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Bardstown, Nelson County The talk of the town.

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02/03/2025

Welcome to the old Boone's Butcher Shop once located where the today's Boone's Butcher Shop is located. Boone’s Butcher Shop boasts over 3,000 square feet of retail space, full of fresh meats, cheeses, deli products, frozen foods and more. They cut and package their fresh meat in their own facility every day. They stock their store with freshly ground beef every morning and have a variety of homemade sausages available. If you’re looking for the perfect cut for your smoker, a couple of high quality steaks for dinner or want to stock your freezer, Boone’s Butcher Shop can help. Some of you might even say it's the best meat department around town.This is the old store front of Boone's and some news clippings of it's owner and how the man started it all.🥓🥩🍗🍖🍔🌭🥪

02/02/2025

Welcome to the Smoke Show Barbecue, a family owned restaurant that would swing open it doors in May of the year 2024 but unfortunately they would have to close their doors in the same year December of 2024. Operated by Eric and Ashley Jones, the ultimate pitmasters, who would inspire your taste buds. The Smoke Show Barbecue used to be the go-to spot as it could once be found located at 127 S. Main Street, in New Haven, Ky, this incredible restaurant used to serve amazing finger licking smoked wings, brisket, pulled pork, and non-barbecue hamburgers. They even served grilled and crispy chicken. Their menu was so uplifting making this place the real deal for barbecue folks, and undeniably a great spot for everyone, with something on the menu for just about the whole entire family.

02/01/2025

Welcome to this ridiculously amazing Super America convenience store. Founded in the year 1985, Super America was the cool kid on the block before Five Star convenience stores took over Nelson County. This fantastic one-stop shop offered gasoline and a crazy range of convenience items, including snacks, beverages, to***co products, alcohol, lottery tickets, and more, because, well, you never knew what you might have needed. Oh, and they also had VHS movie rentals, I mean who didn't love a good Friday night movie night? Super America could have once been strategically found located at 721 N 3rd St, Bardstown, Ky, a site currently occupied by Sonic restaurant today.

01/31/2025

Welcome to Susie Q's. Susie Q's was a renowned American restaurant celebrated for its signature slaw burgers, pies, and bread pudding, as well as its exceptional sweet tea. Unfortunately, the restaurant closed its doors permanently in the year 2022 it was previously located at 607 W Stephen Foster Ave, Bardstown, Ky.

01/30/2025

Welcome to the former Moby Dick Restaurant, previously located at 211 W John Rowan Blvd in Bardstown, Kentucky. Where they served enough fried foods to put a cardiologist's kid through college. Moby Dick offered an impressive array of fried foods, who needs a beach body whenever you could have a bucket of fried shrimp? Their menu featured fried fish, fried shrimp, fried oysters, fried onion rings, fried mushrooms, fried green tomatoes, fried clams, fried hush puppies, fried okra, and notably, one of the most flavorful bratwurst options available. It is truly regrettable that this dining experience cannot be replicated.

01/29/2025

Bardstown Bowling Center, a ridiculously fun family owned and operated hotspot once located in Bardstown, Kentucky, was the ultimate destination for some serious family shenanigans, corporate outings, league play, charity and team fundraisers, birthday bashes, and special events. This bowling mecca was like a dream come true for bowling enthusiasts it specialized in creating customized bowling leagues, clubs, and organized bowling functions. And, because one can never have too much bowling, it also hosted fundraisers, bowling parties, and catered meetings with bowling as a team building activity. Constructed in the year 1981, the building is now occupied by the Fitness One Center, located on Commerce Boulevard. Who can recall the good ol' days of bowling?

01/28/2025

Discover the remarkable Conway Motor Co in Bardstown, KY, a trailblazing institution that has been driving progress since the year 1919. As the oldest Ford dealership in Kentucky, Conway Motor Co has been a beacon of innovation for over a century, inspiring generations with its commitment to excellence. Originally located near the historic John Fitch monument located near the old court square, Conway Motor Co has been a cornerstone of the community, paving the way for a brighter future.

01/27/2025

Get ready for a blast from the past at the historic Arco and Melody theaters, formerly located in Bardstown, Kentucky on North Third Street. The Arco Theatre officially swung open its doors on January 16, 1942, with a swanky screening of Tarzan’s Secret Treasure. On the flip side, the Melody Theater burst onto the scene on December 3, 1948, featuring Gallant Bess. The Arco Theatre closed up shop on December 31, 1965, with its final hurrah being Mary Poppins, while the Melody Theater shut its doors on May 31, 1953, with Stars of My Crown being its last hurrah. After that, the buildings were repurposed as a radio station, Halls Warehouse, and Halls Electric & Appliance Co. In 2002, the Arco Theatre and the adjacent Melody Theatre were snatched up by Kreso restaurant, which merged the two venues into a single hot spot, currently operating as Kreso restaurant.

01/26/2025

Welcome to the old Hardee's spot at 707 N Third St, Bardstown, Ky, where the only thing more vintage than the building was the clientele. This Hardee's joint first opened its doors in 1980 and sadly closed up shop in 2024. I swear, every morning, a crew of elderly gentlemen would roll in for coffee, breakfast, and for some serious chit chat until about around noo time. Let's be real, folks, this place will forever be known as Hardee's, since it was the one restaurant to ever call this building home since way back in 1980.

01/25/2025

Welcome to The Bloom Theater, formerly the coolest spot in Bloomfield, KY on Chaplin Road owned by Roland D Foster. This swanky cinema officially threw open its doors on January 20, 1948, with the inaugural film screening of Love And Learn. With a seating capacity of 425 people and cushy seating, the theater was the place to be until it met its demise in 1984.

01/24/2025

Spalding & Sons, initially located on Main Street in Bardstown, started out as a dry goods store back in 1856, because who doesn't need a good pair of socks? The establishment was like a treasure trove, offering a crazy array of products, including dry goods, dress goods, men's wear, hats, ties, socks, and shoes. They even catered to the ladies, selling gowns and robes, because, priorities. After an impressive 157-year run, Spalding & Sons finally closed up shop on Tuesday, December 31, 2013.

01/23/2025

Let's have a bit of fun today. Besides the 31 Easy bar & grill, this building has housed numerous other establishments. Can we collectively recall all the business names that previously occupied this location, formerly situated at 102 Flamingo Dr, Bardstown, KY.

01/22/2025

The Bourbon City Bistro was a comfortable venue for American lunch and dinner that had a Southern twist, it even featured regular live music, formerly located at 1008 Commerce Blvd, Bardstown, KY.

01/21/2025

Welcome to the Keystone Cinema, which swung open its doors on December 17, 1999, and then sadly face-planted shut on April 28, 2022. With a whopping seating capacity of 1,480, the cinema was like a fancy-schmancy entertainment complex, featuring a teeny arcade game room, private party rooms for all your birthday shenanigans, and a snack bar serving up the essentials: popcorn and drinks. After over 20 years of bringing movie magic to the masses, Keystone Cinema closed its doors permanently, and today, the building is home to the Nelson County South East Christian Church. This may be the last movie theater to ever stand in Bardstown, Kentucky, as the industry continues to morph into something entirely new. Yep, times have changed, and this shift is sadly probably here to stay.

01/20/2025

Who can recall the notoriously legendary Nelson County Woodstock, also known as the Helsinki Jam, where the chaos was so pronounced that even the accompanying photographs, which I have included below, had to be artificially generated solely to do it justice? The Helsinki Jam was an utterly surreal and extreme lifestyle environment that once offered abundant sustenance, camping, and exceptional music experiences, yielding enduring memories for numerous Nelson County residents.

01/19/2025

Welcome to the largest and most impressive pool ever, formerly located in the old Bardstown village in Bardstown, Ky. The pool was constructed in 1933. Countless wonderful memories were made here, and numerous times were spent that families will never forget. The pool was removed in the late 70's to the early 80's. It was definitely a blast from everyone's past. Who all remembers this enormous swimming hole?

01/18/2025

After school, children would flock to the B&B ice cream shop as if it was the most exciting destination ever. The shop was a genuine delight ice cream shop, offering an extensive array of ice cream flavors, milkshakes, music from the jukebox, and pinball machines. Although the ice cream was exceptional, indulging in a sweet treat has lost its appeal. 🍨 B&B Ice Cream's original location was on N 3rd Street, Bardstown, Ky, which is now occupied by Arlene's Barbershop. It is undeniable that their ice cream was so extraordinarily good. 😉

01/17/2025

Originally known as Butler Boone's Beer Joint, the first image, dated 1977, was located in Balltown, Ky at 4335 New Haven Rd, a site that would later become Percy Norman's Beer Joint/Bar.

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