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'''Dennison Avenue''' or '''Dennison Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue which begins as a continuation of [[Green Springs Avenue]] as it crosses [[Goldwire Street]], separating the [[South Titusville]] and [[Woodland Park]] neighborhoods It bends around the southern edge of [[Elmwood Cemetery]] in [[Arlington-West End]]. Between [[14th Street Southwest|14th]] and [[16th Street Southwest]] it defines part of the northern boundary of [[West End Manor]], continuing within that neighborhood to its culmination at [[Jefferson Avenue]]. | '''Dennison Avenue''' or '''Dennison Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue, part of [[Jefferson County Road 18]], which begins as a continuation of [[Green Springs Avenue]] as it crosses [[Goldwire Street]], separating the [[South Titusville]] and [[Woodland Park]] neighborhoods It bends around the southern edge of [[Elmwood Cemetery]] in [[Arlington-West End]]. Between [[14th Street Southwest|14th]] and [[16th Street Southwest]] it defines part of the northern boundary of [[West End Manor]], continuing within that neighborhood to its culmination at [[Jefferson Avenue]]. | ||
The sections of Dennison Avenue formerly in the [[Cleveland (Birmingham)|Cleveland]] community, west of Elmwood, were previously known as '''Todd Street''' and '''Wood Avenue'''. They were combined as Dennison Avenue between [[1911]] and [[1914]], but did not connect to [[Montevallo Road Southwest]] (now [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]]) until the late 1940s or early 1950s. | |||
==Notable addresses== | ==Notable addresses== | ||
* | * road begins at [[Green Springs Avenue]] | ||
** 228: [[St Mark's Episcopal Church]] (built 1962) | |||
* [[3rd Street Southwest]] intersects (south only) | |||
* [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] (formerly [[Montevallo Road Southwest]]) intersects | |||
** north side: | |||
*** 800: [[Johns-Ridout's Elmwood Chapel]] | |||
*** 800–880: [[Elmwood Cemetery]] | |||
** south side: | |||
*** 801: [[McDonald's]] restaurant (1992–) | |||
*** 833–873: [[Heritage Towne Centre]] shopping center (built 1992) | |||
* [[Heritage Parkway]] intersects (south only) | |||
** north side: | |||
*** 900–980: [[Elmwood Cemetery]] | |||
** south side: | |||
*** 901: [[Advance Auto Parts]] | |||
*** 917: [[Dollar General]] | |||
*** 925: [[Family Dollar]] | |||
* [[Dennison Drive]] intersects (south only) | |||
** north side: | |||
*** 1000–1330: [[Elmwood Cemetery]] | |||
*** 1327: [[More Than Conquerors Faith Church]] | |||
* [[15th Street Southwest]] (north) / [[14th Street Southwest]] (south) intersect | |||
* [[15th Place Southwest]] intersects (north only) | |||
* [[15th Way Southwest]] intersects (north only) | |||
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects | |||
* [[Hall Street Southwest]] intersects (south only) | |||
* [[16th Place Southwest]] intersects (south only) | |||
* [[Elmwood Street Southwest]] intersects (south only) | |||
* [[16th Way Southwest]] intersects | |||
* [[17th Street Southwest]] intersects | |||
* [[17th Place Southwest]] intersects | |||
** north side: | |||
*** 1720: [[Cluck-A-Wing Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] (2016–), former location of [[Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant]] (–2014) | |||
** south side: | |||
*** (1725 Jefferson Avenue): [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15]] | |||
* avenue ends at [[Jefferson Avenue]] | |||
[[Category:Dennison Avenue|*]] | [[Category:Dennison Avenue|*]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:23, 1 April 2024
Dennison Avenue or Dennison Avenue Southwest is an east-west avenue, part of Jefferson County Road 18, which begins as a continuation of Green Springs Avenue as it crosses Goldwire Street, separating the South Titusville and Woodland Park neighborhoods It bends around the southern edge of Elmwood Cemetery in Arlington-West End. Between 14th and 16th Street Southwest it defines part of the northern boundary of West End Manor, continuing within that neighborhood to its culmination at Jefferson Avenue.
The sections of Dennison Avenue formerly in the Cleveland community, west of Elmwood, were previously known as Todd Street and Wood Avenue. They were combined as Dennison Avenue between 1911 and 1914, but did not connect to Montevallo Road Southwest (now Martin Luther King Jr Drive) until the late 1940s or early 1950s.
Notable addresses
- road begins at Green Springs Avenue
- 228: St Mark's Episcopal Church (built 1962)
- 3rd Street Southwest intersects (south only)
- Martin Luther King Jr Drive (formerly Montevallo Road Southwest) intersects
- north side:
- 800: Johns-Ridout's Elmwood Chapel
- 800–880: Elmwood Cemetery
- south side:
- 801: McDonald's restaurant (1992–)
- 833–873: Heritage Towne Centre shopping center (built 1992)
- north side:
- Heritage Parkway intersects (south only)
- north side:
- 900–980: Elmwood Cemetery
- south side:
- 901: Advance Auto Parts
- 917: Dollar General
- 925: Family Dollar
- north side:
- Dennison Drive intersects (south only)
- north side:
- 1000–1330: Elmwood Cemetery
- 1327: More Than Conquerors Faith Church
- north side:
- 15th Street Southwest (north) / 14th Street Southwest (south) intersect
- 15th Place Southwest intersects (north only)
- 15th Way Southwest intersects (north only)
- 16th Street Southwest intersects
- Hall Street Southwest intersects (south only)
- 16th Place Southwest intersects (south only)
- Elmwood Street Southwest intersects (south only)
- 16th Way Southwest intersects
- 17th Street Southwest intersects
- 17th Place Southwest intersects
- north side:
- 1720: Cluck-A-Wing Chinese & Seafood Restaurant (2016–), former location of Good Friends Chinese & Seafood Restaurant (–2014)
- south side:
- (1725 Jefferson Avenue): Birmingham Fire Station No. 15
- north side:
- avenue ends at Jefferson Avenue