[3] It was not until 1944 that Mary and Howell Jackson's children sold West Meade to a group of investors headed by E. A. Wortham and Brownlee O. Currey.

At the time of the sale, the purchasers announced plans for the development of part of the 1,700 acre tract, with the remainder to be cut up into small farms.

The small farms have long since disappeared in favor of the post World War II homes comprising today's West Meade.

However, the growing trend in the area is for investors to buy the ranch homes, demolish them and construct what [Susan] Niles called "McMansions" on the large lots.

[2] "Best known for its true connection to nature, West Meade residents enjoy wildlife in their yards, as well as at neighboring Percy and Edwin Warner Parks.