University of Kentucky - Kentuckian Yearbook (Lexington, KY)

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20 Life in Lexinglon

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Life in Lexington You can have it all t may sound like a corny travel slogan, Ibut Lexington does have it all. It has won the hearts Of sports fans everywhere who like to see 'em run on the grid, the court or the track. It adds a bit of 'culturel to our lives with performances ranging from the philharmonic at the Opera House to Prince and the lpurplet Revolution at Rupp Arena. In the past 30 years, the population of Lexington has nearly doubled Causing a boom in business and industrial construc- tion. Lexington was ranked in the top 20 of Americas most desirable places to live by the 1981 Places Rated Almanac. Lexington provides the conveniences of a city with its many shopping centers, banks and businesses along with the peacefulness of the country brimming with open fields, lakes and streams lt feeds us, educates us and entertains us In 1985, Lexington successfully hosted basketball's NCAA Final Four games in which Villanova, a Cinderella team from Philadelphia, upset defending champion Georgetown. Lexington is the smallest city in history to host the prestigious event. Lexington is the home Of major corpora- tions as well as small, family-owned busi- nessesi It plays host to thousands of stu- dents who attend its universities and colleges and to thousands of visitors, in- cluding Queen Elizabeth ll, who visit the horse capital of the world each year. For more and more people each year, finding the l'best of both worldsl' becomes easier after they have visited Lexington. After all, we have it all here A Lexingtun farm provides a surreal companionship m the majestic, netireperlect wvui'mg of :nnw w Photo by Bryan Baylor Life in Lexington 21