Goodfellas Pizzeria is hoping to move into Louisville with an outdoor entertainment space in the Highlands across from Cave Hill Cemetery.

The pizza company is eyeing a 1.09-acre property valued at $550,000 near the intersection of Broadway and Baxter, according to documents filed with the city. The space, at 1250 E. Broadway, is now occupied by an auto repair shop and service station that would be removed or renovated.

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The site was previously considered as a new location of Thorntons, the large gas station and convenience store chain. But it abandoned its plans when an adjacent parcel was designated as a landmark, making demolition more difficult.

Before that, the corner parcel at the busy Broadway and Baxter intersection was a Bader's food market.

Goodfellas already has locations in Lexington, Covington, Cincinnati and Indianapolis. Owner Alex Coats told the Courier Journal on Monday that the company had been looking for a Louisville location for more than ten years and is "super excited" about the prospect of developing this space.

"We have a huge fanbase that's been asking for a Goodfellas for years now," Coats said. "We've been very patient, and now we think we're looking at a home run."

He mentioned the possibility of rehabbing the historic building on the backside of the property to bring it back to its original look, including installing original windows. But, Coats said, there are still procedural steps to get through before the project is guaranteed to move forward.

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The plans submitted to Louisville Metro Planning & Design Services call for the existing service station at the site to be removed in order to make room for parking and outdoor space. The project description describes a "large outside entertainment and eating area."

If approved, a separate existing building that's behind the service station, which was a service garage built in 1916, would be renovated and a previous addition would be replaced. The company is also seeking to close a portion of an existing alley to provide outdoor seating areas.

The application is under staff review by Planning & Design Services, which could recommend revisions to the plan before it's taken to the Bardstown Road/Baxter Avenue Overlay District Committee. That committee will need to approve the application.

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There are several other pizza spots along Baxter and nearby Bardstown Road, including Spinelli's Pizzeria, Wick's Pizza Parlor & Pub, DiOrio's Pizza & Pub and Impellizzeri's Pizza.

Goodfellas bills itself as a "slice of New York City" on its website, adding the company prides itself on "staying true to our New York roots." It also advertises a "Wiseguy Lounge" that embodies the Prohibition-era of the 1920s.

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