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Residents ask Hopkinsville to pause demolition of Blue Streak and explore rehabilitation
Summary
Several residents and local preservation advocates urged Hopkinsville leaders to pause demolition plans for the Blue Streak/Blue Street printing building, request a structural engineering report, and pursue state and federal rehabilitation incentives and private redevelopment opportunities.
Multiple residents urged the Hopkinsville City Council to halt demolition plans for the Blue Streak (also referenced as the Blue Street printing building) and explore rehabilitation alternatives.
Grace Abernathy told the council that Blue Streak—built in 1912 as The Rex—connects to local cultural history and cited the building’s role in children’s entertainment and a link to journalist Ted Poston. Abernathy recommended the city pursue available financial tools, saying the National…
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