Edgewood Real Estate & Information

What is now known as the Edgewood District was once considered "the country". Until the early thirties, Woodley Road was simply a gravel road filled with potholes that had to be hosed in the afternoons to keep the dust down. Now the area, which includes Bankhead, Thomas Avenue and Huntingdon College, is one of Montgomery's most picturesque areas.

In the early days of Edgewood, residents bought their staples, canned and packaged foods from a grocery store mounted in the back of a truck, called the Red Rolling, which came by every two to three days. Residents could catch the streetcar into town for lighter shopping. The end of the streetcar line was at the junction of Woodley and Narrow Lane Road. It turned left and went in front of what is now Huntingdon College, but was then known as Women's College of Alabama, and then continued on to the intersection of Fairview and Cloverdale Road

The houses of Edgewood range from modest, but comfortable homes to some of Montgomery's finest estates. Edgewood seems to capture the feel of Montgomery's past while remaining the heart of its present. The private residence Edgewood, for which the area is named, dates from 1821.