The main business corridor along Bardstown Road suffered, with residents expressing serious concerns about its quality in 1974. The area would continue to thrive until the 1960s, when some of the wealthier residents left for the suburbs. Late 20th Century A wall mural at the intersection of Baxter Ave and Highland Ave The streetcars last ran down Bardstown Road on Derby Day 1947, and were replaced by buses. By the 1930s, the entire area today called the Highlands had been developed. The growth would creep down Bardstown Road as the streetcar lines continued to be extended. Many businesses formed along the turnpike, with residential development back off the main road. Nearby Cave Hill Cemetery (which doubled as park) and Cherokee Park provided recreation for the new residents. Large-scale residential development didn't begin in the area until a streetcar line extended to the area near the present-day intersection of Bardstown and Baxter in the 1890s.
While the landowners were families of English descent, many of the first residents during the agricultural days were Germans, which gave the area the nickname New Hamburg. The second tollgate was permanently located near today's Bashford Manor Lane and Bardstown. It was at Speed Avenue by 1901, when the turnpike was sold to the city. The earliest was at Beargrass Creek it then moved to what is now the intersection of Broadway and Baxter, and subsequently to what is today Patterson and Bardstown, then to Eastern Parkway and Bardstown by 1873. The portion of the road nearest to Louisville was free, so as Louisville grew, the first gatehouse moved further out. īardstown Road was originally a turnpike (with a macadamized surface), and tolls were collected at toll gates along the way.
Funds were finally allocated in 1829, with construction beginning in 1832. The turnpike was first planned as early as 1784, but authorization to begin construction was delayed until 1819, and thwarted then by the Panic of 1819. Several notable families did own plantations in what is now called the Highlands, spurred by the Louisville and Bardstown Turnpike (today's Bardstown Road). The Highlands was the last area near downtown Louisville to be urbanized, since its steep 60-foot (18 m) incline above the flood plain made travel difficult, and the area showed no signs of urban development until just before the Civil War. See also: History of Louisville, Kentucky A residential street in the Original Highlands
In 2000, the Highlands had a population of nearly 33,000. The grid of streets east and west of Bardstown Road are mostly single-family residences and range from working-class neighborhoods to some of the most expensive streets in Louisville, such as Spring Drive. Due to its large collection of night clubs and restaurants, it is locally known as "Restaurant Row". The middle fork runs through Cherokee Park, and the south fork divides Germantown from Tyler Park, after flowing past several cemeteries and undeveloped forests downstream from Joe Creason Park. The residential area is separated from other adjacent areas like Germantown and Crescent Hill by the south and north forks of Beargrass Creek. A 1⁄ 2-mile (800 m) section of the nearby Barret Avenue also contains many similar businesses. The commercial area extends from the intersection of Bardstown Road and Taylorsville Road/Trevillian Way in the south, to the intersection of Baxter Avenue and Lexington Road in the north, a length of 3.2 miles (5.1 km). It is centered along a three-mile (5 km) stretch of Bardstown Road and Baxter Avenue ( US 31E/ US 150) and is so named because it sits atop a ridge between the middle and south forks of Beargrass Creek. The Highlands is an area in Louisville, Kentucky which contains a high density of nightclubs, eclectic businesses, and many upscale and fast food restaurants. Above this landmark Faux Tudor building is a " Keep Louisville Weird" sign promoting locally owned businesses in Louisville.
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