56th Street South

56th Street South is a north-south street which runs from 1st Avenue North in Woodlawn to 12th Avenue South in Crestwood South. Though predominantly residential, the street serves as a connector across two sets of railroad tracks and Crestwood Boulevard, which each have a limited number of crossings.

Notable addresses

Woodlawn neighborhood

• street begins at 1st Avenue North as a continuation of Georgia Road
  • west side:
    • 2–4: Magic City Motors
    • 6: South Woodlawn Law Center
    • 10–18 (5544 1st Avenue South): AT&T (side), formerly Southern Bell Woodlawn Exchange, South Central Bell
  • east side:
  • 1–5 (5601 1st Avenue North): Ken Del Building (side)
  • 7-9: vacant lot
  • 11-19 (5600 1st Avenue South): former location of Spivey's Gulf Service Station (1941), Woodlawn Gulf Service Station (1964-1970), Mays Auto & Tire (Dwight & Edna Mays 1980s–2021)

• 1st Avenue South intersects, street jogs west
  • west side:
    • 100–120 (5529 1st Avenue South): SocialVenture non-profit incubator and conference center (side), former location of Ebbitt House hotel (1887), Garrison Van & Warehouse (1964–1970)
    • 124: Small Box Company, former location of Great Bear Wax Co. (side)
  • east side:
    • 101–109 (5601 1st Avenue South): vacant lot, former location of Newman Cleaners & Dyers (1941), Hendrix Super Texaco (1964–1970), Stinnett Transmission Inc. (2007)
    • 113–121: 117 56th Street South apartment building (built 1968) / "The Sky's the Limit" mural (2017–)
    • 125–131: vacant lot

• street crosses Norfolk-Southern Railroad tracks (signaled crossing)

Crestwood North

• 5th Avenue South intersects. Street jogs one block west as continuation of 55th Place South. Path continues straight as 57th Street South
  • west side:
    • 500: residence
    • 504: residence
    • 506: apartment building
    • 516: 4-unit apartment building (built 1940)
    • 520: residence
    • 522: residence
    • 524: Glenn Messer residence (built 1917)
  • east side:
    • 501–505 (5601 5th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 511–525 (5600 5th Court South): vacant lot

• 5th Court South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 528: residence
    • 532: fenced vacant lot
    • 526: residence
    • 540: residence
    • 544: residence
    • 548: residence
    • 552: residence
  • east side:
    • 525–531 (5601 5th Court South): residence (side)
    • 539–545 (5600 5th Terrace South): residence (side)

• 5th Court South intersects (east only)
  • east side:
    • 547 (5600 6th Avenue South): residence

• 6th Avenue South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 556: residence
    • 560: residence
    • 564: residence
    • 568: vacant lot
    • 574: residence
    • 580: residence
    • 584: residence
    • 588: residence
  • east side:
    • 565–575 (5601 6th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 579 (5629 6th Avenue South): residence (rear)
    • 617: residence
    • 621: duplex residence

• street crosses Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad track
  • west side:
    • 580–586 (5524 6th Court South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 579–585 (5600 7th Court South): residence (side)

• 6th Court South intersects
  • west side:
    • 600–610 (5525 6th Court South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 601–611 (5601 6th Court South): residence (side)

• former division between Woodlawn Heights and Crestwood subdivisions (marked by Clair de Lune Garden Club piers)
  • west side:
    • 612–620 (5444 7th Avenue South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 613–621 (5600 7th Avenue South): residence (side)

• 7th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 700: residence
    • 704: residence
    • 708: residence
    • 712–718: vacant lot
  • east side:
    • 701–703 (5601 7th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 705: residence
    • 709: residence
    • 713: residence

• 7th Court South intersects (west only)
  • west side:
    • 722: residence
    • 728: residence
    • 732: residence
  • east side:
    • 717: residence
    • 721: residence
    • 725–731 (5600 8th Avenue South): residence (side)

• 8th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 800: residence
    • 804: residence
    • 808: residence
    • 820–828 (5412 9th Avenue South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 801–807 (5601 8th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 811: residence
    • 813: residence
    • 817: residence
    • 821–829 (5600 9th Avenue South): residence (side)

• 9th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 900: residence
    • 904–916: Crestwood Village shopping center (built 1957 as Crestwood Shopping Center)
    • 920 (5524 Crestwood Boulevard): The Filling Station restaurant (2015-), former location of Crestwood Auto
  • east side:
    • 901–905 (5601 9th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 909: residence
    • 913: residence
    • 917–929 (5600 Crestwood Boulevard): residence (side)

Crestwood South

• Crestwood Boulevard intersects
  • west side:
    • 924–928 (5521 Crestwood Boulevard): residence (side)
    • 930–934 (5532 10th Avenue South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 925: residence
    • 929–933 (5600 10th Avenue South): residence (side)

• 10th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1000–1004 (5533 10th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 1008: residence
    • 1016: residence
  • east side:
    • 1001–1005 (5601 10th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 1007–1011 (5600 11th Avenue South): residence (side)

• 11th Avenue South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 1100: residence
    • 1004: residence
  • east side:
    • 1101–1003 (5601 11th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 1105: residence

• 11th Avenue South intersects (west only)
  • west side:
    • 1108–1112 (5529 11th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 1016: residence
    • 1120: residence
  • east side:
    • 1109: residence
    • 1113: residence
    • 1117: residence
    • 1121–1125 (5600 12th Avenue South): residence (side)

• street ends at 12th Avenue South