Cultural History of Charlie Vettiner Park - Louisville Metro Government

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Cultural History of Charlie Vettiner Park
FIGURE 1. VIEW OF EASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY SHOWING LOCATION OF CHARLIE VETTINER PARK. .................................................. 2
FIGURE 2. SEGMENT OF JEFFERSONTOWN, KY USGS 7.5' TOPOGRAPHIC MAP SHOWING PROJECT APE. ............................................. 3
FIGURE 3. ENTRANCE TO CHARLIE VETTINER PARK. ................................................................................................................... 4
FIGURE 4. PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS OF KENTUCKY. .................................................................................................................. 7
FIGURE 5. SOILS MAPPED FOR CHARLIE VETTINER PARK (NRCS 2008). ........................................................................................ 8
FIGURE 6. CONFEDERATE MARTYRS MONUMENT LOCATED IN JEFFERSONTOWN CEMETERY. ........................................................... 28
FIGURE 7. MONUMENT FOR THE CONFEDERATE MARTYRS. ...................................................................................................... 29
FIGURE 8. THE TUCKER FAMILY. COURTESY OF TUCKER DESCENDANT VICKI MITCHELL. .................................................................. 34
FIGURE 9. 1895 RAILROAD MAP SHOWING COMMUNITIES IN SOUTHEASTERN JEFFERSON COUNTY. ................................................. 35
FIGURE 10. PHOTO OF CHARLOTTE BLANKENBAKER STANDING WHERE SPROWL ROAD IS NOW. THE BUCHANAN HOUSE (THE BLUE
BLANKENSHIP DANCE COMPANY HOUSE) IS BEHIND HER ON TAYLORSVILLE ROAD, AND THE INTERURBAN TRACKS CAN BE SEEN ON
THE GROUND BEHIND HER (PERMISSION OF TOM LOVETT). .............................................................................................. 36
FIGURE 11. INTERURBAN LINE THAT RAN TO JEFFERSONTOWN IN 1907. COURTESY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE SPECIAL
COLLECTIONS, A. W. TERHUNE COLLECTION, ULPA 1987.70.47, HTTP://DIGITAL.LIBRARY.LOUISVILLE.EDU/U?/KYIMAGES,43 .. 37
FIGURE 12. 1928 PHOTO OF VETTINER ON THE WESTERN UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL TEAM. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ............ 41
FIGURE 13. CHARLIE VETTINER IN 1929 AS WESTERN UNIVERSITY’S GUARD. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ........................... 42
FIGURE 14. CHARLIE VETTINER AS REFEREE. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ....................................................................... 43
FIGURE 15. 1950 STAFF OF THE JCPRB. .............................................................................................................................. 45
FIGURE 16. BROCHURE FOR THE OPENING OF THE FAIRDALE PLAYTORIUM. .................................................................................. 48
FIGURE 17. BROCHURE FROM THE CHUCKLES PROGRAM. ......................................................................................................... 50
FIGURE 18. 1955 TRIP TO CUBA. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. .................................................................................... 51
FIGURE 19. BROCHURE FROM THE YOUTH AMBASSADORS PROGRAM. ........................................................................................ 52
FIGURE 20. EXAMPLE OF ACTIVITIES PROVIDED BY THE JCPRB IN 1964 (JCPRB YEARBOOK 1964). ................................................ 54
FIGURE 21. FURTHER ACTIVITIES SPONSORED BY THE JCPRB. NOTE THE GINGERBREAD VILLAGE AT CHENOWETH PARK. ...................... 55
FIGURE 22. 1965 NCAA RULEBOOK VETTINER CO-AUTHORED. ................................................................................................ 56
FIGURE 23. 1965 RULEBOOK CREDITS. ................................................................................................................................. 57
FIGURE 24. VETTINER UP TO "BAT" IN THE 1988 DAINTY COMPETITION. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ................................. 58
FIGURE 25. VETTINER WITH GEORGE HAUCK WITH THE 1988 DAINTY CHAMPIONSHIP TROPHY. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ... 59
FIGURE 26. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SURVEYS WITHIN 2-KM OF THE CURRENT PROJECT APE. .................................................................. 62
FIGURE 27. 1858 BERGMANN MAP WITH PERTINENT LANDOWNERS NOTED. ............................................................................... 71
FIGURE 28. CLOSE UP OF THE 1858 BERGMANN MAP WITH “MASSACRE OF THE HOLT FAM. BY INDIANS” NOTED NORTH OF DENNY’S RUN.
............................................................................................................................................................................ 72
FIGURE 29. 1879 FAIRMOUNT AND SEATONVILLE PAGE OF THE BEERS AND LANAGAN ATLAS WITH VICINITY OF CHARLIE VETTINER PARK
NOTED. .................................................................................................................................................................. 73
FIGURE 30. 1907 MAP WITH LOCATION OF CHARLIE VETTINER PARK OUTLINED AND LOCATION OF A RESIDENCE (RESIDENCE 1) NOTED. . 74
FIGURE 31. PAGES 58 AND 59 OF THE 1913 ATLAS WITH PROPERTY OWNERS DEPICTED. ............................................................... 75
FIGURE 32. 1951 USGS 15' LOUISVILLE QUADRANGLE WITH LOCATION OF CHARLIE VETTINER PARK NOTED. .................................... 76
FIGURE 33. 1960 7.5’ USGS JEFFERSONTOWN TOPOGRAPHIC QUADRANGLE SHOWING COUNTY PARK. .......................................... 77
FIGURE 34. FORMER MILLER RESIDENCE. ............................................................................................................................. 84
FIGURE 35. VIEW OF WATERFALLS AT THE PARK DURING THE EARLY 1900S. PHOTO COURTESY OF CAROLE CHAMBERS DAVIS. .............. 86
FIGURE 36. PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT CIRCA 1985. PHOTO COURTESY OF BECKY WALKER. ........................................................... 87
FIGURE 37. RAINBOW CHAIN OF PARKS AS OF 1964 (JCPRB 1964 YEARBOOK). ......................................................................... 88
FIGURE 38. ACREAGE OF PARKS WITHIN THE RAINBOW CHAIN OF PARKS (JCPRB YEARBOOK 1964). ............................................... 89
FIGURE 39. LISTING OF ALL PLAYGROUNDS WITHIN THE COUNTY—INCLUDING PARKS AND SCHOOLYARDS (JCPRB YEARBOOK 1964). .... 90
FIGURE 40. PARK PLANNING IN PROGRESS (JEFFERSON REPORTER, MAY 25, 1958). .................................................................... 94
FIGURE 41. ED YOUNG JR. AND CHARLIE VETTINER PLANNING THE NEW PARK (JEFFERSON REPORTER, MAY 25, 1958). ..................... 95
FIGURE 42. MODEL AIRPLANE FIELD INCLUDED A PAVED RUNWAY. ............................................................................................. 96
FIGURE 43. USE OF THE MODEL AIRPLANE FIELD IN 1960. ........................................................................................................ 97
FIGURE 44. VETTINER ARRIVING BY HELICOPTER TO THE DEDICATION. ......................................................................................... 99
FIGURE 45. FLYER FOR THE DEDICATION OF CHENOWETH PARK AS CHARLIE VETTINER PARK. ........................................................ 100
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