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Bon Air is a neighborhood in eastern Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Bardstown Road to the west, Furman Boulevard to the east, and subdivisions to the south. The earliest residential development was the Wellingmoor subdivision in 1939, laid out by Ralph Drake.
The KY transportation cabinet states that these changes will "increase pedestrian safety, decrease travel speeds and provide much needed parking in the area to support local businesses along the corridor [8]". Metro Councilman Brandon Coan (D-8) told WAVE 3 the changes to Bardstown Road stem from a 2018 street safety study.
The area became agricultural in the early 19th century, primarily selling flour and cornmeal to the nearby market of Louisville. In 1877, the Louisville, Harrods Creek and Westport Railway reached the area and, owing to the era's Long Depression, never reached beyond it. The line became part of the L&N network in 1881.
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Several in Louisville were located along Bardstown Road and were popular sources of entertainment in the Highlands for decades. Baxter (later called the Airway). 1055 Bardstown Road. [6] Housed The Brycc House in the late 1990s, now home to a Buffalo Wild Wings; The Cherokee. 1591 Bardstown Road. Now the site of Bombay International Grocery
Mid City Mall was built on the site of the German Protestant Orphan's Home, which was founded in 1851 and moved to the 10-acre (40,000 m 2) Highlands site in 1902.It remained there until 1962, but the structure and grounds were sold for $500,000 in 1959 to mall developers.
Bardstown is a home rule-class city [5] in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County. [6] Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a 1,000-acre (400 ha) land grant in 1785 in what was then Jefferson County, Virginia.
The couple moved into the mansion in 1868 and raised nine children. The family began subdividing land on present day Sherwood Avenue in 1872, though widespread development didn't begin until Cherokee Park was opened and a street car line moved out Bardstown Road to the area in the 1890s. The southern portion was subdivided after Mr. Bonnycastle ...