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[[Image:Vann and ghouls 1977.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Mayor David Vann got a visit from the Jaycees ghouls in 1977 {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,1848}}]]
[[Image:Vann and ghouls 1977.jpg|left|thumb|275px|Mayor David Vann got a visit from the Jaycees ghouls in 1977 {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,1848}}]]


The house was first held at 2541 [[Highland Avenue]] from [[1970]]. It later moved to 732 [[29th Street South]] in Lakeview, with the final year of operation in [[2004]]. That year's attraction was billed as "The Final Nightmare", and the property was sold to a holding company affiliated with [[St Vincent's Hospital]], but no specific plans were carried out.
The house was first held at 2541 [[Highland Avenue]] in [[1970]]. In [[1972]] the Jaycees operated a [[Warehouse of Horror]] at [[20th Street North|20th Street]] and [[Morris Avenue]]. The attraction eventually found a long-term home at 732 [[29th Street South]] in Lakeview. It remained there until closing in [[2004]]. That year's attraction was billed as "The Final Nightmare", and the property was sold to a holding company affiliated with [[St Vincent's Hospital]], but no specific plans were carried out.


In [[2006]], St Vincent's agreed to lease the house back to the Jaycees to re-open the haunted house. Preparations were well underway for an early October opening, but inspections by the [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service]] and [[Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits]] uncovered numerous infractions of current codes which forced a cancellation. The house was demolished in [[2010]]. St Vincent's landscaped the site, but announced no plans for redevelopment.
In [[2006]], St Vincent's agreed to lease the house back to the Jaycees to re-open the haunted house. Preparations were well underway for an early October opening, but inspections by the [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service]] and [[Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits]] uncovered numerous infractions of current codes which forced a cancellation. The house was demolished in [[2010]]. St Vincent's landscaped the site, but announced no plans for redevelopment.

Revision as of 15:38, 29 September 2013

The Birmingham Jaycees Haunted House was an annual haunted attraction staged by volunteers from the Birmingham Junior Chamber of Commerce as a fundraiser to support their charitable activities. The primary use of funds raised at the house was to sponsor a Christmas shopping tour for needy children.

Mayor David Vann got a visit from the Jaycees ghouls in 1977 courtesy BPL Archives

The house was first held at 2541 Highland Avenue in 1970. In 1972 the Jaycees operated a Warehouse of Horror at 20th Street and Morris Avenue. The attraction eventually found a long-term home at 732 29th Street South in Lakeview. It remained there until closing in 2004. That year's attraction was billed as "The Final Nightmare", and the property was sold to a holding company affiliated with St Vincent's Hospital, but no specific plans were carried out.

In 2006, St Vincent's agreed to lease the house back to the Jaycees to re-open the haunted house. Preparations were well underway for an early October opening, but inspections by the Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service and Birmingham Department of Planning, Engineering and Permits uncovered numerous infractions of current codes which forced a cancellation. The house was demolished in 2010. St Vincent's landscaped the site, but announced no plans for redevelopment.

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