Berrytown, Louisville

Berrytown is a neighborhood of

The neighborhood was founded in the 1870s during the Reconstruction era, after the American Civil War.^[1] The trustees of the Little Flock Church (also known as the First Colored Baptist Church) in Anchorage purchased the earliest parcels of land.^[1] It area is named for Alfred Berry, an early settler who bought a 10-acre (40,000 m²) parcel in 1874.^[1] The neighborhood was once composed of numerous servants of the wealthy residents of nearby Anchorage.

The community still is predominantly African-American. Urban renewal redevelopment was planned for the neighborhood in the 1960s, but eventually only expanded the southern part due to resistance by residents.

See also

• Griffytown, Louisville

References

Further reading

• Kleber, John E., et al. (editor) (2000). The Encyclopedia of Louisville. University Press of Kentucky.
  ISBN 0-8131-2100-0. {{cite book}}: |first= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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• "Berrytown Griffytown: Blacks Made Homes in Shadow of Anchorage Employers; Share, Care Was Rule of Depression" — Article by Larry Muhammad of
  The Courier-Journal

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