Day 14 – 6/17/22 – TownePlace Suites Bourbon Trail, Louisville, KY – Summer Road-trip

We headed out today! We are driving from Birmingham, MI to Louisville, KY. It’s about 5 hours.

Entering the great state of Kentucky!!!
There were lots of big bridges over the Ohio River.

It wasn’t long before we found our hotel. We settled in and relaxed for a bit then we met up with Jennifer and Mark for dinner.

Looking for dinner we found this massive building. It was marked at the top “United States Post Office, Court House and Custom House”.
The clock next to The Brown.

The Brown Hotel was built in 1923 by capitalist J. Graham Brown. The hotel quickly became the center for business in Louisville. Only 2 years later in 1925 Brown also built the Brown Office Building and the Brown Theater. The Brown struggled to make ends meet when it started out, because of prohibition and the depression of the 1930s stalled business. But then in January 1937 the Ohio River rose and invaded Louisville. Nearly a thousand people from low lying area found refuge in the hotel for about ten days!

We all ordered their signature dish “The Brown”.
Turkey breast cheese, gravy and one strip of bacon. Very delicious!
The lobby bar at the Brown
Everything has been restored to its original splendor! Look at these amazing ceilings!
A brief history!
I thought this was a bank – looks like teller windows.

I just loved the sign for public telephones. And below you can see where these phones used to be. I remember how most places had pay phone near the bathrooms.

Mr. Brown himself!
Back at the hotel bar for a nightcap!
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Teri is a retired CFO and Nick is a partner in a private equity firm. We are both very irrelevant in the business worlds. We jumped up to a 52 foot boat because we were in need of more adventure. We are on the Great Loop around the East Coast of North America. It's been a wild ride!

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