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California is a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky , USA . There are no written records of the beginning of the neighborhood, but the area was settled by German immigrants around 1849 . It is said that the subdivision, initially called Henderson, came to be known as California because it was the "far west" of Louisville. African Americans settled the area after the Civil War , starting the California Colored School and a branch of the Freedman's Bureau . The early population was mixed between whites and blacks, but white families began to leave around 1900 . The neighborhood lost 50% of its population and 40% of its single-family housing from 1950 to 1980 and became known for its Urban Decay . California has been the subject of Urban Renewal efforts, including those by the Brown-Forman Corporation , whose headquarters and warehouse is located in the neighborhood. REFERENCES #1 EXTERNAL LINKS |
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