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The Voice-Jeffersonian, April 9, 1970:The first phase of the Jeffersontown Shopping Center, another giant, was opened in 1960 and cost approximately $1 million.The first phase contained 10 stores and presently the center houses 31 businesses.Located at 9600 Taylorsville Road, the Jeffersontown Shopping Center was developed by Jack Durrett.More shopping centers are on the way, too. Construction is well underway on the Oxmoor Center on U.S. 60 east of theExpressway. The major tenants will be Stewart’s Dry Goods Co. and Shillito’s, occupying large wings at each end of thecomplex.The entire center will have 670,000 square feet of space under roof.Various History Articles!!Winmar Co. Inc. and the Bullitt Estate (Beargrass Cop.) are the developers of the $9.2 million center. The store will have70 stores and a movie theatre.Although the giant Sears and Bacon’s stores in St. Matthews are not classified as shopping centers, they are main factors onthe east end commercial scene.The Sears store, opened in 1959, covers a large tract in the Thierman Lane-U.S. 60 area and the Bacon’s store, built in 1953and expanded in 1955, was the first area commercial development with an enclosed parking garage.Country clubs earn place in East End’s way of life, by Glee CrutcherCountry clubs line become a way of life for many residents of the eastern part of Jefferson County. With the populationmoving eastward in the last three decades, many new clubs have been formed some of which provide total living withhomes and townhouses built on tie property.The old clubs still are going strong. The Louisville Country Club, founded before the turn of the century by a group of menwho liked golf, first was located at Zorn Avenue and River Road, the present site of the River Road Country Club.The facilities later were moved to the hills above Mockingbird Valley, with on 18—hole golf course, tennis courts and aswimming pool. The original big stucco building still stands and has been remodeled and changed many times. The RiverValley Club at Glenview is another old-timer. it was founded by residents of the area and used mostly for social gatherings.Tennis players keep its courts busy and a swimming pool was built a few years ago. The club also has a marina whore riverenthusiasts dock their boats during the summer.An Interesting “middle—aged’’ club is Big Spring Country Club. It was organized in 1926 by 22 golfers from the LouisvilleCountry Club, who found the going too tough on the hills of their own course, They preferred flatter fairways andbought property on Dutchman’s Lane. Since then a half a million dollar clubhouse has been built and a swimming pool andtennis courts added. The founders were William Heyburn, Dara F. Cross, Charles W. Allen, John W. Barr, Jr., Allen R.Carter, Harry Dumesnil, S. E Duncan, T. B. Gamble, Charles D. Gates, James and W. A. Glazebrook and Bruce Haldeman.Others were T. S. Hereford, W. W, McDowell, C. R. Mengel, A, Lee Robinson, J. H. Scales, William S. Speed, J. A. Stewart,Alva L. Terry, James Ross Todd, and Prince Wells.Of the 22, only Dara Cross is living and a brass plaque in his honor was installed on one of the bridges on the golf coursethis spring.Among the newly-formed east end clubs is the Hurstbourne Country Club that has grown like topsy since it was organizedin March, 1966. It is on the former site of the A. T. Hert estate on Shelbyville Road. The late Leroy Highbaugh bought theoriginal farm and mansion and his son, Leroy Highbaugh, Jr., developed the property into acres of handsome privatehomes.The original mansion is the clubhouse, and a swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course have been built, The old stableshave, been enlarged and many members board their horses there, A riding ring also has been added.The golf course has grown from nine holes to 27, due to demand and this June win be the scene of a large national golftournament, with celebrities coming to compete from all over the country, including Jack Nicklaus and Gary Players.Another new club in the east end is Hunting Creek on Us 42, which opened July 4, 1964. Developed by the Semonin RealEstate Company, it is also comprised of private homes and handsome townhouses, which look out onto the rolling golfcourse.