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  1. 7. This historic Louisville hotel hosted many notable guests during the 1940s, including military officers during World War II.
  2. 9. The Louisville baseball team that played at Parkway Field in 1941.
  3. 11. This Louisville-based whiskey brand continued operations through WWII, despite restrictions.
  4. 12. Prominent newspaper serving Louisville in 1941.
  5. 13. A nickname for an interurban rail route connecting Louisville to neighboring cities before cars fully dominated the roads.
  6. 15. This Louisville airfield served as a training base during World War II.
  7. 17. 1941 saw this major global event begin to involve the U.S., impacting industries in Louisville.
  8. 19. Once a WWI military base, this area became a neighborhood by 1941 but still bore the imprint of its wartime roots.
  9. 20. A region of Kentucky that includes Christian County, known for its rolling hills and agricultural heritage.
  10. 23. This historic area of Louisville, now part of the Highlands, was home to professors and students during the early 20th century due to its proximity to a major university.
  11. 26. This neighborhood would later be the site of the airport that began expanding during the 1940s.
  12. 27. A prominent Louisville neighborhood that began expanding rapidly in the 1940s.
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  1. 1. The name of a community within Christian County, Kentucky.
  2. 2. This form of public transportation was still active in Louisville in 1941, connecting neighborhoods across the city.
  3. 3. This Frederick Law Olmsted-designed park was a major recreational space for Louisvillians in 1941.
  4. 4. A type of tobacco widely grown in Kentucky, including around Louisville, and a key component of wartime rationed cigarettes.
  5. 5. The river that shaped Louisville's development and was vital in 1941 industry.
  6. 6. Citizens of Louisville were encouraged to plant these during 1941 to support the war effort.
  7. 7. Though declining by 1941, this method of river travel was still symbolic of Louisville’s connection to the Ohio River.
  8. 8. The county seat of Christian County, known for its rich history and being a center for commerce in the region.
  9. 9. Though fading by the 1940s, this adult education and cultural movement still held influence in Louisville intellectual circles.
  10. 10. This iconic Louisville distillery was operational in 1941, producing bourbon even as wartime restrictions loomed.
  11. 14. This Kentucky city played a crucial role in supplying goods and labor during World War II.
  12. 15. This South End neighborhood, originally a resort area, had become fully integrated into Louisville’s streetcar suburbs by the 1940s.
  13. 16. This industrial area in west Louisville expanded rapidly in 1941 to support wartime manufacturing.
  14. 18. With U.S. entry into World War II, this antimalarial drug became essential, and Louisville pharmaceutical labs were involved in its production.
  15. 21. This Louisville club was known for creating the Old Fashioned cocktail and remained active in the 1940s.
  16. 22. This local historical society, named for an 18th-century explorer, was already preserving Kentucky history in 1941.
  17. 24. 1941 Louisville-born boxer who would become a global icon (born in January 1942, included as a trivia nod to his birth year).
  18. 25. Formerly a tuberculosis sanatorium, this location near Louisville was rumored to be haunted—even back in the 1940s.