1778Government
== History ==
=== 18th century ===
After Louisville was founded at the Falls of the Ohio in 1778, farms spread out into the nearby countryside.
1816History
=== 19th century ===
In 1816, Christian donated the land for a church that is today known as Parkview Methodist.
1831Architecture
A stagecoach stop was opened in 1831.
1860History
Its products include Early Times, which was first produced in 1860.
1870History
Another is Old Forester; first produced in 1870, it was the first bourbon sold exclusively in sealed bottles and is today the oldest continually produced brand.
1897History
In 1897, they erected St.
1902Government
Helen's" for the next few years, but the post office (established 1902) could not adopt it because there was another community with the name in Lee County.
1904Infrastructure
=== 20th century ===
A streetcar line was extended to the area in 1904.
1938Government
When Louisville tried to annex and tax them during the Great Depression, the distillers talked the residents of Shively into incorporating separately (finalized May 23, 1938) an...
1954Military
In 1954, black Korean War veteran and electrician Andrew Wade IV and his wife Charlotte, who had found themselves unable to buy a home in a suburban neighborhood due to Jim Crow...
1956History
Supreme Court ruling in a related case in 1956.
1958History
Anne Braden wrote a 1958 memoir, The Wall Between.
1970History
Shively's population has gradually declined since reaching 19,223 in 1970.
1984Government
Budget surpluses became shortfalls, and Shively tried but failed to annex more suburban territory in Pleasure Ridge Park in 1984.
1989History
== See also ==
List of sundown towns in the United States
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Pike, Bill (November 15, 1989).
2014History
The former Stitzel-Weller distillery has been converted into a tourist attraction for the Bulleit Bourbon brand, and was included as a stop on the Kentucky Bourbon Trail in 2014.
2015Architecture
In 2015, the Michter's bourbon brand opened a new distillery in Shively.
2018Government
On November 5, 2018, Democrat Beverly Chester Burton became the first African-American to be elected mayor of Shively.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== 2020 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 15,157 people, 6,667 households, and 4,080 families residing in the city.
2024History
Retrieved May 19, 2024 – via newspapers.com.