Volume XXVII Issue IV Page Volume XXVII Issue IV Winter 2018 www.cherokeetriangle.com Plans Call For Castleman Statue to be Moved to Cave Hill Cemetery in early 2019 By Leslie Millar President David Dowdell, Secretary Leslie Millar, Deputy Mayor Ellen Hesen reported that the city has Treasurer Amy Wells and Trustees Jennifer Schulz and been in a dialogue with Cave Hill Cemetery about plac- Clay Cockerham attended a meeting on Oct. 22, 2018 at ing the statue in the Castleman family plot. The city cur- the Mayor’s office in Louisville Metro Hall to discuss rently plans a long-term loan to the cemetery and expects the future of the Castleman statue and the roundabout that the relocation will likely take place in early 2019. site. Sarah Lindgren, Public Art Administrator, spoke about Mayor Fischer expressed a nuanced view of the monu- the process that the Committee on Public Art uses to ment in the aftermath of the 2017 riots in Charlottesville, evaluate proposals for commissions. Many models, in- Virginia. After an almost year-long public input process, cluding the rolling program of the Fourth Plinth in Tra- Mayor Fischer concluded that the statue would not be falgar Square (which displays unique sculpture from welcome in every part of the city. The Mayor ultimately around the world on a temporary display basis), exist that feels that the monument does not accurately reflect Lou- could provide fruitful paths for the Cherokee Triangle isville in its current cultural context. moving forward. Continued on page 7 CTA Fall Cocktail Party Helps Make The Triangle “a Little Village” Neighborhood Events By Peggie Elgin and Nick Morris Annual Judging to take Outdoor Holiday place the Party time in the Cherokee Trian- neighbors Decorating weekend. gle has many faces. Among them are gathered Contest before Christmas Sunday nights in the hot and humid at the summertime offering community home of time as neighbors share picnic fare Rob and Friday, Jan.18 and take in the music of familiar local Shari Wil- bands, CTA potluck dinners in frigid ly. Some Mid – Winter Church of the Advent winter months providing everyone were eager Potluck Invitations to be the warmth of community and com- to tour the Mailed Pete Kirven welcomes party guests. The first week fort food, as well as individual Derby inside of a Of January 2019 parties popping up throughout the home they might not yet have seen, neighborhood in Spring. Fall signals while others anticipated hors d’oeu- the popular annual cocktail party as vres and their favorite beverages and Annual Saturday, Mar. 15 yet another part of convivial life in the search for a friend they might not Membership 10 am to 12 noon the Cherokee Triangle. have seen since last year’s member- Forum Highland This year was no exception for re- ship gala. Baptist Church newing friendships and just keeping Pete Kirven, a member of the CTA up with happenings in the “hood” as Board of Trustees and a realtor in Continued on page 3 By Deirdre Seim Volume XXVII Issue IV Page 2 JDG “One Park” Plan Filed for Planning Commission Review By John Elgin The development proposed by the The rating of “F” is considered Jefferson Development Group at the a failure and “E” is where we are junction of Lexington and Grinstead, today for several intersections, referred to as the “One Park” develop- and there is a concern that the ment, was formally filed with Plan- increase in pedestrian traffic has ning and Design. There will be staff not been factored into the rat- review of the process before moving ings. (Currently the area is un- to the Planning Commission for re- derserved by TARC for bus traf- view and approval. Traffic, density fic and the developer’s view that and safety issues cause us some con- Uber and Lyft will be a signifi- cern. cant mode of travel is not en- The charrette process is one that couraging.) emphasizes the collaboration of Safety is a concern for pedes- neighborhoods and developers to craft trians and residents. Clearly the a plan acceptable to both. The process closeness to Cherokee Park will moves toward agreement on the de- be a draw for those who would velopment and design that fits within use park access to jog, take the neighborhood. The developer hikes, bicycle and enjoy open comes in with the concept and ideas space without having to drive. on what they want to do but works An increase in pedestrian traffic The three towers of the One Park development are in with neighborhood representatives to in all directions at Lexington and stark contrast to structures in any of it’s adjacent present it with both sides agreeing. Grinstead increases the traffic communities In this case, from the first char- delay and possibility of pedestri- rettes, the concept was driven by the an injuries. The access to the develop- Leslie Millar Named Editor developer and as they progressed, the ment relies on open lanes for emer- of the CTA Newsletter many areas began to firm up with gency vehicles and if situations re- Leslie Millar, long-time resident of more detail that accommodated the quire immediate response access the Cherokee Triangle will take over setbacks and design elements required roads may be filled will cars or peo- as editor of the newsletter, starting by the zoning and these elements were ple. with the Spring 2019 issue. Millar is acceptable to the neighborhoods. Citizens may write to an adjunct professor of English at the However, the height and size of the [email protected] to University of Louisville and current- project never altered. The three towers express concerns about this project. ly serves as a trustee and Secretary to the CTA Board. showed up in the first charrette and were there at the last one. Since all the neighborhoods adjoining the develop- Cherokee Triangle ment are traditional neighborhoods, Association the zoning of “PD” is expected to re- Newsletter flect the heights found in those neigh- borhoods. Published Quarterly Copyright 2004 Traffic will affect us driving in and Cherokee Triangle out of the Cherokee Triangle. The Association Inc. addition of stop lights proposed at PO Box 4306 Louisville, Ky each end of Etly as well as the densi- 40204 ty of the project will have a strong Phone-502 459-0256 impact on the traffic flow during peak use in the morning and evening. Several of the intersections leading [email protected] Www.cherokee triangle.com up to the one at Lexington and Grin- stead will have increased wait times. Intersection and traffic flow has been studied and are projected to change Editor: Co-Editor: the flowing some cases from an “A’ or little impact to a “D” or”E: rating. Peggie Elgin James Millar By Deirdre Seim Volume XXVII Issue IV Page 3 The CTA Fall Cocktail Party help make The neighborhood a “Little Village.” Continued from Page 1 Louisville for many years, as well as 2006 when they bought the home. It long-time resident of the Cherokee is fun to see what others have ac- Triangle, smiled as flashbacks of complished in renovation, says many parties flooded his memory. Kirven who notes, “we have been The Cherokee Triangle Fall Cock- working on our own house for 32 tail Party is a special event that he and years.” his wife Diane look forward to every “I had to see the workshop in the year. “It’s a big event for us.” And basement and the back yard was since this year’s party was held at the beautiful,” and turned out to be a Willy house on Everett Avenue, they great party space on a warm fall Hostess Shari Willy welcomes guests to her home. could leave their car at home and evening. The party is a “place to (photo by John Elgin) walk to the venue. He knows many pick up on the news,” he says. “I people in Louisville and tends to have always felt we live in a little vil- know a good many of the 100 to 150 lage. People make the neighborhood. people attending the parties, but adds, It’s a good time to forget about poli- We often meet new people at the par- tics that surrounds us at this time of ty. year. We stop and chat with our “We like to make people feel wel- neighbors and it brings us down to come,” Kirven adds. The Cherokee earth.” Triangle is a special community to the This year party-goers Jean and Kirvens. It is both where he lives and works. The unique quality of community is es- pecially notable. Friends of the Kirvens from Louisville who live in the South of France recently called to tell him that friends who visited them in France had heard of the Triangle and were mov- ing to Louisville, tried to buy a house but could find no suitable options availa- Marty and Jean Pause in the kitchen of the Willy home to ble in the Triangle at the admire furniture made by host Rob Willy and talk with time and so picked another Neighborhood friends. (Photo by John Elgin) home in a neighborhood without sidewalks. After living there Marty Jones, also residents on Everett two years they had only met one other Avenue, say “they always enjoy visit- family and were considering another ing with neighbors, affording them attempt at finding a Triangle home. opportunity to see the unique charac- “A community with front porches ter of homes in the Triangle.” Marty, and sidewalks tends to be welcom- himself a builder of furniture, could ing,” says Kirven.