Three employees – a ticket agent, a baggage handler and a security monitor – would work on site, according to documents filed with the city. The plan is to keep the current building at that site on the grounds, with an indoor waiting area for people switching buses. Greyhound, meanwhile, plans to move from downtown location to a former auto sales and rental facility at 4826 Preston Highway, near Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport and just south of a ramp onto Interstate 65. That property was sold in late October for $2.8 million, according to Jefferson County PVA records, with buyer LDG Development telling Louisville Business First that it will likely use the facility to add to the city's affordable housing stock. More headlines: Hotel and 'significant' affordable housing planned on edge of NuLuįor decades, Greyhound has operated its station at the corner of Seventh Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard. “We want to see development, and we certainly want to see enhanced mobility along Preston Highway,' George said at the hearing. '… (But) Preston Highway, and particularly this segment, has really been victim to haphazard development, which has led to disjointed land uses.” 16, several Metro Council members – including Nicole George, who represents the district where the new station would be located – said the move would turn the intersection of Preston Highway and Meadow Avenue into a dangerous corner that already has its share of issues. It is believed to be only one of three art deco style Greyhound bus stations existing today, so Blytheville is truly blessed to have such a treasure, and it makes our community unique.A plan to move Louisville's lone Greyhound bus station from its longtime location downtown to a high-traffic corner along Preston Highway is drawing criticism from some city officials.Īt a Planning and Zoning Committee meeting Nov. I'm glad that our city government saw fit to save this building. Tried and true friends that I hold dear to my heart and keep in touch with on a regular basis to this day all began on the steps of this building. My travels included various parts of England, France, Holland, and Switzerland. I owe a lot to this bus terminal. My journey to Germany where I was stationed for 4 years all began at the entrance of the Blytheville Greyhound bus station.

Mixed emotions from fear of really leaving home for the first time coupled with the excitement of seeing the world cluttered my mind. The image of my parents waving goodbye to me is still as vivid today as it was in 1982.

I for one, remember boarding the bus at this very depot en route to Army boot camp. I can only imagine how many families in this area have stood in front of this bus station waving goodbye to their loved ones as they sent them off to military duty, some of which never did make it back home. Didn't have a car, or a commercial flight was out of the question if not impossible? Take the Greyhound bus. Back in the day, it was an economical, yet efficient way in which to travel long distances for the common citizen. Built in 1938 by architect Ben Watson White, the Greyhound bus station has served Blytheville well through the years. Once an eyesore, this magnificent building is making a comeback.