Talk:Louisville, Kentucky/Archive 1

message: "Basketball capital of the world"? Can someone other than a Kentuckian confirm this?
Also, why is there a "see also" on talk radio? Vicki Rosenzweig
:The talk radio page has a reference to WHAS radio, which is in Louisville.  I assume that is the reason for the see also, though it does seem to be a little bit of a stretch to me. -- Igjeff 16:41, 4 Jul 2004
::I removed the See also's for "talk radio" and "Lytle family", as both seemed to strain to even be tangential to the article.  Now, if somebody wants to write an article on the Bingham family, a link to that would make sense. -- Stevietheman 23:09, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)
thread_title: Basketball capital (?) and talk radio

message: Louisville needs a photo image in the article.  Anyone have a good one to add? -- Stevietheman 22:40, 4 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: To be more specific, this article needs an image of Louisville's skyline. -- Stevietheman 15:44, 27 Aug 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: Done! -- Stevietheman 21:11, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

text: Had to change the photo of the skyline due to copyright permission issues raised during the FA approval process. This photo is was a little hazy at first, but I've cleaned it up a bit in Photoshop, plus it's my photo, so I've listed it with the GFDL license. Once the weather clears up a bit, I may go down to the shoreline in Indiana and take another photo with sunny weather. Dr. Cash 22:20, 27 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Photo for Louisville

message: I changed the part about the pronunciation; I don't see how a pronunciation used by hardly any residents of a city can be considered its 'proper pronunciation'. Users:ryangabbard:Ryan Gabbard
:Disagree.  The proper phonetic pronunciation is indeed "Loo-ee-vil".  Just because a majority have taken to mispronounce it doesn't evade the proper pronunciation. -- Stevietheman 17:41, 5 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm with Ryan, the "correct" pronunciation of a location, region, whatever, is the pronunciation of the residents/natives of that location.Igjeff 01:00, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: The funny thing is, however... many in the media and political leaders use "Loo-ee-vil" as a "King's English" way of saying it, while most in the populace regularly say "Loo-uh-vul".  I was born/raised and lived most of my life in Louisville... I know what I'm talking about. -- Stevietheman 04:42, 9 Jul 2004 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't think we're disagree on who uses it what way (born and raised Louisvillian as well).  I think we're only talking about what should be considered "correct."  Obviously there are different schools of thought on this, and the pronunciation of Louisville is certainly a grey area.  I've always understood that, in the field of geography, the common native pronunciation is considered "correct."  I'm not trained in that field, however (though my brother has some training along these lines...I'll ask him about it next time I talk to him).  Igjeff 19:36, 17 Jul 2004 (UTC)

text: I've converted it to IPA. rossb 20:19, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
replies: text: I don't disagree with showing IPA, but I was taught the old standard in school, and I'm afraid most Americans wouldn't understand IPA.  Just a thought. — Stevie is the man! Talk | Contrib 00:53, 28 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Pronunciation

message: More in terms of Louisville's history in relation to its placement on the Ohio (at the Falls) is crucial to an understanding of how the city grew and developed over time.  This should include the mention of Shippingport and Portland  (great maps exist of 1890's Louisville and Shippingport).  This would provide a nice segway into accounts of the history of some of the traditional neighborhoods that exist on the west end.  Also, while Louisville began as a shipping port, it also had an important role as a railroad town.  Louisville and Nashville railroad was influential in the region, and the impact of railroad on L'ville as a shipping port is also important.  Does anyone want to help me out with this?  It could be quite an undertaking....   --Rakatk0 02:20, 20 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: What's missing

message: "A historic" is correct in American English, and since Louisville is an American city, we should use American English. – Quadell (talk) (help) 18:54, Dec 30, 2004 (UTC)
:I disagree with the opinion links, but I don't see a need to start an edit conflict over it.  I'll leave it. --Stevietheman 19:17, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)
thread_title:  "A historic" or "an historic" 

message: This link proves that the place is now called The Kentucky Center.  "...for the Arts" was dropped off. — Stevie is the man! Talk | Contrib 18:15, 27 Feb 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: The Kentucky Center

message: Besides being unsubstantiated (Is that by number of Catholics?  Percentage of those reporting a religion?  Some historical criterion?), the claim that Louisville is the most Catholic city in the South would seem to be easily refuted by the presence of New Orleans, as well as other cities in Louisiana (Baton Rouge, Lafayette, etc.)  In addition, the growing Hispanic populations in Atlanta, Dallas, and Houston would also challenge Louisville's claim on all but historical grounds. SwissCelt 02:48, 16 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Most Catholic city in the South? 

message: This article is really looking great! I think it's almost ready for peer review. The only obvious bit lacking is the History section. If we get that expanded to 2 or 3 times its current size, I'd say we'll be close to having a featured article here! – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 14:43, July 22, 2005 (UTC)
Many details, added to the History section. I've subdivided this section into several major parts:
*Early History
*Colonial Era
*City Development
*Twentieth Century
I may also include a Modern Times category as well, if necessary. I'm still working on compiling information for the twentieth century sections, although much of the earlier information is done.
Dr. Cash 18:12, 23 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  History 

message: Interstate 264 (Kentucky) is called the "Shawnee" West of 65, and the Watterson is officially only east of 65 (although people tend to call all of 264 the Watterson. Also, calling 265 the "outer loop" is confusing, since there is a major street named "Outer Loop" that runs parallel to it. – Quadell (talk) (sleuth) 13:58, July 25, 2005 (UTC)
*Hmm, guess I don't get to west of I-65 very often,... ;-) Also, originally I was using the terms "inner loop" and "outer loop" simply to designate which one is on the inside vs. the outside. Though considering the presence of "Outer Loop Road" which is something different, I can see how that is confusing. Dr. Cash 14:45, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Highway suggested changes 

message: Using the Seattle, Washington article as a model, I've created a new section, second on the list, for People and Culture. I've moved the Demographics, Media, and Sports sections as sub-sections under this main heading, as they are with the Seattle page. I created new sections for Annual Cultural Events and Fairs and Museums and Art Collections. Probably still need a section for Performing Arts. I'm toying with the idea of moving the Pronunciation section to BEFORE the People and Culture section, since it seems to me like it would fit better if it were before that section and not after it. Dr. Cash 16:01, 25 July 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  Culture