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On this page are potential articles that WikiProject Louisville members have requested be created for the Wikipedia. However, if you know of a notable subject for an article that isn't listed here and want to create the article right away, you're more than welcome to proceed.

Contents

[edit] Attractions and events

  • Abbey Road on the River
  • Forecastle Festival [1], a co-mingling of music, art and activism, held in July each year
  • Jeffersontown Gaslight Festival — long tradition; categorize under "Louisville events" and "Festivals in Kentucky"

[edit] Buildings and structures

  • Dosker Manor
  • Ekstrom Library — currently redirects to University of Louisville
  • Kentucky Home Life Building
  • Lee Terminal
  • Meidinger Tower
  • Old Jail Building (Louisville) — former jail, over a century old; renovated and now houses government offices
  • Waterfront Plaza

[edit] Defunct

  • Founders Square Visitor Center (unusual suspended glass building with a moat on Walnut between Armory and 5th; demolished)
  • Henry Watterson Hotel (demolished; was 11 floors on 4th Street)
  • Realty Building (was 10 floors at Jefferson and Armory; demolished)
  • Rialto Theater (Louisville) - See also Theatres of Louisville. Still a lot to do.
  • Todd Building (was 10 floors at 4th and Market; demolished)
  • Tyler Hotel (was 10 floors at 4th and Jefferson; demolished; was the Milner Hotel before demolition)
  • United States Post Office and Customs House (the old one that was at 4th and Chestnut, 1892 - 1942)
  • Washington Building (Louisville) (was 15 floors at 4th and Market)

[edit] Culture

  • Brown Theatre
  • Jon Jory
  • Kentucky Trackers, a colorful AFA professional football team in Louisville, 1979 - 1980
  • Theatre a la Carte - A short-lived (1970s) cafe with entertainers performing for children. - Notable?

[edit] Economy

  • Hilliard Lyons — currently redirecting to PNC Financial Services, but deserves its own article
  • James Graham Brown Cancer Center
  • Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's HealthCare
  • List of major employers in Louisville, Kentucky
  • The Louisville Underground, a very unusual business.[2]
  • Mike Linnig's - local seafood restaurant with a long history

[edit] Geography

  • Hills, ridges and rock formations - I think we're not even close to having these fully covered

[edit] Cities, towns and unincorporated areas

  • Bullitt County
    • Brownington, Kentucky
    • Belmont, Kentucky
  • Henry County
    • Defoe, Kentucky
    • Franklinton, Kentucky
    • Lockport, Kentucky
    • Pendleton, Kentucky
    • Port Royal, Kentucky
    • Sulphur, Kentucky
    • Turners Station, Kentucky
  • Meade County
    • Battletown, Kentucky
    • Flaherty, Kentucky
    • Guston, Kentucky
    • Payneville, Kentucky
    • Rhodelia, Kentucky
  • Nelson County
    • Chaplin, Kentucky
    • Coxs Creek, Kentucky
    • Deatsville, Kentucky
    • Highgrove, Kentucky
    • Howardstown, Kentucky
    • Lenore, Kentucky
    • Nazareth, Kentucky
    • New Hope, Kentucky
    • Samuels, Kentucky
    • Trappist, Kentucky
  • Oldham County
    • Brownsboro, Kentucky
    • Centerfield, Kentucky
    • Floydsburg, Kentucky
    • Westport, Kentucky
  • Shelby County
    • Chestnut Grove, Kentucky
    • Christianburg, Kentucky
    • Clark, Kentucky
    • Clay Village, Kentucky
    • Cropper, Kentucky
    • Finchville, Kentucky
    • Harrisonville, Kentucky
    • Hemp Ridge, Kentucky
    • Hooper, Kentucky
    • Mt. Eden, Kentucky
    • Mulberry, Kentucky
    • Olive Branch, Kentucky
    • Peytona, Kentucky
    • Scotts Station, Kentucky
    • Southville, Kentucky
    • Todds Point, Kentucky
    • Waddy, Kentucky
  • Spencer County
    • Whitfield, Kentucky
  • Trimble County
    • Locust, Kentucky
    • Wise's Landing, Kentucky
  • Clark County, Indiana
    • Longview Beach, Indiana
    • New Market, Clark County, Indiana
    • Prather, Clark County, Indiana
    • Runyantown, Indiana
  • Floyd County, Indiana
    • Blackiston Mill, Indiana
    • Maplewood, Floyd County, Indiana
  • Harrison County, Indiana
    • Breckenridge, Indiana
    • Bridgeport, Indiana
    • Buena Vista, Harrison County, Indiana
    • Davidson, Indiana
    • Dixie, Indiana
    • Evans Landing, Indiana
    • Fairdale, Indiana
    • Happy Hollow, Indiana
    • Harrison Grange, Indiana
    • Little Saint Louis, Indiana
    • Locust Point, Indiana
    • Lottick Corner, Indiana
    • Moberly, Indiana
    • New Boston, Indiana
    • Rosewood, Indiana
    • Sennville, Indiana
    • Seven Springs, Indiana
    • Sugar Grove, Indiana
    • Titus, Indiana
  • Washington County, Indiana
    • Becks Mill, Indiana
    • Blue River, Indiana
    • Bunker Hill, Washington County, Indiana
    • Canton, Indiana
    • Claysville, Indiana
    • Daisy Hill, Indiana
    • Fairview, Indiana
    • Farabee, Indiana
    • Haleysbury, Indiana
    • Highland, Washington County, Indiana
    • Hitchcock, Indiana
    • Kossuth, Indiana
    • McKinley, Indiana
    • Millport, Indiana
    • Mount Carmel, Washington County, Indiana
    • New Philadelphia, Indiana
    • New Salem, Indiana
    • Organ Springs, Indiana
    • Prowsville, Indiana
    • Pumpkin Center, Indiana
    • Rosebud, Indiana
    • Rush Creek Valley, Indiana
    • Smedley, Indiana

[edit] Parks and nature preserves

  • Garvin Brown Nature Preserve (private)
  • Louisville Champions Park — large new soccer park under development

[edit] Government and politics

  • Jefferson County Fiscal Court
  • Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky Metro Government Code of Ordinances
  • Louisville/Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (could include discussion of the drainage system in the area)
  • Operation Brightside

[edit] History

  • Ballard & Ballard Mills - Introduced the refrigerated biscuit. Sold out to Pillsbury.
  • Belknap Hardware and Manufacturing Company - In its day a major regional supplier.
  • Bingham family — overview of famous Bingham family
  • Bourbon Stockyards
  • List of Louisville monuments and historical markers (search the Kentucky Historical Marker Database)
  • Newspapers: Louisville Commercial, Louisville Courier, Louisville Democrat, Louisville Herald and Louisville Journal (a couple of these are currently redirects, but perhaps deserve their own article)
  • Jim Porter — locally famous, very tall man, namesake for Jim Porter's Tavern
  • Speed family — overview of famous Speed family
  • Civil rights movement in Louisville, Kentucky

[edit] Historic places

[edit] Infrastructure

[edit] Transportation

Route number Local street name(s)
KY 146 LaGrange Road, New LaGrange Road, Ridge Road
KY 148 Fisherville Clark Station Road
KY 864 Campbell, Shelby, and Logan Streets, Goss Avenue, Poplar Level Road, Fegenbush Lane, Beulah Church Road, Cooper Chapel Road, Cedar Creek Road
KY 913 Blankenbaker Parkway
KY 907 Third Street Road, Valley Station Road, Southside Drive
KY 1020 Second and Third Streets, Southern Parkway, Southside Drive, National Turnpike
KY 1142 Palatka Road
KY 1230 Cane Run Road, Lower River Road, Watson Lane
KY 1447 Westport Road
KY 1450 Blue Lick Road
KY 1531 Aiken Road, Johnson Road, Eastwood and Fisherville Road, Routt Road
KY 1631 Crittenden Drive
KY 1694 Brownsboro Road
KY 1699 Whipps Mill Road
KY 1703 Baxter Avenue, Newburg Road
KY 1727 Terry Road
KY 1819 Watterson Trail, Billtown Road, Seatonville Road, Brush Run Road
KY 1849 Moorman Road
KY 1865 New Cut Road, Taylor Blvd, Penile Road
KY 1931 Seventh Street Road, Manslick Road in Jacobs, Hazelwood, Cloverleaf, and Iroquois Park neighborhoods, St. Andrew's Church Road, Greenwood Road
KY 1932 Breckenridge Lane
KY 1934² Cane Run Road, Greenbelt Highway, Wilson Avenue
KY 2049 Crums Lane
KY 2050 Herr Lane, Lyndon Lane
KY 2051 Camp Ground Road, Rockford Lane
KY 2052 Shepherdsville Road
KY 2053 Mount Washington Road, Thixton Road
KY 2054 Algonquin Parkway
KY 2055 Manslick Road, in Fairdale neighborhood
KY 2056 Bells Lane
KY 2265 Routt Road
KY 2241 Willis Avenue
KY 2801 Florence Avenue, Southern Heights Avenue
KY 2803 Arthur Street
KY 2840 Old Shelbyville Road (Middletown Main Street)
KY 2841 Eastwood Cut-Off Road
KY 2843 Grade Lane
KY 2844 Hounz Lane
KY 2845 Shepherdsville Road, Manslick Road in Okolona neighborhood
KY 2860 Grinstead Drive
KY 3064 Portland Avenue
KY 3077 River Road, I-64 ramps
KY 3082 Bank Street
KY 3084 Old Henry Road
KY 3222 Rose Island Road

[edit] Media

  • none at this time

[edit] People

  • none at this time