![In February 1990 plans were announced for a new downtown park to be built on this site along Midland Avenue and Main Street. Various used car lots and auto repair shops had occupied this block. The new park became Thoroughbred Park, developed by The Triangle Foundation. Photo by Clay Owen](https://kyphotoarchive.bluehost.mcclatchy.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/08/900219ThoroughbredParksiteco-550x351.jpg)
In February 1990, plans were announced for a new downtown park to be built on this site along Midland Avenue and Main Street. Various used-car lots and auto-repair shops had occupied that block. The new park became Thoroughbred Park, developed by The Triangle Foundation. Photo by Clay Owen