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widespread trend towards buying local have supported increased commercial revitalization <br />within Louisville's historic area, especially along Front and Main Streets. Still, many residents <br />commute to Boulder and Denver for work. The largest employers within Louisville itself <br />currently are Avista Adventist Hospital; Balfour Senior Living; the City; Medtronic (medical <br />devices); and Fresca Foods (Aaron DeJong, Louisville Economic Development Director, <br />personal communication, September 5, 2017). <br />HISTORICAL SUBDIVISIONS <br />PaleoWest's analysis of residential development in Louisville is organized largely around <br />historical subdivisions because they provide spatial and, to some degree, chronological context. <br />In a subsequent section called "Ethnic Groups," we discuss the more esoteric and fluid concept <br />of neighborhoods, which focus on people rather than legal boundaries (Bacon 2016a). The core <br />of Louisville grew steadily between 1878 and about 1918. During that time, a diverse range of <br />people platted 15 major subdivisions that expanded out from the original town (Figure 7). The <br />architectural terms used in this section (e.g., National, Queen Anne) are explained more fully in <br />the "Residential Architectural Forms and Styles" section below. <br />20 <br />