ðə hˈaɪləndz ˈɛɹiə wʊd bɪɡˈɪn tə ɹᵻbˈaʊnd kəmˈɜːʃəli ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z æz æntˈiːk ʃˈɑːps ænd ˈʌðɚ "ˈɑːdᵻɾi" stˈoːɹz mˈuːvd tə bˈɑːɹdstaʊn ɹˈoʊd fɚðə mˈɛni vˈeɪkənt stˈoːɹ fɹˈʌnts wˌɪtʃ wɜː loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɹˈaɪt ˈɔf ðə stɹˈiːt ænd fɚðɪ ˈɛɹiəz ˈɛlɪɡənt ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛktʃɚ.
The Highlands area would begin to rebound commercially in the 1980s as antique shops and other "oddity" stores moved to Bardstown Road for the many vacant store fronts which were located right off the street and for the area's elegant architecture.