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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0202</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>4</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2007-07-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>1</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001059262</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>STANDARD PARKING CORP</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>STAN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001294301</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>JVH Descendants 2004 Trust</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>545 STEAMBOAT ROAD</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENWICH</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>CT</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>06830</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>1</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2007-07-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>D</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5554</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>36.84</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>4630010.7</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>Held by direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Such shares were repurchased by the issuer in private sales, in conjunction with open market repurchases by the issuer,
 pursuant to a plan established in accordance with Rule 10b-18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
 &quot;Act&quot;), as adopted by the Board of Directors of the issuer, and are exempt from Section 16(b) of the Act pursuant to Rule
 16b-3(e) under the Act.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The reporting person has voting power with respect to 4,780,010.7 shares of the issuer's common stock.  On December 23, 2004,
 SIL entered into pre-paid variable share forward contracts with an unaffiliated securities brokerage firm with respect to
 150,000 shares of the issuer's common stock.  SIL retains voting power over all such 150,000 shares of common stock until
 the settlement dates of such contracts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">The reporting person is a New York trust (the &quot;2004 Trust&quot;) for the benefit of the descendants of John V. Holten. John V.
 Holten, the Chairman and a director of the issuer, is the sole trustee of the 2004 Trust.  The 2004 Trust is the owner of
 100% of the membership units in Steamboat Industries LLC, a New York limited liability company (&quot;SIL&quot;).  The reporting
 person disclaims beneficial ownership over the reported securities, and this report shall not be deemed to be an admission
 that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for the purposes of Section 16 or for any other
 purpose.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ The JVH Descendants' 2004 Trust by John V. Holten, as Trustee</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-07-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
