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Dear Old Louisville, I'm leaving you [Louisville Newbie]

May 4, 2010 - 4:25pm
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Dear Old Louisville,

When everyone warned us not to live in your neighborhood, we didn't listen. I think St. James Court is by far the prettiest area I've seen in Louisville. I thought with all the beautiful homes and the accessibility to downtown, we couldn't go wrong. Old Louisville, I wanted to be the cool new girl who lived in the up-and-coming neighborhood. I didn't want to live in the Highlands like everyone said to.  I really wanted to give you a chance, but then you mistreated us.  

My husband's car cover was stolen, I found a heroine needle on my front lawn, I witnessed my first live drug deal at the corner store, and worst of all there was a deadly shooting 2 blocks away about a month ago. That was the last straw. We are abandoning you for the Highlands.  

I didn't want your feelings to be hurt, but when I was too scared to take my dogs for a walk in broad daylight, it's just not a good fit. I wish you the best and I hope that others will love you and treat you well, but I'm done. I don't want to wait for you to get your act together. I'm sorry. Good luck.

All the best,

Maggie

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Maggie moved to Louisville from Buffalo, NY in Dec. 2009. She has also lived in London, Chicago, and Louisiana.  Find out more about her business Weekend Wedding Warrior, LLC and her private counseling practice.

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How disappointing!

Submitted by Angie Andriot on May 5, 2010 - 10:36am.
Saint James is one of the places that initially drew me to consider Louisville. It's such a beautiful area, and it has amazing potential. Too bad about the criminal element, though.

As a current Old Louisville

Submitted by Anonymous on May 5, 2010 - 9:21am.
As a current Old Louisville resident and ex-Highlands resident, its insulting to see the entire neighborhood generalized by an unfortunate experience. Check out the crime statistics in the Highlands. Year after year, the Highlands has more theft and violence related crime than Old Louisville.

Oh, really? Judging from my

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on June 28, 2011 - 8:56am.

Oh, really? Judging from my and my wife's experience from last year, Old Louisville is a hell of a dangerous neighborhood, akin to Chicago's Hyde Park - drug dealers, muggers, plain bullies on the streets, not to mention the thriving student population on drugs and other abusive substances. We live in the Highlands now and I cannot remember a single incident in 12 months, let alone anyone who seems "dangerous." 

While I understand the feelings of those who live in Old Louisville - people - be objective! The neighborhood's pretty structures cannot make up for the dangerous nature of those who dwell nearby...

You are the reasons why a neighborhood gets avbad name

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 17, 2011 - 3:12pm.
While I fully understand your misfortunes you are the reasons why neighborhoods get a bad name.

You are the loud opinionated type that wants to whine about all of the bad things that happened to you or what you think you saw and then publish this to the internet without looking at statistics or really knowing a neighborhood.

So my question is how much of this is your fault? Did anything you do cause your car to be taken? Did you bother to call the police when you saw this supposed drug deal?

This type of stereotyping is what causes our proerty values to drop and eventually makes a very beautiful and pleasant neighborhood turn bad.

If you don't like please move away and stay away but don't try to ruin itt fir the people who appreciate and love it.

Safe City

Submitted by Angie Andriot on May 5, 2010 - 11:11am.
Although it is worth mentioning that Louisville is one of the safest large cities in the country, according to Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky . Also, from Old Louisville's Wikipedia page: "The area is now one of the most ethnically and economically diverse in Louisville. Crime is becoming less of a problem. While in 2003 there were 11.5 crimes per 1,000 residents, over twice the average for the city of Louisville as a whole, which was 5.0 crimes per 1,000 residents.[24] Old Louisville now has a similar number of calls for police assistance as other parts of Louisville. The Louisville Metro Police 4th Division is responsible for a large portion of Louisville beyond Old Louisville, but is conveniently located in Central Park in Old Louisville. It had 134 officers assigned to it in 2006. Most calls are related to car break-ins and non-violent crimes. Murders are still rare, with one or two per year (compared with over 50 on the West End). Overall crime rates for both Old Louisville and the city as a whole increased sharply in 2005 over the 2004 rate, although there was a decline again the first half of 2006."

Crime Statistics

Submitted by Angie Andriot on May 5, 2010 - 11:04am.
I was curious, so I checked. I can't find any recent crime data broken down by neighborhood, but I did find the data from 2006: http://www.wave3.com/global/Story.asp?s=6115402 "A review of violent crime statistics for 2006 revealed the most violent crime happens in the LMPD's fourth division. It stretches from Smoketown, to Old Louisville, through Churchill Downs, and down to the Beechmont area. The fourth division also includes the Park Duvall neighborhood and the children of the Duvall Education Center....The crime statistics obtained by WAVE 3 [omission theirs] the least violent crime is right next door to the fourth, in the fifth police division. It includes the Highlands, Clifton, Crescent Hill and the Brownsboro Road area." http://www.wave3.com/Global/story.asp?S=6115968

Bad comparison

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on July 17, 2011 - 3:19pm.
Try grouping the highlands with Smoketown which is between Old Louisville and the Highlands and see if those statistics don't change dramatically.

Compare apples to apples and don't group us with known bad neighborhoods.

"If you are clueless, shut the Fxxx up," Anonymous

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