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restaurants Annie's Pizza (1990) 2520 Portland Ave. // 776-6400 Hungry for a really big pizza? Annie's has a 28-incher. Big Momma's Soul Kitchen (2003) 4532 W. Broadway // 772-9580 If you're looking for home-cooked soul food, this tiny spot next to Shawnee Park is the real deal. Prices top out at $8 (for the ox-tail dinner). When ordering, speak into the microphone, please. Dixie Chicken (2008) 1785 W. Oak St. // 690-2748 The go-to item at this drive-through shack is the jack salmon sandwich. New of late: Carribean fare, such as curried goat and jerk chicken. And you must try the pita-like roti bread. DuValle Grub-n-Scrub (2010) 3501 Cane Run Road // 772-1277 grubnscrub.com What a concept: Wash your wheels while scarfng down a slab of smoked-on-site St. Louis-style ribs. (Which are apparently so good they'll make you want to smack yo' mama!) Famous Mike's Steak & Lemonade (c. 2010) Includes: Russell | California | Park Hill | Algonquin | Parkland | Park DuValle | Shawnee | Chickasaw HISTORY 5·FACTS Many of west Louisville's neighborhoods developed as streetcar lines extended from downtown. Once a Louisville economic and entertainment center, the area has lost much of its glimmer as the city sprawled to the east. What remains are nine neighborhoods, three Olmsted parks, a handful of new businesses and cultural centers, and a number of moversand-shakers hoping to renew a historic and often neglected part of our city. (Ahem, Gill Holland, who "bought" Portland.) Population: roughly 61,000. Portland's Shippingport Island was instrumental in Louisville's growth early on, as goods could be transported at the Falls of the Ohio and industry and manufacturing took hold in the area. Derek Anderson, Allan Houston, Wes Unseld, Greg Page, Cris Dishman and Muhammad Ali are all famous athletes from west Louisville. In 1908, the Western branch of the Louisville Free Public Library in the Russell neighborhood became the nation's frst public library open to African-Americans. A $25-million Portland revitalization project is under way with the help of Habitat for Humanity and NuLu noble Gill Holland, who plans to create an arts, business and entertainment hub. 3052 Wilson Ave. // 618-0102 Chicken, fsh, burgers and other fried comfort foods at very reasonable prices — and lemonade, of course. Forty Acres and a Mule (2008) 1800 Dixie Hwy. // 776-5600 Carry-out soul food, from smothered pork chops to chicken gizzards and livers. Chitlins are served up on Fridays and Saturdays. Le-Bossier (2013) 1800 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. 208-9291 The owner hails from Louisiana and serves gumbo, jambalaya and other Creole cooking at this new sit-down restaurant. Old 502 Winery (2005) 120 S. 10th St. // 540-5650 Formerly River Bend, this winery has changed its brand and its wine, but remains just west of downtown in a restored historic building. Rite-Way Bar-B-Cue (1943) 1548 W. St. Catherine St. // 584-9385 The granddaddy of Louisville barbecue joints is now in its third generation of ownership by the Johnson family. The menu is as basic as it gets: ribs, pork, beef (all grilled out back over wood), baked beans, potato salad and slaw. Eating here is a bona fde Louisville experience. COFFEE & MORE Dairy Del 524 S. 26th St. // You'll fnd the usual assortment of milk shakes and banana splits, as well as wings and fried fsh, at this orange-and-white stucco confection of a dairy stand. The Meat Store (1990) 1066 S. 28th St. // 772-0777 With a history that traces back to the Haymarket, this high-ceilinged, airy butcher shop offers cutto-order choice beef, chicken and pork. Nightlife GREATEST HIT 70 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE Club Cedar (c. 1960) Shawnee Park has acres of ball felds, tennis courts, playgrounds (including a sprayground for those scorching days), picnic areas and River Walk access. An 18-hole, Bermuda-grass golf course (with bentgrass greens) is also part of the mix. 6.13 416 S. 26th St. // 776-8686 This spot attracts a lively and loquacious neighborhood crowd and features a DJ on Tuesdays and every other Wednesday and Thursday. Cole's Place (2006) 2928 W. Kentucky St. // 778-4330 colesplace.com With a spacious dance foor, this bar is a popular