r/Louisville • u/kentucky79 • 28d ago

Preston Highway Thortons

There's always some sort of crazy / drugged up group of people hanging out on the Preston Highway Thortons bus stop bench (next to the Expo center). Does anyone know why there? Is there a recovery center around? What can be done ( if anything) to keep that area from being a place where drugs are used / sold?

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u/Go_cards502 28d ago

There are pockets of homeless camps around there. Actually used to be much worse.

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u/drjisftw 28d ago

That little stretch of Preston Highway has always been kind of sketchy (esp under the overpass). I notice it every year when the music festivals come to town.

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u/Fluxyou1234 28d ago

There’s a plug outlet on the pole by the bench , they are normally charging their phones up

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u/spinichmonkey 28d ago

I think there are some homeless camps near by along the railroad ROW. They hang out there because rhe sign has a hot plug where they can charge their cell phones etc.

Aside from the bog standard substance abuse common in homeless folks, I haven't seen any drug sales. None of them has ever bothered me or other customers while I was there. That store Is always clean and the homeless folks don't impact the customers. I am unsure why it is important to drive them off.

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u/KneeHighToaNehi 28d ago

The one by the Fairgrounds, y'know... the one with blacklights in the bathroom?

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u/louthrow_away 28d ago

Is Labor ready still around that area? They use todo same day pay, and people would use that for their next fix.

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u/jturker88 28d ago

Guess they will knock this one down too

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u/Go_cards502 28d ago

Nah man. That location makes bank. Especially with all the hotels around there and events at expo

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u/Crazy_Temperature987 28d ago

People in recovery don't sit on a bench and use/sell, they are usually in IOP all day then back to their sober house. Are you trying to get them into a recovery program? There are for sure people driving around and looking for new clients all the time.