Clifton & Clifton Heights

Victorian-style homes pay homage to homes established during the reign of Queen Victoria, Queen of the UK, and Ireland in the late 1800s. Louisville has many Victorian homes throughout the city, especially in Clifton. According to Wikipedia, "Although nearly all homes were built in Victorian styles, its residential areas are also much less dense than other nearby areas like Butchertown or the Original Highlands." -Wikipedia. Clifton is a neighborhood east of downtown Louisville, named so due to its hilly location on the Ohio River valley escarpment. Victorian homes have steeply pitched roofs, plain or colorfully painted brick, painted iron railings, octagonal or round towers, and turrets to draw the eye upward", according to The Spruce.com.

Bingham Park is in Clifton. This local park is a fantastic spot for nearby residents to exercise and for kids to blow off some steam after a day of school!
Although the homes of Clifton are noteworthy, the members of the community sell the neighborhood. Clifton's bound by I-64, N Ewing Ave, Brownsboro Road, and Mellwood Ave. The proximity to popular hubs such as Bardstown Rd, and Cherokee Park, allows Clifton residents to feel the pulse of Louisville's events and social life.

Clifton is a unique part of town with a ton of promise; however, there isn't an organized community association, leadership group, or event organizer for events specific to the Clifton neighborhood. There is another community nearby named Clifton Heights. Brownsboro Rd separates Clifton Heights and Clifton. "Clifton Heights was named so because of its hilly location atop a ridge about 100 feet above the Ohio River floodplain, overlooking the adjacent community of Clifton."-Wikipedia. Although Clifton and Clifton Heights are different neighborhoods, their proximity allows for intersectionality between the community.
Clifton Heights is similar to Clifton, Clifton Heights has a park, a church, proximity to downtown and Bardstown Rd. Where Clifton has Bingham Park, Clifton Heights has Louisville Champions Park. There's also a great variety of local stores to shop at in Clifton Heights. Payne Street Pottery is a local ceramic and throwing place for potential and thriving artists to attend. The same goes for Mom's Music and the Mellwood Art Center.

With the hub of local creative shops, it's no shock that an artist painted a mural in Clifton Heights.

There are several murals throughout Louisville. They help facilitate the beauty and creativity of the people residing in this marvelous city.

Another 'C' named neighborhood corners Clifton Heights and Clifton, Crescent Hills. 

The three neighborhoods form the 'C Triangle'- a nickname I gave this trifecta.

Crescent Hills will have its own blog page coming up soon, so stay tuned. I mention Crescent Hills because of the Crescent Hill/ Clifton of Louisville, Ky Facebook page. Similar to the intersectionality between Clifton and Clifton Heights, the members of the Thomas Group at KW Louisville East, the operators of this Facebook page, recognize the general Clifton, Clifton Heights, and Crescent Hill area as a sum of its parts.

The Crescent Hill/ Clifton of Louisville, Ky Facebook page has the latest post on December 11, 2019. Another Facebook page that may interest some visitors is the Clifton Heights Facebook page. This page doesn't have an organization running it. Instead, it allows posts by anyone with a Facebook profile.
I encourage those interested in the Clifton, Clifton Heights, and Crescent Hill neighborhoods to follow, like, or frequently visit the Crescent Hill/ Clifton of Louisville, Ky, and Clifton Heights Facebook page.

Stay tuned to the upcoming blog about Crescent Hills!
I hope this blog sheds some light on what Clifton and Clifton Heights are like, but I still recommend the usual; experience it yourself! What differences do you notice between Clifton and Clifton Heights?
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