Irvine, Kentucky

“Where the Bluegrass Kisses

the Mountains.”
Introductions

Caroline Kushon
BS Landscape Architecture (2023)

Kelsey Davis
BA Interior Design and BS Community
Leadership and Development (2024)

Payton Lewis
BS Community Leadership and
Development (2024)

Regan Prieto
BA Interior Design and Historic
Preservation (2024)
Brief Irvine History Payton Lewis

Native Americans
The land surrounding what is now known as “Estill Springs” was predominantly occupied by
those within the Shawnee. Multiple trading camps and wigwams inhabited this region,
primarily serving as a means of profit and storage for the tribe. Additionally, it is believed that
Estill Springs was once the site of a great Native American battle, supported by the vast
amount of flint arrowheads and stone tomahawks found during archaeological expeditions.

Early Settlers
It is believed that Dr. Thomas Walker and his party of explorers were the first white men to have
set foot on the soil of what is known as Estill County. At that point in time, the Loyal Land
Company had been given a grant of 800,000 acres in the western wilderness and Dr. Walker was
sent to explore this land. On March 6th 1750, he left his home in Albemarle County, Virginia
with his companions, Ambrose Powell, William Tomlinson, Colby Chew, Henry Lawless, and John
Hughes.

Ravenna-Irvine Railway
The Kentucky Union and the Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine, and Beattyville Railroads (RNI&B)
built and operated railway companies up the Kentucky River Valley to the edge of the mountains
in Eastern Kentucky. The 104 miles of the RNI&B extended from Versailles, through
Nicholasville, Richmond, and Irvine, then along the Kentucky River before terminating at
Beattyville. Initially, these companies struggled financially and were unable to generate sufficient
funding to cover interest on bonds, pay stockholders, or extend their lines further into the rich
coalfields of Eastern Kentucky. It wasn’t until the purchase by the Louisville and Nashville
Railroad during 1909 and 1910 that these lines became financially stable.
Mood Board Regan Prieto

WELCOMING|TRADITIONAL|PROUD
Graphic Standards Regan Prieto

TYPOGRAPHY COLOR PALETTE

The typography of this project is simple and to The color palette represents Irvine’s emphasis
the point. This project only uses Georgia for the on its roots. The cooler colors represent the
titles, Academy Engraved LET Plain for chapter
mountains and rivers while the warmer tones
titles, and Avenir for the bodies.
pull from the buildings and architectural
features downtown.
TITLES AND HEADINGS: GEORGIA
ABCDEFGHIJK abcdefghijk
LMNOPQRSTU lmnopqrstu DARK CORNFLOWER BLUE SAP GREEN
VWXYZ vwxyz CMYK: 72 29 100 14
CMYK: 100 89 26 11
RGB: 35 59 117 RGB: 81 128 58
BODY: AVENIR ROMAN HEX: 013579 HEX: 517F1F

ABCDEFGHIJK abcdefghijk
LMNOPQRSTU lmnopqrstu MANGO TANGO
CYAN PROCESS
VWXYZ vwxyz CMYK : 66 11 2 0 CMYK: 0, 53, 76, 0
RGB: 60 178 225 RGB: 246, 143, 78
HEX: 3BB3E3 HEX: F68F4E
SUBHEADINGS: GEORGIA
RUST LIGHT GOLDEN ROD YELLOW
CMYK : 66 11 2 0 CMYK : 2 0 19 0
ABCDEFGHIJK abcdefghijk RGB: 60 178 225
HEX: 3BB3E3
RGB: 251 249 216
HEX: FBF9D8
LMNOPQRSTU lmnopqrstu
VWXYZ vwxyz

ACCENT FONT TITLE: ACADEMY

ENGRAVED LET PLAIN
ABCDEFGHIJK abcdefghijk
LMNOPQRSTU lmnopqrstuv
VXXYZ
Demographics Snapshot Regan Prieto

OCCUPATIONS IN IRVINE (2019)

MEDIAN INCOME IS $27,168

HEALTH DIAGNOSING &

OFFICE & SALES & RELATED INSTALLATION,
MANAGMENT
TREATING PRACTITIONERS OCCUPATIONS ADMINISTRATIVE OCCUPATIONS MAINTENCE, &
HEALTHCARE
SUPPORT
& OTHER TECHNICAL SUPPORT REPAIR OCCUPTIONS
OCCUPATIONS
OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS
10.1% 5.62% 10.2% 10.1% 6.67% 5.23%
ARCHITECTURE FOOD
BUSINESS &
FINANCIAL
HEALTH
TECHNOLOGISTS
&
ENGINEERING
MATERIAL CONSTRUCTION FARMING PREPARATION
& SERVING RELAED
MOVING
& TECHNICIANS

PRODUCTION
OPERATIONS OCCUPATIONS & FISHING, &
OCCUPATIONS EXTRACTION FORESTRY OCCUPATIONS
4.31% OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS

10.1% OCUPATIONS 5.23%

4.05%
EDUCATION 2.61% 2.35% PERSONAL CARE FIRE FIGHTING
INSTRUCTION, & SERVICE1.31% & PREVENTION
& LIBRARY
ARTS, DESIGN...
OCCUPATIONS 0.92%
OCCUPATIONS TRANSPORTATION LAW BUILDING

13.7% 5.75% 4.05%

MANAGMENT
3.27% 1.31% 0.52% OCCUPATIONS 0.92% ENFORCEMENT
1.18% 0.65%

NATURAL SERVICE
MANAGMENT, SALES & PRODUCTION, RESOURCES,
BUSINESS, TRANSPORTATION, & OCCUPATIONS
OFFICE CONSTRUCTION
SCIENCE, & ARTS OCCUPATIONS MATERIAL MOVING & MAINTENCE
OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS OCCUPATIONS
Demographics Snapshot Payton Lewis

ETHNICITY IN IRVINE

Total population of Irvine: 2,440

100 99.27%

90

80
70
PERCENT

60

50
40
30
20
0.55% 0.46%
10 0.21%
0.04% 0.04%
0

WHITE HISPANIC 2 OR MORE NATIVE OTHER AFRICAN

OR LATINO AMERICAN AMERICAN
Demographics Snapshot Payton Lewis

Education Age
3.01% Graduate Degree
8.0% ages 18-24
5.07% Associates Degree
7.66% less than 9th grade
18.5% age 65 or older
13.58% Bachelor’s Degree
23% age 45-64
17.07% Some College

18.23% 9th-12th Grade 22.9% age 18 or under

27.7% age 25-44

35.36% High School Education

Sources: Data collected from the 2000 Census and Data USA
Comparison to Kentucky Regan Prieto

8.8-16.5
16.5-19.1
19.1-22
22-33.8

PERCENTAGE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES FOR KENTUCKY BY

COUNTY (2017)
Comparison to Kentucky Regan Prieto

PERCENTAGE OF ADULTS IN KENTUCKY WITH SELECT

FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY TYPES

16%
16 15%
14

12
10%
PERCENT

10 9%
7%
8

6 5%
4
2

MOBILITY COGNITION INDEPENDANT HEARING VISION SELF-CARE

LIVING
Community Engagement Payton Lewis

Strategies
Visual Preference Survey and Adjective Activity
Ethan Moore - Pick-Up Country Radio Station
Jessica Stevens - Tourism Director
Yvonne Harrison - Historical Society Director
James Gross - Mayor of Irvine
Online Engagement Survey
Accessible to all community members via EDA Facebook page
This or That Activity
Accessible to all community members via EDA Facebook Page
Inventories Conducted Kelsey Davis

Purpose •Street Trees

•Context Within Kentucky •Crosswalks
•Connection to Other Cities •Murals

Inventory
•Entering Irvine Through Major Roads
•One and Two Way Streets
•Parking Map
•Public Verses Private Parking
•Available Spots Per Lot
•Sidewalk Map
•Downtown Building Photo Inventory
•Active Verses Inactive Building Inventory
•Building Use Inventory
Downtown Furnishings
•Green Spaces
•Street Lights
•Trashcans
Parking Lot Map Regan Prieto
Public Verses Private Parking Map Regan Prieto
Available Spots Per Lot Regan Prieto
Downtown Buildings Photo Inventory Kelsey Davis
Building Use Kelsey Davis
Active Verses Inactive Kelsey Davis
Green Spaces Caroline Kushon
Street Trees Caroline Kushon
Downtown Furnishings Kelsey Davis
Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Short-Term Projects
• Benches
• Trash Cans
• Signage

Mid-Term Projects
• Murals
• Crosswalks
• Mushroom Alley

Long-Term Projects
•Multi-purpose green space
•Pocket Park
Short-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Bench Precedents

Book Benches painted

with famous
Appalachian folk tales
or kid’s stories from
the local library

Using gears or wheels

to symbolize the train
industry
Short-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Bench Precedents

Reflecting the
Appalachian Mountains
and local topography

Reminiscent of a train
station bench,
implementing history
into the downtown
furnishings
Short-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Existing Trash Cans

Short-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Proposed Trash Can Design

Short-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Current Parking Signage

Short-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Proposed Parking Signage

DOWNTOWN PRIVATE PARKING

IRVINE
FOR OFFICAL BUSINESS WITH
CABINET FOR FAMILIES AND

i CHILDREN DEPT COMMUNITY

BASED SERVICES ONLY
VIOLATORS WILL BE TOWED
INFORMATION

AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE

SERVICES RETAIL CIVIC FOOD AND

RETAIL CIVIC
1. Cash Express
12. Cottage 19. Cabinet for Families 27. Estill County BEVERAGES
52
2. Classy and Children dept. Attorney
Boutique 34. Backstreet Grub
Cuts 20. Citizen 28. Estill
13. Liquor World
3. Eagles Nest La Cabana
Voice Development 35.
Dentistry 14. L & W Sewing and Times Alliance 36. Hippie Hut
4. Horizon Adult Basket Fabric 29. Estill County
21. City Hall
Healthcare Shop Child Support 37. Steam Engine
22. Combs
5. Irvine Family 15. Me & B’s Pizza Pub
Heather 30.Irvine
Dentistry Boutique
Fire Dept.
Lewis-Abner
6. 16. Respiratory 23. County Courthouse TOURISM
Express 31. Probation
Home for Funerals 24. County Sherrif
E.C.H.G.S.
38.
7. Main Street 25. Davis Law and Parole
Research Center
Salon 26. Dean Micheal
Office
BANKS 39. Tourism
8. Postal Service
17. Citizens Attorney Office
9. Radio Station Guaranty
10. Restoration Bank ENTERTAINMENT LODGING
commumntiy church 40. Renissance
18. U.S. Branch
32. MACK theater
Apartments
11. Riverside Ladies Bank 33. Estill County Public Library
Therapy Center
41. Motel
Short-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Available Building Signage

ENVISION YOUR BUSINESS HERE
RETAIL LEASE

155 BROADWAY ST
www.realtorirvine.com 877-302-3399
Short-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Little Changes Making a Place-Based Downtown

Using combinations of
little design ideas help
create a more vibrant and
place-based downtown
that is unique to Irvine
Mid-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Existing Mural

Existing River View

Place Antiques mural
welcoming people in
from the North
entrance
Mid-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Existing Mural

Existing Estill County

mural welcoming
visitors from the bridge
entrance
Mid-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Mural Rendering

Potential mural concept

showcasing some key
identity pieces of Irvine,
Kentucky
Mid-Term Recomendations Regan Prieto

Other Mural Precedents

Mid-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Current Crosswalk Conditions

Pictured here are many of the

crosswalks that could use
repainting in order to make the
downtown more walkable and
safer for pedestrians
Mid-Term Recomendations Kelsey Davis

Proposed Painted Crosswalks

“My Old Kentucky Home” Quilt square iteration Railway iteration with
musical note iteration mural and trash cans
included

Freshly repainted
crosswalk rendering
Mid-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Existing Alley Perspective

Alley located between the

radio station and a vacant
commercial space. Leading
towards Backstreet Grub and
City Hall
Mid-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Mushroom Alley Renderings

Mid-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Mushroom Alley Renderings

Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Existing Green Space Site Conditions

Kaylee Bugs Children’s

Store, side yard, and
adjacent parking lot
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Existing Green Space Site Conditions

Kaylee Bugs Children’s

Store, side yard, and
adjacent parking lot
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Farmer’s Market Precedents- Connecting Place with Community

• Santa Fe Farmer’s Market
• MILL Amphitheater in Villa Rica, Georgia
• Pike Place Market in Seattle, Washington
• Ogle Foundation Woodland Pavillion in Louisville, Kentucky
• Davis Farmer’s Market in Davis, California

Davis Farmer’s Market Olge Foundation

Woodland Pavillion
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Multi-Purpose Green Space

Space set up for the weekly

farmer’s market. Using
inspiration from the railroad
tracks for the design of the
concrete pattern and the
pavilion structure
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Multi-Purpose Green Space

Space set up for the weekly

farmer’s market. Using
inspiration from the railroad
tracks for the design of the
concrete pattern and the
pavilion structure
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Multi-Purpose Green Space Plan View

Existing
Historical
Society
Parking Lot

Existing Kaylee
Bugs Building-
Potential
Tourism/
Chamber Office
Location

Broadway St.
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Second Green Space Site Conditions

Grassy area behind the

Horizon’s Healthcare
parking lot
Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Pocket Park Renderings

Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Pocket Park Renderings

Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Pocket Park Renderings

Long-Term Recomendations Caroline Kushon

Proposed Pocket Park Plan View

Making Change Happen Payton Lewis

Revitalization v.s. Gentrification-

What’s the Difference?
• Revitalization: the action of imbuing something with new life and vitality.
• Gentrification: the process whereby the character of a poor urban area is
changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, and attracting
new businesses, typically displacing current inhabitants in the process.
Making Change Happen Payton Lewis

Why These Projects Matter?

Enhances Community
Others Invest In The
Pride
Community

Facilitates Creativity Community Invests In

and Originality Itself
Making Change Happen Payton Lewis

How to Sustain These Projects?

• Community Involvement / Investment / Excitement
• Project delegation and responsibilities
• Succession planning strategies
• Learning that change is natural
Virtual Reality Experience Caroline Kushon

Proposed Pocket Park

Caroline will now walk you through the proposed pocket park area through
the Oculus headset.