LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Once home the Diamond Oils gas station and a farmer’s market in the 2000s, the iconic terracotta-tiled property at the intersection of 3rd and Hill Streets has remained empty for over a decade. Nerdy Birdy Properties, the developer, dubbed the multi-vendor, open-air restaurant remodel as ‘The Hill Street Pavilion.’
It’s meant to accommodate multiple vendors, but plans show a permanent bar planned for the garage on the west side of the property. Original garage doors, with large glass panes, serve as the inspiration for the remodel. Underneath the pavilion, developers plan on putting in two large ceiling fans and globe lights that harken back to the building’s history.
City planners who looked over the renovation plans say the building was built in 1926. Nerdy Birdy plans on keeping as many of the original terracotta tiles on the building as possible…