Travels in the 2nd half

  The Old Court House As I said in an earlier blog, Lexington, Kentucky, is a wonderful city to walk. The neighborhoods surrounding the downtown area are filled with buildings that date back to the 19th and early 20th centuries. I had the opportunity to spend a day exploring the area. Before my walk, I stopped at the city’s Visitor’s Center , at 215 W. Main Street. It is in the Old Court House. The helpful staff provided me with maps for two self-guided walking tours in the area that I used to plan my day. Triangle Park The Courthouse is in the Cheapside neighborhood. The name comes from an Old English word related to ‘Marketplace” and it was the home to Lexington’s markets, including its slave market before the Civil War. From the Courthouse, I walked two blocks north along Main Street to Triangle Park. The park opened in 1982, and serves as a center point for the downtown area. It offers a wonderful fountain and an open performance space for outdoor concerts. Across Main Street f...

  Lexington, Kentucky, is a great city to visit if you enjoy walking. It has many interesting areas to explore, and it is relatively flat. The Historic South Hill neighborhood offers a great walk, and connects downtown Lexington to the University of Kentucky campus. South Hill was developed mostly after the Civil War, and many of the houses there today were built during the late 1800’s. It has been home to many middle-class families including a large African-American population, Today, a lot of the houses have been converted into apartments for students. I walked south along S. Limestone. While some of the houses are beautiful, and some are more work-a-day, they were all well cared for, and pretty to look at. This trip was not a random wandering. I had a goal - the campus of the University of Kentucky. The university was founded in 1865, as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Kentucky. Construction of the current campus began in the 1800’s. Like many state schools, it has g...