Thursday doors…elegant Louisville

Just off the main part of downtown Louisville’s vibrant Fourth Street area are some elegant old buildings and plenty of small, new shops.  You might even catch a selfie in one of the theater doors.

These doors belong to the tallest building in Kentucky, the 400 West Market Building. Although it looks vintage, it was finished in 1993.

Broadway.org has this to say about the Louisville Palace Theater:

Designed by noted architect John Eberson, the theatre opened at 10:15 a.m. Saturday, September 1, 1928 at a purported cost of over two million dollars–a whole lot of money in those days. Although its facade is dynamic in appearance, it doesn’t provide a clue as to the immensity and spectacular design of the interior of the theatre. Upon entering the lobby and grand foyer, the Spanish Baroque motif begins its development. Cobalt blue, bursts of red and gold indirectly light all of the niches, coves and entrances. Above the Spanish treasures there is a curved, vaulted ceiling with 139 carvings of the eternal greats. In a central portion one finds plaster busts of Socrates, Beethoven, Dante and even John Eberson himself! In any direction there is something magnificent to please the eye and spark the imagination.

Got your passport? No? Don’t worry, you can visit the world by heading to Norm’s blog and then clinking on the link critter to access a plethora of doors.