The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
'CROlEPARK HAS
 MANY FEATURES
Popular Suburb Is GFowins Rapidly Under Sheffield-
 Sloss Company

Over Red mountain, on the smooth slope that runs down the other side. away from the smoke, the noise and the l dirt of Birmingham, is Grove Park, one of the most desirable suburbs in the south, promoted by Sheffield Sloss Realty company.
 Here, where the new streets are turn ing the COW pastures and pine thicketp into small spick and spao city, oveR 30 houses have been built since June, and over $200,000 worth of property has been contracted for. Sidewalks have been laid streets formed and the paving with heavy per- manent pavement, and the whole is be- ginning to take on the appearance of well planned part of Birmingham
 The streets are laid in long curves, with trees being planted along the side walks, which will retain part of it's original appearance of the forest
 No Obstacle | Always there is breeze playing against the sides of the mountain and sweeping over it to the city. There are | no obstacles to shut it out from the l inhabitants.
 The temperature is usually between six or eight degrees cooler than the temperature of Birmingham, which makes it delightful in the summer 1 time The houses are so constructed that the heat will be contained in the | winter time, stated A. Paige Sloss. . Grove Park is F minutes ride from l First avenue in an automobile and there is a street car which runs right by the edge of it. All modern ccnven- fences are found here.
 4 nl~ks,>~<Ix, unfffaSn~nk | "Grove Park is distinct from EdEe- wood. being built entirely by the Shep- herd -Sloss Realty company, the houses being planned by our own architects. said MT. Sloss.
 One of the most attractive features about buying a place in Grove Park | is that the company builds the house | according to the buyers specifications for certain price," said MT. Sloss.
 Grove Park is near the Montgomery highway, and contract has already been given for the paving of the road which leads to the subdivision. | Work on the new road is to begin whenever the weather permits, said Mir. Sloss, who added that he expected as many new buildings in the springs e the company could possibly handle. Best Material l All O1 Ine houses WHICH ROiHX up are built of the best possible rna- terial. with every possible convenience to the buyer, and is built according to his ideas of a home, according to NGl Sloss
 | Schools are on both sides of the park, a high school is just on the other side of the Montgomery highway, and a grammar school is even closer '"The residential section of Birmine. ham is expanding in this direction and the business property is going north. Soon we will have one of the largest of the new subrubs." Mir. Sloss said. All kinds of styles in bungalows are being built in this section, each house representing the owners taste and in- dividuality. Because of the high roof, making the house cool, the New Eng land colonial is proving popular hess as elsewhere.
 Restrictions are placed on the type of places built in Grove Park, no stores being allowed, and all the space being given over to fine residences. l The personnel of the place is beinS kept up to very high level, said Mir. Sloss, who is making all efforts toward keeping undesirables out of the way, he said.
 But what appeals most to the buyers is the cool Openness of the new sub division and the absence of noise, smoke and dirt that is found in the best resf. dential districts elsewhere in theecity.
 ''The same class of people is here that is found in the higher priced resi- dential sections. We can sell cheaper because the place is still comparatively new,' said Mir. Sloss.
 Ut is easy to imagine from the types of houses which have been already built and the sidewalks and streets laid, what beautiful and valuable property l this will be in a few years,- he said