Colonial Gardens featured big bands during the 1940s. However, it had its own difficulties as well; it lost its right to sell rationed foods in 1944, and was found to have an illegal gambling device on the premises on January 13, 1948. A fire on August 16, 1950 caused $10,000 in damages. In the 1950s it served as both a hangout for teens, as well as a bar. Jerry Lee Lewis is said to have performed at the restaurant; also, local oral history holds that Elvis Presley had an unscheduled performance at the restaurant in 1956, as it was close to the home of his grandparents, whom he was visiting at the time.[2]
The last business operating in Colonial Gardens closed in 2003, and the building was then abandoned by the owners. By the Spring of 2008, it was in danger of being demolished, although a hold on any demolition was in effect until August 11, 2008. In hopes of saving the building, a petition to declare the building and adjacent property an "Individual Local Landmark" was begun simultaneously. One rationale for the petition, among several other historical distinctions, was the fact that the building was the last of the beer gardens that once dominated the South end of Louisville.[2][3] On November 20, 2008, the petition was passed, and the Louisville Metro Landmarks Commission named Colonial Gardens an Individual Local Landmark.[4]
In 2012, Louisville City Councilman David Yates proposed an ordinance to change "the way the Landmarks Commission designates an individual structure as a landmark,"[5] which would permit residents in the immediate vicinity to have more input into historic preservation decisions, such as Colonial Gardens. Various controversies ensued.[6] Finally, in June, 2013, "the Louisville Metro Council approved an ordinance that will allow the city to purchase the Colonial Gardens property by a 16-3 vote.
Colonial Gardens featured big bands during the 1940s. However, it had its own difficulties as well; it lost its right to sell rationed foods in 1944, and was found to have an illegal gambling device on the premises on January 13, 1948. A fire on August 16, 1950 caused $10,000 in damages. In the 1950s it served as both a hangout for teens, as well as a bar. Jerry Lee Lewis is said to have performed at the restaurant; also, local oral history holds that Elvis Presley had an unscheduled performance at the restaurant in 1956, as it was close to the home of his grandparents, whom he was visiting at the time.[2]The last business operating in Colonial Gardens closed in 2003, and the building was then abandoned by the owners. By the Spring of 2008, it was in danger of being demolished, although a hold on any demolition was in effect until August 11, 2008. In hopes of saving the building, a petition to declare the building and adjacent property an "Individual Local Landmark" was begun simultaneously. One rationale for the petition, among several other historical distinctions, was the fact that the building was the last of the beer gardens that once dominated the South end of Louisville.[2][3] On November 20, 2008, the petition was passed, and the Louisville Metro Landmarks Commission named Colonial Gardens an Individual Local Landmark.[4]In 2012, Louisville City Councilman David Yates proposed an ordinance to change "the way the Landmarks Commission designates an individual structure as a landmark,"[5] which would permit residents in the immediate vicinity to have more input into historic preservation decisions, such as Colonial Gardens. Various controversies ensued.[6] Finally, in June, 2013, "the Louisville Metro Council approved an ordinance that will allow the city to purchase the Colonial Gardens property by a 16-3 vote.
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