Park Duvalle
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Park Duvalle is a neighborhood in the west end of Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are I-264 (the Shawnee Expressway) to the west, the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the north, Cypress Street to the east, and Bells Lane and Algonquin Parkway to the south. The neighborhood reflects the presence of several nearby parks, and DuValle Junior High School, named after Lucie DuValle, the first female principal of a High School in Louisville.
The area began residentail development in the late 19th century but most subdivisions were built after the 1940s. It was originally a part of Parkland's "Little Africa" community, where thousands of blacks had moved following the Civil War. The shanty homes of Little Africa were replaced with Cotter and Lang housing projects by Urban renrewal efforts. Those now-delapidated projects are being rebuilt as part of a $180 million revitalization effort.
[edit] References
- "Park Duvalle". The Encyclopedia of Louisville (1). (2001).
