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* Former location of [[Street Car Diner]]
* Former location of [[Street Car Diner]]
* West side
* West side
** 600-618: [[Hillman Hospital]] (1903), [[William Elias B. Davis statue]]
** 600-618: [[Hillman Hospital]] (built 1903), [[William Elias B. Davis statue]]
** 620: former location of [[Birmingham Medical College]], [[ Lister Hill Library|University of Alabama Medical College Library]]
** 620: former location of [[Birmingham Medical College]], [[Lister Hill Library|University of Alabama Medical College Library]]
* East side ([[Block 188]])
* East side ([[Block 188]])
** 601-633: Kirklin Clinic Parking Lot
** 601-633: Kirklin Clinic Parking Lot
*** 601: former location of [[Southside Baptist Church]] (-1906)
*** 601-605: former location of [[Hillman Service Station]] (1941)
*** 609: former location of [[General Finance Corp. of Birmingham]] (1964), [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (1978)
**** 601: former location of [[Southside Baptist Church]] (-1906)
*** 611: former location of [[Jackson Tire Co.]] (1923), [[Raiford's Shoes]] orthopedic shoe store (1964)
*** 607-611: former location of [[Southern Furniture Repair]] (1941)
*** 613: former location of [[Hogie's Hotdogs]]
**** 609: former location of [[General Finance Corp. of Birmingham]] (1964), [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (1978)
*** 615: former location of [[Dobb's House]] diner (1964), [[Doubletime Deli]] (1985-)
**** 611: former location of [[Jackson Tire Co.]] (1923), [[Raiford's Shoes]] orthopedic shoe store (1964)
*** 613-615: former location of [[Square Deal Auto Service]] (1941)
**** 613: former location of [[Hogie's Hotdogs]]
**** 615: former location of [[Dobb's House]] diner (1964), [[Doubletime Deli]] (1985-)
*** 623: former location of [[General Acceptance Corp.]] (1964)
*** 623: former location of [[General Acceptance Corp.]] (1964)
*** 627: former location of [[Durr Surgical Supply]] (1964)
*** 627: former location of [[Tire Engineers (20th Street South)|Tire Engineers]] (1941), [[Durr Surgical Supply]] (1964)
*** 629: former location of [[Street Car Diner No. 1]], [[Post House Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 629: former location of [[Street Car Diner No. 1]], [[Post House Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 633: former location of [[Ted's Auto Clinic]] (1964)
*** 633: former location of [[Ted's Auto Clinic]] (1964)
===[[7th Avenue South]]===
===[[7th Avenue South]]===
* West side
* West side

Revision as of 13:34, 8 December 2017

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.

Railroad Reservation/20th Street underpass

road continues north as 20th Street North

Powell Avenue

The Alagasco Building in 2010
Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904

Moore-Handley appliance department (1964)

1st Avenue South

2nd Avenue South

c. 1963 view looking north up 20th Street toward downtown

3rd Avenue South

4th Avenue South

1977 advertisement for "The Strip"
start of UAB campus

5th Avenue South

6th Avenue South

Hillman Hospital, c. 1929

7th Avenue South

University Boulevard (formerly 8th Avenue South)

8th Court South

9th Avenue South

10th Avenue South intersection

Five Points South begins'

Magnolia Avenue

11th Avenue South

12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue

13th Avenue South

14th Avenue South

15th Avenue South

16th Avenue South

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

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