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This little street runs through the heart of downtown jeffersonville, IN. It has an old time small town feel to it, with shops only the width of a sidewalk away from the edge of the street, and intersections built of red brick. There are alot of small boutiques and shops selling a variety of things, as well as an old fashioned family run candy shop. There are a couple of bars on the street for the night life crowd, and a couple of restaurants as well. Further north on this street is where the County Hospital is located.

Tooten Hill Road is a great place to live. The neighbors are friendly, and the area is quiet. The homes are upper scale custom homes, on large lots. There are plenty of places to shop and eat within a few miles of the area. Also Downtown Louisville is only about 10 minutes away. If you are looking for a nice place to live that is close to the big city, without the big city feeling, this is the perfect place for you.

I chose to write about Shore Drive, to let everyone know about my family's favorite place to vacation. Shore Drive is off of Kings Highway, near restaurant row. It is located on the beach, and has several places to stay. There are 4 large hotels, and several small multi unit condos. The street is fairly quiet and doesn't have as much traffic as other ocean front streets in the area, due to being fairly short, and a dead end. There is a small boutique with a sandwich shop and an ice cream shop that can be fun to walk to in the evening. There is also an extremely long pier on the beach about 200 feet up the beach from the north end of the street.

Port Road is the menainder of Interstate 265, as it ends on its eastern side, in Jeffersonville. As it turns from the interstate into a 2 lane road, the speed limit drops to a rediculous (for a road like this) 30mph. It runs for about one and a half miles, before coming to a stop sign at a busy intersection that should have a stop light. It continues from there for another mile or so, before dead ending at Utica Pike, near the river. This is an industrial area, with several factories, and trucking companies up and down it. The traffic, due to the stop sign at a busy intersection, and all of the semi tractor trailers, is pretty bad, and annoying, through most parts of the day. Hopefully they will make some changes to this street soon, to improve these conditions.

10th Street is the "main drag" of Jeffersonville. It comes of Interstate 65 about 2 miles north of the bridge from Louisville, KY, and runs north east through Jeffersonville. It is a four lane road, with several stop lights, and just about every type of business you can think of. There are places to shop, restaurants, banks, auto parts stores, gas stations, and car lots littered along both sides. As you leave the eastern side of Jeffersonville, 10th Street turns into Highway 62, and runs parallel to the Ohio river for about 40 miles to Madison Indiana.

Allison Lane is one of the main streets in the eastern end of Jeffersonville. It spans from the Ohio river at the south end, to Highway 62 at its north end. The south end of the street is lined with 70's era homes, for about 2 miles. After crossing the intersection at middle road, there is less housing and more business. You can find a Meijer, K-Mart, Kroger, McDonalds, 3 gas stations, and several banks on this route. Jeffesonville High School is also located on this street.

Fern Valley Road spans several miles. It starts on the west end at Grade Lane, and ends on the east at Shephardsville Road, crossing over Interstate 65 and Preston Hwy, in the process. It bustling with industry, including UPS's main airport facility, Ford Motor Company's Louisville Assembly Plant, and several trucking companies. There are over a half dozen fast food restaurants, and a few nice dining places as well. There are also a few hotels, and Sams Club. The traffic in this area is pretty thick as would be expected in an area such as this.

Court Avenue is a cute downtown street with a small town feel to it. The city courthouse, post office, and newly renovated Library are on all this street. You can also find a few fast food restaurants, as well as some mom and pop diners. The west end of this street ends at the base of the bridge to Louisville, KY, and the east end of it has some beautiful early 20th century homes. There is also a gymnasium on this street that has open gym for kids to play basketball, and other activities several nights a week.

I grew up on this street, and my mother still lives here today. The houses, mostly tri-levels, where built in the seventies. The designs date themselves, but most of the homes, have been taken care of and maintained. There are alot of children who live on the street. Traffic isn't bad, and it is a pretty quiet street.

There are grocery stores, drug stores, restaurants, schools, and shopping centers within 2 miles. This street is also within 10 minutes of Louisville.

Veterans Parkway, only a few years old, is a fairly new addition to Clarksville, IN. There is plenty to do on this street. There is a Wal-Mart, Sams Club, Lowes, and four shopping centers. There is also a Bass Pro Shops, and a Movie Theatre, that can be accessed from Veterans Parkway. There are several choices for dining as well, ranging from fast food, to Steak Houses, and other nice restaraunts. The shopping centers include a Target, and a Best Buy. It is right off Interstate 65, only about 10 minutes from downtown Louisville. The only downside is rush hour traffic in the evening, is fairly busy.

Pebble Creek Drive is located in Pebble Creek neighborhood. The street is 4 blocks long, with fairly nice apartments on the first block. The next 3 blocks are all single family homes. The homes are all 3 bedroom, 2 bath, with a few having basements. The homes on this street were all built between 1999 and 2003, so they are fairly modern, and in good shape. It is a fairly quiet neighborhood, with quite a few children.

The elementary school is about 2 miles away, and is one of the best schools in the area. The high school is also within about 1.5 miles. I would consider this a nice place to raise children. It is also within 15 minutes of downtown Louisville, and less than 10 minutes from several shopping centers and restaraunts.