Inconsequential American cities: Louisville

Well, people don't shit on the sidewalks, as they do in SF; there is no choking air pollution, as there is in LA; and they don't have rats infesting their homes or restaurants, as is the case in NYC. I guess, comparatively, it's a pretty good place.

I don’t live in Louisville but I’ve been many times and like it a lot. There’s a good local restaurant/ bar scene, good antiquing if you are into that and the people are incredibly friendly.

It has a large preservation district with hundreds of beautiful old Victorian houses.

It's a big city, a real big city!

The big problem is that it's in Kentucky.

I asked about Louisville earlier in the spring because I was planning a trip to the Derby and NO one had a good thing to say about it. I didn't go and the Derby was a mess.

What's the idea of these "inconsequential cities" posts? Just NYCers and Los Angeleans convincing themselves that paying millions of dollars for a tiny crapbox in an overcrowded city makes sense because the rest of the US is unlivable?

The center black tower and the post-modern neoclassical on the left look cool, together. Pity about the Humana tower.

I've passed through it on the way to another inconsequential city, Cincinnati.

I had a (gay, brilliant) English Prof in college who said you can make a good life in most places - when one has a good job, friends, love. The "Inconsequential" DL series is silly because all the towns mentioned grew to their size and fame for something. They really are not "inconsequential"

insignificant, unimportant, of little/no importance, of little/no consequence, of little/no account, of no moment, neither here nor there, incidental, inessential, non-essential, immaterial, irrelevant

Impressive old houses. Look at this pile!

The girls from good families were pretty, and one of them was a cunt.

I live in NYC and I, like a good deal of the population here, are transplants from some of these inconsequential cities. Generally the superior attitude comes from the transplants not the people who are native born. If you felt inconsequential in your hometown town that was your issue, not the entire place's.

I went to a gay bar in Louisville and it must have been in the stockyard district because it smelled like a non stop fart.

R14 Play?

It’s my hometown. The city part where all the old houses are is great. Lots of restaurants and bars in that area and it’s very liberal. The suburbs are ok. Some of them are rich assholes like the neighborhood trying to stop Top Golf from building there. Never met a nice person from that neighborhood. And there’s a huge mega church around there that is cult like.

Not safe: you're three times more likely to be murdered in Louisville than the rest of the US.

The schools are really shitty, employment isn't great,and the housing is sub-par as is the weather - what's not to like?

I agree with R10 - well stated. In addition to “non-essential” or “irrelevant”, I might also add irredeemable and avoidable. But hey, find happiness where you are.

We stopped in Louisville for a two-day, one-night visit on our way to visit family in Nashville. Walked the huge historic mid-town district - some very impressive homes as illustrated above and walked the waterfront including the pedestrian bridge to Indiana. Also took a tour of the Old Forester distillery. It was fine. They are putting a lot of effort into revitalizing the downtown area which seems to be paying off - not quite there yet however. These "inconsequential" cities generally all have something interesting to do/see during a visit.

I went to Trinity High School and was able to be openly gay - with liberal priests who were totally cool about it and they did not buy into Catholic doctrine about homosexuality - mostly because a majority of them were.

Derby week and the Oaks are fun - I know Demaris Phillips and she's great and gay friendly.

Cincy is cool too - hour and a half away and a great bar and restaurant district in OTR.

Snobs hate our laid back ways.

Dreams come true in Louisville.

I've been there several times. I went to some street fair in Early October 2001, right after 9/11.

The neighborhood my husband's grandmother lived in was quaint. I was surprised that there were no curbs on the streets in the neighborhood. Every street in Dallas has a curb.

It's surprisingly gay-friendly (as long as you don't venture out into the suburbs which, like the rest of the state, except Lexington) are all Mitch McConnell country). But... a friend of mine explained to me the reason in her Southern drawl -- "We're not like other southern cities, honey. We have lots and lots of Jews here. And they're all just so lib-errr-all."

[quote] I know Demaris Phillips

But apparently not how to spell her name.

There's always THIS Louisville.

R24 sorry to offend your asshole self.

[quote]I've passed through it on the way to another inconsequential city, Cincinnati.

Oh, but Cincinnati has that beautiful Eden Park with the Playhouse.