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* [[7th Avenue South]] intersection
* [[7th Avenue South]] intersection
** East side
** East side
*** 700: former location of [[Madison Drug]] (1950)
*** 702: former location of [[Service Paint & Wall Paper]] (1950)
*** 704: former location of [[McCormick & Company]] (1950) real estate
*** 708: former location of [[John Gonder]] (1950) used cars
*** 705-720: [[Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building]] (built 2001)
*** 705-720: [[Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building]] (built 2001)
**** 720: former location of [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]], renamed [[Tidwell Hall]] in 1956, [[Birmingham Area Educational Television Association]] (1964)
**** 720: former location of [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]], renamed [[Tidwell Hall]] in 1956, [[Birmingham Area Educational Television Association]] (1964)
*** 728: [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]], former location of [[Jefferson County Public Health Building]]
*** 728: [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]], former location of [[Jefferson County Public Health Building]]
** West side
** West side
*** 701: [[UAB administration building]], formerly [[UAB administration building|Central Bank building]] (1967)
*** 701: [[UAB administration building]], formerly [[UAB administration building|Central Bank building]] (1967), formerly [[James A McFarland]] used cars]] (1950)
*** 715: former location of [[Carpet Golf]], [[Henley's Golf Course]], [[Medical Center Putt-Putt]] (1940s-1963)
*** 715: former location of [[Carpet Golf]], [[Henley's Golf Course]], [[Medical Center Putt-Putt]] (1940s-1963)
*** 719: former location of [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson & Rolling, Inc.]]
*** 719: former location of [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson & Rolling, Inc.]], former location of [[Hawkins-Israel Company, Inc.]] (1950) interior decorators
*** 721: former location of [[Royal Motor Company]] (1950) used cars
*** 725-731: [[Town House]] (built 1953)
*** 725-731: [[Town House]] (built 1953)
**** 725: former location of [[Town House Beauty Salon]] (1964)
**** 725: former location of [[Town House Beauty Salon]] (1964)
**** 727-729: former location of [[Frances' Flowers & Gifts]] (1964)
**** 727-729: former location of [[Frances' Flowers & Gifts]] (1964)
**** 729: [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]], former location of [[Tracy's Cafeteria]]
**** 729: [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]], former location of [[Tracy's Cafeteria]]
**** 731: former location of [[Tubb Pharmacy]] (1964)
**** 731: former location of [[Tubb Pharmacy]] (1964), former location of [[Erskine A Caldwell]] (1950) used cars
* [[University Boulevard]] intersection (formerly [[8th Avenue South]])
* [[University Boulevard]] intersection (formerly [[8th Avenue South]])
** East side
** East side
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**** 801: [[Wings Around the Clock]], former location of [[New York Bagel Cafe]], [[Zoes (Southside)|Zoes]], [[Starbucks Coffee]]
**** 801: [[Wings Around the Clock]], former location of [[New York Bagel Cafe]], [[Zoes (Southside)|Zoes]], [[Starbucks Coffee]]
**** 803: Subway
**** 803: Subway
*** 807: former location of [[Baptist Building]], offices of [[Birmingham Baptist Association]], [[Birmingham Baptist Women's Missionary Union]], ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' newspaper, [[Albie Smith]] architect, [[Weir & Shannon]] attorneys, and [[National Electrical Contractors Association]] (1964)
*** 805: former location of [[Chapman Radio & Television]] (1950), former location of [[Chapman Record Bar]] (1950), former location of [[Radio Sales & Service]] (1950)
*** 807: former location of [[Baptist Building]], offices of [[Birmingham Baptist Association]], [[Birmingham Baptist Women's Missionary Union]], ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' newspaper, [[Albie Smith]] architect, [[Weir & Shannon]] attorneys, and [[National Electrical Contractors Association]] (1964), [[Dewberry Engraving]] (1950)
*** 811: [[Medical Alumni Building]], formerly [[Birmingham Medical & Surgical Clinic]], offices of [[Jefferson Health Foundation]], [[Jefferson Medical Group]] and other physicians, office of [[R. C. Green]], later [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] and [[Ridout's Funeral Home]]
*** 811: [[Medical Alumni Building]], formerly [[Birmingham Medical & Surgical Clinic]], offices of [[Jefferson Health Foundation]], [[Jefferson Medical Group]] and other physicians, office of [[R. C. Green]], later [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] and [[Ridout's Funeral Home]]
*** 821: [[Southside Residence Inn]], former site of [[James Van Hoose residence]], [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]] funeral home (1935), [[Birmingham Travelodge]] (1964), later [[Passport Inn]] and [[Royal Inn]]
*** 821: [[Southside Residence Inn]], former site of [[James Van Hoose residence]], [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]] funeral home (1935), [[Birmingham Travelodge]] (1964), later [[Passport Inn]] and [[Royal Inn]]

Revision as of 17:30, 6 August 2016

20th Street South is a north-south street in midtown and southside Birmingham. 20th Street begins at the southern end of 20th Street North at the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Powell Avenue, and then continues through Southside for sixteen blocks to where it intersects with Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.

The street runs through the UAB Medical Center, and from 10th Avenue South to Highland Avenue, it is the main road through Five Points South, a major restaurant and entertainment hub of the city.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 20th Street South category.

The Alagasco Building in 2010
c. 1963 view looking north up 20th Street toward downtown
1977 advertisement for "The Strip"
Hillman Hospital, c. 1929
U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham
North side South side
Current route Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway Elton B. Stephens Expressway
Previous routes 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S

External links

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