The saga of D. Nalley’s Diner in Old Louisville, which closed temporarily after a fire in July, has updates.
First, a Facebook post by the business.
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Hey Everyone!! Firstly we want to thank everyone for all the support and love that we recieved in the last 7 years, especially last couple of months after the fire accident. We couldn’t say anything till things were confirmed officially but here is the updates.
The property was officially sold to Domino Partners LLC as of last week as they had the first right to purchase. We have talked to them about potentially being able to open back as “D. Nalleys Diner” but no decisions have been made as to what will actually be on the property. But, we are being considered if it’s going to be a diner and we are thankful to the new owners for that. They have been really nice to us.
In the last month we fixed some of the things that we could with your alls help but there is so much more to be done for anything to be opened there.
It still brings us grief that this incident happened but it was an accident and truth is sometimes life brings curve balls. We are hoping for the best and staying positive. But, just in case we don’t open back we wanted to say. THANK YOU!! Thank you to everyone who has ever worked at the diner or has then delicious fare that we made. We rejuvenated this diner that had been closed with a lot of hard work and dedication in the last 7 years but we couldn’t have done any of it without the whole D. Nalley’s Family!! It’s been a great run, let’s see what the future holds for us. Will keep you all posted as we know more.
At Louisville Business First, writer Michael L. Jones seeks to clarify the situation.
Iconic Old Louisville diner sold to developer behind Noble Funk,
Domino Partners LLC purchased D. Nalley’s restaurant, located at 970 S. Third St. near Ollie’s Trolley, from Darrell Nalley’s Inc. for $110,000 last week, according to Jefferson County Property Valuation Administrator’s Records.
Domino Partners is the same company that redeveloped the 27,000-square-foot former Kroger store at 922 S. Second Street into The922 development, which includes the brewery and restaurant Noble Funk …
… Dominique Shrader, a project manager for Domino Partners, said the company hopes to find a new operator for the nearly 1,200 square-foot space.
“We’re not sure what is going to end up in there at this moment, but we think it’s a really cool opportunity for someone to develop it and potentially bring more food options to the neighborhood,” Sharader explained.
Restoration or gentrification? Only the Shadow knows, so stay tuned.
