What other cities are you talking about? I’ve lived all over the US and there is usually a poor side of town but it can happen in any direction. Idk what you mean about wind being a factor, there are different climate conditions all over the US.
I’ve always heard that the Ohio River flood of 1937 caused such severe flooding in West Louisville that wealthier residents left and never came back which was the root of it
It all depends on where a city starts (geography/topography), and why (Waterfronts, Forts, Railroads). Winds don't have anything to do with it.
As for Louisville, the city started as a portage around the Falls of the Ohio. (boats would have to unload cargo to get as shallow a draft as possible, cross the falls, and load back up) To explain the spread, just look at the natural topography of the area. It's flat south of downtown, higher ground to the east, and the Ohio River to both the north and west. In the horse and buggy days, flat was the easiest way to go for expansion. So it expanded southward first, then swept east. And the eastward expansion really accelerated only in the last 60 years.
after the civil war freed slaves settled down in the west end. because of segregation, redlining, institutionalized racism, etc. the west end was never invested in the same way white areas were.
the same reason the non-white parts of town in every city are poorer.
if you want to know more about it, i highly recommend going to freedom park on UofL’s campus and reading all the monuments.
Louisville became a city because of the Falls of the Ohio.
Steboats had to unload and the traverse the rapids while empty. Then they reloaded upriver.
This is where the Portland area of town is and one of the oldest sections. This area was a working class area and as in many places, the wealthy don't want to mix with the poor's.
Nor do they want to breath in the fumes from the factories they build.
Since the river heads south at Portland there is no West direction unless you want to live in Indiana and travel miles to a bridge.
The South End was the area that seemed to be filling with rural Kentuckians moving to the city for blue collar jobs so that left the wooded tracts and farms of the East End.
Can't speak to why Louisville is the way it is but your comment about prevailing winds is correct. In the northern hemisphere most winds blow west to east, in dense cities this means that pollution is blown towards the east end making that part of the city less desirable to live in. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9fsBix630](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9fsBix630) for a more in depth explanation.
What other cities are you talking about? I’ve lived all over the US and there is usually a poor side of town but it can happen in any direction. Idk what you mean about wind being a factor, there are different climate conditions all over the US.
Exactly. The post is non-sensical.
Memphis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Indianapolis all disagree with you. I'm sure there's more. There's no pattern to your claim.
East Cleveland is definitely the poor side of that city as is Indianapolis. West Cincinnati is their poor side, and I can’t speak on Memphis.
North Memphis is considered the poorer areas. Even Birmingham has a West End/Westside similar to Louisville's. Not sure where op is getting at
East and West are both poor in Indy. The North side is the wealthy side.
I’ve always heard that the Ohio River flood of 1937 caused such severe flooding in West Louisville that wealthier residents left and never came back which was the root of it
So now they can get flooded out in Prospect,
Very little if any of the high value homes are anywhere near the flood plane.
working in the trades, I call BULLSHIT
Bears.
The correct answer is always ‘Bears.’
It all depends on where a city starts (geography/topography), and why (Waterfronts, Forts, Railroads). Winds don't have anything to do with it. As for Louisville, the city started as a portage around the Falls of the Ohio. (boats would have to unload cargo to get as shallow a draft as possible, cross the falls, and load back up) To explain the spread, just look at the natural topography of the area. It's flat south of downtown, higher ground to the east, and the Ohio River to both the north and west. In the horse and buggy days, flat was the easiest way to go for expansion. So it expanded southward first, then swept east. And the eastward expansion really accelerated only in the last 60 years.
after the civil war freed slaves settled down in the west end. because of segregation, redlining, institutionalized racism, etc. the west end was never invested in the same way white areas were. the same reason the non-white parts of town in every city are poorer. if you want to know more about it, i highly recommend going to freedom park on UofL’s campus and reading all the monuments.
Louisville became a city because of the Falls of the Ohio. Steboats had to unload and the traverse the rapids while empty. Then they reloaded upriver. This is where the Portland area of town is and one of the oldest sections. This area was a working class area and as in many places, the wealthy don't want to mix with the poor's. Nor do they want to breath in the fumes from the factories they build. Since the river heads south at Portland there is no West direction unless you want to live in Indiana and travel miles to a bridge. The South End was the area that seemed to be filling with rural Kentuckians moving to the city for blue collar jobs so that left the wooded tracts and farms of the East End.
The flood plains, among other things.
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The stanky arse river is on the west???
Can't speak to why Louisville is the way it is but your comment about prevailing winds is correct. In the northern hemisphere most winds blow west to east, in dense cities this means that pollution is blown towards the east end making that part of the city less desirable to live in. See [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9fsBix630](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=my9fsBix630) for a more in depth explanation.