Alright, so I was messing around, looking into some local Louisville history the other day. You know how you start pulling one thread and end up somewhere totally different? That’s what happened. I kept bumping into this name, Kirchdorfer, tied to Louisville, KY.
First off, Louisville itself, right? Pretty old place. Found out it kicked off back in 1778. Some guy named George Rogers Clark started it. And they named it Louisville after the French king, Louis XVI, ’cause he helped out during the Revolutionary War. Makes sense. Location was key too, being near the Falls of the Ohio. Good spot for a port city, helped it grow early on.
Digging into the Kirchdorfer Name
So, back to this Kirchdorfer name. I poked around a bit more. Turns out there’s quite a story there, rooted right here in Louisville. It started with a fellow named Jim Kirchdorfer, Sr. back in the day.
- He was running his family’s hardware store. Just a regular local business, you know?
- This was around 1962.
- Apparently, he was big into golf. Loved the game.
- He noticed something missing – a better way to handle irrigation on golf courses, the underground stuff.
- So, he didn’t just notice it, he actually developed something for it. Turned his hobby into a whole new business focus. Pretty smart, taking something you know and seeing a need.
That hardware store background probably helped, figuring out the practical side of things. From hardware to specialized golf course irrigation, that’s quite a jump, but you can see the connection.
Then I saw the name pop up again, connected to a company called ISCO Industries. Seems like the family stayed in business, just grew things bigger. The son, James Kirchdorfer, Jr., or Jimmy, he’s running the show now. Been CEO there for a while, after being president and general manager before that. Looks like he started working there in the early 90s, so he’s been involved for a long time.
It’s just interesting sometimes, digging into a local name and finding out there’s this whole history of a family business that started small, saw an opportunity, and built something substantial right here in Louisville. You drive past places every day and don’t always know the stories behind them. Just a little piece of local stuff I figured out.
