

By: Jen H.

Jen H. — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 21:26:28 +0000

Hey, PQ! I, too, lived in Louisville when I was younger – we moved away when I was in high school, and it was very traumatic as only things can be when you’re a melodramatic 15 year old. I remember reading in your archives that you played Quick Recall, and I wonder if we ever played each other – I went to Myers and I’m only a little older than you. That would be funny.

Since I left Louisville so young, I have “discovered” it as an adult and love it. I’ll never forget the time I went back on drove on the Watterson – I was a grown woman, but driving on the highway in the town I had been a child in was so amazing! I’m a dork.

I still love going back. It’s such a great place, filled with great people. But yeah, it’s changed. The main landmark on Bardstown was the Toy Tiger, and once that went, it was a different city. :)

By: Kari

Kari — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 18:05:50 +0000

Okay, now I’m curious, why is the building with the curved top not supposed to be there? ;)

Beautiful photo — did you take it? I love the downtown skyline here.

By: PastaQueen

PastaQueen — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:58:00 +0000

@TiredOfWorkingOut – OMG, Steak N’ Shake milkshakes are the BEST. If I have a milkshake, I get it there, because if I’m going to splurge I’m gonna’ splurge good.

By: TiredOfWorkingOut

TiredOfWorkingOut — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:53:58 +0000

I visited Indianapolis many years ago. It was memorable because it was my first introduction to Steak-n-Shake. Quite the memory. I loved the thin, crispy fries and thin, greasy burgers. Lots of thin food there. Which didn’t translate to anything else being thin. Especially not me after I ordered a shake post-burgerfest.