Volume XXIV Issue II Page Volume XXIV Issue II Summer 2015 www.cherokeetriangle.org By Peggie Elgin While the success of the signature want to be a part of it, as spring Cherokee Triangle Art Fair is in- volunteers and patrons evitably linked to weather conditions, themselves,” she notes. artists, who tend to define success by “It has easy access sales, note weather is not always the both for the artists when most important factor. they are coming or going What is more important is the loyalty and for the patrons,” she of the fairgoers or patrons who turn out says. “You never hear rain or shine because they want to sup- them complaining about port the fair and the artists that make this having to walk for long show one of the most interesting on the periods of time just to circuit. get to your booth. Candiss Cole From Sedona, AZ, ex- “They are very upbeat hibited at the Cherokee Triangle Arts and positive even on a Fair for the first time two years ago after rainy day. It is one of the patrons who bought her textile art and best kept little secrets clothing at the St. James Art Fair urged around.” her to check out the Triangle event. Cole and her husband She loves the way the community sup- own a unique tex- ports the fair and how it is set in the park tile/clothing business. among the homes in the community. Her husband works with These kind of Boots on the Ground made for a very successful Art Fair in 2015 (Photo by John Elgin) “They are so proud of the art fair and fabric design and she Continued on page 3 Willow Park Playground Gets A New Look By John Fendig Willow Park play- Neighborhood Events ground is open for busi- ness and the pint–sized CTA Summer Sunday Evenings residents of the neigh- Concert Series From 7 to 9 p.m. borhood are giving it a Willow Park thumbs up. New equipment was installed in May to re- CTA Saturday, Oct. 10 place the existing Fall Membership Invitations will be swings, slides and Party mailed. climbing apparatus. after Metro Parks se- cured funding from Adopt-a-Park Third Saturday of Metro Council as a part Each Month through of the 2014-2015 October Budget. Willow Park New playground in its Historical setting (Photo by John Elgin) Continued on page 4 Page 2 Volume XXIV Issue II Editorial: Message from Louisville Metro Neighbors Seek a Councilman, District 8 Helping Hand Tom Owen Petitions are one way of getting the When I sat down to write I planned to a disparate list of “Hints for Urban Liv- attention of our community leaders and focus exclusively on public safety is- ing.” registering our opinions. There are two sues. Early on though, several thoughts Get a Police report even on petitions currently being circulated kept rising to the top that didn’t contrib- small crimes by calling 574- which neighborhood advocates say they ute to that theme, so I’ve ended up with 7111. Police resources are allo- could use a helping hand or more im- cated based on known criminal portantly, your signature — activity. Opposition to the demolition of Investigate how easy it is to historic buildings in a downtown use public transit to get to hotel project site and school or work. Efforts to allocate public funds Walk to your nearest restau- needed to save the Highlands rant, bar, bistro, coffee shop or Douglass Community Center. ice cream store. A sense of community throughout Sit outside. Metro Louisville has been under attack Don’t park within a car’s in recent months. It is the kind of adver- Cherokee Triangle length of an alley or street cor- sity the Cherokee Triangle has experi- Association ner or with two tires on the enced the last few years as the neigh- Newsletter grassy verge outside the curb. borhood association has fought zoning Make an effort to get to know changes that protect its historic charac- Published in March, June, your neighbor because in a city ter. The newsletter has articles on both it really does take a village. actions in this issue. Decide for your- August and December Doubt much of the unsigned, self. Copyright 2004 Cherokee Triangle unattributed information you We are not alone in facing developers find on the computer. and governmental bodies that would Association Inc. change or fail to enforce the rules that PO Box 4306 Louisville, Ky Obey the 15 mph speed limit protect us. Several other communities 40204 in your alley and the 25 mph and community organizations are stand- Phone–459-0256 limit on your side street. ing up for their communities. Fax-459-0288 Take a bicycle ride with a hel- The first issue involves a large hotel met on your head and clothes development in downtown Louisville in [email protected] that make you easy to see. which four historic buildings would be Www.cherokee triangle.org Express yourself to your Coun- destroyed. Two of the buildings have cilman. already been demolished. Two remain Become reacquainted with and Preservation Louisville has Editor: Co-Editors: Cherokee Park launched a campaign to save the old Peggie Elgin James Millar Water Company building and Odd Fel- Rhonda Petr lows Hall. See Page 10. Preservation Louisville works in part- nership with local, state and national organizations to promote the preserva- the support of communities throughout tion of our community’s historic fabric Metro Louisville. And that means us. through education and advocacy. Other communities were there for the Preservation Louisville also provides Cherokee Triangle at meetings and education, technical information and hearings before the Architectural Re- resources. view Committee, the Landmarks Com- The second community asset under mittee, the Planning Commission, the attack in recent weeks is the Highlands planning sub-committee of the Metro Douglass Community Center which was Council and the Metro Council itself. almost closed a year ago due to a lack They supported us by signing petitions of renovations and repairs needed to the seeking hearing to be held in affected structure. See Page 7. neighborhoods during evening hours Petition drives that support the saving when more citizens could attend. of the historical buildings on the down- We must stand together with commu- town hotel site and finding financial nities all around us who want to pre- resources to keep the Highlands serve and protect their neighborhoods. Douglass Community Center open need Volume XXIV Issue II Page 3 Rain and Shine, Art Fair 2015 is Fine Continued From Page 1 creates the clothing collections that consist of individual jackets, tunics, dresses, coats and more. Louisville artist Brad Devlin notes this year’s art show had a rainy start Saturday morning, but the neighbor- hood still comes out. The perfect weather on Sunday helped him more than double his Saturday sales. Devlin, a 16-year art-fair veteran, offers mixed media art consisting of found materials. There is no question that weather does play a role. And while extremely bad weather keeps some attendees away, the tried and true aficionados come clad in rain gear determined to buy art. “Success does depend on the artists and how well they sell,” says Antonia Lindauer, chair of the artist application, selection and placement process. “We Art Fair hums along with hat aficianados, neighborly conversation and a sleeping babe on talked to a lot of folks on Sunday. They his papa’s shoulder.. (Photo by John Elgin) reported that the fair went really well in spite of the less than perfect weather on Saturday morning. They seemed im- buying, buying, buying from the artists. “Our organization is geared to pleas- pressed by the solid group of fair-goers Jerry Lyndrup, overall CTA Art Fair ing artists,” Lyndrup notes. “Our volun- Family Fun Festival who come out to buy art. Those patrons Chair says, “It was busy at the art teer base is able to support the current Draws Neighbors knew that what they wanted from the booths and that is what it is all about.” base of the fair. It would be a big mis- artists might be gone unless they got The fair is about more than a dedica- take to grow the art fair. I was proud of there early. They turnout with their um- tion to patronize artists, however. It is a all the fair staff and volunteers.” brellas and boots and come to the fair fun time in the community – neighbors There was a variety of artists with early – rain or shine.” catching up with neighbors, taking time talents of all kinds, says Lindauer. She Despite the rain, gusty wind and cold to have a brat and a beverage. did notice there seemed to be “more hat Saturday morning, arts and crafts peo- “Everyone was having a ball,” Lyndrup makers than we have had in the past. ple more than made up for it by coming notes. “One of our beer pourers told me The art fair is tailor-made for people out in record numbers on Sunday and a couple of days after the fair that his who want to accessorize for the Ken- arm was still sore from using the beer tucky Derby coming up just one week pouring tab constantly during his shift.” after the Art Fair.” As for number of “We don’t know yet how much mon- artists applying to take part in the Art ey we made or how many people at- Fair, “There was a Continued on page 5 tended the fair.