Whether you are repping your hood or trying to forget your old stomping grounds, in Louisville, after folks ask, What high school did you attend? they are going to ask where you live, and they want to know your neighborhood. If youre from the East End, you must have a trust fund and a silver spoon. If youre from anywhere past Ninth Street, everyone very wrongly assumes that you live in a crime-ridden war zone. If youre from Germantown, youre either a hipster or stealing hubcaps.
We made our own assumptions based on your neighborhoods. If you dont see your neighborhood on this list, check Part 1. If you arent there, your neighborhood is fictional.
Algonquin
You’re so close to Churchill Downs but somehow got left out of the development. You’re due for some good city investment.Audubon Park
Somehow you’ve managed to be fancy and quiet with good parks, good schools, and maybe the best dog walking in the city.Bashford Manor
Your parents didn’t let you out of their sight until you were 13 and then never knew where you were. Usually at Aladdin’s Castle or the Showcase Cinemas arcade.Belknap
The Highlands with trees and a good street festival, You’re basically Douglass Loop with an overly exclusive pool.Brownsboro
You are Clifton or U.S. 42. You like your neighborhoods exclusive and your roads sporadically lit.Cherokee-Seneca
You’re unassuming and pretty, and no one knows who lives there.Chickasaw
You raise champions. This neighborhood produced the most famous Louisvillian ever.Clifton Heights
You live on a hill, but you’re Clifton. You’re stuck with Dirty Kroger, too.Deer Park
You’re a yuppie stronghold, but your kids are trying to move you into a home so they can take over your house. You started a porch festival to make the kids think you’re still cool.Gardiner Lane
The Highlands with a good strip mall. Bring back Hawley-Cooke and we’ll be eternally grateful.Irish Hill
Phoenix Hill’s drunken sibling. You were raised on the smell of booze.Iroquois Park
Maybe the most diverse neighborhood in the city, with one of the best concert venues in the city. You’re a little bit stubborn and like to keep it quiet.Klondike
So many schools, and a quirky mix of humans from around the world.Limerick
You’re a happy Irish poem where two cultures mesh. You’re a fan of a good burger and fries.Original Highlands
Middle child syndrome.Paristown Pointe
You’re Paristown with a fancy development.Park Hill
Once associated with the “Cabbage Patch,” you might have a very cute nose and a stamp on your ass.Phoenix Hill
Can you even exist without Phoenix HIll Tavern? You never liked the bar, but you really hate the giant condo development that barely leaves a sidewalk.Poplar Level
You exist so we can all get to the zoo, to a hospital, or from the Highlands to the rest of the city.Pleasure Ridge Park
You’re badass enough to have call letters, PRP, and you might have truck nuts.Rockcreek-Lexington Road
You live in the Highlands or St. Matthews. No one says Rockcreek. You’re proud of the horses, even though you don’t ride.Russell
Historic Black neighborhood that bridges the 9th Street Divide but somehow still gets called West End. A lot of brilliant local people come from here. Ahem.Shawnee
Best corner stores in the city. As a kid, you probably spent a ridiculous amount of time at Grandma’s house.Shelby Park
Annoyingly on the edge of gentrification and still holding on to your street cred.South Louisville
You might have a truck on blocks, but you might also have the best food in the city.
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