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Horseshoe Cottage Court

Horse Shoe Camp was initially developed in the early 1930s by Mr. & Mrs. J.L. Cornwell as a beer tavern; it was erected on 35 acres of land. As automobile traffic and demand for overnight accommodations increased along US-31W right outside of the Bowling Green, Kentucky city limits, the Cornwells installed gas pumps and built cabins.

After the completion of the sleeping accommodations in 1935 the name was changed to Horse Shoe Cottage Court.  It's architecture style was late 19th/20th Century and Gothic Revivals.  Francis York was the Architecture/Engineer and Builder on record; there were 8 contributing buildings ,and 2 non-contributing buildings.

The Cornwells owned and operated the property until 1952 when they sold it to P.L. and Kathryn Forrester. They operated the business as Horse Shoe Court. In 1965, with the opening of I-65, business dropped off dramatically. The Forresters managed to hang on until the early 1980s.

The Horseshoe Cottage Court still stands; it was listed in the historical register in 1997, but unfortunately it has not been taken care of.  Below is how it looks now. 

I pass these buildings each time I drive to my house in Kentucky; I wonder why someone has not taken care of this historical place, it's our history.  We can learn so much from our ancestors, and it is so important for us to maintain the history for our younger generation. 

Then I think maybe there's a reason why someone is letting this home/homes disintegrate; so I shouldn't make judgement until I have all the facts.  At least the buildings were not torn down like many of our other historical sites.

Gibson was There for the Show!

The Mystic Mermaids were at the Nashville Aquarium Restaurant Saturday, and Gibson was there too. I was able to snap the above picture of Gibson before the show.  When the show started; he moved around to get out of the way.

Our beloved Guitar Fish Gibson survived the major Nashville floods and was treated by marine biologists at the Tennessee Aquarium in Chattanooga. Many of the other fish and reptiles that survived the flood were relocated to the Tennessee Zoo while Opry Mills was closed close to two years due to the flood. There were some brave employees that helped save these fish by putting their lives in danger to re-enter the mall after the flood.  Some were even arrested.

The Nashville community supported each other during the devastating flood, and the Director of Biology at the Nashville Aquarium Restaurant recognized that.  He quoted: "We appreciate the tremendous support from the community during this unfortunate time, We know Gibson and the other fish and reptiles are in good care and we look forward to their return home at the Nashville Aquarium Restaurant.”

When Gibson was returned to Nashville, this magnificent guitarfish realized he was home almost immediately. As soon as he was put in the tank, he went down to the bottom to relax for about five minutes. Shortly after that, he started swimming around perfectly, navigating around all of the coral formations. And he quickly found his two favorite spots, where he always liked to sit during the course of the day. 

Opry Mills Mall has been open only a few weeks, and this weekend was the "Grand Re-Opening" weekend.  There was fashion shows, pictures with Kung Foo Panda, and so much more.  Thank you to the Aquarium Restaurant for taking care of these fish, reptiles, and bringing Gibson back to us. 

I did get to the see the "Mystic Mermaid" show and even got to take a picture with the mermaids while I was eating breakfast at the Aquarium Restaurant on Saturday. 

It was so nice to see it back open!