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1870 Plaza Drive next to the Casino building at 1800, was the home of Karen Foster <br />Mulholland, the daughter of Cliff and Monica Foster. That house is believed to have been <br />constructed in 1979 at the approximate current location of Blockbuster's at the Louisville <br />Plaza, and was also moved m or around 1991. 1900 Plaza Drive was the site of Karen's <br />m the Country Restaurant and contains in its floor some of the bricks from the Hecla <br />powder house. <br />Location of Hecla Mine Landmarks Today <br />According to Foster, the Hecla Casino building at 1800 Plaza Drive was originally <br />located just south of what is now the entrance to King Soopers Grocery Store at <br />Louisville Plaza. <br />When the house was moved, it was placed in the vicinity of the original tipple and mine <br />shaft for the Hecla Mine. According to Cliff Foster, the cement and brick structure by the <br />tree near the gates of the driveway to 1800 Plaza Drive once held the chains to hoist the <br />coal cars out of the mine shaft. The location of the main shaft, which would have been <br />dug by hand in 1890 when the Hecla opened, is by what is now the driveway to 1800 <br />Plaza Drive. <br />The preceding research is based on a review of relevant and available books, online County property <br />records, census records, oral history interviews, Louisville directories, and Louisville Historical Museum <br />maps, files, and obituary records. <br />Research by Bridget Bacon, Louisville Historical Museum <br />November 2008 <br />