1965 Parade of Homes

The 1965 Parade of Homes was a marketing event for new home construction put on by the Birmingham Association of Home Builders in 1965. The event took place at a new subdivision off Tyler Road in Hoover with 13 new homes constructed by 13 separate builders on site drawn by lot. Visitors were invited to park at a paved lot at the intersection of Columbiana Road and U. S. Highway 31 and take shuttle buses to the site.

The event highlighted the use of "Quiet Home" technology developed by the National Association of Home Builders to eliminate the "jangled nerves" caused by working and living in noisy urban environments. A demonstration home featured two identical rooms, one finished conventionally and the other outfitted with "Quiet Home" improvements such as sound isolating wallboard and insulated ceilings.

Homes

• "Greenview Relay House"
• "The Aristocrat"
• "The La-Due Manor"
• "The Mountaineer"
• "The Crestview"
• "Villa Serena"
• "The Diane"
• "Whisper Home"
• "The Monticello"
• "The Greenview"
• "The Southernaire"
• "The Greenwood"
• "The Tanglewood"

References

• "The 1965 Parade of Homes" (1965) informercial presented by the Birmingham Association of Home Builders and WBRC 6 at archive.org