Classic Content: An Ode to Clifton … From the Past
I moved to the Clifton neighborhood in 2006, and I’ve seen it change in many ways over the past 15 years. But recently I ran across this piece, which I wrote March 27, 2007, and it was striking just how many businesses have come and gone. I don’t believe this piece was ever published, although I could be wrong. At any rate, here is a blast from Clifton’s past, seen through the eyes of a Cliftonite.
Book Signing and Fried Chicken at Mellwood Tavern on Tuesday, Nov. 30
According to its website, the Mellwood Tavern, which straddles the Butchertown and Clifton neighborhoods, is the longest continually operated tavern in Louisville, dating back to 1885, when Louisville resembled the Wild West