3rd Avenue South

3rd Avenue South (originally Avenue C) is an east-west avenue in Birmingham. It continues U. S. Highway 78 westbound from Crestwood Boulevard (via an angled section of 5th Avenue South) through Avondale and into the City Center. Beginning at 36th Street the avenue is one-way westbound with three lanes of traffic.

US 78 turns north off of 3rd Avenue at 24th Street, continuing west along 8th Avenue North toward Arkadelphia Road. 3rd Avenue South proceeds through Midtown Birmingham, becoming an onramp to I-65 North after it crosses 12th Street South.

The avenue picks up again in Titusville as 3rd Avenue Southwest, a two-lane residential street running between Omega Street and Martin Luther King, Jr Drive at Elmwood Cemetery.

In Woodlawn and East Lake additional sections of 3rd Avenue South can be found. One runs for less than a block off of 59th Street South south of Georgia Road. Another picks up at 61st Street South and runs into the I-20 right of way just past 64th Street South. It picks up at 64th Place South on the other side of the interstate and continues to 67th Street South, where it ends in the turn a block shy of the Cascade Plunge. On the other side of the proposed Druid Hollow Park 3rd Avenue continues as a residential street between 70th Street South and 86th Street South. The alley between 2nd and 3rd Avenue in this area is promoted as a Musician's Hollow by the East Lake Arts District.

MAX Transit Route 17 runs along parts of 3rd Avenue South in Avondale.

History

3rd Avenue South was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic from 32nd Street to 14th Street in August 1955. The west-only traffic pattern was extended to I-65 in 1973 by the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 3rd Avenue South category.

South Titusville

308: former location of Bud Campbell (1915)
324: former location of Scott's Coal Co. (1953)

Five Points South neighborhood

10th Street South formerly intersected
- north side (Block 280)
  - former location of "scattered lumber piles" (1911)
- south side (Block 279)
  - former location of 2nd Presbyterian Church (1896)
  - 1001: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1003: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1005: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1007: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1009: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1011–1013: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1013: former location of A. G. Donahoo Contracting Co. (1953)
  - 1017: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1019: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1023: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1025: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1029–1031: former location of duplex residence (1911)

11th Street South intersects (north only)
- north side (Block 269)
- south side (Block 270)
  - former location of 11th Street Baptist Church (1900)
  - 1101–1103: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1105: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1107: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1109: former location of "Methodist Episcopal Church (Negro)" (1911), apartment building
  - 1111: former location of apartment building
I-65 (access to northbound lanes)
- - parking lot for Ted's Restaurant

12th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 246):
  - 1200–1230: University Park Business Center
    - 1200: former location of store (1911), St Matthew Baptist Church (1935)
    - 1202: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1204–1206: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1208–1210: former location of duplex residence (1911)
      - 1208: former location of Steve Cross ice dealer (1953)
    - 1218: former location of residence (1911), Avenue C Garage auto repairs (1953)
    - 1226: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1228: former location of Bridget O'Neill boarding house (1900), duplex residence (1911)
    - 1230: former location of store (1911)
- south side (Block 245):
  - 1201–1229: proposed site for The Marshall student apartments (2022)
    - 1201–1203: former location of duplex residence (1911)
      - 1201: former location of Alabama Auto Top Specialists
    - 1205–1207: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1209–1211: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1217½: former location of George Cross ice dealer (1953)
  - 1219–1231: former location of parking lot, proposed location for University House
    - 1227: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1229: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1231: former location of duplex residence (1911)

13th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 129):
  - 1300: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1304: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1306: former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 154):
  - 1301: former location of duplex residence (1911), Cain Awning (–2020)
  - 1303: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1313: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1315: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1317: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1319: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1321: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1323–1325: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1325: J. J. Morley Enterprises
  - 1327: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1331: former location of duplex residence (1911)

14th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 130):
  - 1400–1430: Regions Field (built 2013), former location of UAB University Stores Warehouse
    - 1410: former location of office (1911)
- south side (Block 153):
  - 1401-1431: The Palmer apartments (built 2020)
    - 1401: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1411-1415: former location of double Quonset hut
    - 1421: former location of Moore-Handley Hardware Co. storage (1953)
    - 1423: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1425: former location of residence (1911), Garfield Hill restaurant (1935–1953)
    - 1427: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1431: former location of residence (1911)

15th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 131):
  - 1500-1530: former location of coal yard (1911), UAB Print Plant / UAB Central Support Building
    - 1500-1516: Regions Field (built 2013)
      - 1500: former location of J. J. Green (1915)
    - 1518-1530: Venue at the Ballpark (built 2016)
      - 1530: former location of Fowlkes & Myatt Co. (1915)
- south side (Block 152):
  - 1501–1517: Sherwin-Williams Paint Company
    - 1501: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1503: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1505: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1507: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1509: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1511: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1513: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1515 (1529): former location of residence (1911)
    - 1517 (1531): former location of residence (1911)
  - 1521-1531: Watts Realty Building / One City mural
    - 1527: former location of Hill Grocery Co. (1953)
    - 1529: former location of American Diabetic Supply (2008-2015) / Pro-Fit Inc. (2011–2015), Peanut Depot (2016-2017)

16th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 132):
- 1600: Red Mountain Theatre Co. arts campus, former location of Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co. (1925), Wittichen Coal & Coke Co. (1935), Wittichen Chemical Co. warehouse (1953), Wittichen Supply Company
- south side (Block 151):
- 1601-1631: James C. Lee Building (built 2019)
  - 1601–1621: former location of Children's Hospital physical plant
    - 1601: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1603: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1605: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1609: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1611: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1613: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1615: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1617: former location of duplex residence (1911), Mid-South Design Inc. (demolished October 2017)
    - 1619: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 1621: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 1629–1631: former location of duplex residence (1911)

17th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 133):
  - 1700–1730: Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown Birmingham / Home2 Suites by Hilton-Birmingham Downtown (built 2017)
    - 1700: former location of Ingersoll-Rand Co. machinery (1935–1953)
    - 1704: former location of Rudolph Brinskelle plumbing (1953)
    - 1718–1720: former location of Rye-Ola bottling plant (1911–1915)
      - 1718: former location of Hill Grocery Co. garage (1935)
    - 1722–1728: former location of Payne Chapel AME Church (1911), Wimberly & Thomas Hardware Co. garage (1953)
      - 1726: former location of E. E. Hood tinner (1925), Railway Express Agency garage (1935), Fuel & Electric Systems (2008)
- south side (Block 150):
  - 1701–1709: UAB Parking Lot 33, former location of 1-story commercial building (2008)
    - 1701: former location of White Motor Co. trucks (1935–1953)
  - 1711: former location of Jefferson Woodworking Co. (1935), Jefferson Body Co. auto bodies (1953)
  - 1717:
  - 1719: former location of BSR Screen Printing & Sportswear
  - 1723–1731: The Citizen micro-apartments (2022), former location of St Mark's School (1892-1940), St Mark's Episcopal Church (1911–1915), Emanuel Temple Holiness Church (1964), Wachovia drive-thru (built 2008), Wells Fargo drive-thru (2009–2021)

18th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 134):
  - 1800–1814: parking lot
    - 1800: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1802: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1804: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1808: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1812: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1814: former location of Ath. Candylas (1907), residence (1911)
  - 1816-1830: HABD Building, Housing Authority of the Birmingham District offices, former location of Wood Chevrolet (1953-1976)
    - 1816: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1818: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1820–1830: former location of Wood Chevrolet (side, 1935)
      - 1820: former location of residence (1911)
      - 1822: former location of residence (1911)
      - 1828–1830: former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 149):
  - 1801-1805: Taziki's Mediterranean Café (2008-), former location of Schaeffer Eye Center
    - 1801: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1805: former location of J. G. Lowery contractor (1887), E. P. Hogan residence (1910–1911)
  - 1807: retail building (built 2018), Vapors Smoke Shop (2019-)
  - 1809-1811: former location of Nick Graffeo Motors used cars / Sam's Auto Trim Shop (1953), Hoover Sports & Imports
    - 1809: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1811–1815: former location of Johnson & Arnold Inc. auto tops (1925), American Laundry garage (1935)
  - 1813-1815: former location of Vol T. Blacknall Co. wholesale flooring (1953)
    - 1815: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1817: Import Maintenance Service, former location of residence (1911)
  - 1819: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1821: former location of residence (1911), Quillian Murphy auto repair (1925–1935)
  - 1823–1831: former location of residence (1911), Wood Chevrolet body and fender department (1953)

19th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 135):
  - 1900-1928: 20 Midtown (built 2016), Publix supermarket (2017-)
    - 1900–1906: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1908: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1912: Carlstedt Company, former location of Mrs P. E. Porter boarding house (1899), residence (1911), Smith & Young Co. wholesale florist (1953)
    - 1914: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1916: former location of residence (1911), Brunson Motor Co. used cars (1953)
    - 1918: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1920: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1922-1928: former location of Firestone Building (1943–1970, demolished 2015)
      - 1922: former location of store (1911), J. S. Jewell tinner (1925), Avenue C Rag Co. (1935)
      - 1924–1928: former location of store (1911)
        
        1928: former location of Joseph Morrison shoemaker (1900)
- south side (Block 148):
  - 1901-1909: Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Cathedral (built 1949)
    - 1901: former location of Simpson Methodist Episcopal Church (1899–1910), Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (1910–1953), Holy Trinity-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church (1953-1977)
    - 1903: former location of residence (1911), Greek Community School (1915–1935)
    - 1909: former location of residence (1911)
  - 1911-1931: 20 Midtown (built 2015)
    - 1911: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1913: former location of residence (1911), Barnett Car Co. used cars (1953)
    - 1915: former location of S. A. Weaver Motor Co. used cars (1953)
    - 1917: former location of residence (1911), Rees Auto Co. auto repair (1935)
    - 1919: former location of residence (1911)
    - 1921–1932: former location of store (1911)

20th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 136):
  - 2000-2030: 20 Midtown (built 2020)
    - 2000–2004: former location of garage (1911), Drennen Motor Company (–1972)
    - 2008: former location of garage (1911), John Tomlin used cars / Charles Skinn auto repair (1935), Service Insurance Co. (1953), Baxley Dillard Dauphin
    - 2010–2012: former location of The White Co. autos (1925), Crawford's Auto Shop used cars (1935), Sherrill & Amos auto paint & body (1953)
    - 2014: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2016–2020: former location of Hatcher Motor Co. (1935), McElroy Motors, J. Truitt Payne Co. used cars (1953), Out of Town Parts
      - 2016–2018: former location of duplex residence (1911)
      - 2020: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2022–2024: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2026–2028: former location of duplex residence (1911)
      - 2026: former location of Webco Electric Battery Co. (1923–1925), General Welding Co. (1935)
    - 2030: former location of store (1911), Gulf Refining Co. gas station (1925), Birmingham Spring Service Inc. (? through 2016)
- south side (Block 147):
  - 2001-2009: Liberty Towers at Midtown
    - 2001-2003: Liberty National Building (built 1925 as the Pioneer Building)
      - 2001: former location of store (1911)
      - 2003: former location of store (1911), Standard Oil Co. gas station (1915)
    - 2005-2009: Liberty National Life Building (built 1971)
      - 2005: former location of residence (1911), Liberty Life Barber Shop (1935)
      - 2007: former location of residence (1911), Daniel Dominy confectionery (1935)
      - 2009–2011: former location of duplex residence (1911)
        
        2009: Liberty National Building entrance
  - 2011: former location of Noah's Ark Baptist Church (1899–1900), National Welding Company (1923), David's Restaurant (1953)
  - 2013–2031: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 8 / Scott's Koneys
    - 2015: former location of rowhouses (1911), Brownell Auto Co. (1925), Cruse-Crawford Wheel & Rim Co. (1935)
    - 2017: former location of residence (1911), McCarty-Greene Motor Co. used cars (1925)
    - 2019: former location of residence (1911), Scott Sheet Metal Works auto body repairs (1923–1925), Robinson Rebabbitting Co. (1935) Hugh E. Riddle auto repairs (1953)
    - 2021–2023: former location of Birmingham Steam Laundry (1887), Finch Motor Co. auto repairs (1923), Pinnell Motor Co. (1925), Dement Motor Co. autos (1935), Sherrill & Amos shop (1953)
      - 2021: former location of duplex residence (1911)
      - 2023: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2025–2027: former location of residence (1911)
      - 2025: former location of Finch Motor Co. (1925)
    - 2029–2031: former location of garage (1911), Drennen Co. service station (1915), Baggett Bros. gas station (1925), Benjamin Cooley gas station (1935)

21st Street South (Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South) intersects
- north side (Block 137):
  - 2100: former location of grocery (1891), store (1911)
  - 2102-2114: former location of "negro dwellings" (1891)
    - 2102: former location of L. A. Brake Auto Parts (1953)
    - 2106–2108: former location of residence (1911), Metal Welding Co. (1925)
      - 2106: former location of William Fidger restaurant (1935), Vulcan Refrigerator Service repairs (1953)
      - 2108: former location of Jean Knott auto repair (1925)
    - 2110: former location of residence (1911), Jerome Bukacek restaurant (1925), Auto Paint Supply Co. wholesale (1953)
    - 2112: former location of Coxe Motor Sales Co. / Carter Car Sales Co. (1915), Willys-Knight Overland Co. service dept. (1925), Cumberland Battery Manufacturing Co. warehouse (1935), General Welding Co. (1953)
    - 2114: former location of Dick Bogue Auto Top Co. (1935), Carburetor & Ignition Co. auto repairs (1953)
  - 2116-2118: former location of Refrigeratory Supplies Distribution wholesale (1953)
    - 2116: former location of residence (1911), Live Wire Battery Co. (1925)
    - 2118: former location of residence (1911), Auto Electric & Carburetor Co. (1925), Central Battery Co. / Carburetor & Ignition Co. (1935)
  - 2120-2126: former location of Edmunds Motor Co. body shop (1953)
    - 2120: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2122–2124: former location of livery stable (1911)
      - 2122: former location of J. F. Gillem auto tops (1925)
    - 2124–2128: former location of Hanna Motor Co. used cars (1925–1935)
      - 2124-2126: former location of blacksmith shop (1891), W. H. Luquire Jr (1915)
  - 2128-2130: former location of Hollingshead's Body Shop auto repairs (1953)
    - 2128: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2130: former location of store (1911)
- south side (Block 146):
  - 2101–2115: former location of Hanna Motor Co. (1935), Edmunds Motor Co. (1953)
    - 2101: Plasma Care Inc., former location of store (1911), Birmingham Motor Co. (1915), McCormack Bros. Motor Car Co. (1925)
    - 2105–2107: former location of carpenter shop (1911)
    - 2111: former location of Hale & Bush sheet metal works (1925)
  - 2117–2131: former location of transfer warehouse (1911), Birmingham T & T Co. warehouse (1915)
    - 2119-2123: former location of Elyton Land Co. stables (1891)
    - 2125: former location of Nalls & Son planing mill (1900)
    - 2127-2131: Southern Armature Works, former location of Alabama Coal Co. (1900), Rees Bros. auto repairs (1925–1935), Bill Bailey Motors service entrance (1953), Hanna Motor Co.

Southside neighborhood

22nd Street South intersects
- north side (Block 138):
  - 2200-2206: J. F. Oates Building (Birmingham School of Law), former location of Jim Burke Nash (1948), LaSuer Motors Inc. (1953), Tom Williams Porsche/BMW
    - 2200: former location of duplex residence (1911), National Supply Co. (1915), John F. Oates autos (1935)
    - 2204: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2206: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2210: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2212: Bennette's BMW Service, former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2216: former location of Antioch Baptist Church (1899–1900), duplex residence (1911)
  - 2220: Bennette's Motor World, former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2222-2226: former location of "ruins of fire" (1891)
    - 2224: former location of duplex residence (1911), LaSuer Motors Inc. used cars (1953)
    - 2226: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2228: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2230: former location of store (1911), McElroy Motors used cars (1953)
- south side (Block 145):
  - 2201-2205: Sweet Tea Restaurant, former location of Houppert & Smyly steam bottling works (1911), Birmingham Bottling Co. (1915)
    - 2201-2203: former location of Birmingham Steam Bottling Works (1891), Houppert & Worcester bottling works (1904), Birmingham Brake & Steering Service (1935)
    - 2205-2207: former location of Zinsheimer's Bottling Works (1891)
      - 2205: former location of Birmingham Steam Bottling Works storeroom (1899), Birmingham Bottling Works (1900)
  - 2209–2215: former location of alley of duplex residences (1911)
  - 2217: former location of "negro tenements" (1891), Mrs M. McColgan boarding house (1899–1900)
  - 2219: former location of grocery (1891), residence (1911)
  - 2221: Sherrill Auto Paint & Body, former location of store (1911)
  - 2223: former location of "negro dwellings" (1891), alley of duplex residences (1911)
  - 2225: former location of duplex residence (1911), Samuel Watley shoe repair (1925–1953)
  - 2227–2231: former location of store (1911)

23rd Street South intersects
- north side (Block 139):
  - 2300-2330: WorkTrux truck sales
    - 2300: former location of P. Lombard grocer (1899–1900), W. M. Brown saloon (1904), store (1911)
    - 2302: former location of P. Lombard residence (1900), store (1911)
    - 2304: former location of store (1911)
    - 2306: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2308: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2310: former location of Red Bryant Motors used cars (1953)
    - 2312: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2314: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2316–2318: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2320–2322: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2326: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2328–2330: former location of store (1911), Young's Undertaking Parlor (1925)
- south side (Block 144):
  - 2301: Budget Car & Truck Rental, former location of T. H. Bower saloon (1899-1904), residence (1911)
  - 2303: former location of Love Shields restaurant (1899-1904), residence (1911)
  - 2305: former location of residence (1911), Tissler Auto Body Co. repairs (1953)
  - 2307–2309: former location of McMillan Undertaking Co. (1925)
    - 2307: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2309: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2311: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2315: former location of duplex residence (1911), Thompson-Dominick Motors (1953)
  - 2317: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2319: former location of duplex residence (1911), Haynes Auto Parts (1953)
  - 2321: former location of duplex residence (1911), William Lightner restaurant (1925)
  - 2325-2331: Luxe Ultra Lounge, former location of The Downtown Church
    - 2325: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2329: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2331: former location of duplex residence (1911)

24th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 140):
  - 2400–2404: All About Trucks, former location of store (1911)
    - 2402: former location of H. Davenport barber (1925)
  - 2406: former location of triplex residence (1911)
  - 2408: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2412: Elite Tire & Service, former location of Henry Melton boarding house (1900), residence (1911), Omega Tires
  - 2414: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2416: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2418: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2420: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2422: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2424–2430: Ultra Motorcars of Birmingham
    - 2424: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2426: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2428: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2430: former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 143):
  - 2401–2411: Cook Out (January 2021-), former location of Highline Imports (demolished 2020)
    - 2401–2403: former location of store (1911)
      - 2403: former location of George Martin barber (1925)
    - 2405: former location of duplex residence (1911), O. C. Jones clothes cleaner (1925)
    - 2407: former location of residence (1911)
    - 2409: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2413: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2417: Pro-Fit orthotics & prosthetics (2015–), former location of residence (1911), Grump's Great Grill (1990s–2011)
  - 2419: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2421: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2423: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2425: former location of residence (1911), Big Hearted Eddie's Used Cars (1974–1978)
  - 2427: former location of residence (1911), Pleasant Green Baptist Church (1935)
  - 2429–2431: former location of triplex residence (1911)
    - 2431: former location of Gilbert Machine & Welding Co. (1953)
    - 2433: former location of Dempsey Williams shoe repair (1935)

25th Street South intersects (access to Elton B. Stephens Expressway south)
- north side (Block 141):
  - 2500–2502: Specialized Medical Devices, former location of Mrs J. F. Chitwood boarding house (1899), residence (1911), Twenty-Fifth Street Sundry confectionary (1953)
    - 2500: former location of Frank Agrimi confectionery (1935)
    - 2502: former location of [[[Joseph DeLeonard]] grocery (1935), Charles Cataldo grocery (1953)
  - 2504: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2508: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2512: former location of residence (1911), Josie Bridges restaurant (1925)
  - 2514: MG Electronics & Equipment
  - 2516: Auto Glass Now, former location of residence (1911), Glass Masters
  - 2518–2520: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2522: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2530: former location of Perry Owen tailor (1935)
- south side (Block 142):
  - 2501: PeopleReady, former location of store (1911), C. Culatta grocery (1925), Southern Wholesale Automobiles
  - 2503: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2505: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2507: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2509–2511: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2513: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2515: Max Communications, former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2517-2519: The Watch Shop/Daniel Bailey residence (2005-), former location of Daniel's Classic Car Care (1987-2005)
    - 2517: former location of residence (1911), Rose Schilleci grocery (1925), P P Ice & Fuel Co. (1953)
    - 2519: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2521: former location of residence (1911)

Elton B. Stephens Expressway passes above
- north side (Block 198):
  - 2610–2610: Remedy Center, former location of Southern Advertising Co. / Thiess, Douglas & Ribble Advertising Co. (1915–1925), General Outdoor Advertising Co. (1935), Forbes Distributing Company (1953-1965), Nations Rent
  - 2616: Uproot Brewing (Nate Darnell February 2023–), former location of Silk in Design LLC, Cahaba Brewing Company (2012-2016), Ghost Train Brewing Co. (2016-2022),
  - 2628: Jeffcoat Mechanical Services, former location of Brooks Distributing Inc. (1990)
- south side (Block 197):
  - 2601: former location of Carrie Schilleci grocery (1935) Thomasino Grocery (Leon Thomasino 1953-1962)
  - 2631: Iron Tribe Fitness

27th Street South intersects (access to Elton B. Stephens Expressway north)
- north side (Block 221):
  - 2700: former location of Albert Schilleci grocery (1925), Washee Quickee Car Wash (1953-2020)
  - 2734: former location of , former location of Harry Rees junk dealer (1953)
- north side (Block 222):
  - 2701–2707: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2709: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2513: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2717: Infomedia / Uptick Marketing (2019-), former location of residence (1911) Odeon
  - 2721: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2723: former location of duplex residence (1911)
  - 2725: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2727: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2729: Champion Performance Auto Detailing, former location of Medplex MD
  - 2731: former location of residence (1911)

28th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 416):
  - 2800: Evans Meats retail store (2021–)
  - 2808: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2810: OvenBird, former location of Brown Plumbing & Heating (1948-1978), Brown Engineering (1978-), Jeffco Motor Company
  - 2812: former location of residence (1911), Art Bindery & Ruling Co. (1935), Jefferson Paper Co. wholesale (1935–1953)
  - 2814: former location of Dixie Asbestos Company (1929-)
  - 2816: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2820: former location of residence (1911)
  - 2830: Aqua nightclub (formerly Elevation)
- south side (Block 415):
  - 2805: PPG Paints
  - 2825–2827: former location of duplex residence (1911)
    - 2825: Sherwin-Williams floor coverings
  - 2829–2831: former location of residence (1911)

29th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 437):
  - 2900: Martin Biscuit Building (built 1928), Martin Biscuit Company (1928-1948), Luther Coggin Motors (1953)
  - 2912: former location of Hardy Services Division
  - 2924-2930: Hop City (2012–) / Aero Joe Pilates (2022–), former location of Alabama Glass Company (1950-1953)
- south side (Block 438):
  - 2901: Gallery Services, former location of Royal Motor Co. used cars (1953)
  - 2917: Transtar Industries
  - 2929: Birmingham Benz

30th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 447):
  - 3000: Blueprint on 3rd / Imaging Technologies, former location of Electric Constructors distributors (1948-1953), Knight Electric Co. contractor (1953)
  - 3022: Frontera, former warehouse (built 1947)
  - 3024: Mason & Dulion Building (built 1927, altered 1947), Cayenne Creative / Retriever Antiques, former location of Mason & Dulion Co. plumbers (1935–1953), Alternative Garage
  - 3030: former location of Standard Building Material Co. (1935), Russell's Speed Shop
- south side (Block 446):
  - 3001-3005: MetDesignCenter
  - 3009: Magic Stitches Embroidery, former location of NorDys Gallery
  - 3017: House of Grace Church, former location of Terry's Uniform & Screen Printing

31st Street South intersects
- north side (Block 477):
  - 3100: Arnold-Brown Metals & Supply Co. (1946-)
  - 3116-3118: former location of Holland Furnace Company (1927-1935), Birmingham Brewing Company, Vulcan Breweries and Little Star Brewing Company
    - 3118: former location of Ken Rich Co. (1953)
  - 3120: Lee Brothers building, former location of Lee Brothers wholesale grocers (1931-1935), John R. White Co. wholesale dairy products (1953), Strong Auto Painting
  - 3126-3130: Magic City Acceptance Center (2020-), former location of Howard Hall Freight (1944-), Mill & Textile Supply (1953), Jefferson Tire, Precision Electric High Voltage Systems (2014-)
- south side (Block 471):
  - 3101: Lolo French Antiques
  - 3109-3115: former location of Bagby Elevator & Electric Co. electrical contractors (1953)
    - 3109–3111: former location of Hawkins Roofing & Heating Co.
    - 3113–3115: former location of Bagby Elevator & Electric Co. (1935)
      - 3115: Birmingham Auto Painting
  - 3121: Regions Bank 32nd Street branch (2006–), formerly Exchange-Security Bank (–1975), First Alabama Bank (1975–1983), AmSouth Bank (1983–2006)

32nd Street South intersects
- north side (Block 480):
  - 3200: Mayer Electric lighting showroom (1953-), former location of Birmingham Surgical Supply
- south side (Block 479):
  - 3201: U.S. Renal Care, former location of S. A. Weaver Motor Co. used cars (1953), Ed Salem's Drive-In #2 (1958-1972), The Forty Thieves (1972-), Fantasies, Eunice Crabtree's Cut Rate Delicatessen & Bait Shop (1989-1992), DSI South Dialysis
  - 3207: former location of Mabel's Beauty Shop & Chainsaw Repair (1992)
  - 3217–3221: Birmingham Career Center, former location of Bowl Lo-Mac bowling center (1960–1962), LabCorp

33rd Street South intersects
- north side (Block 501):
  - 3300-3308: Dorothy McDaniel's Flower Market, former location of Putt-Putt Golf Course
  - 3310-3330: Birmingham Regional Center of the Alabama Institute for Dead & Blind
- south side (Block 502):
- 3301-3331: former location of Westinghouse Electric Co. (demolished 2016)

34th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 506):
  - 3420: Workforce Investment Services
  - 3440: former location of Birmingham Career Center
- south side (Block 505):
  - 3401-3431: parking lot, former location of Birmingham Railway Supply Co. rolling mill
    - 3401: former location of Westinghouse Electric Co. repair department (1953)
    - 3415: former location of Consolidated Dairies (1953)

35th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 528):
  - 3500–3530: Lee-Rodgers Tire Company, former location of Southern Railway roundhouse and shops (1911–1925), Harvey Ragland Co. wholesale grocers (1953)
- south side (Block 529):
  - 3521: FinishMaster
  - 3529: Amavida Coffee & Trading Company (2023–), former location of Burnham's Fine Cabinetry

36th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 533):
  - 3600: Christian Service Mission, former location of Southern Railroad roundhouse and shops (1911)
- south side (Block 532):
  - 3621: Southeast Clinical Laboratories

Forest Park-South Avondale

37th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 554):
  - 3700–3710: former location of Southern Railroad roundhouse and shops (1911)
  - 3712: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3716: former location of Jett Plumbing Co. (Arthur Jett 1953)
  - 3718: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3724: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3730: former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 30):
  - 3709: Bryant & Company contractors, former location of B & B Construction Co. (1953)
  - 3711: former location of Archie Sullivan building contractor (1953)
  - 3715: former location of A. F. Speed Co. painters & decorators (1953)
  - 3719: Rodney Scott's BBQ, former location of Acme Flooring Co. (1953), Mikatam, New Gizmo, Misconceptions, Za Za Zann, and Bottletree (2006-2015), Saigon Noodle House (June 2016-August 2018)
  - 3621: Dale Inc. showroom & warehouse, former location of Alabama Mill Store, Hancock Fabrics
  - 3725: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3727: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3729: former location of residence (1911)

38th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 8):
  - 3800: Gracie Barra Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (October 2020–), former location of Avondale Pilgrim Church (1953–1968), Avondale Wesleyan Church (1968–), St Symeon Orthodox Church (1980s), Temple of Hope Baptist Church (closed 2017)
  - 3804: Saw's BBQ Franchising offices (2019-)
  - 3810: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3816: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3820: Amalgamated Transit Union
  - 3822: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3826: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3828: former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 28):
  - 3815: former location of "ruins of fire" (1911)
  - 3817: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3827–3831: former location of residence (1911)

39th Street South intersects
- north side (Block 9):
  - 3900–3908: K-Chem
    - 3906: former location of residence (1911)
    - 3908: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3912: Rookis Agency, former location of residence (1911)
  - 3916: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3920: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3924: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3928: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3932: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3936: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4000–4020: MAKEbhm (2016-), former location of Ram Tool
    - 4000: former location of residence (1911), George Roberts radio repair (1935)
    - 4002: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4014: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4016: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4028–4030: Hi-Tec Auto Service, former location of store (1911), Avondale Service Station (1953), Soi Pham
- south side (Block 14):
  - 3911: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3915: former location of residence (1911)
  - 3919: residence (1911–)
  - 3923: vacant lot, former location of residence (1911)
  - 3927: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4001: residence
  - 4003: Head to Tail Animal Care, former location of residence (1911)
  - 4009–4013: former location of Avondale Presbyterian Church (1911–1953)
  - 4015: former location of residence (1911), Walter Allen piano tuner (1935)
  - 4017: former location of The Avon apartments (1935–1953)
  - 4023: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4025–4031: former location of store (1911)

41st Street South intersects
- north side (Block 10):
  - 4100–4118: Avondale Common House, former location of Prestige Imports, The Wooden Goat (2016-)
    - 4112: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4118: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4120–4124: Avondale Business Center, Ampersandwich (2020–) / Iron City Bar & Lounge (November 2022–)
    - 4122: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4124: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4130: Acme Flooring, former location of residence (1911)
- south side (Block 13):
  - 4101–4107: Chevron Station / Becky's Deli, former location of drug store (1911)
    - 4107: former location of Duplicate Receipt Book Co. (1953)
  - 4109–4121: former location of Roebuck Motel No. 3 (1953), Anchor Motel, Star Motel
    - 4109: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4111: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4115: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4117: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4121: former location of residence (1911), apartment building (1935)
  - 4127: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4131: former location of residence (1911)

Forest Park/East Avondale

42nd Street South intersects
- north side (Block 11):
  - 4202: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4208: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4210: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4212: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4216: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4218: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4220: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4224: former location of John Carter transfer (1935)
  - 4228: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4232: former location of residence (1911), Birmingham Association for the Blind
  - 4234–4242 (4300): former location of Avondale School (1890–1922)
  - 4244: Alabama Association for the Blind / Workshops Empowerment Inc. (1916–1935)
  - 4250–4278: Avondale Gardens Apartments
    - 4250: former location of William B. Brown radio repair (1935)
- south side (Block 12):
  - 4201–4231: Axel Row Apartments (built 2022)
    - 4201: former location of residence (1911, burned 2020)
    - 4205: former location of residence (1911, burned 2020)
    - 4209: former location of Avondale Episcopal Church (1911), Christ Episcopal Church (1915–1925), residence
    - 4207: former location of residence (demolished 2021)
    - 4215: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4219: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4229: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4231: former location of residence (1911), Estetica Unisex Lolis salon (demolished 2021)
  - 4233–4239: Avondale III Apartments, formerly Havenwood Apartments
    - 4233: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4237: former location of residence (1911)
    - 4239: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4241–4261: Axel Row Apartments (built 2022)
    - 4241: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4243: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4245: former location of residence (1911, demolished 2021)
    - 4261: former location of Genry's Barber Shop (2010s, demolished 2021)
  - 4269-4277: Avondale I Apartments, former location of Avolyn Court Apartments (1953)
  - 4285: Industrial Diesel Hydraulics (2015-), former location of Birmingham Plastic Pipe & Supply

43nd Street South intersects:
- north side:
  - 4302: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4306: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4310: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4314: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4318: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4322: Barnes & Associates realtors / The Avondale event center, former location of residence (1911)
  - 4330: former location of residence (1911)
- south side:
  - 4301: Avondale Antiques, former location of residence (1911)
  - 4303: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4305: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4307: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4311: former location of residence (1911)
  - 4321: former location of residence (1911)

East Avondale

3rd Court South/4th Avenue South diverges
- 4322: Martin Building Maintenance
- 4630: former location of Bethel Baptist Church (1935, 1948)
- 4631: New Bethel Baptist Church
- 4725: Holy Cathedral Church of God in Christ, former location of Triumph Church and Kingdom of God and Christ (1955)
- 4700–4730: former site of Avondale Colored School, Butler Elementary School (later site of the 2008 Home Builders Blitz)
- 4809: East Avondale Apartments (built 1958)
- 4825: Birmingham Plastic Pipe & Supply
50th Street South intersects
3rd Avenue dies into 5th Avenue South

South Woodlawn

3rd Avenue resumes at 59th Street South
3rd Avenue ends at 59th Place South
3rd Avenue resumes at 61st Street South
3rd Avenue ends at I-20

South East Lake

3rd Avenue resumes at 64th Place South
- 6401: former location of Prosperity Market grocery (1935)
3rd Avenue turns into 67th Street South
3rd Avenue resumes at Higdon Road
3rd Avenue ends at 68th Street South (Cascade Plunge)
3rd Avenue resumes at 70th Street South
- 7126: former location of Ozie Allen dressmaker (1935)
- 7300: former location of Glenn Messer residence (1935)
- 7929: former location of Brittin Parker building contractor (1935)
- 7933: former location of Harry Hood building contractor (1935)
3rd Avenue ends at 86th Street South

Locations on 3rd Avenue Southwest

Omega Street intersection
3rd Street South intersection
2nd Street South intersection
1st Street South intersection
Center Place South intersection
Center Street South intersection
1st Street Southwest intersection
Goldwire Street Southwest intersection
- Montevallo Gardens Apartments
- 254: Zion Star Missionary Baptist Church
Martin Luther King, Jr Drive (Montevallo Road Southwest) intersection

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