The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-12-06

mountain tops YOU may peep
over and see 1t?
1t is nestled in the valleys and perehed
on the crests OF the hills and it's new,
and oh, so clean, with the purest and
freshest of air and with neither smoke
nor dust just blue sky above and wooded
hills on every side. It's as pretty place
as you could wish for, hidden away I'M
der a canopy of green In the summer ana
later gaily decorated with autumn leaves
that have now turned to brown and have
dropped down to show you the pretty
homes on the hillsides.
You must go to see 1t to realize what
a lovely neighbor Birmingham has, what
an artistic place there is Just over be-
You'd the hills. Drive out some afternoon
on the Vanderbilt road, make the first
turn after passing Vanderbilt furnace and
suddenly you find yourself in this beau
tiful place, shut off from all the world
without There you will find Inglenook,
and you are sure to like 1t and to say
you are glad that you went.
There Is an Inglenook station on the
Boyles car line where the stores and
the business part of this new town are,
but Inglenook beautiful Is over beyond
the hill to the right of the car line and
along Bendale Circle.
Some 10 years ago the Louisville and
Nashville carshops were placed near here
and the town of Boyles, or East Boyles.
was built on the property which had been
the Barton plantation. When all the
available residence lots there were oc-
cupied, this new town near the shops
Inglenook-was built. 1t was incorpo-
rated in May, 1918, and has a population
of 1000. The mayor, John r. T. Rives.
and all of the officials of the town.
with one exception, are connected with
the Louisville and Nashville railroad. In
the business part of Inglenook there are
several substantial buildings. Masonic
temple has been bought, and a Young
Mems Christian association Is planned,
the lot having already been given by
Mr.. Coghill.
From the point of natural beauty Ingle-
nook Is the most attractive town around
Birmingham, with only hillside and
a stretch of woods between the residence
sections and the sleepless, tireless shops
that called the town into existence. They
prohibit that apathy that is sometimes
connected with quietly beautiful places
yet they do not mar the residence parts
that only few years ago were JUS
woods hills and valleys covered will
trees. When 1t was made into a town Il
wasn't spoiled at all-all it's natural beauty
was left. A macadamized road was bull
in among the hills, q road with trees OF
either side, and with beautiful view a!
you look to where 1t winds out of sight
Then instead of being divided into arb
trary square blocks the lots rather follow
the curves of the hills. Streets were
graded up and down the hills, sdewall l
were laid, rock terraces were made
houses were built, and lol there was
town In the woods and along pretty Ben
dale Circle.
Each house Is a home. You know the
difference between a city of houses anc
one OF homes. Inglenook Is place Of
homes, each one with its own pleasing
individuality and each one fittinl
part of beautiful whole There is on,
white and green home that Is placed
high on q hill. where the window
catch the latest reflection of the winter
sun, others that look so well agains
their settings OF green trees. and small
err houses with pretty porches and rougl
stone foundations.
One pretty white house on a corne
lot is used as the Methodist church
Close by. where the street divides ant
goes UP the mountain In two directions
is the lot ON which the church will b.
erected later, and then the presen
building will be completed as the par
length have substantial public build