Vintage
Post Card Greetings
from Louisville
"Grand Stand of
Louisville Jockey
Club, Louisville, Ky. "
Post Card Mailed in 1909
This view illustrates why Churchill Downs was originally known officially as the "Louisville Jockey Club and Driving Park Association." Besides races, the grounds were also meant as a place for carriages and picnics. Here in the present-day infield is what appears to be a Victorian Tail-gate party.
Early on, you could find a number of events at the Downs, including auto racing, balloon ascensions, air shows, concerts and steeplechases, as well as one occasion when the state fair was held here, the main attraction being the collision of two locomotives.
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Vintage Postcard Views of Louisville
Old Louisville
Second Street
Third Avenue
Fourth Avenue
St James Court
Central Park
The Confederate Monument
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Hotels
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The 1937 FloodLouisville (the rest of the city)
Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby
The Old Court House
City Hall
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