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Oh heck how to start.
The funnkyness
The fact that both the citys and suburbs are covered by a gay rights law, which hasnt been repealed
The fact the place is pretty liberal and laid-back socially...a fairly tolereant place IMO & expereince.
The scenery...the knobs and wetwoods areas and the rolling bluegrass country and the Ohio River. It makes for a very diverse suburbia
The wonderfull old parks..Iroquois, Cherokee, Shawnee, Tyler, Central...and the boulevards that connect them togther, and the magnificent old neighborhoods that surround them.
The micro-scale of the built environment..the character of the city and suburbs can change within a few blocks, making the place seem bigger than it is.
The old pre-war neighborhoods, like Cherokee Triangle, Old Louisville, Crescent Hill, Clifton Germantown, Portland, etc...with their wondeful old architecture....and the unique "pedestrian streets" like Belgravia Court, which are found throughout the city...wonderfull old architecture from grand victorians to shotguns.
The largest collection of shotgun houses this side of New Orleans.
The excellent food...Louisville has some excellent restraunts..from country cooking to a Chicago Style Italian beef, to ethnic (Bosinian, Mexican, Indian, etc), to high-style and innovative cuisine, including local specialitys like rolled oysters, benedictine, hot browns, etc.
Good bookstores from new (Carmichaels) to used (Time Tested) to excellent record stores (Ear X-Tacy), and a good local music scene (people like Will Oldham)...Louisville is one town that likes to go out and drink and party...from rock palaces like Phonenix Hill, to O'Malleys Corner, to funky places like Ruyard Kipling to go-go-girl "gentlemans club". Louisville has always been a "party town", not uptight like the much larger nearby Cincinnati.
The Riverfront....The bikepath, the Belvedere, the new riverfront park, River Road....
The wierd religous mix,...from a vibrant Jewish community (produced people like Louis Brandeis) to a strong Catholic community (Spading and Bellarmine colleges) to the southern fundy thing..."The Baptitists", etc.
A good local library system.
Bad thing...really sucky radio. And bad air pollution.
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