Genny's Diner: There is no diner there

I cannot speak for Tim and Roy (the owners of Comfy Cow), but Roy is a friend and the initial intention was to use the diner for the ice cream shop and the house as offices. I imagine something in the condition of the diner building changed those plans. I do know that once the building was not being used, an un-Godly smell began to eminate from it, I passed by there 3 days in a row and it was horrid.

You have to keep the layer of congealed grease warm or it goes rancid.

Having your property declared "historical" is tantamount to illegal taking.

No, it isn't; not at all.

Having someone else's property declared historical certainly prevents them from doing what they want to with the property! So that takes the property owners' rights to do what they want to with the property.

I'm struggling to find an argument to save the diner aside from it's "old" and "rare." (And thank God for that!).
So, I'm not missing the point. I just don't buy it is a sound argument.

To start with their certainly many more houses with the same architecture elsewhere in Louisville many of which are better examples of the period. The only reference anyone who ever made to the house was that it was the one next to Genny's Diner, not for any special reason to the house. Everyone in Louisville knew the diner, whether they liked it or not is a different matter but everyone knew where and what it was. Along your way of thinking why is everyone up in arms over the potential destruction of the Twig & Leaf? It's architecture is certainly nothing special either yet everyone wants it declared a historic landmark to keep it from being torn down!

I don't know about any of this architectural stuff, but I do know what the world needs is more Comfy Cows. Lots more!!! (cue up drool icon!)

Indeed the Twig and Leaf is a distinct style of architecture. It's caledl "mid-century Modern" and it's one of my favs.

I don't know about any of this architectural stuff, but I do know what the world needs is more Comfy Cows. Lots more!!! (cue up drool icon!)

I'm with you.

I find it poetic that we can destroy Genny's to make a parking lot for an ice cream shop going in the soon-to-be-gorgeous-asset-to-Frankfort Avenue which Genny's wanted to make into a parking lot.

Fixed that for you.