Post by Da Boss on Aug 12, 2020 22:59:37 GMT -5
Taking up more space inside the Watterson Expressway than any other single property, the Kentucky Fair and Expo grounds are a sprawling complex that seems to stretch on forever when you're actually there. Home to a football and baseball stadium that was once used by the University of Louisville, as well as the Freedom Hall arena, six different fair venues that can be opened up into a single giant complex, show barns for the yearly state fair, and an entire amusement park that has been opened and gone out of business merely to be opened again a few years later (complete with its own water park) it is a massive space that is constantly being used and repurposed for just about anything you can imagine. And that's not even considering the massive lawn space that surrounds the main exposition center that's large enough to host the yearly "Balloon Glow" as a part of the Derby festivities.
Originally designated back in the 1950s, the massive complex has since become something of a favorite venue for the past fifty years. Numerous conventions and trade shows will rent out parts or all of the space for their events, and it is the only complex in the state that is large enough to actually host the yearly state fair. When it comes to needing a space where hundreds of thousands of people can all attend some event, there is no where else in the state that can accommodate such a large crowd.
The attached amusement park has undergone countless rebrandings since it was first opened. Originally an independent park known as Kentucky Kingdom, it was purchased by the Six Flags company after declaring bankruptcy in the 1990s. After running for a little over twenty-five years as a part of Six Flags, it was again forced to close due to bankruptcy. Now opened again, under its original name, the thrill rides have been repaired and new names have been slapped on them to see if this time, they can remain open.
Originally designated back in the 1950s, the massive complex has since become something of a favorite venue for the past fifty years. Numerous conventions and trade shows will rent out parts or all of the space for their events, and it is the only complex in the state that is large enough to actually host the yearly state fair. When it comes to needing a space where hundreds of thousands of people can all attend some event, there is no where else in the state that can accommodate such a large crowd.
The attached amusement park has undergone countless rebrandings since it was first opened. Originally an independent park known as Kentucky Kingdom, it was purchased by the Six Flags company after declaring bankruptcy in the 1990s. After running for a little over twenty-five years as a part of Six Flags, it was again forced to close due to bankruptcy. Now opened again, under its original name, the thrill rides have been repaired and new names have been slapped on them to see if this time, they can remain open.