. ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁neighborhood ' s ▁name ▁apparently ▁comes ▁from ▁the ▁large ▁number ▁of ▁( sm oke - produ cing ) ▁kil ns ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁during ▁its ▁early ▁brick - making ▁days . ▁An ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁newspaper ▁advert ises ▁a ▁br icky ard ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁farm ▁and ▁residence ▁of ▁" the ▁late ▁Mark ▁Lam pton ", ▁after ▁whom ▁Lam pton ▁Street ▁is ▁probably ▁named . ▁ 9 ▁of ▁ 2 0 ▁br icky ards ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁had ▁Sm ok et own ▁addresses ▁according ▁to ▁an ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁Car on ' s ▁directory , ▁although ▁none ▁remained ▁by ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁as ▁apparently ▁the ▁supply ▁of ▁cl ay ▁from ▁under ▁the ▁neighborhood ▁had ▁run ▁out . ▁The ▁abandoned , ▁water - filled ▁cl ay ▁p its ▁may ▁have ▁given ▁rise ▁to ▁the ▁name ▁" F ro gt own " ▁for ▁the ▁neighborhood , ▁which ▁appeared ▁in ▁print ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Some ▁resident ial ▁development ▁by ▁whites ▁of ▁German ▁ancest ry ▁began ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁fre ed ▁slaves ▁who ▁moved ▁there ▁from ▁various ▁parts ▁of ▁rural ▁Kentucky ▁after ▁the ▁Civil ▁War , ▁it ▁was ▁solid ly ▁African ▁American ▁by ▁ 1 8 7 0 . ▁A ▁street car ▁line ▁was ▁extended ▁down ▁Pr eston ▁Street ▁to ▁Kentucky ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁sp urr ing ▁growth .