LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- The Thorntons at Broadway and 1st Street in downtown Louisville is now fenced off in preparation for its permanent closure Monday.
Caution tape is already going up around the gas station. Thorntons has never given a reason for the closure, and there are no details on what will become of the property.
The gas station is centrally located between downtown and Old Louisville, and it's just off the Jefferson Community and Technical College campus.
The location has seen a number of police runs in the past, including a deadly shooting involving a security guard and a suspected shoplifter in 2022.
"The closure of Thorntons at First and Broadway is an opportunity for new development and future growth," Deputy Mayor Pat Mulloy said in a written statement earlier this week. "First and foremost, we hope this, along with the Broadway All The Way project, will increase safety around the intersection. We are optimistic the property will help create a true gateway into downtown and complement the significant and exciting investments we are seeing in the heart of our city, including Jefferson Technical and Community College’s $90 million revitalization project and the University of Louisville’s $280 million Health Sciences Simulation Center and Collaboration Hub in the LOUMED District."
The closure leaves only one gas station downtown: at 1st and Liberty streets.
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