March 17, 2025
Mannequin on the move, 1979
A pickup truck rolled on South Limestone in Lexington carrying the bottom half of a mannequin wearing only underwear in February 1979. Photo by Ron Garrison | Staff
New Kids on the Block fans at Rupp Arena, 1990
From left, Laurie Beaven, 12, Amy Lanham, 12, and Melissa Gordon, 13, waited for the begining of the New Kids on the Block concert on Jan. 13, 1990, at Rupp Arena. The trio came from Spingfield and brought the homemade banner with them. With parents in tow, young girls wearing New Kids on the Block T-shirts, jackets, buttons, hats and bandannas flooded the Lexington Civic Center to see the popular singing group. They paid at least $18.50 apiece for the opportunity. At the time of the nearly sold-out show of 21,000, the group had vaulted to teen stardom with three hits: This One’s for the Children, Cover Girl and Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind). The first two numbers of the New Kids’ 90-minute concert — My Favorite Girl and the beat-crazy What’cha Gonna Do About It — were almost totally drowned out by the crowd, which shrieked and shrilled at every move the group made. Just how loud was the crowd? Earplugs were being sold at the concession stands. Photo by James D. VanHoose | Staff
St. Paul altar servers, 1986
Altar servers Paul Thorpe, left, and Brad Ohnheiser lit the processional candle just before mass Feb. 22, 1986, at St. Paul Catholic Church in Lexington. To the rear is Tony Good. Photo by Gary Landers | Staff
UK basketball’s Tony Delk, 1996
Kentucky basketball sharpshooter Tony Delk held the championship trophy April 1, 1996, after the Cats’ victory in the NCAA Tournament championship game in East Rutherford, N.J. UK defeated Syracuse, 76-67, behind Delk’s 24 points. Delk, named the Final Four’s most outstanding player, tied a championship game record with seven three-pointers. The win gave the Wildcats their sixth national title. On Feb. 21, 2015, Delk became the 43rd men’s basketball player to have his jersey retired by UK. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Lexington firefighter funeral, 1997
The funeral of Lexington firefighter Charles “Chuck ” Williams II was held on Feb. 20, 1997, at Southland Christian Church. Williams died while fighting a house fire three days earlier. Firefighters from Lexington, surrounding counties and across Kentucky attended the funeral. Williams was the second Lexington firefighter killed in the line of duty. The first was Robert Wayne Martin, who died in 1986. Photo by Frank Anderson | Staff
Children sledding, 1979
Tyler Callihan, Eddie Hightower and John Piper rode an inner tube over a jump they made on a hill behind Lansdowne Shopping Center in Lexington in February 1979. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Children sledding, 1951
Children sledded down a hill on Patterson Street in Lexington in February 1951. During a record cold snap that hit Lexington, the temperature went as low as minus 15 degrees. The brutal cold was part of the Great Storm of 1951, when rain and sleet Jan. 31 was followed by deep cold and snow. The winter storm stretched from Louisiana to Ohio, but Kentucky and Tennessee received the brunt of it. Twenty-five deaths were blamed on the storm, which caused an estimated $100 million in damage — a record at the time. Published in the Lexington Herald on Feb. 5, 1951. Herald-Leader Archive Photo
Horse-powered snow plow, 1947
John Harris and Dan, his 10-year-old horse, used a snow plow to clear a driveway at Transylvania College. Published in the Lexington Leader on Feb. 4, 1947. Herald-Leader Photo Archive
Illegal dump, 1984
This illegal dump at Tates Creek and Redding Roads in Lexington was photographed on Feb. 9, 1984. Tates Creek Road runs across the top of the picture. The site now holds a Fifth Third Bank branch and a Cheddar’s restaurant. Click on the image for a closer look. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Bryan Station Baptist Church, 1986
Usher Jerry Cassidy followed along in his bible as the Rev. Al Gormley delivered his sermon at Bryan Station Baptist Church on Feb. 16, 1986. Photo by Gary Landers
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