The use of coal declined following World War II and the last mines near Louisville closed in 1952. Many Europeans migrated to Louisville to work in the mines. Some came because jobs were plentiful and they learned the skills to become miners, some continued the mining skills they had used in Europe, and some probably were recruited as strike breakers during the several union disagreements with coal companies. They worked together in the mines, but they lived with their own relatives and fellow countrymen as neighbors. The neighborhood of Italians and French have gone just as the signs of the coal mines.
Flowers grow in yards with never a hint of the passageways underground.
The community has become a middle-class haven where the workers leave for all manner of jobs in every direction. In recent years manufacturing plants have opened in Louisville providing employment opportunities and attracting new residents. The unique history of Louisville and the rich cultural contributions give the community a character not to be found in the new suburbs.