John Hawkins Parkway
John Hawkins Parkway is a section of Alabama Highway 150 in Hoover extending from Montgomery Highway in the east (where it continues east as Lorna Road) to Shades Crest Road in the west.
Originally Highway 150 was a two-lane route from Hoover to the Bessemer city limits, but the area saw much residential, commercial and institutional growth beginning in the 1980s, leading to Hoover having the highway widened from Montgomery Highway to Interstate 459. Hoover leaders found Alabama state legislator John Hawkins, representing southern Jefferson County, helpful in getting this work done, so in 1999, they asked that part of the highway be designated as John Hawkins Parkway. The request was granted in January 2000.
Today several large retail developments, including the Riverchase Galleria, Patton Creek Shopping Center, and The Grove, are located along or adjoining to the road. Hunter Street Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in Alabama, is located on it, and the Hoover Metropolitan Stadium is accessible from it. In the late 2000s, the road west of I-459 was widened to five lanes.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the John Hawkins Parkway category.
- Shades Crest Road intersection (road continues west as Alabama Highway 150)
- 2301: CVS drug store
- 2304: South Shades Crest Plaza shopping center
- 2311: PetSuites Hoover
- 2312: Pizza Hut
- 2318: The Crossings Dental Center
- 2321: Lake Crest Center office building (built 1999)
- 2325: Express Oil Change store #124
- 2328: proposed Dobbins Group/Kessler mixed-use development
- 2330: La Petite Academy
- 2341: Lake Crest Plaza shopping center
- 2361: Lake Crest Chevron
- Lake Crest Drive intersection (north only)
- 2400: Alacare Home Health & Hospice (-2019)
- Grove Boulevard intersection (north only)
- Interstate 459 interchange
- Stadium Trace Village shopping center (2019-)
- Princeton Way (north) / Peridot Place (south) intersect
- 2501: Circle K convenience store
- 2503–2505: one-story commercial building
- 2503 Suite 101: I Heart Mac & Cheese (Bobby Reuse December 2022–), former location of Contemporary Smiles dentist (2011–2021)
- 2503 Suite 105: Hoover Urgent Care (2011–)
- 2505: Walgreen's drug store
- Preserve Parkway/Stadium Trace Parkway intersection
- 2527: Wells Fargo bank
- 2531: Regions Bank Trace Crossings branch
- 2535: Waffle House
- 2539: Rose Garden Cafe
- 2551: Long-Lewis Ford
- 2600: Hunter Street Baptist Church
- 2676: Hoover Toyota (2002–)
- 2687: OHD (1992-)
- 2700–2810: Hoover Promenade shopping center / Wal-Mart Supercenter (built 2003 as Colonial Promenade at Hoover)
- 2721: Bryant Bank branch
- 2755: Cadence Bank branch
- 2801: Galleria Trace Plaza
- Suite 153-N: former location of P&D Swords
- 2943: Southern Legacy (former location of Up the Creek)
- 2949: 2949 John Hawkins Parkway (built 2000)
- 2980: Hyatt Place Birmingham/Hoover
- 3001: Patton Creek Shopping Center
- Galleria Boulevard intersection
- 3032: 3032 John Hawkins Parkway retail strip
- Galleria Circle/Riverchase Drive intersection
- Merchants Drive intersection
- Riverchase Galleria
- 3065: Regions Bank Galleria branch
- 3075: Galleries at Riverchase
- Suite D: Naji's Pita Gourmet
- Suite ?: Dippin' Dots
- Lorna Road intersection (south only)
- Montgomery Highway intersection (continues east as Lorna Road)
References
- "Hoover Wants to Rename Part of Road." (July 14, 1999). The Birmingham News.
- "John Hawkins Parkway created in Hoover." (January 26, 2000). The Birmingham News.
- "Alabama State Route 150." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 14 Oct 2006, 01:32 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 6 Nov 2006 [1].