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'''Riverchase''' is a 3,000-acre planned community divided by the [[Cahaba River]] on the [[Jefferson County]]/[[Shelby County]] border on either side of [[U.S. Highway 31]]. | '''Riverchase''' is a 3,000-acre planned community divided by the [[Cahaba River]] on the [[Jefferson County]]/[[Shelby County]] border on either side of [[U.S. Highway 31]]. The development was initiated by [[John Harbert]]. | ||
A large portion of that land was owned by a former slave, [[Damon Lee]]. It was purchased from his son, [[Rosedale]] grocer [[Afton Lee Sr]]. Another large section, in the [[Acton]] area, was purchased from the Chace brothers. | |||
The community was planned as a joint venture of [[Harbert Construction Corporation]] and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The $500 million scheme was announced at a luncheon at the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]]'s Exhibition Hall in June [[1974]]. A second announcement, on [[October 16]], [[1975]], revealed more detailed development plans to the public. | |||
[[Mayor of Hoover|Hoover mayor]] [[O. E. Braddock]] discussed the possibility of annexing the Riverchase development into Hoover, but was not immediately successful. Much of Riverchase was ultimately annexed by Hoover in [[1980]]. The [[Riverchase Country Club]] was annexed in [[2023]]. | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[Chace Lake Country Club]] | * [[Chace Lake Country Club]] | ||
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* [[Waterford Landing Apartments]] | * [[Waterford Landing Apartments]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "Cahaba town will be born Tuesday." (June 1974) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | * "Cahaba town will be born Tuesday." (June 1974) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Riverchase|*]] | ||
[[Category:1974 establishments]] | [[Category:1974 establishments]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:45, 16 February 2023
Riverchase is a 3,000-acre planned community divided by the Cahaba River on the Jefferson County/Shelby County border on either side of U.S. Highway 31. The development was initiated by John Harbert.
A large portion of that land was owned by a former slave, Damon Lee. It was purchased from his son, Rosedale grocer Afton Lee Sr. Another large section, in the Acton area, was purchased from the Chace brothers.
The community was planned as a joint venture of Harbert Construction Corporation and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The $500 million scheme was announced at a luncheon at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center's Exhibition Hall in June 1974. A second announcement, on October 16, 1975, revealed more detailed development plans to the public.
Hoover mayor O. E. Braddock discussed the possibility of annexing the Riverchase development into Hoover, but was not immediately successful. Much of Riverchase was ultimately annexed by Hoover in 1980. The Riverchase Country Club was annexed in 2023.
See also
- Chace Lake Country Club
- Chase Corporate Center
- Loehmann's Village
- Ridge Crossings Apartments
- Riverchase Business Park
- Riverchase Country Club
- Riverchase Galleria
- Summerchase Apartments
- Waterford Landing Apartments
References
- "Cahaba town will be born Tuesday." (June 1974) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound