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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.
This category includes neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky—both in the city as it existed before its government merged with that of surrounding Jefferson County in 2003, and in what was unincorporated Jefferson County before the merger.
The neighborhood's name apparently comes from the large number of (smoke-producing) kilns in the area during its early brick-making days. An 1823 newspaper advertises a brickyard in the area as part of the farm and residence of "the late Mark Lampton", after whom Lampton Street is probably named. 9 of 20 brickyards in the city had Smoketown addresses according to an 1871 Caron's directory, [2 ...
Louisville Mayor Craig Greenberg speaks about preventing gun violence during the 'Night of Remembrance' for the 2023 victims of gun violence in Louisville on Jan. 5, 2024.
For the second year in a row, using exclusive data developed by Dr. Andrew Schiller's team at NeighborhoodScout.com, and based on FBI data from all 17,000 local law enforcement agencies, WalletPop ...
The only other area besides the city's West End to receive a concentrated cluster of sensors was Newburg, one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Louisville, with a population that’s 43% Black ...
Rockcreek-Lexington Road is an irregular-shaped neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Seneca Park and Briar Hill Road to the west, Cannons Lane to the east, Interstate 64 to the south, and Lexington Road to the north. Also included are "areas immediately adjoining Shelbyville Rd. from Cannons Ln. to Fairfax Ave ...
Opinion: Black home buyers still experience discrimination in the housing market due to segregation and racist restrictions of the past.