Jefferson Avenue

This article is about the avenue in Birmingham's western neighborhoods and Midfield. For the avenue in Bessemer, see Jefferson Avenue Bessemer.

Jefferson Avenue or Jefferson Avenue Southwest is an east-west avenue in Southwest Birmingham and Midfield. It begins by splitting off from Pearson Avenue Southwest at 15th Way Southwest and Harrison Park at the border of the Arlington-West End and West End Manor neighborhoods.

The first section of Jefferson Avenue, west of the former Beverly Station, was paved in the late 1920s by petition of property owners in the newly-opened West End Highlands subdivision.

The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from Dennison Avenue Southwest is part of Jefferson County Road 18

Notable addresses

West End Manor neighborhood

• avenue begins as continuation of Pearson Avenue Southwest at 15th Way Southwest
• Norfolk Southern Railway crosses, former location of Beverly Station
  • 1533: West End Cleaners (1972–)
  • 1539: former location of Burke Street Grocery (1949), Jefferson Avenue Food Store (1952), A. D. Tompkins Flooring Co. (1957)
• 16th Street Southwest intersects (south only)
  • 1601: former location of Jefferson Avenue Service Station (1953), Quick Tyme Automotive, Jefferson Avenue Automotive
  • 1616–1618: one-story commercial building
    • 1616: In Step Daycare
    • 1618: former location of Voices of Triumph International Deliverance Ministry
• 16th Place Southwest intersects (south only)
  • 1623: former location of West End Dry Cleaning Co. (1925–1929)
  • 1625: apartments, former location of T. W. Cox grocery (1929)
  • 1630–1640: Apartments
  • 1633: Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ
  • 1652: McWillie's Home Care for Children (2010–)
• 16th Way Southwest intersects (south only)
• 17th Street Southwest intersects
• 17th Place Southwest intersects
  • 1711–1713: Cluck-A-Wing Chinese & seafood (2016–), former location of Good Friends Chinese & seafood (2009–2011)
    • 1711: former location of Shamrock Creamery (1966)
    • 1713: former location of Shamrock Barber Shop (1966)
• Dennison Avenue Southwest intersects (east only)
  • 1725: Birmingham Fire Station No. 15
  • 1729: Chevron gas station
  • 1730: former location of Leon Howard dentist (1991)
• Elm Street Southwest intersects
  • 1737: Jefferson Citgo
  • 1741: former location of Swan Community Payment Center
  • 1742: Exclusive Hair Designs
  • 1747: Family Dollar #3985
• 17th Way Southwest intersects
  • 1751–1755: one-story commercial strip
    • 1751: All-N-1 Tax And Credit Repair Services, former location of D I African Hair Braids (2011), Signature Cutz barber shop (2015)
    • 1751A: Your Phone Guy phone repair, former location of Cultural Impressions (2015)
    • 1753: Dezigner Bizzare Outlet, former location of Mr Jefferson's Coiffure Beauty Salon (1974), [{Target Record Bar]] (1977), Sandy's Flowers / Al Harris tailor (1981), Arobed Hair & Beauty Supply
    • 1755: Westside Recordings, former location of B.C.M.A. Studios 2
    • 1755A:Gifted Hands Hair Studio
  • 1757: New Hope Day Care
• Mims Street Southwest intersects (south only)
  • 1775–1777: former location of A. B. Fromhold paving & cement contractor
  • 1779: New Vision Christian Church
• 18th Street Southwest intersects (south only)
• 18th Place Southwest intersects
• 18th Way Southwest intersects (south only)
  • 1836: Discount Meat Market, former location of John's Kwik Stop (1983)
  • 1844: Marathon gas station, former location of Jet Pep gas station (2009)
• former location of Birmingham city limit (–1947)

Jones Valley neighborhood (1)

• • 1896: Jefferson Avenue Cuts barber shop
• 19th Place Southwest intersects
  • 1900: former location of Slim's Seafood (1983)
  • 1911: Falls Facility Services (1959–)
  • 1924: Paul Pierce Auto Paint & Body (1974–)
  • 2012: former location of Belcher Evans Millwork (–2005)
  • 2017: Garden of Hope retirement home (built 2006), former location of Lusco's Market (1948)
  • 2101: Arrington Middle School (built 1985)
  • 2135: Greater Shiloh Baptist Church
• Jefferson Avenue Viaduct over Norfolk Southern Railway and 24th Street Southwest (built 1964)
  • 2305: former location of W. A. Belcher Lumber Co. (1950–1973)

Germania Park neighborhood

• • 2519: Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
• 26th Street Southwest intersects (north only)
  • 2600: West Tabernacle Baptist Church
• 27th Street Southwest intersects (north only)
  • 2701: Alcoholism Recovery Service food distribution center
• 28th Street Southwest intersects (north only)
  • 2727–2737: Marland Apartments
• Steiner Avenue Southwest intersects (north only)
• Wesley Avenue Southwest intersects (north only)
  • 3010: Miracles Hair Design & Salon
  • 3051: Precision Auto
  • 3052: Church's Chicken
• 31st Street Southwest intersects, continuing as Alameda Avenue Southwest

Jones Valley neighborhood (2)

• avenue resumes south of Nabors Branch at Snavely Avenue Southwest
  • 1800 31st Street Southwest: Chevron gas station
• 31st Place Southwest intersects
  • 3108: former location of Powderly Feed & Hardware (1960–1964)
  • 3114: former location of Friendly 12 Cafe (1962)
  • 3119: former location of Southern Disinfectant Co. (1972)
  • 3125: former location of McElroy & Sons Paint & Body Shop (1961)
  • 3128: former location of Powell Upholstery Shop (1960–1970)
  • 3135: former location of Jones Valley Ornamental Iron Works (1961–1962)
  • 3136: former location of Birmingham Fire Station No. 25
• 32nd Street Southwest intersects
  • 3233: Faith Temple
  • 3242: former location of Anthony's Exxon gas station (1973)
• Aspen Avenue Southwest intersects (east only)
  • 3300: Making the Cut barbers
  • 3301: Wiggins Park / Powderly Library (built 1979, renovated 2009)
• Balsam Avenue Southwest intersects (east only)
  • 3450: former location of C. Woods Paint & Body Shop (1986)
  • 3460: former location of Jones Battery Shop (1971)
  • 3461: former location of Powderly Amoco service station (1965)
• Birch Avenue Southwest intersects (east only)

Riley-Travellick neighborhood

• Cedar Avenue Southwest intersects
  • 3501: Masjid As-Saabiqoon
  • 3512: Korner Kollege Daycare, former location of Hudson's Grocery & Service Station (1962)
• Fir Avenue Southwest intersects
  • 3600: Peace Baptist Church Riley
  • 3904: Unity Church of God
  • 3928: E. B. Cowden grocery & meats (1957)

Midfield

• • 4000: Marathon Gas
  • 4028: former location of American Engineers Inc. (1962)
  • 4132: Dollar General
  • 4200: former location of May Trucking (Ronnie May 1999)
  • 4212: former location of Grasselli Concrete Products (1981)

Hillman neighborhood

• 43rd Street Southwest intersects
  • 4153: The Vanity Room Beauty Spa
• 48th Street Southwest intersects
  • 4817: Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church (built 1926, rebuilt 1991)
• 49th Street Southwest intersects
• 50th Street Southwest intersects
  • 5005: EZ Street Wings

West Brownville

• 52nd Street Southwest intersects
  • West Brownville Park
• Allbright Street intersects (south only)
• 54th Street Southwest intersects
• 21st Street South Lipscomb intersects
• avenue continues into Lipscomb as Avenue K Lipscomb