by Gerry Furgason | Nov 20, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL
For over 18 years, our non-profit Art Gallery oversaw programs in the Louisville, Kentucky area. Those teaching programs ranged from the west end of the city where children learned to paint in oils in the Portland Library to the east end of town where seniors...
by Gerry Furgason | Nov 15, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL
I purchased the “Pink House” in 1987 from Mike Longaker. Located at 728 E. Chestnut Street, the house was a two-story brick building a short distance from the renovated shops of The Cloister where I was Executive Director of the non-profit community Art...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL
We color-coded the houses down on Chestnut Street to keep conversations on a relevant level. What started out as plans for a studio and teaching area, turned into a necessary home for my daughter and me when I decided to leave our Illinois Avenue home. ...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL
Living with cats is a noble but sometimes hazardous endeavor. Not only do they own you, but they also know it. Penelope walked into my backyard and life several years after I took possession of a red brick cottage on Louisville, Kentucky’s East...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL
The last time someone said “Lady you can’t do that” to me was years ago. That occasion involved constructing a swinging gate. So I stood there thinking about the gate and the fact that I made it work when the contractor repeated his delivery, this time...
by Gerry Furgason | Aug 19, 2023 | CHESTNUT STREET-PHOENIX HILL, Uncategorized
Purchasing the “Brown House” in 1995 began another chapter in my adventures of rehabbing old houses. The two-story brick building was located at 730 East Chestnut Street in Louisville, Kentucky, right next to the “Pink House” which is why I thought it a...
