Edgewood Lake
EDGEWOOD LAKE
(DRAINED 1940's)
BIRMINGHAM MOTOR & COUNTRY CLUB /
EDGEWOOD COUNTRY CLUB
(Demolished 1930's)
The developers of the Town of Edgewood, Stephen Smith and
Troupe Brazelton, built the beautiful 117.4 acre lake and
clubhouse in 1913-15. Amenities included a swimming pool,
dance pavilion, fishing, boating and parking for hundreds
of automobiles.
Similar to golf or tennis clubs, this was instead a driving
club since the ownership of an automobile was the latest
rage. A great race track, designed after the Indianapolis
Motor Speedway, was begun and graded but never completed.
It's [sic] north and south straightaways are now today's Lakeshore
and South Lakeshore Drives.
The place became a favorite locale for dances, barbecues
and meetings for as many as 25,000 people at a time.
Ownership evolved from the Motor Club to Investors
Syndicate of Minneapolis, Minnesota to Jefferson County to
Samford University, and others.
Initial annexing into Homewood began in 1959.
Submitted by @LostToHistory