13th Street South

13th Street South is a north-south street in midtown and southside Birmingham. 13th Street South is separate from 13th Street North by the Railroad Reservation. It continues south from there, through the Parkside District and the UAB Campus, terminating at 17th Avenue South on the northern slope of Red Mountain.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 13th Street South category.

• street begins at Railroad Reservation
  • west side:
    • 0–14: Foundry Yards apartments (built 2020)
  • east side:
    • 1–15:

• Powell Avenue intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 16–30: Cottage Supply Company
  • east side:
    • 17–31: Baker's Row parking deck

• 1st Avenue South (formerly Avenue A) intersects
  • west side:
    • 100–114: Industrial Fire & Safety Equipment
    • 116–130: Northstar Wholesale
  • east side:
    • 101–111: Parkside Parking Lot (built 2018), former location of Building Materials Wholesale, Marjam Supply Co.
    • 113–131: BILT in Alabama, former location of CM Sales & Associates (2011), Affordable Office Furniture Co. (2015)

• 2nd Avenue South (formerly Avenue B) intersects
  • west side:
    • 200–230: University Park offices & warehouses / Better Basics, former location of Motlow Distilling Company (1904–1908)
  • east side:
    • 201–231: University House apartments (built 2007)

• 3rd Avenue South (formerly Avenue C) intersects (one way west)
  • west side:
    • 300–314: parking lot
    • 316–330: Chevron gas station
  • east side:
    • 301–313: Cain Awning Co.
    • 315–331: Tool-Smith Company

• 4th Avenue South (formerly Avenue D) intersects
  • west side:
    • 400–430: UAB Parking Lot 15B, former location of Cameron-Lane School (1952), Lane Teacher Building (demolished 2011)
  • east side:
    • 401–405: Myers Properties office building
      • 405: Visions Beauty Salon
    • 411–431: site of proposed 7-story student apartment building (2022), former location of Quality Press (2011)

• 5th Avenue South (formerly Avenue E) intersects
  • west side:
    • 514–530: UAB Parking Lot 15C
  • east side:
    • 501–513: UAB Parking Lot 15N
    • 515–531: UAB Steam Plant (built 2013)

• 6th Avenue South (formerly Avenue F) intersects
  • west side:
  • east side:
    • 601–631: Bartow Arena (built 1988)

• no intersection at 7th Avenue South (formerly Avenue G)
  • west side:
    • 700–730: UAB Collat School of Business building / Blazer Pride Plaza (built 2018), former location of UAB Parking Lot 15A (demolished 2017)
  • east side:
    • 701–731: Campbell Hall (built 1978, expanded 1991)

• University Boulevard (formerly Avenue H, 8th Avenue South) intersects
  • west side:
    • 800–816: 12th Street Deck (expanded 2010)
      • 814: former location of Thomas Williams residence (1909)
    • 820–824: Alabama Power Southside Distribution Substation
    • 828–830: UAB Parking Lot 15G
  • east side:

• no intersection at 9th Avenue South
  • west side:
    • 900–916: UAB Humanities Building (built 1972), former location of UAB Visual Arts Gallery (1974–2014)
    • 918–930: UAB Hulsey Center
  • east side:
    • 901–905: UAB Mini Park
    • 907–915: UAB Education Building (built 1971)
    • 917–931: Mervyn H. Sterne Library (built 1973, expanded 1987)

• 10th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1000–1010: Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (built 2014)
    • 1012–1030: UAB Parking Lot 15D
  • east side:
    • 1001–1011: UAB National Alumni Society
    • 1075: UAB School of Engineering

• 11th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1100–1130: UAB Hospital-Highlands (2006–), former location of South Highlands Infirmary (1910–1971), South Highlands Hospital (1971–1989), HealthSouth Medical Center (1989–2006)
  • east side:

• no intersection at 12th Avenue South
  • west side:
    • 1200–1230: UAB Hospital-Highlands
  • east side:

• no intersection at 13th Avenue South
  • west side:
    • 1300–1316: UAB Hospital-Highlands
    • 1318–1330: 1222 14th Avenue South building
  • east side:
    • 1301–1311: parking lot
    • 1313: UAB Orthopedic Specialties / UAB Center for Exercise Medicine
    • 1317: residence
    • 1321: residence

• 14th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1400: residence
    • 1410: vacant lot
    • 1414–1424: Lennox Apartments
    • 1430: residence
    • 1434: vacant lot
  • east side:
    • 1415: Cordelle Apartments
    • 1417: residence
    • 1421: residence
    • 1425: residence
    • 1429: residence

• 15th Avenue South intersects (street jogs west), Cullum Street/12th Street South Historic District begins
  • west side:
    • 1500: John Rogers residence (built c. 1904)
    • 1504: Mellie Dillon residence (built c. 1910)
    • 1506: W. A. Burns residence (built 1909)
    • 1508: Ezekiel Wall residence (built 1908)
    • 1512: Howell Graham residence (built 1906)
    • 1516: C. I. Baker residence (built 1904)
    • 1518: W. N. Johnson residence (built 1906)
  • east side:
    • 1501: J. L. Welch residence (built c. 1907)
    • 1507: Charles DeBardeleben residence (built c. 1906)
    • 1509: apartment building (built c. 1980)
    • 1513: C. K. Ramsay residence (built c. 1906)
    • 1515: F. G. Alexander residence (built c. 1907)
    • 1517: C. W. Austin residence (built c. 1905)

• 16th Avenue South intersects, Cullum Street/12th Street South Historic District ends
  • west side:
    • 1600: residence
    • 1604: residence
    • 1612: residence
    • 1616: residence
    • 1620: residence
    • 1622: residence
    • 1624: residence
    • 1632: residence
    • 1636: residence
    • 1640: residence
    • 1644: residence
  • east side:
    • 1601: residence
    • 1603: residence
    • 1605: residence
    • 1607: residence
    • 1611: residence
    • 1615: residence
    • 1621: residence
    • 1625: residence

• street ends at 17th Avenue South