May 16, 2024
African-American playground, 1954
One of the playgrounds in the African-American section of the Bluegrass-Aspendale housing project in Lexington’s east side in April 1954. An eight-foot fence separated blacks and whites from 1939 until January 1974. Published in the Lexington Herald-Leader on April 18, 1954. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Stoll Field adds lighting, 1946
One of six 100-foot steel poles erected on Stoll Field for illumination of night football games in September 1946. The field had been in use since 1880. The concrete stands were opened in October 1916 and were closed after the 1972 season, replaced by Commonwealth Stadium. Published in the Lexington Leader on Sept. 16, 1946. Herald-Leader Archive Photo.
Railroad underpass, 1985
Adrian Surber, an employee of R.R. Dawson Bridge Co. in Bloomfield, maneuvered a bucket holding concrete into position during construction of a bridge abutment for the South Broadway railroad underpass on Aug. 8, 1985. In the background is the former Southern Railroad depot, which had been vacant since the early 1970s. On May 4, 1991, it was destroyed by fire. Photo by David Perry | Staff
Vice President Nixon in Lexington, 1954
Vice President Richard Nixon, right, shook hands with Fayette County Patrolman Ted Hughes on Oct. 8, 1954. Also pictured from left are Patrol Lt. James Bivens, Patrolman George Mulberry and Assistant Chief Leo Kelly. At the time of the photo, Nixon had been President Eisenhower’s vice president for almost two years. In 1969, he became the 37th president of the United States. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Keeneland outrider and his horse, 1981
Outrider Joe Riggs and his horse, Muskett, took a break between the third and fourth races Oct. 29, 1981, at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
YMCA class, 1951
A YMCA senior life-saving class at the YWCA pool in Lexington, February 1951. Jack Rose and Gerald Mialle dove in, while Estill Lyons, Paul Rose, David Mangione, Billy Wills and Donald Sullivan looked on. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Fayette Mall, 1998
University of Louisville students Karla Morton, left, and Gerri Wray, both 22, shopped at the Gap in Fayette Mall on May 13, 1998. The Gap is still at the mall, but the store to the left, Lechters Housewares, went out of business in 2001. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
UK basketball’s Pat Riley, 1966
University of Kentucky basketball player Pat Riley rested on the bench in the closing minutes as the No. 2 Cats had a 96-83 win over No. 3 Vanderbilt on Jan. 15, 1966, at Memorial Coliseum. Riley and Louise Dampier combined for 52 points in the Cats’ 12th straight victory of the season. UK would finish the year 27-2, No. 1 in the final AP and UPI rankings, but the Cats would lose in the NCAA title game to Texas Western. Riley went on to play in the NBA, where he was a perennial bench player, but he later became regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, winning five championships. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Ale-8-One bottles, circa 1940-59
A display of Ale-8-One bottles in the lobby of the Winchester plant, July 2, 1990. The bottles shown are returnable bottles that were used from 1940 to 1959. Spokeswoman Samantha Jackson saidthe company isn’t sure why “It Glorifies” was chosen for the front label, but there are many opinions. That saying was last used on a returnable bottle in 1983. The current returnable bottle features the nutrition information on the reverse. Eighty-nine years after it was introduced at the Clark County Fair, Ale-8-One’s packaging and branding is getting a 21st-century update. Photo by Stephen Castleberry | Staff
Janet Jackson performs at Rupp Arena, 2001
Singer Janet Jackson during a concert July 22, 2001, at Rupp Arena in Lexington. It was announced Monday that Jackson will return to Rupp Arena in early 2016. The hitmaking singer of chart-toppers Nasty and Control, and the youngest sister of the famous Jackson family, is scheduled to bring her Unbreakable world tour to Lexington on Jan. 30. This photo is from Jackson’s most recent Rupp Arena appearance, at which Herald-Leader critic Walter Tunis said, “Jackson was rhythm personified.” Photo by Mark Cornelison | Staff
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