March 18, 2025
Kentucky General Assembly, 1988
Kentucky Gov. Wallace Wilkinson addressed the Kentucky House of Representatives during the opening day of the General Assembly on Jan. 5, 1988, in Frankfort. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Hillside peace sign, 2008
A peace sign that for years had been mowed in the grass on a farm hillside off Versailles Road, just west of Blue Grass Airport, was extremely visible after a snowfall in Lexington on Feb. 14, 2008. The land is now owned by the airport, and the peace sign is no longer in the grass. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
Robot state trooper, 1984
A robot was sworn in as a Kentucky state trooper on Aug. 6, 1984, at the state capital in Frankfort. The robot, donated by the Chevron Corp. and valued at $14,750, was used to teach traffic safety in Kentucky schools. The robot was sworn in by Kentucky Chief Justice Robert F. Stephens and was given badge No. 219. In the background, Kentucky State Police Commissioner Morgan T. Elkins and Gov. Martha Layne Collins talked in the Capitol Rotunda. The governor tried to be kind during the ceremony. “I’m saying he, but we’ll let that go,” she said. Stephens was even a bit more serious than the occasion might have demanded when he called for the officer candidate to repeat the oath of office. Following Stephens’ lead, the robot promised to “promote the peace and safety of this commonwealth, to serve mankind by responding to the needs of you humanoids … to the best of my ability, batteries and computer willing.” Chevron provided a $500 savings bond to go to the winner of a contest to name the newest trooper.
Photo by David Perry | Staff
Choir rehearsal, 1994
Amanda Moore, 4, from Prattville, Ala., second from left, rehearsed with about 200 other children in the choir before the Worldwide Church of God 1994 Feast of Tabernacles at Heritage Hall on Sept. 21, 1994, in Lexington. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
CentrePointe block, 1947
This 1947 view of what is now the CentrePointe block was used to illustrate several buildings that were to be demolished to make way for an F.W. Woolworth store. Five buildings in this block, including four of the six shown here facing what was then Water Street, were torn down to make room for Woolworth, which fronted on Main Street. South Limestone is on the right in this photo. Published in the Lexington Leader on April 3, 1947.
Removing Christmas lights, 1989
Jim Moore removed Christmas decorations from the roof of his house on East Fifth Street on Jan. 2, 1989. The house and yard were filled with decorations and more than 500 lights. Photo by Charles Bertram | Staff
New Year’s babies, 1991
Cindy Clouse of Nicholasville sat in her hospital bed at the UK Medical Center, holding her twin daughters, on Jan. 1, 1991. One daughter was probably the last child born in Lexington, at 11:47 p.m. on Dec. 31, and the other one was the first born in the new year, at 12:02 a.m. The then-unnamed babies weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and 7 pounds 3 ounces, respectively. Their father is Roy Clouse. Photo by Tim Sharp | Staff
New Year’s Eve, 1984
Members of St. Peter Catholic Church held a candlelight vigil for peace in a downtown Lexington Park on Dec. 31, 1984. Photo by John C. Wyatt | Staff
Fayette County courthouse, 1989
New exterior lighting was installed to illuminate the Fayette County Courthouse in August 1989. People gathered on Aug. 23 for the dedication of the new lighting. Photo by Alan Lessig
Confiscated moonshine, 1951
Lexington patrolman Lloyd Lindsey watched two city workhouse prisoners pour moonshine whiskey that had been confiscated by police into the sewer. Published in the Lexington Herald on Jan. 11, 1951.
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