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=== [[North Titusville]] ===
=== [[North Titusville]] ===
* [[Center Street]] intersection (continues west as 5th Avenue Southwest)
* [[Center Street]] intersection (continues west as 5th Avenue Southwest)
** 42: former location of [[Titusville Church of Christ]] (1953)
** 42: [[Igelsia Adventista del Septimo Dia]] (2024), former location of [[Titusville Church of Christ]] (1953)
** 55: former location of [[Eugene Smith]] restaurant (1953)
** 55: former location of [[Eugene Smith]] restaurant (1953)
* [[1st Street South]] intersection
* [[1st Street South]] intersection
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=== [[Forest Park-South Avondale]] ===
=== [[Forest Park-South Avondale]] ===
* [[37th Street South]] intersection
* [[37th Street South]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 3700: [[Jeffcoat Building]] (built 1994), [[B & A Warehouse|B & A Warehouse on 5th]] (2007–), former location of [[Jeffcoat & Associates]], [[Vet-Co Inc.]]
*** 3700: [[Jeffcoat Building]] (built 1994), [[B & A Warehouse|B & A Warehouse on 5th]] (2007–), former location of [[Jeffcoat & Associates]], [[Vet-Co Inc.]]
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*** 3731: one-story fieldstone residence
*** 3731: one-story fieldstone residence


* [[38th Street South]] intersection
* [[38th Street South]] intersects
** 3800: [[Fifth Avenue Apartments]]
** 3800: [[Fifth Avenue Apartments]]
** 3826: former location of [[Adeeb Saab]] manufacturer's agent (1953)
** 3826: former location of [[Adeeb Saab]] manufacturer's agent (1953)
** 3833: [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] (built 1922-1925)
** 3833: [[Avondale United Methodist Church]] (built 1922-1925)


* [[39th Street South]] intersection (north only)
* [[39th Street South]] intersects (north only)
** 3900: [[3900 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1890)
** 3900: [[3900 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1890)
** 3906: [[3906 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1890)
** 3906: [[3906 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1890)
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** 3926: [[3926 5th Avenue South|apartment building]] (built c. 1970)
** 3926: [[3926 5th Avenue South|apartment building]] (built c. 1970)


* [[40th Street South]] intersection (south only)
* [[40th Street South]] intersects (south only)
** north side:
** north side:
*** 4032: [[Pyle's Clock Shop]]
*** 4032: [[Pyle's Clock Shop]]
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** 4001: [[Avondale Regional Library]]
** 4001: [[Avondale Regional Library]]


* [[41st Street South]] intersection (north only)
* [[41st Street South]] intersects (north only)
** north side:
** north side:
*** 4100: [[Munchies Food Store]] / [[Taco Morro Loco]], former location of [[Ellis Grey]] filling station (1934), [[Johnson & English Service Station]] / [[Auto Carburetor & Ignition Co.]] (1953), [[Avondale Grill]]
*** 4100: [[Munchies Food Store]] / [[Taco Morro Loco]], former location of [[Ellis Grey]] filling station (1934), [[Johnson & English Service Station]] / [[Auto Carburetor & Ignition Co.]] (1953), [[Avondale Grill]]
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*** 4101: [[Avondale Park]]
*** 4101: [[Avondale Park]]


* [[42nd Street South]] intersection (south only)
* [[42nd Street South]] intersects(south only)
** 4210: former location of [[Avondale United Methodist Church|Avondale First Methodist Church]] (1909), [[Avondale United Methodist Church|Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1915-1920)
** 4210: former location of [[Avondale United Methodist Church|Avondale First Methodist Church]] (1909), [[Avondale United Methodist Church|Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1915-1920)
** 4243: former location of [[Meehan Flag & Decorating]] ([[Daisy Meehan]] 1953)
** 4243: former location of [[Meehan Flag & Decorating]] ([[Daisy Meehan]] 1953)
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** 4266: [[4266 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1912)
** 4266: [[4266 5th Avenue South|residence]] (built c. 1912)


* [[43rd Street South]] intersection
* [[43rd Street South]] intersects
** 4300–4308: [[AvonDwell]] apartments (built 2020)
** 4300–4308: [[AvonDwell]] apartments (built 2020)
** 4328: former location of [[James Tidwell]] contractor (1934)
** 4328: former location of [[James Tidwell]] contractor (1934)
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** 4413: [[Birmingham Friends Meeting]] / [[Burdock Book Collective]]
** 4413: [[Birmingham Friends Meeting]] / [[Burdock Book Collective]]
** 4416: former location of [[John R. Ball]] interior decorator (1934)
** 4416: former location of [[John R. Ball]] interior decorator (1934)
** 4439: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22]]
** 4425: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 10/22]]
** 4449: former location of [[E. H. Abts & Son]] heating & sheet metal work (1953)
** 4439–4453: [[The Offices]] coworking (2024–)
** 4453: former location of [[Avonwood Service Station]] (1934), [[Flowers Servicenter]] service station (1953)
*** 4439: former location of [[E. H. Abts & Son]] heating & sheet metal work (1953)
* [[45th Street South]] intersection, street merges with [[4th Avenue South]]
*** 4453: former location of [[Avonwood Service Station]] (1934), [[Flowers Servicenter]] service station (1953)
 
* [[45th Street South]] intersects, street merges with [[4th Avenue South]]


=== [[Forest Park-South Avondale]]/[[East Avondale]] ===
=== [[Forest Park-South Avondale]]/[[East Avondale]] ===
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*** 4926: former location of [[Southern Roofing & Heating Co.]] (1934), [[Barclift Feed & Coal]] (1941), [[Lance Inc.]] storage (1944-1953), [[Carl Jones Auto Parts]] (2007)
*** 4926: former location of [[Southern Roofing & Heating Co.]] (1934), [[Barclift Feed & Coal]] (1941), [[Lance Inc.]] storage (1944-1953), [[Carl Jones Auto Parts]] (2007)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 4909: [[Manitou Supply]] (2017-), former location of [[Peerless Gas & Appliance Co.]] (1953), [[Electric Tool Co.]] (1953-1964), [[Advance Glass Co.]] cutting room (1970)
*** 4909: [[The Old Bailey Gallery]] (2023–), former location of [[Peerless Gas & Appliance Co.]] (1953), [[Electric Tool Co.]] (1953-1964), [[Advance Glass Co.]] cutting room (1970), [[Manitou Supply]] (2017-)
*** 4911: [[The Jaybird]] (September 2017-), former location of [[The Beauty Box]] beauty shop (1964), [[Jean's Beauty Salon]] (1970)
*** 4911: [[The Jaybird]] (September 2017-), former location of [[The Beauty Box]] beauty shop (1964), [[Jean's Beauty Salon]] (1970)
*** 4913-4915: former location of [[Best Food Market]] (1941)
*** 4913-4915: former location of [[Best Food Market]] (1941)
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*** 4933: former location of [[Fren-Le Inn]] restaurant (Mrs [[L. Kelly]] 1941), [[Friendly Inn]] ([A. H. Lumpkin]] 1942),  [[Browning's Cafe]] ([[Arthur Browning]] 1953), [[Dora's Cafeteria]] (1964-1970)
*** 4933: former location of [[Fren-Le Inn]] restaurant (Mrs [[L. Kelly]] 1941), [[Friendly Inn]] ([A. H. Lumpkin]] 1942),  [[Browning's Cafe]] ([[Arthur Browning]] 1953), [[Dora's Cafeteria]] (1964-1970)
*** 4933 1/2 [[St Mark Missionary Baptist Church]] (2005)
*** 4933 1/2 [[St Mark Missionary Baptist Church]] (2005)
*** 4937: [[Living Waters Ministries Church of God in Christ]] (-2019-), former location of [[All Nations Worship Center]] (2007-)
*** 4937: [[Living Waters Ministries Church of God in Christ]] (-2019-), former location of [[All Nations Worship Center Church of God in Christ]] (2007-)


* [[50th Street South]] intersects
* [[50th Street South]] intersects
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* Road begins
* Road begins
* 75th Street South intersection
* 75th Street South intersection
** 7631: [[First Baptist Church of East Lake]] (1946)
** 7631: [[First Baptist Church of East Lake]] (1946, 1954)
* [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard]] intersection
* [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard]] intersection


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** 7725: former location of [[Pi Kappa Phi]] house (1934)
** 7725: former location of [[Pi Kappa Phi]] house (1934)
* 78th Street South intersection (road begins)
* 78th Street South intersection (road begins)
** 7921: [[Herman Brown Ministries]]
** 7921: [[Herman Brown Ministries]], former location of [[Maranatha Baptist Church]] (1971, 1981)
* 81st Street South intersection (road ends)
* 81st Street South intersection (road ends)
** [[Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School]]
** [[Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School]]

Latest revision as of 13:22, 30 May 2024

Fifth Avenue South (originally Avenue E) is a two-way, east-west avenue in Birmingham, one of the longest continuous avenues stretching across the city's south side. Portions of the street exist from North Titusville in the west to South East Lake in the east, but the main section runs from the Five Points South neighborhood all the way to Oak Ridge Park, becoming part of U.S. Highway 78 for a few blocks along its path.

Route

The beginning of 5th Avenue South is in the North Titusville neighborhood, west of downtown, at Center Street. It takes up from a short section of 5th Avenue Southwest that begins at Goldwire Street, about two blocks west of Center Street. The avenue ends at the intersection of 3rd Street and Omega Street.

In the Five Points South neighborhood, just east of the railroad tracks, the main portion of 5th Avenue South begins at 8th Street South. After passing under the raised portion of Interstate 65, in continues west through University of Alabama at Birmingham campus into the Southside neighborhood. There it passes under the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (U.S. Highways 31 and 280) and continues west into the Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood.

As it enters East Avondale, 4th Avenue South, which is also U.S. Highway 78, merges into 5th Avenue at 45th Street. Thus 5th become Highway 78 for a few blocks, until the two split at 47th Street. Highway 78 continues east along Crestwood Boulevard while 5th turns more northeastward, forming the border between East Avondale and Crestwood North.

At the railroad tracks, the main road continues northeast as 1st Avenue South while 5th Avenue splits off more eastward to remain inside Crestwood North along the south side of the tracks. It continues into Oak Ridge Park before ending at Antwerp Avenue.

Another section begins in the East Lake neighborhood at Higdon Road where Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services is located, only to end at 71st Street. It begins again southwest of 75th Street and continues a short way into South East Lake before ending again at Vanderbilt Street. It resumes again one block northeast at 78th Street and ends at the entrance of Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School at 81st Street. It resumes on the other side of the campus at 82nd Street before finally ending for good at 85th Street.

From 8th to 36th Street, the road provides two lanes of travel in each direction. It then becomes a two-lane road until meeting 4th Avenue and becoming Highway 78, where it is six lanes. North of Crestwood Boulevard, it is again four lanes until splitting off at the railroad tracks in Crestwood North. All other portions are two-lane, residential streets.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 5th Avenue South category.

North Titusville

Five Points South neighborhood

Southside neighborhood

Forest Park-South Avondale

Forest Park-South Avondale/East Avondale

East Avondale/Crestwood South

East Avondale/Crestwood North

(formerly Grand Avenue)

Oak Ridge Park

  • 62nd Street South intersection (south only)
  • Antwerp Avenue (road ends)

East Lake neighborhood

South East Lake

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