Oakdale, occasionally called Wyandotte, is a neighborhood on the southside of
Louisville, Kentucky
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,
United States
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. Its modern boundaries are Longfield Avenue to the north, Taylor Boulevard to the west,
I-264 to the south, and
Southern Parkway to the east. The opening of
Iroquois Park
Iroquois Park is a 725-acre (3.0 km²) municipal park in Louisville, Kentucky, United States. It was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, who also designed Louisville's Cherokee Park and Shawnee Park, at what were then the edges of the city. L ...
in the early 1890s created a huge demand for suburban homes south of Louisville. The Coleman-Bush company had begun selling lots in a subdivision called Oakdale in late 1890. Oakdale was one of many middle-class communities created at this time, facilitated by the southward extension of
streetcar lines.
Oakdale incorporated in 1904, and annexed nearby
Churchill Downs
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named for Samuel Churchill, whose family was ...
as well as parts of other nearby neighborhoods. In 1916 however, Oakdale, along with other nearby cities such as
Highland Park, was annexed by Louisville. Though the communities fought this, it was ultimately dismissed in federal court in 1921, and Oakdale became a part of Louisville in 1922.
Wyandotte Park, named after the
Wyandotte tribe, was opened in 1935 in western Oakdale. This would eventually lead to the entire neighborhood being officially renamed Wyandotte in the 1970s, though many residents still call it Oakdale.
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External links
Images of Wyandotte (Louisville, Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections
Former municipalities in Kentucky
Neighborhoods in Louisville, Kentucky
1890 establishments in Kentucky
Populated places established in 1890
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