Vulcan Park Condominiums

The Valley View Apartments stretch along both sides of Valley Avenue in Homewood from the entrance of Vulcan Park, westward to Robert S. Smith Drive, which is the entrance to The Club.

The apartments were one of Homewood's first major complexes. Mountain Brook Realty Company and its major stockholder Ben Beckham Jr proposed the project to the Homewood City Council, which was originally reluctant to rezone the property for multi-family dwellings. Beckham attended multiple council meetings, assuring the councilmen that the size and cost of the units would meet the city's specifications. The council finally approved the rezoning in December 1947.

Construction of Valley View Apartments included building Valley View Drive, Valley View Circle, Beckham Drive, Beckham Circle, and Barry Avenue.

Shortly after approval of Valley View, the city council also approved the nearby Hillside Circle Apartments.

References

• Summe, Sheryl Spradling. (2001). Homewood: The Life of a City. Homewood, AL: Friends of the Homewood Public Library.