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Attraction # 156 Category of Attraction: Historic Shopping & Residential Districts This early suburb began on Beargrass Creek just east of Louisville, during Shopping along Bardstown Road the 1840s. It was dominated by German immigrant families connected with the meatpacking industry, whose slaughter houses were located along the original channel of Beargrass Creek. The centerpiece of the community's religious architecture is the Gothic Revival style St. Joseph's Church, dedicated in 1883 by President Chester A. Arthur. Location: Market St., Mellwood Ave., 1-64, Brownsboro Rd. and Clay SL County: Jefferson Area Information: www.gotolouisville.com