
Crestwood is Expecting Big Changes
Clip: Season 2 Episode 158 | 3m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
Crestwood is expecting big changes as the town develops its town center.
Crestwood is expecting big changes as the town develops its town center.
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Crestwood is Expecting Big Changes
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Crestwood is expecting big changes as the town develops its town center.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorshipOldham County is in the north central part of the state and is home to six main communities, including La Grange, which is known for the train that runs through the city's downtown.
But what people may not know about the small Hallmark town in Oldham that sits between La Grange and Louisville and the name of its Crestwood.
And it's expecting big changes with the town center and addition of a traditional main street.
We visited Crestwood to learn more about its progress so far and what's next for the area.
Oldham County consists of six small towns.
Probably the most famous and most popular would be La Grange.
And that's because the train that runs through La Grange.
But most people don't know about the other fab cities in the county.
Crestwood is the fastest growing town in Kentucky, and it had been until this year for the last probably four or five years.
It's been interesting just to kind of watch over the years how it's grown in that there there isn't a whole lot between East Louisville and La Grange.
Not a whole lot to stop and do for a one stop shop.
So there's things sprinkled here and there.
But we really want Crestwood to be a destination.
And because there's not a traditional main street here, when we first started talking to the mayor about what the plans were, he said, Well, let me tell you that my vision, he said, is to make this a Hallmark movie type of town.
And so we want to create what is that traditional Main Street feeling.
And we said we would love to help you do that.
Crestwood is getting ready to explode with new development, new attractions, new restaurants.
Baptist Hospital has signed on to come to the Crestwood exit off 71, which would be the Crestwood exit.
The Maples Park has become what will be the city center of Crestwood, so that Park has developed its finish.
Now, finally, it has a splash pad.
It has an amphitheater that was just installed, and that was the last phase.
And that's where all the traffic will go into from what will be our main street.
Crestwood Mercantile is an example of the perfect new type of business that will attract to Crestwood.
It's vintage, it's original artwork, it's oil paintings, it's brand new wares, it's art, it's crafts, it's booths.
That is part of the excitement of what Crestwood Mercantile is for Crestwood.
It's really a team effort for a community to come together like this.
So many of our vendors are old and county residents, and so they're happy to be able to stay in their hometown and shop and eat.
And so just to create more of that.
So really it's about coming together as a community and a team to build that kind of community here that that didn't previously exist.
So I'm excited about all the businesses.
I'm excited to be able to walk everywhere and you don't have to drive.
I'm excited about new boutiques and new restaurants and be in walking distance from home to be able to walk out of your front door and go eat dinner or go to the park is a fabulous concept, I think.
So we want people to be able to come to Crestwood, to be able to dine here, to shop here, to spend a day here.
So our hope is that there are other business owners that come alongside and say, yes, we want to be part of that and we'll help you do that so that this will be a one stop shopping and eating destination for people all over.
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