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Hur rn bou y kw eP st 64 Blac Naturekacre Sta Prese te rve Charl ie Ve ttiner Park 265 Tayl orsv ille R d Taylo rsville Lake Rd Bardstown Rd restaurants Cafe at Main Street 10317 Watterson Trail // 267-5111 This new restaurant in a historic J-town building serves up nicely prepared and presented breakfast (on Saturdays) and lunch plates. Cafecito (2012) 10414 Watterson Trail // 409-8712 New breakfast and lunch spot in a former bank building, with good coffee, panini and pastries. Chubby Ray's Original (1997) Includes: Forest Hills | Glenmary | Fisherville HISTORY 5·FACTS Jeffersontown, lovingly called J-town, was named in 1797 after landowner Abraham Bruner petitioned Jefferson County Court to charter a municipality on 40 high-ground acres of his property. (Some called it Brunerstown, but not B-town.) Its frst institutions were four churches, two tanneries, a livery and a tailor shop. By 1902, Louisville's electric interurban line — using Bardstown and Taylorville roads — allowed it to become a commuter community for residents like Courier-Journal editor Henry Watterson. In the 1950s, the proximity of General Electric's Appliance Park sparked a substantial population increase and the 1960s addition of the Bluegrass Research and Industrial Park turned the small city into a major employer. Of 83 second- to sixth-class cities in Jefferson County, J-town is the largest in population (26,600) and acreage. Since it was developed in the 1970s, the planned community of Plainview, north of I-64, has been part of J-town's 10 square miles (even though, for mapping reasons, we put Plainview in with Lyndon/ Middletown). Papa John's International is headquartered in Jeffersontown. Twenty-nine-acre Skyview Park has a full-size baseball feld, three 3910 Ruckriegel Pkwy. // 267-1188 chubbyrays.com Home of the Fat Teddy Challenge, the menu also includes hand-tossed pizzas and huge subs. Johnny V's (2009) 10509 Watterson Trail // 267-0900 johnnyvsofouisville.com Owned by a native New Yorker (the menu names reinforce that), Johnny V's is a sports bar with a nice beer selection and commendable thin-crust pizza. Loui Loui's (2013) 10212 Taylorsville Road // 266-7599 louiloui.com So what's Detroit-style pizza? Square shape and marinara atop the cheese for a change. Mussel and Burger Bar (2013) 9200 Taylorsville Road // 499-7666 Argued as one of Louisville's best burgers. PassTime Fish House Tavern 10801 Locust Road // 267-4633 passtimefshhouse.com This salt-of-the-earth place across from the Skyview Park baseball/softball felds has great fried fsh, including grouper, and also serves the J-Town Ribeye (fried balogna). Senor Iguañas (2011) 9909 Taylorsville Road // 409-9565 iguanasmex.com Well-prepared Mexican food for J-town and beyond. Thirsty Ernie's (2012) 10301 Taylorsville Road // 384-8282 This recently opened bar and grill has live music on Fridays and Saturdays. combination baseball/softball diamonds and two tee-ball felds. COFFEE & MORE The city has an under-roof pavilion for its Saturday farmers' markets. International Star Market (1986) 9715 Taylorsville Road // 261-0707 Specializing in Eastern European and Russian foods, the International Star has been surprising curious shoppers for 25 years. Jeffersontown Farmers' Market Pavilion (1996) GREATEST HIT 86 LOUISVILLE MAGAZINE 6.13 10434 Watterson Trail, Jeffersontown Pavilion // 267-8333 jeffersontownky.com/farmersmarket As many as 27 farmers and other purveyors gather on Tuesdays and Saturdays, selling meats, produce, eggs, fowers, breads, jams and jellies. Popcorn Station (1998) It's got to be the eight-day Gaslight Festival, third week of September, when the evening weather is primo. 9569 Taylorsville Road // 267-1924 thepopcornstation.com Keeping J-Town weird with its 35-plus favors, including cinnamon roll and bluegrass honey barbecue, of one of mankind's greatest foods.