Louisville Art Cars

Dwight and I have been taking in the sights and sounds of the city. Yesterday we visited a place that I had worked as a teenager, the Fisher Meat Packing Plant, and surprisingly the only animals in sight were of the domestic type (dogs) - and they seemed quite content to be on the premises. The plant has been converted into a collection of art galleries, and named Mellwood Center (I assume the named was derived from the Mellwood bacon produced at Fisher's). The building now has a variety of eclectic shops and studios associated with art and the culture that surrounds it. A fascinating transition for me to see and also an unexpected road down memory lane as well. I told Dwight that my employment at Fisher's was actually a motivator for me to return to college in the fall of nineteen sixty-four. After three months I had had enough of the dollar and ten cent an hour workforce - not to mention the odors coming from the stockyards. A real eye opener at the time.

While at the galleries Dwight happened across his daughter Laurie and she brought us up to date on some of the happenings and events going on at Mellwood. One interesting feature was the "Art" cars parked in the parking lot. As you can see from the pictures to the right and at the bottom of the blog page, they are very unique. My friend Dave, back in Sacramento, has a vehicle that would qualify for an "Art" car conversion - in fact you might say that it is overdue - maybe he will consider doing so after seeing the Louisville cars. What do you think Dave - good idea?