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Louisville is Kentucky's largest city. It is ranked as either the 16th or 26th largest city in the United States depending on how the population is calculated. Louisville is most famous as the home of "The Most Exciting Two Minutes in Sports": the Kentucky Derby, the most widely watched event in American horse racing.  Louisville is situated on the Kentucky-Indiana border at the only natural obstacle in the Ohio River, the Falls of the Ohio. Because it includes counties in Southern Indiana, the Louisville metropolitan area is regularly referred to as Kentuckiana. A resident of Louisville is referred to as a Louisvillian.The downtown business district of Louisville is located immediately south of the Ohio River, and southeast of the Falls of the Ohio. Major roads extend outwards from the downtown area to all directions, like the spokes of a wheel. The airport is located approximately 6.5 miles (10 km) south of the downtown area. The industrial sections of town are located to the south and west of the airport, while most of the residential areas of the city are located to the southwest, south and east of downtown. Another major business and industrial district is located in the suburban area east of the city on Hurstbourne Parkway. Louisville also boasts a large number of parks, with 122 parks covering more than 14,000 acres (57 km²). Recent initiatives have branded Louisville "A City of Parks". The city's architecture contains a blend of old and new. The Old Louisville neighborhood is the largest historic preservation district solely featuring Victorian homes and buildings in the United States, it is also the fourth largest such district overall. There are many modern skyscrapers downtown, as well as older preserved structures. The buildings of West Main Street in downtown Louisville boast the largest collection of cast iron facades of anywhere outside of New York's SoHo district. Louisville has traditionally been divided up into three sides of town: the West, East and South sides. Stereotypically, the East end is made up of affluent whites and is located east of Bardstown Road, the West end is predominantly African American and is located west of 7th Street and north of I-264, and the south end is made of blue collar whites and is located south of I-264 and west of I-65. In a survey in 2005, Louisville was rated as the seventh safest large city in the United States. See also: Louisville neighborhoods Information provided by Wikipedia CLICK HERE for helpful links to Louisville community websites.
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