May 5, 2025
New police motorcycle, 1949
Lexington patrolman Joe Modica operated the two-way radio on a new motorcycle bought by the police department’s traffic division in June 1949. Published in the Lexington Herald June 13, 1949. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Painting the Woodlands, 1984
Billy Young, with B.L. Madden and Son, hung from the sixth floor of the Woodlands Condominiums where he was painting windows on October 31, 1984. The Woodlands, at 408 East Main Street, is a nine-story condominium building that was completed in 1984. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Greyhound Bus, 1949
A 1947 model Greyhound bus was photographed in June 1949 at the Southeastern Greyhound station at 219 East Short Street. Unpublished. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Toyota powertrain plant, 1989
David Bowman worked on the engine assembly line at the power train plant at Toyota Motor Manufacturing in Georgetown on Nov. 29, 1989. That was the day the power train plant was dedicated. Toyota will unveil its first Lexus ES 350 on Monday at the Georgetown plant. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff
Church organist Mayme Cogar, 1946
Mayme Cogar, the organist at Midway Baptist Church, was recognized for 50 years of service in March 1946. Published in the Herald-Leader on March 24, 1946. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Mount Sterling Court Days, 1985
Taking shelter from a heavy rain at the Mount Sterling Court Days on Oct. 20, 1985, from left, Milford Bivens of Flemingsburg, Tony Wainscott of Lawrenceburg, Gene Gregory of Stamping Ground, Shelby Burgin of Richmond, and John Fortune of Mount Sterling. The annual gathering started in 1794 when the circuit judge came to town to try criminal defendants. People came from miles around to sell crops, trade horses, mules and other farm animals, and to swap goods and services. Guns and knives were among the top items traded. It continues to be one the largest outdoor festivals in Kentucky. This year, it runs Friday through Monday. Photo by Gary Landers
Big Blue Madness, 1994
This group of Pikeville College students, outside Memorial Coliseum, were pumped about attending their first Midnight Madness on Oct. 14, 1994. From left, Justin Hall, Tommy Chamberlain, Skeeter Walden, Gerald Vanover and Rod Runyon. Big Blue Madness moved to Rupp Arena in October 2005. Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff
UK defeats Auburn, 1966
Kentucky football players prepared to carry coach Charlie Bradshaw off the field after UK defeated Auburn 17-7 at Stoll Field/McLean Stadium in Lexington on Oct. 1, 1966. That was the last time Kentucky defeated Auburn at home. UK beat Auburn at Jordan–Hare Stadium in 2009. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Sam Bowie at UK Media Day, 1982
University of Kentucky’s 7-foot one-inch Sam Bowie answered reporters’ questions at media day on Oct. 15, 1982, in Memorial Coliseum. Bowie ended up taking a medical redshirt for the 1982-83 season because of a stress fracture in his left tibia that was slow to heal. Kentucky held its annual media day Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2015 for this year’s men’s basketball team. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Douglass Park pool dedication, 1977
As the new Douglass Park swimming pool was dedicated on July 15, 1977, Gary Combs, 9, Darryl Clark, 8, David Clark, 10, and Charles Combs, 12, waited outside the pool fence. The pool was built with money made available through the Community Development Block Grant Fund. The new pool offered an aquatic program for neighborhood youth. Frederick Douglass Park was opened in 1916, when a prominent black grocer sold the 25-acre site to the city of Lexington to establish the first park in the Bluegrass to serve black residents. In its early history, it staged multiple uses. On Monday, the city announced plans for the park’s centennial celebration. Photo by Christy Porter | Staff
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