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Like many older American cities, Louisville has well-defined neighborhoods, many with well over a century of history as a neighborhood. The oldest neighborhoods are the riverside areas of Downtown and Portland (initially a separate settlement), representing the early role of the river as the most important form of commerce and transportation.
Air pollution is trapped in Louisville's Ohio River Valley location. The city is ranked by Environmental Defense as America's 38th-worst city for air quality. [9] Louisville's lowest solar noon is 28.4 degrees with the shortest daylength being 9 hours and 30 seconds, both occurring from December 17–26.
More than a thousand homes were damaged or destroyed, with the value of property damaged estimated at over US$100 million (1996 dollars). Many of these homes were large, expensive, and well-built. In spite of all the destruction, only ten injuries occurred, with the worst injury being a man treated for broken ribs. [4]
An explosion at a chemical facility in Louisville, Kentucky Tuesday afternoon left at least 11 people hospitalized, officials confirmed.. The blast occurred around 3 p.m. local time at the ...
In 1982, Jefferson County Community Development officials said the Lake Dreamland area had some of the worst housing in the county, with conditions such as backed-up sewage, caved-in floors and ceilings, and no indoor plumbing in some structures. Ed Hartlage died in 1980, and residents were finally able to buy the land from his estate in 1980. [3]
At approximately 5:16 a.m. on Friday, February 13, 1981, a cascading series of explosions ripped through the southern part of Old Louisville near the University of Louisville. The trigger of the explosions was eventually determined to have been a spark from a car driving near the intersection of 12th and Hill Streets, which ignited the hexane ...
The largest city in Kentucky, Louisville, is a consolidated local government under KRS 67C. When the Louisville Metro government was formed, all incorporated cities in Jefferson County, apart from Louisville, retained their status as cities; however, the Louisville Metro Council is the main government for the entire county, and is elected by ...
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