Griffytown, Louisville
 | This article includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2016) |
Griffytown is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located in unincorporated Jefferson County, along Old Harrods Creek Road. Streets within its boundaries include: Bellewood Road, Robert Road, Church Lane, Lincoln Way, Cox Lane, Malcolm Avenue, Plainview Avenue and Booker Road. In 1879, a freed slave named Dan Griffith, an African American, purchased the land he had been living on in the area and the neighborhood appears to be named for him. The neighborhood was redeveloped in the 1970s through urban renewal and remains predominantly African American, although a number of families of other races live there as well.
See also
References
Further reading
- Kleber, John E., et al. (editor) (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0.
{{cite book}}:|first=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - "Courier-Journal.com: Places in Time". The Courier-Journal.
City of Louisville and metro area | ||
|---|---|---|
| History |  | |
| Geography | ||
| Government |
| |
| Transportation | ||
| Other subject areas | ||
| Top subjects | ||
| National Historic Landmarks | ||
| Prominent suburbs (over 10K pop.) | ||
38°15′05″N 85°32′32″W / 38.2514°N 85.5421°W
 | This Louisville-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Jefferson County, Kentucky state location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |