HIGHLAND PARK

NAME: Highland Park
COUNTY: Jefferson
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Possible snow in winter, hot summers all 4 seasons
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time
COMMENTS: Destroyed by the city of louisville in late 80's and early 90's in the name of progress to expand louisville international airport.
REMAINS: None
Highland Park became a city in 1890, was annexed against the will of the citizens by Louisville Kentucky in 1922 in a fight that went all the way to the U. S. Supreme Court. After becoming a neighborhood of Louisville, the area continued to grow until it was claimed as a blighted area and destroyed for airport expansion. Highland Park residents consisted of mostly religious country people who came to the area for jobs. Most worked for the L & N Railroad and the other companies in the area like Louisville Fire Brick Works, Gamble Brothers, etc. Submitted by: Diana S. (Merideth) Moore

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