Griffytown, Louisville

Coordinates: 38°15′05″N 85°32′32″W / 38.2514°N 85.5421°W / 38.2514; -85.5421 Griffytown is a neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky located along Old Harrods Creek Run.^[1] In 1879 Dan Griffy, an African American, purchased the land he had been living on in the area and the neighborhood appears to be named for him. The neighborhood was redeveloped in the 1960s through urban renewal and remains predominantly African American.

References

See also

• Berrytown, Louisville

Further reading

• Kleber, John E., et al. (editor) (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. 

External links

• "Berrytown Griffytown: Blacks Made Homes in Shadow of Anchorage Employers; Share, Care Was Rule of Depression" — Article by Larry Muhammad of The Courier-Journal

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