The Bashford Manor Area Association is a neighborhood association for the benefit of and communication to the residents of Bashford Manor in Louisville, Kentucky. The Bashford Manor neighborhood is bordered by Gardiner Lane to the north, Bardstown Road to the east, Bashford Manor Lane to the south and Newburg Road. Homes on Bashford Manor Lane and Glenworth Avenue were originally constructed in th
e 1930s with significant development of these two streets in the post-World War II building boom. The remainder of the neighborhood developed in the 1950s and 1960s with the construction of many homes to the west and north of the original development - facilitated by the construction of the Watterson Expressway. Bashford Manor, home to several Kentucky Derby Winners was demolished for construction of the original Bashford Manor Mall in 1974. In recent years, the mall has been redeveloped into smaller clusters of shopping centers and fringe retail development. The Bashford Manor Neighborhood is characterized by quiet, tree-lined streets with cozy two and three bedroom homes in a variety of architectural styles ranging from twentieth-century cottage and bungalow to 1950s ranch homes to 1960s modern. The Bashford Manor neighborhood provides easy access to all parts of Louisville. Sullivan University abuts the neighborhood, Bellarmine University is a ten minute drive and the University of Louisville can be reached in less than fifteen minutes. With easy access to Bardstown and Newburg Roads; I-65 and I-64, downtown Louisville is also a ten to fifteen minute drive.
