First day of school, 1986

Posted On August 12, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Abby Smits, 6, hugged her mother Virginia just before the start of Abby's first day of first grade at Garden Springs Elementary School on August 21, 1986. Photo by Tim Sharp | Staff

Abby Smits, 6, hugged her mother, Virginia, just before the start of Abby’s first day of first-grade at Garden Springs Elementary School on Aug. 21, 1986. Photo by Tim Sharp | Staff

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Squires Elementary School, 1988

Posted On August 11, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

First grade teacher Paige Thornton, right, prepared desks for the first day of school at Squires Elementary School on August 20, 1988. Anthony King of King & Queen's Cleaning Service worked on the classroom's windows. Photo by Tom Woods II | Staff

First-grade teacher Paige Thornton prepared desks for the first day of school at Squires Elementary School on Aug. 20, 1988. Anthony King of King & Queen’s Cleaning Service worked on the classroom’s windows. Photo by Tom Woods II | Staff

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Tom Hammond, 1982

Posted On August 10, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Television sportscaster Tom Hammond coaching a Babe Ruth League baseball team of kids ages 13-15, July 12, 1982 in Lexington. Hammond, a Lexington native, started his broadcasting career at radio station WVLK. He became sports director for television station WLEX-18 and was the play-by-play announcer for Southeastern Conference basketball games for over 20 years. Since 1984 he has covered various events on television for NBC Sports such as horse racing, the Olympics, basketball and football. Photo by David Perry | staff

Television sportscaster Tom Hammond coached a Babe Ruth League baseball team of kids ages 13-15 on July 12, 1982, in Lexington. Hammond, a Lexington native, started his broadcasting career at radio station WVLK. He became sports director for TV station WLEX-18 and was the play-by-play announcer for Southeastern Conference basketball games for more than 20 years. Since 1984, he has covered various events on television for NBC Sports including horse racing, the Olympics, basketball and football. Photo by David Perry | Staff

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Versailles, 1976

Posted On August 9, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Versailles city limits on Lexington Road (U.S. 60), April, 1976. The population today in almost 9,000. Photo by Chela Richardson | staff

The Versailles city limits on Lexington Road (U.S. 60) in April 1976. This photo is facing west toward downtown. The city’s population today is almost 9,000. Photo by Chela Richardson | Staff

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A Midsummer Night’s Run, 1990

Posted On August 8, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

The start of A Midsummer Night's Run, Aug. 18, 1990 in downtown Lexington. The 5K sponsored by Baptist Health Lexington has been an annual summer event since it's first race in 1985 that featured 1,300 participants. The 2015 race on Saturday, Aug. 8 is expected to almost triple that. Photo by Tim Sharp | staff

The start of A Midsummer Night’s Run, Aug. 18, 1990, in downtown Lexington. The 5K race, sponsored by Baptist Health Lexington, has been an annual summer event since the inaugural race in 1985, when 1,300 people participated. The 2015 race on Aug. 8 is expected to have almost triple that number. Photo by Tim Sharp | Staff

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Beaumont Farm development, 1992

Posted On August 7, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Aerial picture of Beaumont Farm during the early stages of development of the property, Oct. 1992. Running from upper left corner of the picture is New Cirlce Road and across the picture from left to right is Harrodsburg Road. Early construction of Beaumont Centre Circle is visable. A Kroger grocery store is now located at the far right side of the picture. Photo by Charles Bertram | staff

Aerial photo of Beaumont Farm during the early stages of development of the property in October 1992. Running from the upper left corner is New Circle Road, and intersecting that is Harrodsburg Road. This photo shows the early construction of Beaumont Centre Circle. A Kroger grocery store is now at the far right. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff

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Mike Battaglia, 1988

Posted On August 6, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Horse racing analyst, race caller and television broadcaster Mike Battaglia on Derby Day, May 7, 1988, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. He has set the morning line odds at Churchill since 1974, and was the race announcer from 1977 to 1996. Battaglia is also Keeneland’s longtime odds maker and is recognized as one of the best handicappers in America. He also is a racing analyst for NBC’s Thoroughbred racing coverage.At the time of this picture, he was 38 years old. Jim Jennings | staff

Horse racing analyst, race caller and television broadcaster Mike Battaglia on Derby Day, May 7, 1988, at Churchill Downs in Louisville. Battaglia has set the morning-line odds at Churchill since 1974, and he was the race announcer from 1977 to 1996. Battaglia also is Keeneland’s longtime oddsmaker and is recognized as one of the best handicappers in America. He also is a racing analyst for NBC’s Thoroughbred racing coverage. At the time of this picture, he was 38. Photo by Jim Jennings | Staff

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Neighborhood chalk art, 1976

Posted On August 5, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Neighborhood kids sit around a chalk drawing 13-year-old Kim Northrop made on the parking lot of the Cloister Apartemtns on Pimlioc Parkway in Lexington July 29, 1976. The kids blocked off traffic to the parking lot so a photographer could get a picture of the zebra and giraffe. Photo by Ron Garrison | staff

Neighborhood kids sat around chalk drawings that 13-year-old Kim Northrop made on July 29, 1976, on the parking lot of the Cloister Apartments on Pimlico Parkway in Lexington. The kids blocked off traffic to the parking lot so a photographer could get a picture of the zebra and giraffe. Photo by Ron Garrison | Staff

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Room at Hilton Suites at Lexington Green, 1987

Posted On August 4, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

The bedroom area of a suite room at the Hilton Suites at Lexington Green, the day before it opened to the public, July 30, 1987. The $14 million hotel was the Hilton Hotels Corp.'s first franchised all- suites hotel in the nation. The hotel, with its 174 suites, is part of Lexington Green, a $47 million project developed by the Webb Cos. on Nicholasville Road. Lexington Green also contains a shopping center and a six-story office building. When the hotel opened, rates ranged from $65 per night to $125 per night. The Governor's Suite was $250 per night. It was the second all-suite hotel to open in Lexington. In 1985, the Residence Inn opened off Newtown Pike. Photo by Frank Anderson | staff

The bedroom of a suite at the Hilton Suites at Lexington Green on July 30, 1987, the day before it opened. The $14 million hotel was the Hilton Hotels Corp.’s first-ever franchised all- suites hotel. The hotel, with its 174 suites, is part of Lexington Green, a $47 million project developed by the Webb Cos. on Nicholasville Road. Lexington Green also contains a shopping center and a six-story office building. When the hotel opened, rates ranged from $65 to $125 a night. The Governor’s Suite was $250 a night. It was the second all-suite hotel to open in Lexington. In 1985, the Residence Inn opened off Newtown Pike. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff

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Memorial Coliseum construction, 1947

Posted On August 3, 2015 by Lexington Herald-Leader

Excavation operation on the construction site of the University of Kentucky's Memorial Coliseum, Nov. 15, 1947. Completed in 1950, Memorial Coliseum was the longtime home court for the Wildcats and a memorial to the more than 10,000 Kentuckians killed in World War I and the Korean War. The names of Kentuckians killed in the Vietnam War were added later. The UK men’s basketball team played in Memorial from 1950 to 1976, compiling a record of 306-38 (.890). In the background of the picture is Stoll Field, home for the UK football team until 1972. Herald-Leader archive photo

Excavation continued for construction of the University of Kentucky’s Memorial Coliseum on Nov. 15, 1947. Completed in 1950, Memorial Coliseum was the longtime home court for the Wildcats and a memorial to the more than 10,000 Kentuckians killed in World War II. The names of Kentuckians killed in the the Korean and Vietnam wars were added later. The UK men’s basketball team played in Memorial from 1950 to 1976, compiling a record of 306-38 (.890). In the background of the picture is Stoll Field, home of the UK football team until 1972. Herald-Leader Archive Photo

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