Atlas Obscura
Louisville “Lovers Lane” in Louisville, Kentucky
Along Springdale Road in Louisville, you’ll find a surprisingly tender roadside tradition: more than 60 handmade signs expressing love, devotion, apologies, inside jokes, and anniversaries, all hanging from the gnarled trees lining the road. The tradition began in 2001, when local resident Les Terwilleger painted a tree stump with a romantic message for his wife, Jean. He continued refreshing i…
roadside tradition of handmade love signs on trees