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Walking around downtown is cool. I haven't done it that often, but it's not bad. The city is neat, and the downtown is nice. It's not junky for the most part, especially on Main Street. Anyway, if you get a chance, take a walk in downtown, and stop at the Belvedere so you can admire the work I did on the irrigation! How green the grass is! If you can't walk through, at least take a drive through. Leave a Comment
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Louisville has many neighborhoods, as does any city. Poorer people live out in the west end, mainly welfare and low income. If you're in the blue-hair, 30 nose rings crowd, you'll probably be best visiting Bardstown Road, north of the Watterson. If you like bars, live music and partying, Bardstown Road isn't bad either, especially there at Broadway. There are many richer neighborhoods, towards the east end of town, like out in Prospect, the city of Hurstbourne area, off Lime Kiln Lane. And there are of course many middle of the road areas in between and around and outside of all the areas. There are some nice places out in Oldham county (proximity to the city without having to pay city taxes ;)......)
There are many rich sections and many good sections.
Ratings:
'Extremely Rich'
'Rich'
'Very good'
'Good'
'Poor'
'Low income'
'Welfare'
'Don't even think about stepping a foot in this place.' -None of these!
River Road:
Anything on River Road is bound to be expensive, and oh, don't forget flood insurance! Extremely Rich
Nitta Yuma:
Nitta Yuma is off Wolf Pen Branch. It is beautiful, and exclusive. Tres tres cher! Extremely Rich
Bridgepointe:
Bridgepoint is a pretty good neighborhood with clubhouse and pool. I think they still have a swim team. There is a inter-neighborhood swimming race schedule in the summers. I did that and had much fun. I wasn't on Bridgepointe's team, though. It is a
Very Good
Woodstone:
Woodstone is a great neighborhood, quiet and peaceful. Extremely Rich ;)
Falls Creek:
Very good. Many nice houses, but they are all so close together.
Paramount Estates:
Very nice area with big houses. Houses still close together, but they have a big quarry you can swim in with a nice clubhouse. Rich.
Wow, there's much more to do on this section. Back soon!
If you have questions about any area of the city, please ask! Leave a Comment
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 Theatre from above - showing
race on one screen by grandmaR, 4 more photos
The first photo shows the theatre from above. Photos three, four and five are very wide panoramas.
The museum website describes the movie as follows:
The Kentucky Derby Museum is a premier tourist attraction, featuring an award-winning, High Definition Kentucky Derby film entitled "The Greatest Race". Displayed on a 360-degree screen, "The Greatest Race" places the viewer in the center of Derby Day action. Leave a Comment
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We went to Churchill Downs and went into the museum as there is no racing there at the moment. There were a lot of very interesting exhibits.
The fourth picture shows some artwork done by children, and apparently there are rotating art exhibits by children because there was one when we were there, and there's one there called Horsing Around with Art: A Student's View of the Sport of Kings which runs from January 17- March 18, 2007
An equine-related art competition with works submitted by students from Jefferson County public, private and parochial schools. All the artwork reflects the Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs or the Thoroughbred racing industry and captures the rich tradition and heritage of the Kentucky Derby
I took a picture of the band uniform with an M on it because I thought that might stand for Maryland. I couldn't figure out what it would be doing in Kentucky. Leave a Comment
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If you've never been here, you should come during the spring and visit Churchill Downs, a very green, bright and vibrant display of Kentucky heritage and spirit. Not to mention they have horsies there. And betting. And, well, Mint Juleps.....they say everything's drunker when yer green... or is it everything's greener when yer drunk??? I don't know as I don't drink anyway..............
One of my favorite things to do in Louisville is to come home to it. I miss, living in Colorado, the lush greenness of the state of Kentucky. Especially in the spring, everything is very green...before the summer heat hits, that is. Leave a Comment
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Louisville is green, very, very green in the spring and summer. Louisville is warm, ok hot and humid, but hey, it's home! Leave a Comment
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If you want some culture, go to the Kentucky Center for the Arts in downtown Louisville. They have performances all the time.
www.kca.org.
They are located at 501 West Main Street. Leave a Comment
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 by John195123
It is pretty neat. Leave a Comment
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The Ohio River and waterfront area
My best memory would have to be seeing the city disapear in the rear view mirror of the U-Haul I was driving through the city at rush hour.
Next to that is watching the river traffic and cruise boats. Leave a Comment
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 by dzni
I'm going to have to steal John's fondest memory on this one... it would probably have to be high school at St. X, the best high school there is! (I don't have any school pride, do I??) :) Leave a Comment
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