Not wanted on Market Street, the Mercy Academy building, or Hotel Louisville, Wayside Christian Mission is negotiating a deal to buy the Louisville Antique Mall property at 834 East Broadway.
Owner Denise Golden announced plans to close the Antique Mall business last month, a year after moving from Goss Avenue. She bought the property for $810,000 in 2007, and reportedly invested $2 million on improvements. It also housed the Colonnade Cafeteria.
Golden told the C-J last month that she hoped to sell the property, and Metro Government officials set up talks between Wayside and Golden.
Wayside’s chances of moving into the Hotel Louisville site at Second and Broadway seem slim, and the city has said it would need various permits to operate as a homeless shelter there. The Jefferson Community and Technical College wants the property for parking, even though it was sold at auction to Wayside, for $10 million. That deal hasn’t been completed.
Last month, our sources said the city was assisting Wayside in finding an alternate location which wouldn’t raise objections from neighbors. The Antique Mall property fits the bill, and Wayside seems to have the money to buy it. It was expected to be listed at $3.8 million.
7 responses so far ↓
1 Denise Golden // Jul 9, 2009 at 3:51 pm
I wish someone would let me in on these “negotiations”. This is a rumor, but sounds like a great idea to me!
2 rickredding // Jul 9, 2009 at 4:09 pm
Hey Denise, I called you to ask about this today, but you haven’t called back.
3 Colonel88 // Jul 9, 2009 at 4:12 pm
Excellent reporting there, Ville Voice! You might want to check with both of the sources before you go making things up. I would like to extend the same sentiment to Metro Government as well. Reporting at its best!
4 Piper // Jul 10, 2009 at 8:58 am
Reporting from one source isn’t “making things up”. And let’s be honest here, Colonel88 has an axe to grind with anyone that mentions anything about Wayside in less than glowing terms. What is your connection with Wayside, Colonel?
5 Colonel88 // Jul 10, 2009 at 9:16 am
Piper,
Reporting means checking your facts. All it took for me to find out that this story was bunk was calling Wayside and speaking with Reverend Moseley, then calling the Antique Mall and speaking with Denise Golden. Wow, maybe I have a shot at being a reporter too!
You ask of my connection to Wayside, Piper? I am an avid supporter of the cause. I volunteer my time at Wayside Christian Mission and I believe that they are an absolutely necessary service in this city. Try to imagine what your city streets would be like without them.
6 mike // Jul 10, 2009 at 10:24 am
Col, it’s not hard to imagine at all…they’d be better. The magnet of Wayside drawing in folks from all over the country would no longer be a factor. Louisville could take care of its less fortunate citizens and not overwhelm local services – just check with EMS, Fire and LMPD for how many runs are made daily to Wayside.
7 Colonel88 // Jul 10, 2009 at 3:59 pm
Yeah, seems like Louisville is doing a great job of supporting the less fortunate. The powers that be can’t even keep money inside the city, which seems like it would be pretty easy to do (i.e.: slots, local contractors for the arena, etc.), and we are to expect them to serve the indigent?
As far as overwhelming local services like EMS, the fire department, and LMPD, you can look to the incompetence and criminality of the healthcare systems here in Louisville. Wayside Christian Mission is a dumping ground for uninsured people on their last leg who need proper medical treatment (U of L being the worst about this).
So, we have an incompetent city government and a healthcare system that will not properly treat the indigent and casts them off to die. Hrrm…doesn’t seem like they would be better off.
Anyway, it was a nice thought Mike.
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