Buildings along Ninth Street damaged during the tornado, which hit Louisville, Kentucky, on March 27, 1890. The Ohio River is in the background. The tornado killed an estimated 100 people and many more were injured. Image is a copy of a stereograph.
Streets; Cobblestone streets; Buildings; Community centers
The southeast corner of Magazine Street at 9th Street looking east. Intersection of two brick streets with a sign for the Booker T. Washington Community Centre hanging from a building at the corner.
The southeast corner of Magazine Street at 9th Street looking east. A group of African-American men stand on the sidewalk in front of the Booker T. Washington Community Centre.
9th Street at Racine Avenue. A stretch of ground has been dug up and supported by beams for pipes near Churchill Downs. A man stands next to the construction site.
