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The Dolfinger

Dolfinger Building

Artists roam the halls of the Dolfinger Building. Their work is tucked into every nook and cranny of this building that was once a school. Read more →

Portland Museum

Packed full of history, heritage and ephemera from the walls of Portland’s historic buildings – the Portland Museum will engage you with archeology, art and history. You’ll learn something and you’ll be having so much fun you won’t even know it. Read more →

Marine Hospital

You can almost (almost) hear the footsteps of the many sailors and soldiers who recovered from their ailments in the Marine Hospital. You can also check out the juried art show compliments of Louisville Visual Art and enjoy some food, beverages and music. Read more →

Instagram!

#carsofportlandlou #louisvillelove

This morning, the Fischer Prize was awarded by @louisvillevisualart and @cflouisville at the @portlandmuseumky to sculptor William M. Duffy, in celebration of a lifetime of creativity and inspiration. Congrats Mr. Duffy! #louisvillelove

“Nice faux hawk, Ethel”
“Shuttup Bert, forget the Head & Shoulders again?” #louisvillelove

This is Ernie.
Ernie is a native Portland resident who has lived in the same pristine home on Portland Ave for going on four decades. He knows everyone around here and everyone knows him. Stop and talk for a minute and it will easily stretch to a half hour, which still won’t seem like enough time. He’s a walking time capsule of fascinating stories about growing up boxing (“Everyone feared Cassius. He was a quiet kid with a wingspan”), restoring old hot rods (“I can make it to Corydon in 12 minutes in this thing”), jumping off the K&I bridge into the Ohio as a teen (“It’s not the fall, it’s the current that’ll kill you”), his neighbors (“the guy that used to live across the street went to the hospital to get his leg amputated and they took off the wrong one”) and hunting for Native American treasures (“look for the mussel shell piles. They buried everything under them from weapons to bodies”).
Ernie has a collection of artifacts that would make most museums blush. He’s got priceless knives, arrowheads and primitive tools neatly displayed on several large picture frames (“I just buy old paintings at thrift stores, paint over them and attach all this stuff with fishing line”), and more tomahawks, hammers and pottery spilling out of his surrounding drawers and cabinets. Every piece has a story attached to it, not only about the ancient civilizations that once used them, but about Ernie’s adventures in discovering them (“I found this one in a cave. I was all alone in the middle of the night with a rope tied to my waist to pull myself out. There was a mudslide and I was pretty sure I wasn’t gonna make it”). He’s clearly done his research and is eager to share his knowledge, armed with a smile and a charming, self-deprecating wit. If you see his legs sticking out from underneath his car sometime, stop and say hi. You just might learn a thing or ten. #ourportlandportraits #louisvillelove

The waterfront is finally expanding towards Portland. Here’s a slideshow of Metro’s progress on Phase IV. New benches, an observation pier, lightposts, freshly planted trees and something called Exerscape? Whoa! Walk or ride on down the Louisville Loop path and check it out sometime. #louisvillelove

May the new year bring you happiness and driftwood! #louisvillelove

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