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'''Highland Avenue''' is an east-west street that winds through the [[bowl park]] area of [[Southside]] [[Birmingham]]. The western end begins at the intersection of [[12th Avenue South|12th Avenue]] and [[20th Street South]] in [[Five Points South]]. It follows roughly the path of 12th Avenue with the exception of the areas of [[Rhodes Park]] and [[Caldwell Park]]. Highland Avenue is home to many apartments, condominiums, office buildings, restaurants and bars as it winds it way approximately 14 blocks to the [[Highland Golf Course]], where it takes a sharp northward turn. Its eastern end is at the intersection of [[Clairmont Avenue]] in the [[Lakeview District]]. | '''Highland Avenue''' is an east-west street that winds through the [[bowl park]] area of [[Southside]] [[Birmingham]]. The western end begins at the intersection of [[12th Avenue South|12th Avenue]] and [[20th Street South]] in [[Five Points South]]. It follows roughly the path of 12th Avenue with the exception of the areas of [[Rhodes Park]] and [[Caldwell Park]]. Highland Avenue is home to many apartments, condominiums, office buildings, restaurants and bars as it winds it way approximately 14 blocks to the [[Highland Golf Course]], where it takes a sharp northward turn. Its eastern end is at the intersection of [[Clairmont Avenue]] in the [[Lakeview District]]. | ||
Highland Avenue hosts numerous events, the largest of which is the annual [[Do Dah Day]] parade and festival. | |||
==Locations== | |||
* 2000: Ruby Tuesday's. Proposed location of [[Renaissance Plaza]] | |||
* 2001: [[Shepherd-Sloss building]], [[Bell Bottoms]], [[Twist & Shout]] (former home of [[Cadillac Café]], [[Louie Louie]], [[Dugan's]], [[Little New Orleans]], [[Fletcher's]], and the [[Barber's clock]]) | |||
* 2011: [[William Hassinger residence]] | |||
* 2035: [[South Highland Presbyterian Church]] | |||
* 2040: [[Highland Manor]] (formerly Sheraton Motor Inn with Guv'nor's Grill/Top of 21; former site of [[Highland Town Hall]]) | |||
* 2146: former location of [[WAPI-AM]] & [[WAPI-FM]], previously [[Saxon Dance Studio]] | |||
* 2151: former location of [[Mammy's Pancakes]] and [[New Tokyo]] | |||
* 2170: [[Alamerica Bank]] | |||
* 2179: [[Temple Beth-El]] | |||
* 2201: former [[Birmingham Police Department South Precinct]] | |||
* 2220: [[Veranda on Highland]] (formerly [[The Pillars]] and [[Merritt House]]) | |||
* 2225: [[Highland Tower]] (former home of [[Highland Booksmith]], [[Highland Coffee]], and the offices of ''[[Birmingham Weekly]]'') | |||
* 2240: [[Bottega Favorita]] ([[Bottega Restaurant]] and [[Bottega Café]], formerly [[Gus Mayer]]) | |||
* 2311: [[Crescent Building]] ([[Brice Building Company]], [[Sirote & Permutt]], [[Koch Aesthetic Dentistry]]) | |||
* 2401: [[Highland Crescent]], former site of [[John Carroll Catholic High School]] | |||
* 2507: [[First Lutheran Church]] | |||
* 2600: [[2600 Highland]], formerly the [[Otto Marx residence]] and [[Mary Lewis Convalescent Center]] | |||
* 2608: [[The Store on Highland]] | |||
* 2731: [[Harris-Green residence]] | |||
* 2733: [[Warner-Green residence]] | |||
* 2737: [[Enslen residence]], [[Trimmier Law Firm]] | |||
* 2827: former location of [[Strawberry Fields]] | |||
* 2908: [[Women's Club House]] | |||
* 2909: [[Sheraton Apartments]] | |||
* 2921: [[ROJO]], formerly [[Highland Market]] | |||
* 3001: [[Avalon Condominiums]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 10:29, 12 September 2007
Highland Avenue is an east-west street that winds through the bowl park area of Southside Birmingham. The western end begins at the intersection of 12th Avenue and 20th Street South in Five Points South. It follows roughly the path of 12th Avenue with the exception of the areas of Rhodes Park and Caldwell Park. Highland Avenue is home to many apartments, condominiums, office buildings, restaurants and bars as it winds it way approximately 14 blocks to the Highland Golf Course, where it takes a sharp northward turn. Its eastern end is at the intersection of Clairmont Avenue in the Lakeview District.
Highland Avenue hosts numerous events, the largest of which is the annual Do Dah Day parade and festival.
Locations
- 2000: Ruby Tuesday's. Proposed location of Renaissance Plaza
- 2001: Shepherd-Sloss building, Bell Bottoms, Twist & Shout (former home of Cadillac Café, Louie Louie, Dugan's, Little New Orleans, Fletcher's, and the Barber's clock)
- 2011: William Hassinger residence
- 2035: South Highland Presbyterian Church
- 2040: Highland Manor (formerly Sheraton Motor Inn with Guv'nor's Grill/Top of 21; former site of Highland Town Hall)
- 2146: former location of WAPI-AM & WAPI-FM, previously Saxon Dance Studio
- 2151: former location of Mammy's Pancakes and New Tokyo
- 2170: Alamerica Bank
- 2179: Temple Beth-El
- 2201: former Birmingham Police Department South Precinct
- 2220: Veranda on Highland (formerly The Pillars and Merritt House)
- 2225: Highland Tower (former home of Highland Booksmith, Highland Coffee, and the offices of Birmingham Weekly)
- 2240: Bottega Favorita (Bottega Restaurant and Bottega Café, formerly Gus Mayer)
- 2401: Highland Crescent, former site of John Carroll Catholic High School
- 2507: First Lutheran Church
- 2600: 2600 Highland, formerly the Otto Marx residence and Mary Lewis Convalescent Center
- 2608: The Store on Highland
- 2731: Harris-Green residence
- 2733: Warner-Green residence
- 2737: Enslen residence, Trimmier Law Firm
- 2827: former location of Strawberry Fields
- 2908: Women's Club House
- 2909: Sheraton Apartments
- 2921: ROJO, formerly Highland Market
- 3001: Avalon Condominiums
External links
- Highland Avenue photographs on Flickr.com