LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — To Mayor Craig Greenberg, the Belvedere overlooking the Ohio River in downtown Louisville could be “America’s greatest front yard.”
Greenberg singled out the 1970s-era public space for a sweeping makeover during his first year in office, hiring architects to start working on a master plan for the beleaguered 5.5-acre site. His administration then secured initial funding from state and local lawmakers.
And during his annual citywide address in January, the mayor unveiled the first renderings of a reimagined Belvedere, showing a signature pavilion with rolling and flared edges perched above Interstate 64. In fact, the elevated section over the expressway was the focus of those early drawings…