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** 1045: [[Highlands United Methodist Church]], [[Storyteller fountain]] | ** 1045: [[Highlands United Methodist Church]], [[Storyteller fountain]] | ||
* [[11th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[11th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** 1100: [[Munger Building]] ([[Original Pancake House]], [[Planet Smoothie]], [[ | ** 1100: [[Munger Building]] ([[Original Pancake House]], [[3000 Bar]], [[Starbucks]], former location of [[Planet Smoothie]], [[High Spirits of Five Points]]) | ||
** 1101-1105: [[Spanish Stores]] | ** 1101-1105: [[Spanish Stores]] | ||
*** 1101: [[Metroprime Steakhouse]] (former location of [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham]], [[Gorin's]], [[Joe Muggs Newssstand]], [[The Grape]], [[La Mesa]]) | *** 1101: [[Metroprime Steakhouse]] (former location of [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham]], [[Gorin's]], [[Joe Muggs Newssstand]], [[The Grape]], [[La Mesa]]) | ||
*** 1105: [[Saloon]] (former location of [[Lifskitz Delicatessen]], [[Soca Clothing]], etc.) | *** 1105: [[Saloon]] (former location of [[Lifskitz Delicatessen]], [[Soca Clothing]], etc.) | ||
** 1108: [[Fire and Ice Improvisational Grill]] | ** 1108: [[The Red Zone]] sport bar, (former location of [[Fire and Ice Improvisational Grill]], [[Quincy]] toys and [[The Gap]]) | ||
** 1116: UPS Store (former location of Subzone) | ** 1116: UPS Store (former location of [[Subzone]]) | ||
** [[Terrace Court Building]] | ** [[Terrace Court Building]] | ||
*** 1124: [[Bailey's Pub]] | *** 1124: [[Bailey's Pub]] | ||
Revision as of 18:01, 29 November 2013
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 for sixteen blocks to where it intersects with Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South. It intersects the UAB campus, 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
- Powell Avenue intersection
- 12: former Alabama Business Furnishings, currently vacant, owned by Alabama Power Company
- 15: Daniel Building, headquarters for Compass Bank
- 20: Alagasco Building/Alagasco Center for Energy Technology (formerly National Bank of Commerce)
- 1st Avenue South intersection
- Block 121, Cityville 121, formerly site for a proposed Shepherd Centre
- 103: former location of Birmingham Water Works payment center
- 105: former location of FedEx Kinko's
- 107: former location of Reed Books
- 109: former location of Scott's Koneys (1995-2007)
- 113: Momma Goldberg's Deli (2012-present)
- 115: former Express Oil Change
- 2nd Avenue South intersection
- 200: Adamson Ford
- 3rd Avenue South intersection
- 300: former location Pioneer Building (Southside Bank)
- 301: Liberty National Building, headquarters for Liberty National Life Insurance Company
- 312: former location of Club 312
- 315: former location of Joe Namath's Restaurant
- 324: former location of Sol's Hot Dogs
- 325: Hyatt Place Hotel, former location of Tom Williams Cadillac
- 4th Avenue South intersection, begins "The Strip", and the UAB campus
- 400: former site of the Parliament House hotel
- 401: Bristol Southside (former location of Tom Williams Buick)
- 423: former location of Ona's Music Room
- 427: former location of Xindigo Blue
- 431: Pizza Hut (former location of Michael's and Halwood's)
- 5th Avenue South intersection
- 501: Kirklin Clinic, former site of Paul Hayne School
- 522: Former location of Quan You Laundry and Dry Cleaning plant #2 (c. 1938)
- 6th Avenue South intersection
- Kirklin Clinic Parking Lot
- Former location of Street Car Diner
- 613: former location of Hogie's Hotdogs
- former location of Birmingham Medical College
- Hillman Hospital and William Elias B. Davis statue
- 7th Avenue South intersection
- 701: UAB administration building (former Central Bank building)
- 719: former location of Bodine, Bryson & Rolling, Inc.
- 729: Sitar Indian Cuisine (former location of Tracy's Cafeteria)
- University Boulevard intersection
- 801: Starbucks Coffee (former location of New York Bagel, Zoes, etc)
- 803: Subway
- 808: Doubletree Hotel Birmingham (former Kahler Plaza Hotel, Radisson Hotel, J Gatsby's), J. Reiss Custom Clothier
- 811: Medical Alumni Building (former office of R. C. Green, Brown-Service Funeral Home
- 821: Southside Residence Inn (former location of James Van Hoose residence, Ridout's Funeral Home, and Royal Inn)
- 9th Avenue South intersection
- 920: former residence
- 930: UAB Community Health Services Building, former location of residence
- 936: former location of Toddle House restaurant
- 940: Makarios, former location of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chinese Express, China Way Restaurant
- 941: Branch of Regions Bank, formerly Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham.
- 10th Avenue South intersection (begin Five Points South)
- Pickwick Plaza
- 1001: The Break (former location of the Emily Shop)
- 1005: former location of Rube Burrows, Nirus, LaJaras, Halfshells
- 1011: Sabor Tropical
- 1017: former location of Camp Taco, Purple Onion, and Subway
- 1023: Medical Arts Building, Hotel Highland (formerly Pickwick Hotel)
- 1035: Metroprime Steakhouse, former location of The Mill, Five Points Grill and No Way José Café
- 1000: Five Points Hardware
- 1006: Bailey Brothers Music, former location of Woolworth's
- 1016: Five Points Music Hall, former location of Banana Joe's, Five Points South Music Hall and The Arena
- 1024: Infinity, former location of Base Camp Lounge, A & P supermarket and Piggly Wiggly
- 1026: Hogie's Hot Dogs & Deli
- 1030: Cloud Nine (former location of Bohemian Rhapsody)
- 1050: Studio Arts Building, Eleven20 (former location of Studio, Johnny Rockets)
- Brother Bryan statue
- Pickwick Plaza
- Magnolia Avenue intersection
- 11th Avenue South intersection
- 1100: Munger Building (Original Pancake House, 3000 Bar, Starbucks, former location of Planet Smoothie, High Spirits of Five Points)
- 1101-1105: Spanish Stores
- 1101: Metroprime Steakhouse (former location of Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham, Gorin's, Joe Muggs Newssstand, The Grape, La Mesa)
- 1105: Saloon (former location of Lifskitz Delicatessen, Soca Clothing, etc.)
- 1108: The Red Zone sport bar, (former location of Fire and Ice Improvisational Grill, Quincy toys and The Gap)
- 1116: UPS Store (former location of Subzone)
- Terrace Court Building
- 1124: Bailey's Pub
- 1128: Dave's Pub (former home of Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis)
- 1195: Chick-fil-A (formerly Shop-A-Snak Food Mart and Connie's Famous Foods, proposed location for Renaissance Plaza, and Ruby Tuesday's)
- 12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue intersection
- 1201: Shepherd-Sloss Building
- Barber's clock
- Crush (former location of Uranus, Bell Bottoms, Louie Louie and Cadillac Cafe)
- 1207: Pop's Neighborhood Grill (former location of Kohinoor, Pyramids, Curry in a Hurry, Mancha's )
- 1210: 26
- 1218: Ocean (formerly Electronics Computer Programming Institute/Herzing Institute)
- 1225: Ranelli's Deli
- 1201: Shepherd-Sloss Building
- 13th Avenue South intersection
- 14th Avenue South intersection
- 1400: Legacy Federal Credit Union headquarters
- 15th Avenue South intersection
- 1501: Zydeco
- 16th Avenue South intersection
- 1600: Birmingham Health Care clinic (formerly included Birmingham Financial Federal Credit Union)
| 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
- Photographs of 20th Street South from the Magic City Flickr Group