By Matt Bradshaw —
For half a century, driving along I-65 featured a car-window view of famous Louisville landmarks: the Ralston Purina concrete silos and the original Cardinal Stadium. The former is only a memory, torn down several years ago, and the latter is now following suit.
Kentucky Venues announced the kickoff of Old Cardinal Stadium’s demolition last week. Seating areas were declared unsafe in 2013 after years of decay, and since then it was mostly used for outdoor concerts during the Kentucky State Fair.
On the one hand, the twenty-two silos eserved as a long-running billboard spelling out “University of Louisville.