Schnitzelburg is a neighborhood three miles southeast of downtown

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. Schnitzelburg's boundaries are Clarks Lane to the south, Shelby Street to the west,

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tracks to the north, and Goss Avenue to the east.

History

The area was first plotted in 1866 by D.H. Meriwether and known as Meriwether's Enlargement, but actual construction didn't begin until 1891 when a

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extended to the intersection of Goss and Texas Avenues. The first residents in Schnitzelburg were immigrants who arrived there from

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Culture

Schnitzelburg is famous for a street ball game called "Dainty," where a flat, bat-like stick is used to strike another stick on the ground, making it airborne, which is then hit like a baseball as far as possible. Every last Monday in July the World Dainty Championship is held in the neighborhood, at the corner of Goss Avenue and Hoertz Avenue, site of Hauck's Handy Store. The Dainty is a fund raiser for the Little Sisters of the Poor, and it brings the community together for some great fun. Contestants must be 45 and older to play the Dainty. Checkscafelouk

Check's Cafe is located at the intersection of Hickory and Burnett Streets and is among Louisville's better known restaurants. Manual Stadium is located in Schnitzelburg. Schnitzelburg is known for its number of "Shotgun-Style" homes in which the homes are built narrowly with rooms being situated generally one after the other in a long row.

Demographics

As of 2000, the population of Schnitzelburg was 4,420. 92.7 percent of the residents were white, and 5.1 percent were black. Hispanics made up 1.7 of the population, and 3.2 percent were listed as "other." 22.8 percent of that population were college graduates, while 20.7 percent of the population did not have a high school degree. Females outnumber males 51.1 to 48.9 percent.

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Images of Schnitzelburg (Louisville, Ky.) in the University of Louisville Libraries Digital Collections
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