LexTran #7 – Travels with Jo

The sound of Broomwagon breathing

For our final episode of School Days on the Seven, I wanted to step back from doing voice-over and allow…

My light-bulb moment for gentrification came when reading Neil Smith’s 1996 Revanchist City. Smith, who by that time had spent…

For our pilot season, School days on the Seven, we relied heavily on easy-to-secure music from nearby friends. This limitation…

Chris Sullivan has spent three decades playing music in and around Lexington, Kentucky. His 2014 album, Western Movies, provided the…

As the day nears a close, Dad and Jo visit Broomwagon for bike-work, treats, and a visit with friends. Dad…

While waiting to cross the street and visit Broomwagon bike shop, Dad conjures a brief history of the Limestone and…

As the Seven turns off New Circle and makes its way back downtown, Dad considers northside gentrification.

The 7 deposits Dad and Jo at northern Circle’s Smart Braids, where Jo gets cornrows and Dad visits with Smart…

Dad drops off Jo and jogs home for work. Then he returns to pick her up and grab some playground…

Dad and Jo travel the northern portion of New Circle Road as LexTran #7 makes its way to Dixie Elementary.