This is Part 2 of a two-part story looking at 100 years of Lakeland Village. This portion looks at how Lakeland has changed in the past half-century.
From left to right: Duwane Huffaker, Tony DiBartolo, Darrell Cox, Leroy Lemaster and Jim Dormaier have all seen and experienced a great deal of change over the many decades at Lakeland Village.
The story goes that when the U.S. Supreme Court made its ruling in the Partlow decision the state of Alabama was given a year to fix problems of overcrowding and other issues.
And when they didn't act in a timely manner, money was taken away from the University of Alabama football program. The next day the Legislature met to restore funding to coach Paul "Bear" Bryant's Crimson Tide.
The oppressive conditions present at Partlow School and Hospital, where upwards of 120 people were warehoused in a single dormitory, were never present at nearby Lakeland Village. But Lakeland, like other faciliti...
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