sentences:  The church met in the temple like structure for several years before demolishing a portion of the building in 1971 to make way for a larger building; a central portion of the original building remains.The local garden club moved the gazebo to a prominent outcropping closer to the highway, there to serve as a landmark gateway into the community.The development of Vestavia Hills as a residential suburb began in 1946, when developer Charles Byrd planned a subdivision for approximately 1,000 people on the southern flank of Shades Mountain.