Shawnee, Louisville

The Flood of 1937, as well as air pollution problems caused many white families to move further east.

The neighborhood became integrated in the 1960s and was predominantly black following the 1968 riots when many longtime white residents moved.

As Louisville's West End is economically depressed and lacks many amenities, the housing costs are considerably lower than other areas of the city.

Fontaine Ferry Park, an early amusement park located at the end of Market Street from 1905 to 1969, was restricted to whites, with the exception of "negro days" which was a common occurrence for opening segregated facilities limited to whites in the south.

In September 2007, Shawnee residents voted to ban liquor sales in four precincts of the neighborhood in an effort to combat crime.