Shelby Park History
A Louisville Urban Neighborhood to the southwest of downtown Louisville bounded by Kentucky St. to the north, the CSX railroad tracks to the east and south, and Floyd St. and Interstate 65 to the west. The area developed in three stages at different times. Although the subdivision of the upper third of the neighborhood began in 1847, settlement was slow until 1876. The 1870’s witnessed the platting of the lower portion of the neighborhood, while the middle section remained mostly vacant until 1894. Three years earlier, the opening of the Goss Ave.-Texas Ave. streetcar loop and the proximity to the Germantown and Schnitzelburg Neighborhoods prompted an increasing number of Germans to locate in the neighborhood. Local landmarks include the centrally located Shelby Park, established in 1908, and the old Shelby Park Library, which was rededicated as a community center in 1994.
See Carl Kramer, “The City-Building process: Urbanization in Central and Southern Louisville, 1772-1932,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Toledo, 1980.
Shelby Park History
A Louisville Urban Neighborhood to the southwest of downtown Louisville bounded by Kentucky St. to the north, the CSX railroad tracks to the east and south, and Floyd St. and Interstate 65 to the west. The area developed in three stages at different times. Although the subdivision of the upper third of the neighborhood began in 1847, settlement was slow until 1876. The 1870’s witnessed the platting of the lower portion of the neighborhood, while the middle section remained mostly vacant until 1894. Three years earlier, the opening of the Goss Ave.-Texas Ave. streetcar loop and the proximity to the Germantown and Schnitzelburg Neighborhoods prompted an increasing number of Germans to locate in the neighborhood. Local landmarks include the centrally located Shelby Park, established in 1908, and the old Shelby Park Library, which was rededicated as a community center in 1994.
See Carl Kramer, “The City-Building process: Urbanization in Central and Southern Louisville, 1772-1932,” Ph.D. dissertation, University of Toledo, 1980.