Dr Zirl Palmer

February 14, 2018

Six years ago, in Buffalo, New York, “heart bombing” was born. The Buffalo Young Preservationists “decided to showcase their love for abandoned and vacant historic buildings in their city by papering them with handmade Valentines.” On Friday, February 16, 2018, at 4 pm, a group of people will shower the Dr. Zirl Palmer Pharmacy Building (read more)

Categories: African American History, Fayette County

Tags: Dr Zirl Palmer, heart bombing, Ovan Haskins

December 7, 2017

Dr. Zirl Palmer’s Pharmacy at the corner of East Fifth and Chestnut Streets, most recently the home of the Catholic Action Center, is a building significant for the role it played in segregated Lexington, and for its design – but neither attribute will save it from demolition. Lexington doesn’t have the best record for valuing (read more)

Categories: Architecture, Fayette County, Historic architecture, Kentucky architecture, Lexington Kentucky History

Tags: Dr Zirl Palmer, East End Neighborhood, Mid-Century, Palmer Pharmacy Building

A Valentine for Dr. Zirl Palmer

A Mid-Century Modern Symbol of Segregated Lexington: The Dr. Zirl Palmer Pharmacy Building

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