Although some neighborhood memories are less than pleasant, residents of the small community of some 200 homes bounded by Greenwood, Millcreek and Sylvania roads and Terry Lane speak proudly about its humble beginnings and hopefully about its future. Longtime resident Carolyn Mims said the neighborhood was established in 1925, shortly after developers decided that the land sat too low for a planned river resort. Since its start, the neighborhood has battled problems with unsanitary conditions, poverty and more recently, its reputation. A 1963 Courier-Journal article about the area quotes one resident complaining about lack of services from Jefferson County. Today, the neighborhood seems a mix of its past and its goals for the future.
Some lawns are cluttered with toys and gardening equipment.
Others are carefully landscaped and surrounded by fences. Dumping was one of several problems the neighborhood faced in the early 1950s. In 1952, a survey of 214 homes by the Louisville-Jefferson County Health Department found 99 unprotected wells and 46 homes with no water supply. The study also found 129 open-pit or surface privies and 179 instances of rat harborage. Current residents say that unsanitary conditions are in the past and that they now have indoor plumbing and improved roads.