Century Park East
Century Park East was the name for the original commercial development of the 22-acre parcel on the northeast corner of the intersection of U. S. Highway 78 and Oporto-Madrid Boulevard in the Eastwood area. The northeast corner of the site is bounded by an offramp from I-20 East.
The Birmingham City Council rezoned the area from single-family residential to general business on May 18, 1976 over the objections of residents who claimed that drainage infrastructure in the area was already overburdened.
As planned, the development would consist of a multi-story office building near the intersection. East of the office building would be an automobile dealership, a motel and restaurant and an automobile service station.
In the 1980s and 1990s, the site was traversed by Ludington Lane and home to Toys-R-Us and Circuit City, as well as Logan's Roadhouse and O'Charley's. By 2006 all stores were vacant, with Circuit City, and Logan's relocating to the Colonial Pinnacle development in Trussville. The area has been slated for redevelopment in the Crestwood-Oporto District Redevelopment Plan.
References
- "Development plan for Eastwood area gets OK." (May 19, 1976) Birmingham News - accessed via Birmingham Public Library Digital Collections