Klondike is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...
in eastern
Louisville, Kentucky,
United States. Due to being on the edge of the old city limits, its boundaries are irregular, it is south of Hikes Lane and west of Breckenridge Lane. Development began after
World War II, with developers Edward Butler and Chester Cooper purchasing and subdividing of the Graff farm and part of the Hikes family's Midlane farm.
Klondike is primarily residential and includes Klondike Park. Local legend is that the park was named after Frank Bumann, a
prospector
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Space exploration
* Prospector (spacecraft), a planned lunar probe, canceled in 1962
* ''Lunar Prospector'', a NASA spacecraft
Trains
* Prospector (train), a passenger train operated by the Denver & Rio Grande Western ra ...
from the
Yukon who opened the park.
References
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External links
Images of Klondike (Louisville, Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital CollectionsNiche Best Places to Live
Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky
1940s establishments in Kentucky
Populated places established in the 1940s
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