Joey Harrison
Louisville Courier-Journal building
A few years ago I found a large cache of glossy 11x14 prints at a local antique store. They were from the estate of Courier-Journal photographer Billy Davis. This shot, taken in 1979, shows the C-J building, which was built in 1947 and designed by New York firm of Lockwood Groen. The building still stands and looks much the same, though there is now a modern addition housing the printing plant on the right.
I can't help wondering if Davis felt motivated to document the structure because the paper's magnificent home from 1879-1912, a high-Victorian masterpiece, was demolished this same year, despite the efforts of preservationists.
Louisville Courier-Journal building
A few years ago I found a large cache of glossy 11x14 prints at a local antique store. They were from the estate of Courier-Journal photographer Billy Davis. This shot, taken in 1979, shows the C-J building, which was built in 1947 and designed by New York firm of Lockwood Groen. The building still stands and looks much the same, though there is now a modern addition housing the printing plant on the right.
I can't help wondering if Davis felt motivated to document the structure because the paper's magnificent home from 1879-1912, a high-Victorian masterpiece, was demolished this same year, despite the efforts of preservationists.