History of Mountain Brook, Alabama
Mountain Brook is a city in Jefferson County, Alabama and a suburb of Birmingham, Alabama. According to 2005 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 20,821. Mountain Brook is a particularly affluent city within the metropolitan area of Birmingham, Alabama, and was the 17th wealthiest city in the United States in 2002. The Birmingham News (May 24, 2002). Retrieved on January 16, 2006.
Mountain Brook was originally developed in 1929 by local developer Robert Jemison as an extensive residential subdivision. The plans, by Boston-based landscape architect Warren H. Manning called for estate-sized lots along winding scenic roads and denser commercial development centering on three "villages", called "English Village", "Mountain Brook Village" and "Crestline Village". Nature preserves on the adjacent slopes protected the area from urban encroachment and bridle paths created a recreational network within the development.
Mountain Brook is the hometown of M*A*S*H (TV series) actor Wayne Rogers, Kate Jackson of the original Charlie's Angels, Bart Starr of the Packers, and Friends actress Courteney Cox. Mountain Brook is also home to Natalee Holloway, who has been missing since May 30, 2005 when she was travelling on a senior class trip to Aruba with 124 other classmates from Mountain Brook High School.
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