Finley Avenue

Not to be confused with Finley Boulevard.

Finley Avenue is a street running along Possum Valley in North Birmingham just north of the East Thomas Yards and Village Creek and south of the Louisville and Nashville and Southern Railroads. The avenue is named for the Southern Railway's "Finley Memorial Yard", which was named for William Finley, the railroad's second president, who had died in 1913.

Finley Avenue West runs from Arkadelphia Road/Bankhead Highway on the west to 11th Place North. It then changes to Finley Avenue North and merges with 22nd Avenue North at 16th Street North.

Six-lane Finley Boulevard was constructed parallel to Finley Avenue.

Notable locations

Finley Avenue North (west to east)

• Center Street
  • 1100: former location of Finley Avenue Service Station (1964)
  • 1109: former location of McBride Texaco (1964)
  • 1111: former location of Ensley Roofing & Sheet Metal (1964)
• 11th Place North intersection (north only)
  • 1137: former location of Hammonds Cleaners (1964)
• 12th Street North intersection (south only)
  • 1208: Harold Long residence (1964)
• 13th Place North intersection (north only)
• 13th Street North intersection (south only)
• Finley Boulevard/14th Street North intersection (access from 13th Street North)
  • 1431: former location of Spano Grocery (1964)
• 15th Street North intersection (south only)
  • 1501: former location of People's Service Station No. 92 (1964)
  • 1514: former location of Finley Avenue Bonding, Finley Avenue Barber Shop (1964)
  • 1516: former location of McDowell's Beauty Salon (1964)
• 16th Street North intersection (avenue continues as 22nd Avenue North

Finley Avenue West (east to west)

• Center Street
  • 1: former location of Gaillard Co. general contractors (1964)
  • 2: former location of Southern Bonded Warehouse Co. (1964)
  • 21: former location of Finley Avenue Garage (1964)
  • 100: Mill Steel, former location of American Transfer & Warehouse Co. and Ferralloy Southern Corp. steel splitters (1964)
• 1st Street West intersection
  • 116: Amware Logistics Services
  • 128: former location of Knapp Sales Co. food brokers (1964)
  • 130: former location of Jefferson Warehouse & Cold Storage, Pedigo Brokerage Co., Bill Lawrence & Co. food broker, Rockett Brokerage Co., Reuel S. Petagna Dairy & Poultry Products, Precision Dixie Co., Borden Foods Co., Anheuser-Busch Inc., McMeekin Brokerage Co., & W. T. Sims Co. food brokers (1964)
• 1st Place West intersects (south only)
  • 135: former location of Finley School (1964)
• 2nd Street West intersects
  • 201: Aletheia House Men's Services
  • 210: Interior Exterior Building Supply
• 2nd Place West intersects (south only)
  • 233: Niki's West restaurant (formerly Niki's Cafe No. 2)
• 3rd Street West intersects (south only)
  • 302: Adams Produce
  • 331: former location of Finley Avenue Housing Project (1964)
  • 337: Boutique 337, former location of Barrack Hideaway restaurant (1964)
  • 342: former site of Southway Discount Center (1964)
  • 344: Alabama Farmers Market (Jefferson County Truck Growers Association, Taqueria La Herradura, Farmer's Cafe), former location of Shaw & Whatley City Service gas station (1964)
  • 348: Smoke House Restaurant (1964-)
  • 380: Flavor-Pic Tomato Co.
  • 384: Regional Produce
• 3rd Place West intersects
• 4th Street West intersects
  • 412: former location of Farmers Market Seed & Supply store (1964)
  • 414: Tucker James Produce Co. former location of Farm House Produce Co.
  • 413: former site of Home Baking Company/Flowers Baking Company distribution center and retail store
  • 420: Alex Produce
  • 440: Stone's Produce
  • 446: former location of Alex Kontos Fruit Co. (1964)
  • 448: former location of Produce Service Co. (1964)
  • 450: former location of Jones Tomato House (1964)
  • 455: KT Produce Inc.
  • 456: former location of George Bros. Produce Co. (1964)
  • 458: former location of Cole Produce Co. (1964)
  • 460: former location of Gustin Produce Co. (1964)
  • 464-466: former location of Smith's Produce Co. (1964)
  • 472: Bama Tomato
  • 474: former location of Woody Harris Produce Co. (1964)
  • 475: Flavor-Pic Tomato Co.
  • 484: former location of Tanory Produce Co. (1964)
  • 486: former location of Alabama Department of Agriculture & Industries office and Ken Perolio Brokerage Co. (1964)
  • 492: former location of G I Produce Co. (1964)
• 5th Street West intersects
  • 516: former location of Elliot's Sinclair Truck Stop (1964)
  • 600: Wheel Source, former location of Ray's 66 Service Station (1964)
• 5th Place West / 6th Way West intersects (formerly Finley Circle, south only)
• 7th Street West intersects
• 8th Street West intersects
  • 820: Dale's Discount Tires
  • 829: former location of Finley Avenue Curb Market (1964)
  • 832: former location of Allen Motors used cars (1964)
• Arkadelphia Road intersects
• New Bankhead Highway, U.S. Highway 78 intersects