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Old 08-03-2013, 11:58 AM
 
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It's been a long time, but dont they have that old part of town around that little square at Watterson Trail and Taylorsville Road? Not sure what's there anymore, but recalled J-town as one of the few Jefferson County suburbs where there was a "there" there...an indentifiable small town place that grew into a suburb that still had a bit of the small town left.
As compared to northern cities, Louisville's suburbs indeed in many regards lack a sense of a "community gathering spot."

The most prominent suburban Louisville "downtown" is New Albany. After that, there is Jeffersonville.

On the KY side, in Jefferson County, the former suburban areas with small "downtowns" include Jeffersontown. You are correct that the area around Watterson Trail and Taylorsville includes several small shops and a couple restaurants.

Additionally, and historically, the former suburbs of Shively, Portland, Parkland, Beechmont, St Matthews, Lyndon, Middletown, and Anchorage, all have small "downtown" districts, but not in the sense that you see in many Midwestern suburban areas. There was also a fairly impressive downtown area in Highland Park, an old railrod depot suburban and worker camp, that was completely razed for the expansion of the airport. This area is now an unused wasteland and many of the old urban street grid is still there.

Of course some Louisville exurbs have very well manicured downtowns: Shelbyville and La Grange come to mind most prominently, and further out, you have Bardstown. Even Shepherdsville has a small old downtown adjoining the Salt Lick. In the Indiana exurbs, Corydon and Charlestown have the most prominent and actually very functional downtowns.
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Old 08-05-2013, 04:08 PM
 
Location: New Albany, Indiana (Greater Louisville)
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Jtown actually does have a quaint town square and some older shops nearby. My company has a training building just off the town square and standing outside on breaks I've thought I could be standing in Jamestown KY. The newer suburban areas are pretty but lack an historic Americana feel. The dicest areas are along the western edge of the town limits towards Breckinridge Ln. Not a dangerous area, just lots and lots of older apartments and car break ins with maybe an occasional robbery. The Buechel area, just down Six Mile Ln, is pretty dicey though
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