▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁concerns ▁was ▁that ▁the ▁design ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁" out - of - context " ▁with ▁the ▁West ▁Main ▁Street ▁district . ▁The ▁surrounding ▁structures ▁are ▁a ▁mix ▁of ▁four - ▁and ▁five - story ▁period ▁structures ▁that ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁" eng ulf ed " ▁by ▁the ▁ 6 2 - story ▁tower . ▁Several , ▁including ▁Louis ville ' s ▁mayor , ▁Jerry ▁Abr am son , ▁raised ▁concerns ▁that ▁the ▁sk ys cra per ▁would ▁" separ ate ▁itself " ▁from ▁the ▁district ▁due ▁to ▁its ▁size ▁and ▁style . ▁ ▁Pre lim inary ▁construction ▁begins ▁Pre lim inary ▁construction ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁with ▁the ▁select ive ▁demol ition ▁of ▁four ▁West ▁Main ▁Street ▁buildings . ▁The ▁fac ades ▁of ▁ 6 1 5 - 6 2 1 ▁West ▁Main ▁were ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁saved ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁an ▁entrance ▁to ▁a ▁" ped est rian ▁prom en ade ▁and ▁ret ail ▁cor rid or ." ▁The ▁buildings ▁were ▁abandoned , ▁having ▁been ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁Park ing ▁Author ity ▁of ▁River ▁City ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁a ▁" grand ▁entrance " ▁for ▁the ▁failed ▁ 3 0 - story ▁Ven cor ▁Tower , ▁which ▁since - ab andon ed ▁plans ▁had ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁site ▁as ▁planned ▁for ▁Museum ▁Pla za . ▁ ▁The ▁" ret ail ▁ar cade ," ▁as ▁planned , ▁would ▁have ▁extended ▁from ▁West ▁Main ▁Street