Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby

by Shelia Hunt

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Louisville, home of the Kentucky Derby

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Shelia Hunt

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Louisville is noted for being home of the Kentucky Derby. Louisville has many nicknames... Derby City, River City, Gateway to the South, Falls City and “the ville”.

Louisville is known as the home of boxer Muhammad Ali, the Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Fried Chicken, the University of Louisville and its Cardinals, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, and three of Kentucky’s six Fortune 500 companies. Louisville is also famous for its wonderful food, including the Kentucky hot brown and Derby pie, not to mention its Kentucky Bourbon. The Urban Bourbon Trail boasts over 35 bars and restaurants with more than 60 bourbons and bourbon-inspired culinary delights, and has more than ten distilleries that are open for public tours and tastings.

Louisville's commercial influence extended over a vast area of the South and the Midwest. During the American Civil War, the city served as a military headquarters and a major Union supply depot. It escaped the ravages of war and became an important way station for slaves seeking freedom in Indiana, across the river.

On our last visit to Louisville, Kentucky we were blessed to see these beautiful skies over the city... I took several shots at different times of day of the skyline. This one is a long exposure taken in late afternoon over the Louisville Waterfront Park. The Abraham Lincoln Bridge over the Ohio River is an incredibly beautiful piece of architecture over the Ohio River in Louisville.

©Copyright 2024 Shelia Steele Hunt. All Rights Reserved. Thank you for visiting my gallery... I hope you find something that captures your heart.

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January 7th, 2024

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