Favorite Old Photo: Union Underwear, aerial, 1957 2011-11-29 - Campbellsville, Taylor Co., KY - Photo from collection of Larry Smith. Larry Smith of the Big Dawg, 99.9FM, Campbellsville, KY, shares this aerial shot of Union Underwear's huge facility located on West Main Street in Campbellsville. "It was before the new KY 55 and 210 were built. There's no Green River Plaza shopping Center then," he noted. Most notably, Campbellsville Junior College, in the upper right hand quadrant, was just a struggling promise of what the present campus of Campbellsville University is today. Stapp Hall can be made out, the Administration Building, and the gymnasium, but little else. There's a faint hint of the spire of Campbellsville Baptist Church in that quadrant of the photo. In the lower right quadrant, someone will remember the Ashland Station and the stores just west of it, we hope. In 1957, Campbellsville was in the fastest period of growth in its history. According to figures from the Campbellsville, KY, entry at Wikipedia, during the Fabulous Fifties (for Campbellsville), the city grew 100.3%, from 3,493 in 1950 to 6,966, bringing the community to some 70% of its 2011 population. Union Underwear later became Fruit of the Loom. For a half century the plant was the dominant economic force in South Central Kentucky. Possibly tens of thousands of Taylor, Adair, Green, Casey, Marion and LaRue Countians worked there at one time or another. The building, now partially burned out, is a ghostly relic. The dominant economic forces in the community are now Campbellsville University, Taylor County Regional Hospital, and Amazon.com. Comments are welcome: Call Larry Smith at 270-384-7979 (The Wave) in the mornings, or respond to ColumbiaMagazine.com using the Comments button with this photo. -ED WAGGENER Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Favorite Old Photo: Western Auto, Greensburg 2011-11-29 - Greensburg, KY - Photo from collections Randall and Larry Smith. On East Side of Greensburg Public Square, 1940: "My brother Randall shares this photo with my collection and I really like the Western Auto picture. Western Auto was owned by the late Bob Taylor Blakeman, my brother married his daughter Julie Blakeman." Larry Smith said that his brother still has the old Western Auto Sign. The Western Auto is now occupied by a clothing store. The store on the right is the Economy 5-10, which was owned by J.R. Henderson. It is now Sleepy Quisenberry's pawn shop. The building on the left was H.E. Shively Jewelers, and it now houses a variety store. Just out of sight, in the corner building, is the new Longhunter's coffee shop. -LARRY SMITH, WHVE, 92.7 radio. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Nov. 28, 2011 downpour produces flooding in Metcalfe Co., KY 2011-11-28 - East Metcalfe Co., KY - Photo by Tami Gearlds. Floodwaters Water was over the main bridge on Jack Sparks Road, Edmonton, Metcalfe County, KY, on the Bridgeport/KY 544 side of the span, on Monday afternoon, November 28, 2011. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

RCHS Class of 1956 holds reunion at The Porch 2011-11-28 - The Porch, Russell Springs - Photo by Patsy and Jim Stiegler. Russell County High School Class of 1956, 55th Reunion at The Porch Restaurant in Russell Springs, September 10, 2011. Front row, from left Pat Burd Stiegler, Sylvia Blankenship Stapp, Lenville White, Jean Womack Nokes, Peggy Grider Bishop, Juanita Ashbrook Wilson, Marie Smith Sparks, Ollye Tine Snow Reynolds, Carole Mann Wilson, Audrie Lloyd Glover, Ramona Gossage Thornton, Rhodena Robertson Hart, and Carole Holt Tupman. Second row: Nannie Lee Grider Barber, Ruby Jean Foley Luttrell, Avery Owen, Jack Blair, Glenn Judd, Donnie Gosser, Gary Cunningham, Ruby Withers Story, Hearl Wilson, Irene Popplewell, Lewell Wilson, Olene Stephens, Ada Foley Thornton, Alma Cooper Duffy & Don Miller not pictured . Photo by Patsy and Jim Stiegler. See their attached photo .Submitted by Ollye Tine S. Reynolds, 4008 Whitewater Dr., Lexington, KY 40515, ph. 859-271-6984. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Water over Abrell Road, Eastern Adair Co., KY 2011-11-28 - Near Sano, KY - Photo by Ed Waggener. With rain steadily coming down most of the day this pond on Abrell Road had overflown the banks and was over the road. The County has issued an alert to Motorists. At about 1:30pmCT, today, a pickup truck came through the water, and the waterfowl by the lake's nifty little island, seemed to be enjoying it just okay. Read More... | Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Pablo's Mexican Grill got a little more Mexican today 2011-11-28 - 104 Public Square, Columbia, KY - Photo By Ed Waggener. Attorney Hunter Durham left and Oilman Sammy Taylor, were among the first to be seated at one of the all new tables at Pablo's Mexican Grill. Owners Jose Antonio Aquino and Teresa Aquino replaced all the tables and chairs this Monday morning, November 28, 2011 with tables and chairs manufactured in Mexico, each with a different individual design. It may have been the furniture, it may have been the rain, it may have been the special 15% discount or the food on Mondays, but whatever, the place was packed this morning. Could be, too, that Downtown Columbia has just gone past the tipping point on revitalization, it's now the Happening Place Mayor Patrick Bell always said it was, and that the momentum is unstoppable. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

Bicycle Friendly, Address Marker savvy Jerry Holt 2011-11-28 - Columbia, KY - Photo by George Kolbenschlag. Jerry Holt, well-known local cycling enthusiast and general community at large asset for his mail in his well marked mailbox. The Bike Friendly sticker on the box was Jerry's idea and thanks largely to Lindsey Wilson cycling coach David Grigsby has become a national hit with cycling teams and clubs across the country. Gary Rose, local cyclist and founder of Cycling Adair has even had a request for the stickers from WorldPedal.com, a German cycling Web site. Comments? | Click here to share, print, or bookmark this photo.

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