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Shelby Park
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park in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
Shelby Park is a neighborhood two miles southeast of downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA, named after Kentucky's first governor, Isaac Shelby. Shelby Park has always been considered a working-class neighborhood. It was first populated by German immigrants in the early 1900s. By the 1950s, the neighborhood was majority African-American. Today, Shelby Park is a blend of ethnic and economic diversity. People from all walks of life co-exist in a vibrant, art-filled community.
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South Clay Street, Louisville, Kentucky, 40203
Coordinates: 38.23278, -85.74528
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