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'''18th Street South''' (originally '''Park Avenue''') in [[Homewood]] is a southern extension of [[Birmingham]]'s [[18th Street South]].  The approximately 0.8-mile, north-south road runs from where the Homewood and Birmingham city limits meet at [[Valley Avenue]] through the [[Homewood Central Business District]] to [[Oxmoor Road]].
[[Image:18th Street South Homewood.jpg|right|thumb|375px|18th Street South]]'''18th Street South''' (originally '''Park Avenue''') in [[Homewood]] is a southern extension of [[Birmingham]]'s [[18th Street South]].  The approximately 0.8-mile, north-south road runs from where the Homewood and Birmingham city limits meet at [[Valley Avenue]] through the [[Homewood Central Business District]] to [[Oxmoor Road]].


The road was renamed from Park Avenue during the 1950s when Homewood renamed several streets through the Central Business District to continue Birmingham's street numbering system.
The road was renamed from Park Avenue during the 1940s when Homewood renamed several streets to continue Birmingham's [[Birmingham city center street grid|street numbering system]].


18th Street was originally part of [[Montgomery Highway]] ([[U.S. Highway 31]]) and featured [[Curve in Homewood|a curve]] at [[29th Avenue South]] to direct southbound traffic over to what is now [[Independence Drive]].  Highway 31 was rerouted to the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]], once it was completed in [[1970]].  The curve was finally converted to a standard T-intersection in the 1990s.
18th Street was originally part of [[Montgomery Highway]] ([[U.S. Highway 31]]) and featured [[Curve in Homewood|a curve]] at [[29th Avenue South]] to direct southbound traffic over to what is now [[Independence Drive]].  Highway 31 was rerouted to the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]], once it was completed in [[1970]].  The curve was converted to a standard T-intersection in the 1990s.


MAX Transit Routes [[MAX Transit Route 39|39]] and [[MAX Transit Route 42|42]] include the street in their routes.
MAX Transit Routes [[MAX Transit Route 39|39]] and [[MAX Transit Route 42|42]] include the street in their routes.  It is also often part of the route for the [[List of Christmas parades|Homewood Christmas parade]] and [[Homewood High School]] homecoming parade.  In addition, the [[Homewood Christmas Star]] is hung over the street at the top of the hill, just north of Oxmoor Road, each year in December.


== Notable locations ==
== Notable locations ==
{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}


* [[Valley Avenue]]/[[21st Avenue South]] intersection (continues north as [[Richard Arrington, Jr Boulevard South]])
* [[Valley Avenue]]/[[21st Avenue South]] intersection (continues north in [[Birmingham]] as [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard|Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]])
* [[Rosedale Drive]] intersection
** 2100: [[State Farm Mutual building]] (built 1954), [[Jefferson County Board of Education]], former location of [[State Farm Insurance Companies]] southern regional office
** 2518: [[Bloom]]
** 2101-2109: [[Walgreen's]] drug store, former location of [[Aldridge Garden Shop]] (1954-2002)
* [[26th Avenue South]] intersection
** bridge over [[Griffin Brook]]
** 2630: [[Rob'e Mans]]
** 2129: [[C. S. Beatty Construction]]
* [[27th Avenue South]] (east) intersection
** 2510-2512: [[Homewood Townhomes]] (built 2023), former location of [[Vulcan Restaurant|Wally's Vulcan Restaurant]] (1940-1964), [[The Gold Nugget]] (1979), [[Farm House of Homewood]] (2012-)
** 2707: [[Devinci's Pizza]]
** 2430: [[Birmingham Water Works]] storage tank
* [[27th Avenue South]] (west) intersection
** 2518: [[Tag Specialties]], former location of [[Golden Glo Donuts]] (1964), [[Bloom]] (2006-), [[Masterpiece Flowers]]
** 2717: [[Little Professor Book Center]]
 
* [[28th Avenue South]] intersection
* [[Rosedale Drive]] intersects
** 2800: former offices of the ''[[Shades Valley Times]]''
** 2544: former location of [[Nilipour]] rugs (1995)
** 2806: former location of a [[Hill's Food Stores|Hill's Food Store]]
** 2545: former location of [[Sentell Oil Co.|Sentell's]] service station (1956-1964)
** 2826: [[Anchorage Restaurant]]
** 2552: [[J. H. Berry Risk Services]] (2019-), former location of [[Alabama Pool Services]]
** 2830: [[Homewood Toy & Hobby Shop]]
** 2560: former location of [[Dorothy McDaniel's Flower Market]]
** 2834: [[Homewood Cycle and Fitness]] (formerly [[Homewood Theatre]])
** 2562: [[Doc's Upholstery]]
** 2842½: former offices of the ''[[Homewood Herald]]''
*** 2562a: former location of [[Perkins Barber Shop]] (1964)
** 2831: [[O'Henry's Coffees]]
** 2564: [[Green Resource Center for Alabama]] (2007-)
* [[29th Avenue South]] intersection
** 2568: former location of [[The Inn Restaurant]] (1964)
* [[Reese Street]] intersection
 
* [[26th Avenue South]] intersects
** 2600: former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] gas station (1956-1964)
** 2605: former location of [[Reynold's Cleaners]] (1964)
** 2609: former location of [[Hill Furniture Co.]] used furniture (1964)
** 2617: former location of [[Brooks Animal Clinic]] (1964)
** 2625: former location of [[Anne's Antiques]]
** 2629: former location of [[Damon Lee]]'s [[Lee Realty Co.]] and [[D. Lee & Son Grocery]] (1964)
** 2630: [[Rob'e Mans]], former location of [[Butch Wells Texaco]] (1964)
** 2632: former location of [[City Ice Delivery]] (1964)
 
* [[27th Avenue South]] (east) intersects
** west side
*** 2700: former location of [[Homewood Gulf Service Station]] (1940)
*** 2710: [[Homewood Post Office]], former location of [[Jim & Jim's Amoco]] service station (1964)
*** 2724: former location of [[The Nook]] restaurant (1964)
*** 2725: former location of [[Homewood OK Rubber Welders]] (1964)
*** 2727: former location of [[Hatfield Auto Parts]] (closed in 2016)
*** 2730: [[Ed's Pet World]], former location of [[Smith's Service Station]] (1956), [[JoJo Superette]] groceries & meats (1964)
**** 2730½: former location of [[King Kold]] ice dealers (1964)
*** 2732–2734: former location of [[Hatfield Auto Parts]] (1964)
*** 2738: [[Little Professor Book Shop]] (2023–), former location of [[Homewood Toy & Hobby Shop|Homewood Cycle & Hobby Shop]] (1952–1963), [[Dunhill Staffing Systems]] (1991–2001), [[Nadeau]] furniture (–2022)
** east side
*** 2701–2731: [[Valley Hotel]] (built 2021)
**** 2701: former location of [[Mike's Hot Dogs]] (1996–2017), [[Little Donkey]] (Suite 105) (2021- )., [[Rodney Scott's Whole Hog BBQ]] (Suite 101) (2021- )
**** 2705: former location of [[Trackside Service Station]] (1956–1964)
**** 2707: [[Devinci's Pizza]] (1965–)
**** 2711–2713: [[Edgar's Bakery]] (2021–), former location of [[Wolf Camera & Video]] (closed January 24, 2017), former location of [[Walt's Auto Service]] (1956), [[Shades Valley Television Service]] & [[D. & W. Auto Service]] (1964)  
**** 2717–2721: former location of [[Lotus Restaurant]] (1940s), [[ABC Store No. 15]] (1964), [[Little Professor Book Center]] / [[Crape Myrtle's Cafe]] (1990s-2017)
***** 2727: former location of [[Hatfield Auto Parts & Service]] (–2017)
***** 2731: former location of [[Shades Valley Cleaners]] (1940)
 
* [[28th Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
*** 2800: [[Battle Republic]] (December 2018), former location of ''[[Shades Valley Times]]'' (1928-1929), [[Dunn Drug Co.]] (1940), [[Daedalus Candles]], [[White Flowers]] (2008-2018)
*** 2801: [[Maple Street Biscuit Co.]] (opened May 2020), former location of [[Holler & Dash]]
*** 2804: former location of [[Homewood Bakery & Delicatessen]] (1940), [[Squire's Shop]] men's clothing (1964)
*** 2806-2808: former location of a [[Hill's Food Stores|Hill's Food Store]], [[Homewood A&P Store]], [[Eastern Food Center]] (1955), [[Shop Rite Foods]] (1964)
**** 2808: [[Circa Lighting]] showroom (2022–), former location of [[Squire's Shop]] men's clothing (1970), [[The Royal Standard]] (-2010), [[Hillcrest Furniture]] (-2016), [[Ambiance]] (2016-)
*** 2812: [[Sam's Super Samwiches]] (1978-), former location of [[Homewood Barber Shop]] (1957-1964), [[Sneaky Pete's]] (1970-1978)
*** 2814: [[Doree]], former location of [[Shaia Drygoods Store]] (1930s-1940s), [[Singer Sewing Machine Co.]] (1964)
*** 2816: former location of [[Marshall Durbin]] retail store (1940), [[Calhoun's Shoes]] (1956-1964)
*** 2818: [[Shaia's]] men's store (1970s-), former location of [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949)
*** 2820: [[Soca Girl]] (2016-), former location of [[Homewood Hardware Store]] (1940), [[Strong's Sporting Goods]] (1956), [[Leon & Arnolds]] toys (1964), [[Lassetter & Co.]] (1973-1976), [[Soca Clothing]] (-2016)
*** 2822: [[Shea Davis Boutique]] (August 2019-), former location of [[Zipper Cafe]] (1940), [[Valley Jewelers]] (1957-1970), [[The Hair Studio]], [[The Amandas]] (2016)
*** 2824: [[Soca Clothing]], former location of [[Loop Market]] (1940), [[Serv Yourself Furniture Store]] (1964), [[The Cotton Bowl]] (1982), [[Smith's Variety]] (2005-2010), [[Ambiance]] (-2016)
*** 2826: [[Pure Barre]], former location of [[Newt's Restaurant]] ([[B. H. Thompson]] 1945), [[The Anchorage]] restaurant (-2008)
*** 2830: [[Homewood Toy & Hobby Shop]] (1980-), former location of [[V. J. Elmore 5¢ & 10¢ Store]]/V. J. Elmore 5¢, 10¢ & $1.00 Store (1955-1964)
*** 2832: former location of [[Shades Valley Drugs]] and [[Younger Beauty Shoppe]] (1940s)
*** 2834: [[Nadeau]] (March 2022–), former location of [[Homewood Theatre (cinema)|Royal Theater]] (built 1927), [[Homewood Theatre (cinema)|Homewood Theatre]] (1920s-1963), [[Homewood Toy & Hobby Shop|Homewood Cycle & Hobby Shop]] ([[Walter Busenlehner]] 1964-1979), [[Homewood Cycle & Fitness]] (1979-2011), [[Cahaba Cycles]] ([[Faris Malki]] 2011-2021)
*** 2836: former location of [[Famed Cotton Bowl]] dry goods (1955-1964)
*** 2838: [[Hiltz-Lauber]], former location of [[Krip's Fine Shoes]] (1964)
*** 2840–2844: former location of [[Let's Get Organized]], [[Little Professor Book Shop]] (March 2017-2023)
**** 2840: [[Wrapsody]] (2023–), former location of [[Sample Shoe Center]] (1964)
**** 2842: former location of [[Standard Furnace & Air-Conditioning]] (1940), [[The Vogue]] women's clothes (1964)
***** 2842½: former offices of the ''[[Homewood Herald]]'' (1929-)
**** 2844: [[Little Professor Book Shop]] (2023)
** east side:
*** 2801–2803: [[Maple Street Biscuit Co.]], former location of [[Holler & Dash]]
**** 2801: former location of [[Palmer's Lamp Shades & Lamp Repair]] (1964), [[Homewood Record Bar]] (1967-1969), [[Seasons to Celebrate]] / [[Amy Head Studio]]
**** 2803: former location of [[Porgy's Restaurant]] (1964), [[Red Rain]] (2001-2009)
*** 2805: [[Soho Retro]], former location of [[A. M. Baxter]] jeweler (1955), [[Pilgreen's Watch & Clock Repairs]] (1964)
*** 2807: [[Sciascia's Salon & Boutique]], former location of [[Davis Barber Shop]] (1955), [[Shoemaker & Estes Barber Shop]] (1957-1964), [[Homewood Trading Post]] (1970)
*** 2809: former location of [[Shades Valley Shoe Repair]] (1964)
*** 2811: former location of [[Singer Sewing Machine Center]] (1956), [[Valley Florist & Gift Shop]] (1964)
*** 2813: [[Mantooth Interiors]], former location of [[Smith's Variety|Smith's 5¢ & 10¢ Store]] (1956), [[The Carriage House]] furniture & decorating (1964)
*** 2815: [[B. Bayer and Co.]] former location of [[Frederick Coiffures]] beauty shop (1964), [[Ruby's For Children]]
**** 2815-A: [[Amanda Schedler Fine Art]] (2001-)
**** 2815-B: [[Wild Things]] (January 2018-)
*** 2817: [[Four Seasons Gallery]]
*** 2821: [[Abbeyluxe]] shoes, former location of [[Theodora]]
*** 2823: [[Shoefly]], former location of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]] (1946-), [[Bonfield's Larger Size Shop]] & [[Gibbs Drug Co.]] (1964)
*** 2825: [[Homewood Shoe Shop building]], [[Swaddle]] ([[MacKenzie Whitt]] & [[E. A. Montgomery]]), former location of [[Perry's Radio Service]] / [[Homewood Jewelry Co.]] (1949), [[Homewood Shoe Shop]] (1964), [[Alabama Graduation Supply]] (1976), [[Rings 'N Things]] (1977), [[Laser's Edge]] compact discs (1991-2008)
**** 2825½: [[Mercedes Marathon]] offices
*** 2827: [[Swaddle Kids]] (([[MacKenzie Whitt]] & [[E. A. Montgomery]] 2022–), former location of [[Tompkins Floor & Carpet Co.]] (1964), [[Rumore's Record Rack]] (1970-1979), [[Swanky Stork]]
*** 2829-2831: former location of [[Huffstutler's Hardware]] (1935-1937)
**** 2829: [[Momma Goldberg's Deli]], former location of [[Pierce-Taber Paint Co.]] (1964)
**** 2831: [[O'Henry's Coffees]] (1993-)
*** [[The Curve in Homewood|The Curve]]
**** 2835: [[Oak Hill Bar & Grill]], former location of laundromat, [[Alexander Dry Cleaning]] (1940), [[Computer Games Inc.]] / [[Patriot Arcade]] ([[Fred Alkire III]] 1980s)
**** 2839: former location of [[Joe McKinnon Interiors]] (1964)
**** 2841: [[Trak Shak]], former location of [[Chicken Delight]] restaurant (1964)
**** 2843: former location of [[Gene & Dud Men's Wear]] (1964)
 
* [[29th Avenue South]] intersects (east only)
** west side:
*** 2846: [[Bearden Design & Boutique]], former location of [[Dawson Bros.]] bicycles (1959–1980), [[Urban Cookhouse]] (2010-2018), [[Mark’s Joint Backyard BBQ]] (December 2018-2019)
**** 2846½ : former location of [[Famous Shoe Bar]] (1964)
*** 2848: [[The Pink Tulip]], former location of the [[Kopper Kettle]] restaurant (1964)
*** 2852: [[Bryant Electric building]] (built [[1925]]), [[Festivity]] boutique ([[2012]]-), former location of feed store, [[Bryant Electric Co.]], [[Hechinger Plumbing]])
*** 2854: [[Edgewood Fine Jewelry]], former location of [[Jack's All-Breed Trim Shop]] dog grooming (1964)
*** 2856: [[Eve Fashion]], former location of [[State Farm Insurance]] office (1964), [[Wall's Homewood Shoe Hospital]] (1969), [[Inflations and Invitations]]
***** 2856B: [[Nations Boutique]] (2019-)
** east side:
*** 2901–2915: [[2901 18th Street Homewood|1-story strip shopping center]]
 
* [[Reese Street]] intersects (west only)
** west side:
*** 2900: [[Weaver-Wood Building]], former location of [[Merle Norman Cosmetics]] and [[Frigidaire]] sales (1964), [[Silver Locket]]
**** 2900A: [[Once Upon a Time]]
**** 2900B: [[Domicile]]
**** 2900C: [{Ritual & Shelter|Ritual + Shelter]], former location of [[28:20 Boutique]]
*** 2902: [[Johnny's Restaurant]] (2012), former location of [[Fred Sington Sporting Goods]] (1964), [[Jewels Unlimited]] (-1986), [[Out Takes]]
*** 2904: [[2904 18th Street Homewood]] (built c. 1950s), [[Three Sheets]] linens, former location of [[Rand's Children Shops]] (1964), [[Colony Casuals]] (1970)
***** 2904A: former location of [[Susan's Sportswear]] (1964)
*** 2906: [[a.k.a. Girl Stuff]], former location of [[Pasquale's]] pizza carry-out (1964)
*** 2908: [[Santos Coffee]], former location of [[Lollar's Cameras]] (1964), [[Lucky Cat Rolled Creams]], [[Neighborhood Nutrition]] (August 2020- )
*** 2910: [[Roly Poly]], former location of [[Dell's Book Gift Shop]] (1964), [[Penny Palmer]] (1969-1986), [[Home Grown Special Foods]] (2003-2006), [[Four Seasons]] (-2016), [[Jersey Mike's]] subs/[[Scoops]] ice cream (August 2016-)
*** 2916: [[Savage's Bakery]] (1950s-)
*** 2918–2920: [[Stevens Building]], [[Bandwagon]] (2021–), former location of  [[Sikes Shoe Company|Sikes' Children's Shoes]] (1955-2020), former location of [[J. Rolf Continential Coiffures]] (1964), [[Hopkins House Interiors]] (1992-1998)
**** 2920½: former location of [[Lowenbrau Haus]] (1960s-1980s)
*** 2922: former site of Fox Photo booth
*** 2930: [[LAH Real Estate]], former location of [[Elmore's]] (1947-), [[Guaranty Savings & Loan]] (1964)
** east side:
*** 2921: [[At Home]], former location of [[A & P]] grocery store (1964)
*** 2923: former location of [[Feeny Sales]] (1969-1980)
*** 2925: former location of [[Gibb's Drug & Apothecary]] (1964)
*** 2927: [[Seibels]], former location of [[Alabama Gas Corp.]] office (1964)
*** 2929: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
*** 2931: [[Hair Group]], former location of [[Fashionette Beauty Salon]] (1964)
*** 2933: [[Alabama Goods]] (2011-), former location of [[Nell Willingham Specialty Shop]] women's clothes (1964), [[Mayfield Cleaners]] (1969), [[Homewood Sporting Goods]] (1976-1978)
*** 2935: [[Southern Trophy & Plaque]], former location of [[Joselle's Flowers & Gifts]] (1964-1970)
*** 2937: former location of [[Kealen Rice Studios]] photographers (1955-1964)
*** 2939: [[Penzey's Spices]], former location of [[Rollins Drapery Service]] (1964), [[New Environs]]
*** 2941: [[Homewood Sporting Goods]], former location of [[Mayfield Cleaners & Hatters]] (1964)
*** 2949: [[Argent]], former location of [[Frankie Engel Antiques]] (1964)
*** [[Ridout's-Brown Service Valley Chapel]]
* [[Oxmoor Road]] intersection (continues south as Roxbury Road)
* [[Oxmoor Road]] intersection (continues south as Roxbury Road)


Revision as of 23:10, 6 January 2024

18th Street South

18th Street South (originally Park Avenue) in Homewood is a southern extension of Birmingham's 18th Street South. The approximately 0.8-mile, north-south road runs from where the Homewood and Birmingham city limits meet at Valley Avenue through the Homewood Central Business District to Oxmoor Road.

The road was renamed from Park Avenue during the 1940s when Homewood renamed several streets to continue Birmingham's street numbering system.

18th Street was originally part of Montgomery Highway (U.S. Highway 31) and featured a curve at 29th Avenue South to direct southbound traffic over to what is now Independence Drive. Highway 31 was rerouted to the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, once it was completed in 1970. The curve was converted to a standard T-intersection in the 1990s.

MAX Transit Routes 39 and 42 include the street in their routes. It is also often part of the route for the Homewood Christmas parade and Homewood High School homecoming parade. In addition, the Homewood Christmas Star is hung over the street at the top of the hill, just north of Oxmoor Road, each year in December.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 18th Street South Homewood category.
Montgomery Highway
Homewood Vestavia Hills Hoover Pelham Alabaster
Current U.S. Highway 31 Independence Dr. Montgomery Hwy Montgomery Hwy Pelham Parkway 1st Street
Previous routes 18th St S, 29th Ave S, Old Montgomery Hwy Lorna Road, Old Montgomery Hwy Old Montgomery Hwy Old Highway 31
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