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A historic preservation group is opposing plans to demolish a late 1800s building in downtown Louisville.

The Omni Louisville Hotel proposes building a $1.2 million pickleball and entertainment venue on the site.

Critics question the plan, suggesting the historic building be incorporated into a more substantial development.

Plans to level a late 1800s building in downtown Louisville for a proposed $1.2 million pickleball and entertainment venue are drawing criticism from a vocal historic preservation group that has long tried to save the structure.

The Louisville Historical League is renewing calls to save the Odd Fellows Building, built in 1897, at 211 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. after Omni Louisville Hotel revealed its plans for the 1.2-acre block adjacent to the h

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