In 1880, Clara Perry purchased two adjoining lots on what was then Vertner Ave from Winn Gunn and Samuel A. Cairns for $320 apiece. The late Italianate, brick house on the property was built shortly thereafter. Here, Clara resided with her husband,…

Born in 1935, Les McCann grew up watching his father draw on their front porch after work in the evenings and listening to opera with his mother while she cleaned and sang along. The family resided in a small, one-story, wood frame house at 580…

The Lyric Theater opened in 1948, originally built as a movie-house in the Art Deco style. It quickly became a cultural icon and fostered the height of entertainment for Lexington’s African American community. It hosted movies, fashion shows,…