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'''Inglenook''' is a neighborhood in the [[East Birmingham community]] of [[Birmingham]].
:''This article is about the former municipality, for the Birmingham neighborhood, see [[Inglenook neighborhood]].''
'''Inglenook''' was once an independent [[List of Jefferson County municipalities|municipality]].


It is bounded to the north by the city of [[Tarrant]] across [[Jefferson Boulevard]] and [[Burgin Avenue]]. To the west [[Pinson Valley Parkway]]/[[Vanderbilt Road]] separates the neighborhood from [[Harriman Park]]. The southern end of Inglenook includes the western end of the [[Birmingham International Airport]] with [[East Birmingham]] and [[Kingston]] neighborhoods on the other side. The rest of the airport property to the east is in the [[Woodlawn]] neighborhood with a section of [[North East Lake]] abutting Inglenook on the northeast.
In [[1924]] its mayor was [[Samuel Wallace|Samuel H. Wallace]] and its board of aldermen included [[R. A. Waldron]], [[D. L. McKay]], [[W. F. Gilliam]], [[T. J. McDonald]], and [[Walter Davidson|Walter M. Davidson]]. In [[1925]] its mayor was [[T. B. Self]] and its board of aldermen included [[J. T. Sandlin]], [[L. E. Ingram]], [[W. J. Eaves]], [[J. K. Johnson]], and [[Irving Cunliff|Irving W. Cunliff]].


The Inglenook neighborhood is part of [[Birmingham City Council District 4]] and is served by [[Inglenook Elementary School]] and [[Dudley Elementary School]]. Inglenook students formerly attended [[Tarrant High School]] but now go to [[Carver High School]].
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The neighborhood is the home of [[Inglenook Park]], [[Inglenook Playground]] and the [[Inglenook Branch Library]].
 
Inglenook is served by [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 23]] on [[40th Place North]]. The '''Inglenook Neighborhood Association''' is presided over by [[Joseph Brown]].
 
The [[Beechwood]] subdivision is located in Inglenook.
 
==History==
In [[1968]] Inglenook was studied as part of a neighborhood analysis performed by the [[Birmingham Planning Commission]]. The report found mostly single-family homes with a few duplexes and apartments in the neighborhood. 5,253 of Inglenook's residents were white and 823 were non-white. The commission recommended stronger enforcement of zoning regulations and upgraded utilities for the neighborhood, along with selective demolition in the sections nearest the airport.
 
==References==
* Roberson, Peggy (June 19, 1968) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll2,353 Most homes shadowed by industry]." ''Birmingham News''


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Latest revision as of 13:25, 9 June 2015

This article is about the former municipality, for the Birmingham neighborhood, see Inglenook neighborhood.

Inglenook was once an independent municipality.

In 1924 its mayor was Samuel H. Wallace and its board of aldermen included R. A. Waldron, D. L. McKay, W. F. Gilliam, T. J. McDonald, and Walter M. Davidson. In 1925 its mayor was T. B. Self and its board of aldermen included J. T. Sandlin, L. E. Ingram, W. J. Eaves, J. K. Johnson, and Irving W. Cunliff.

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