User contributions for Lexingtonian
3 January 2024
- 06:1206:12, 3 January 2024 diff hist +5,460 N Roads in Lexington, Kentucky Created page with "The '''roads of Lexington, Kentucky''' include Interstate 64 and Interstate 75, as their junction is near the city. There are five U.S. highways serving the city. A beltway surrounds central Lexington, while numerous state routes and connector roads fill in the transportation gap. The zero milestone for Lexington is the intersection of East and West Main Streets and North and South Limestone Streets. A camel sculpture dating to 1926 marks the point for the AAA. == Inter..." Tag: Visual edit
- 06:0606:06, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,456 N Fayette County Created page with "'''Fayette County''' is located in the central part of the U.S. state of Kentucky and is consolidated with the city of Lexington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 322,570, making it the second-most populous county in the commonwealth. Since 1974, its territory, population and government have been shared with Lexington. Fayette County is part of the Lexington-Fayette, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area. == History == Fayette County—origin..." Tag: Visual edit
- 06:0106:01, 3 January 2024 diff hist +531 N Nicholasville Road Created page with "'''Nicholasville Road''' or '''U.S. Route 27''' ('''US 27''') in Kentucky runs 201.120 miles (323.671 km) from the Tennessee border to the Ohio border at Cincinnati. The road passes straight through the heart of Lexington, including past the University of Kentucky (UK) and Transylvania University. Nicholasville Road is known to suffer from serious traffic congestion during rush hour. ==References== * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Ro..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:5705:57, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,492 N New Circle Road Created page with "'''New Circle Road''', also known as '''Kentucky Route 4''', is a Kentucky state highway that serves as an inner beltway around Lexington, which is part of the consolidated city-county government with Fayette County. The state designates the start and finish of the road at its interchange with Nicholasville Road on the city's south side. Exit numbering increases as one travels clockwise. Roughly three-fourths of the highway is limited-ac..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:5505:55, 3 January 2024 diff hist 0 Kentucky Castle No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 05:5405:54, 3 January 2024 diff hist +2,774 N Kentucky Castle Created page with "The '''Kentucky Castle''', also known as '''Castle Post''', '''Martin Castle''' and '''Versailles Castle''', is a castle in Kentucky, located in Versailles, Kentucky, near Lexington, Kentucky, 201 Pisgah Pike near the Woodford County line, part of a 50 acres (20 ha) estate. Visually situated off Lexington (Versailles) road, it overlooks the Elkhorn Creek watershed on the Woodford/ Fayette county line. Thirteen years after it was sold and recei..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:5005:50, 3 January 2024 diff hist +651 N Adolph Rupp Created page with "'''Adolph Frederick Rupp''' (September 2, 1901 – December 10, 1977) was an American college basketball coach. He is ranked seventh in total victories by a men's NCAA Division I college coach, winning 876 games in 41 years of coaching at the University of Kentucky. Rupp is also second among all men's college coaches in all-time winning percentage (.822), trailing only Mark Few. Rupp was enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:4905:49, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,579 N John Calipari Created page with "'''John Vincent Calipari''' (born February 10, 1959) is an American basketball coach. Since 2009, he has been the head coach of the University of Kentucky men's team, with whom he won the NCAA Championship in 2012. He has been named Naismith College Coach of the Year three times (in 1996, 2008 and 2015), and was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2015. He was previously the head coach at the University of Massachusetts fr..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:4605:46, 3 January 2024 diff hist +15,052 N Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball Created page with "The '''Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball''' program is the men's college basketball team of the University of Kentucky. With eight NCAA championships, the best all-time winning percentage, and the most all-time victories, Kentucky is considered one of the most prestigious programs in college basketball. The Wildcats compete in the Southeastern Conference and are currently coached by John Calipari. Adolph Rupp first brought Kentucky to national prominence, w..." Tag: Visual edit
- 05:3705:37, 3 January 2024 diff hist +29 N Category:Parks Created page with "Parks in Lexington, Kentucky." current Tag: Visual edit
- 05:3605:36, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,260 N Triangle Park Created page with "'''Triangle Park''' is a private park built for public use, located at 400 W Main Street in Lexington, Kentucky. The park is currently used as a source of entertainment for local citizens. == History == The park was originally built by the Triangle Foundation in 1981. The Foundation was formed by Mr. Alex Campbell Jr. and a group of community leaders in 1980 with a mission to initiate private projects for public benefit. Today, the Foundation boasts over 100 members..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:3405:34, 3 January 2024 diff hist +902 N Lexington Opera House Created page with "The '''Lexington Opera House''' is a theatre located at 401 West Short Street in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. Built in 1886, the Opera House replaced the former theatre, located on the corner of Main and Broadway, after fire destroyed it in January 1886. The new Opera House was designed by the renowned architect Oscar Cobb and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places for its historical and architectural significance. It is currently owned and operated b..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:3305:33, 3 January 2024 diff hist +27 Central Bank Center No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
- 05:3005:30, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,561 N Central Bank Center Created page with "The '''Central Bank Center''' (formerly known as '''Lexington Center''') is an entertainment, convention and sports complex located on an 11-acre (45,000 m<sup>2</sup>) site in downtown Lexington, Kentucky. It features a convention center, the Hyatt Regency Hotel, and Rupp Arena. It opened in 1976. On January 27, 2020, it was announced that Lexington Center's overall naming rights were sold to Central Bank, a local community bank, by the Lexington Center Cor..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:2705:27, 3 January 2024 diff hist +27 Rupp Arena No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 05:2605:26, 3 January 2024 diff hist +73 Man o' War Boulevard No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 05:2305:23, 3 January 2024 diff hist +2,741 N Rupp Arena Created page with "'''Rupp Arena at Central Bank Center''' is an arena located in downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Since its opening in 1976, it has been the centerpiece of Central Bank Center (formerly Lexington Center), a convention and shopping facility owned by an arm of the Lexington-Fayette Urban County Government, which is located next to the Lexington Hyatt and Hilton hotels. Rupp Arena also serves as home court to the Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball|Un..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:1905:19, 3 January 2024 diff hist +979 N Transylvania University Created page with "'''Transylvania University''' is a private university in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It was founded in 1780 and is the oldest university in Kentucky. It offers 46 major programs, as well as dual-degree engineering programs, and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Its medical program has graduated 8,000 physicians since 1859. Transylvania's name, meaning "across the woods" in Latin, stems from the university's founding in the he..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:1805:18, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,996 N William T. Young Created page with "'''William T. Young''' (February 15, 1918 – January 12, 2004) was an American businessman and major owner of thoroughbred racehorses. William T. Young attended the University of Kentucky where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Young graduated with high distinction in 1939 with a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering. After a short employment with Bailey Meter in Cleveland, Ohio, he served as a captain in the United States Army from 194..." current Tag: Visual edit
- 05:1505:15, 3 January 2024 diff hist +759 N William T. Young Library Created page with "The '''William T. Young Library''' (colloquially 'Willy T.') is located on the campus of the University of Kentucky in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is named for William T. Young, a prominent local businessman, horse breeder, philanthropist and alumnus of the university, who began fundraising efforts with a donation of $5 million. The facility serves as a central library for the university's social sciences, humanities, and life sciences collections,..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:1305:13, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,322 University of Kentucky No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:1105:11, 3 January 2024 diff hist −304 Keeneland No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 05:1005:10, 3 January 2024 diff hist +7,081 N Keeneland Created page with "'''Keeneland Association, Inc.''' is an equine business based in Lexington, Kentucky. It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales, a horse auction complex. It is also known for its reference library. In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. Keeneland was ranked #1 of the top ten tracks. It is listed on the N..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 05:0205:02, 3 January 2024 diff hist +8 Category:Neighborhoods No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
- 05:0105:01, 3 January 2024 diff hist +830 N Cumberland Hill Created page with "'''Cumberland Hill''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Hickman Creek to the west, Clearwater Way to the north, Tates Creek Road to the east, and Forest Lake Drive to the south. It is served by the Cumberland Hill Neighborhood Association and also has a private community pool available for residents and nonmembers. The Cumberland Hill Catfish are the neighborhood swim team. == Nei..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5904:59, 3 January 2024 diff hist +24 N West Gardenside Redirected page to Cross Keys current Tags: New redirect Visual edit
- 04:5804:58, 3 January 2024 diff hist +632 N Cross Keys Created page with "'''Cross Keys''' (alternatively called '''West Gardenside''') is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Traveler Road to the east, Versailles Road to the north, Parks Mill Road to the north, and Lane Allen Road to the south. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.323 square miles (0.84 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 681 * Population density: 2,110 people per square mile * Median househol..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5704:57, 3 January 2024 diff hist +602 N Copperfield Created page with "'''Copperfield''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are the Jessamine County line to the south, Clays Mill Road to the east, Twain Ridge Road to the north, and Calevares Drive to the west. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.209 square miles (0.54 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 426 * Population density: 2,042 people per square mile * Median household income (2010): $82,714 ==Refe..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5504:55, 3 January 2024 diff hist +614 N Columbia Heights Created page with "'''Columbia Heights''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are the University of Kentucky to the south, Woodland Avenue to the west, Euclid Avenue to the north, and Marquis Avenue to the east. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.090 square miles (0.23 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 1,063 * Population density: 11,766 people per square mile * Median household income: $22,932 ==Re..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5404:54, 3 January 2024 diff hist +562 N Colony Created page with "'''Colony''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Parkers Mill Road to the south and east, Versailles Road to the north, and New Circle Road to the west. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.153 square miles (0.40 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 306 * Population density: 1,999 people per square mile * Median household income (2010): $72,162 ==References== * [https://en.wikiped..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5304:53, 3 January 2024 diff hist +735 N Clemens Heights Created page with "'''Clemens Heights''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its streets are all named after things associated with Mark Twain, whose real name was Samuel Clemens. Its boundaries are Old Higbee Mill Road to the north, Clemens Drive and Carevares Drive to the east, Copper Run Boulevard to the south, and Dogwood Park to the west. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.104 square miles (0.27 km<sup>2<..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5204:52, 3 January 2024 diff hist +578 N Claymont Created page with "'''Claymont''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Hill N Dale Road to the north, Clays Mill Road to the west, Pasadena Drive to the south, and Southview Drive to the east. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.045 square miles (0.12 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 100 * Population density: 2,225 people per square mile * Median household income (2010): $45,374 ==References== * [https:..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:5004:50, 3 January 2024 diff hist +784 N Chevy Chase Created page with "'''Chevy Chase''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Cooper Drive to the south, Tates Creek Road to the west, Fontaine Road to the north, and Chinoe Road to the east. == Name origin == Chevy Chase was named after a golf club in Maryland that the subdivision's founder, Henry Clay Simpson, joined while working in Washington, D.C. in the 1920s. == Neighborhood statistics ==..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4804:48, 3 January 2024 diff hist +669 N Cherokee Park Created page with "'''Cherokee Park''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Rosemont Garden on the south, Nicholasville Road to the east, Dantzler Drive, and the Norfolk Southern railroad tracks to the west. It was developed by Dean William S. Taylor in the early 1920s. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.042 square miles (0.11 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 76 * Population density: 1,826 people pe..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4704:47, 3 January 2024 diff hist +4 Castlegate No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4704:47, 3 January 2024 diff hist +589 N Castlegate Created page with "'''Castlegate''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. its boundaries are Alumni Drive to the north and east, Chinoe Road to the west, and a combination of Colt Neck Lane and Lakeside Drive to the south. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.100 square miles (0.26 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 208 * Population density: 2,083 people per square mile * Median household income: $55,010 ==References== *..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4504:45, 3 January 2024 diff hist +1,615 Cardinal Valley No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4204:42, 3 January 2024 diff hist +596 N Calumet Created page with "'''Calumet''' is a neighborhood in northern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Viley Road to the west, Versailles Road to the south, New Circle Road to the north, and Wolf Run Creek to the east. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.266 square miles (0.69 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 750 * Population density: 2,822 people per square mile (1,090 people/km<sup>2</sup>) * Median household income: $49,446 ==Re..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:4004:40, 3 January 2024 diff hist +679 N Burley Park Created page with "'''Burley Park''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is named for the large number of tobacco warehouses that were once located in the neighborhood. Its boundaries are Waller Avenue and Mason Headley Road to the south, east of Beacon Hill Drive/ Summerville Drive/ Addison Park to the west, Red Mile Road and Virginia Avenue to the north, and RJ Corman railroad tracks to the east. The smaller G..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:3804:38, 3 January 2024 diff hist +862 N Bryan Station Created page with "'''Bryan Station''' is a neighborhood in Northeast Lexington, Kentucky, United States. It is named after the nearby pioneer settlement by the same name located just 2 miles (3 km) outside the current edge of the city. The neighborhood's boundaries are New Circle Road to the West, Old Paris Pike to the North, and Preakness Drive and Interstate 75 to the East. An abandoned railroad track between New Circle Road and I-75 separates it fro..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:3704:37, 3 January 2024 diff hist +583 N Brigadoon Created page with "'''Brigadoon''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. its boundaries are Reynolds Road to the north, Lansdowne Drive to the east, Wilson Downing Road to the south, and Nicholasville Road to the west. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.205 square miles (0.53 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 664 * Population density: 3,238 people per square mile * Median household income: $46,211 ==References== * [htt..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:3604:36, 3 January 2024 diff hist +725 N Belleau Woods Created page with "'''Belleau Woods''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Man o' War Boulevard to the south, Hickman Creek to the north and east, and a combination of Belleau Woods Drive and Greenfield Drive to the west. This neighborhood features a volunteer neighborhood association, the Belleau Wood Neighborhood Association. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.498 square miles (1.29 km<sup>2</..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:3404:34, 3 January 2024 diff hist +621 N Bell Court Created page with "'''Bell Court''' is a neighborhood and historic district immediately southeast of Downtown Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are East Main Street to the south, Walton Avenue to the south, Midland Avenue to the north, and Boonesborough Avenue to the east. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.102 square miles (0.26 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 427 * Population density: 4,170 people per square mile * Median household in..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:3204:32, 3 January 2024 diff hist +712 N Beaumont Park Created page with "'''Beaumont Park''' is a neighborhood in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are Parkers Mill Road to the west, Lane Allen Road to the north, Lansill Dr to the east, and New Circle Road to the south. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.194 square miles (0.50 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 594 * Population density: 3,068 people per square mile * Median household income (2010): $72,229 == Education == * Elementary: James Lane Al..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:2804:28, 3 January 2024 diff hist +944 N Beaumont Centre Created page with "'''Beaumont Centre''' is a neighborhood and major retail and office park in southwestern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are New Circle Road to the north, the older Harrods Hill neighborhood to the south, Man o' War Boulevard to the west, and Harrodsburg Road to the east. The area was one of the last undeveloped areas off New Circle Road, development began in the early 1990s. New Circle Road (Lexington's inner beltway) blocks d..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:2604:26, 3 January 2024 diff hist +4 Autumn Ridge No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:2504:25, 3 January 2024 diff hist +528 N Autumn Ridge Created page with "'''Autumn Ridge''' is a neighborhood in southeastern Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Its boundaries are I-75 to the east, Barnard Drive to the south, Todds Road to the west, and Vero Court to the north. == Neighborhood statistics == * Area: 0.168 square miles (0.44 km<sup>2</sup>) * Population: 645 * Population density: 3,850 people per square mile * Median household income: $99,526 ==References== * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autumn_Ridge,_Lexington Autumn Rid..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 04:2404:24, 3 January 2024 diff hist +511 N Athens Created page with "'''Athens''' is a small unincorporated village in Fayette County to the east of Interstate 75 in Kentucky in the United States. First settled in 1786 as the community of '''Cross Plains''', the town was chartered as Athens in 1826 and had its own post office from that time until 1906. The current commercial center was reduced to its present size by a series of fires in the mid-19th century. ==References== * [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athens,_Kentucky Athens. Wi..." current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
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