# So, tell me about Louisville **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 2, 2011, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503 "2011-05-02T19:12:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/41 "2011-05-05T11:31:13Z")
> [@Silvorange](#): > > I’ve lived in Louisville all my life and I never hear a true two-syllable version. Not that there aren’t several variations- that’s a running joke here. It’s an old joke, but it actually happened to me in New Hampshire: knowing I was from KY someone asked me, “How do you pronounce the capital of your state? Looeyville? Looisville?” “We usually pronounce it ‘Frankfort’.” 🙂 I can’t say I’ve heard **artemis’s** family’s true two-syllable version, but I’ve heard plenty of others from LV natives and elsewhere in KY. I’ve heard several older people over here in the mountains (like my grandfather) throw the “s” in there to get something like “Luhuzvuhl”. But the most common version by far is “Loouhvuhl” with the mostly swallowed middle syllable. ---
**Author:** ![thirdwarning](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ecccb3/32.png) [@thirdwarning](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdwarning)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/42 "2011-05-05T19:38:57Z")
> [@freckafree](#): > > If you are a theater buff, I heartily recommend [Actors Theater of Louisville](http://actorstheatre.org/) and, in particular, the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays. What about community theater? My husband used to do some, and for a while we had season tickets to one of the local ones around here. ---
**Author:** ![KRC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/45deac/32.png) [@KRC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KRC)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/43 "2011-05-06T05:50:19Z")
There’s also the Speed Museum: [http://www.speedmuseum.org/](http://www.speedmuseum.org/) Many moons ago my mother took my sister and me there. We kept asking her if they were giving away free samples and if we could go to the Smack Museum tomorrow. But that aside, it’s worth checking out if you’re into art. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/44 "2011-05-07T01:08:12Z")
Look into the Theatre Alliance of Louisville [http://theatreallianceoflouisville.blogspot.com/](http://theatreallianceoflouisville.blogspot.com/) Louisville is loud tonight. Derby is tomorrow! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 3:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/45 "2011-05-13T03:38:15Z")
> [@Dangerosa](#): > > Grew up there. Nice place, although I’m JUST old enough to have gotten caught in the busing mess. I’m just young enough to have avoided the busing mess. My sister, on the other hand, got bused to Central High School back when it was a total fucking pit. ---
**Author:** ![Silvorange](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8dc957/32.png) [@Silvorange](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silvorange)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/46 "2011-05-13T15:55:07Z")
> [@Snooooopy](#): > > I’m just young enough to have avoided the busing mess. My sister, on the other hand, got bused to Central High School back when it was a total fucking pit. We managed to avoid it, partly by a couple of us spending a few years in Catholic school. ---
**Author:** ![Deegeea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Deegeea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Deegeea)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2011, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503/47 "2011-05-13T16:13:15Z")
I grew up in Louisville and pronounced it “Loo(uh)vul” as people are saying that’s the most common thing you hear locals call the city. I have heard “Lovull” too though like Artemis’s mother’s family says. I got bussed in middle school. I liked the school I was bussed to, barbed wire around the parking lot and all, so much I volunteered to stay there so I was there for 7th and 8th grade. I’m in my early 40s now if that helps with timeframe estimation 🙂 My mom and dad grew up in Highlands area and mom still lives there. Bardstown road has very good restaurants, with deep fried as well as not deep fried food (Deep fried artichokes at the Bristol are actually much better than you’d think). Lynn’s is also very good, I agree. Havana Rumba is a Cuban restaurant my whole family really likes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-tell-me-about-louisville/580503.md?page=2)