15th Street South

15th Street South is a north-south street in midtown and southside Birmingham, running through UAB's campus to the foot of Red Mountain.

The street formerly began at 1st Avenue South, south of the Railroad Reservation, now Railroad Park. The next two blocks, to 3rd Avenue South, were vacated in 2012 for construction of Regions Field.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 15th Street South category.

• Railroad Park
• 1st Avenue South (formerly Avenue A) formerly intersected
  • 100-131: Regions Field (built 2013)
    • 100: former location of Shoe Corp. warehouse (burned 2006), Shoe Factory Skate Slab (2009-2012)
    • 101: former location of Commerce Row
• 2nd Avenue South (formerly Avenue B) formerly intersected
  • 200-231: Regions Field
    • 231: former location of UAB Print Plant
• 3rd Avenue South (formerly Avenue C) intersection
  • 300: UAB University Stores Warehouse Annex
  • 301: Sherwin-Williams Paints
  • 320: former location of Forbes Distributing Company
  • 321: Medical Resources, former location of Bill Likens & Son Welding Co. (2008),
• 4th Avenue South (formerly Avenue D) intersection
  • 400-414: Jefferson County Department of Health General Services Annex
  • 401-431: Arlington Business Center
    • 421-431: former location of ABC Coke (1949)
• 5th Avenue South (formerly Avenue E) intersection
  • 500: Jefferson County Department of Health employee parking deck
  • 501: McDonald's restaurant
  • 521: UAB Obstetrics Special Care / UAB Center for Research in Women's Health
• street ends at 6th Avenue South (formerly Avenue F)
  • 600-630: Cooper Green Deck (built 1974)
  • 601-631: Cooper Green Mercy Health Services (built 1972 as Mercy Hospital)
• street resumes at 7th Avenue South (formerly Avenue G) intersection
  • 700: Hill Student Center (built 2015), former location of Hill University Center (1983-2013)
  • 701: Children's Hospital Parking Deck
• street ends at University Boulevard (formerly Avenue H, 8th Avenue South)
  • UAB Campus Green (built 2008)
  • 800: Heritage Hall (built 2008)
  • 801: UAB Campus Recreation Center (built 2005), former location of University Hospital School of Nursing Residence / Blazer Hall (built 1962, demolished 2002)
• 9th Avenue South (formerly Avenue I) formerly intersected
  • 900: UAB Chemistry Building
  • 901: UAB University Dining Facility
  • 911: Blazer Hall (built 2006)
  • 916: UAB Chemistry Annex
  • 929: Camp Hall (built 1980 as Twin Towers)
• 10th Avenue South crosses (no intersection)
  • 1000: Blount Hall (built 2001)
  • 1001: Rast Hall (built 1990)
• 11th Avenue South intersection
  • 1100: CVS Pharmacy (built 2009), former location of Tower Court Apartments (demolished 2008)
  • 1101: Kangaroo Express gas station, former location of Utopia Cleaners and Laundry, Hungry Howie's Pizza (2012-2018)
  • 1113: UAB Child Development Center
  • 1118: UAB Police Headquarters (built 2018), former location of University Credit Union (-1992), UAB Police Department (1992-2017)
  • 1120: UAB Lot 15K
• 12th Avenue South intersection (east only)
  • 1201: St Stephen Catholic Chapel
  • 1216: Baptist Campus Ministries-UAB
  • 1231: Lofts on 15th (built 2016)
• 13th Avenue South intersection
  • 1300-1330: Phelan Park
  • 1301: Campus House Christian Student Center
• 14th Avenue South intersection
  • 1400: Dreamland Bar-B-Que (1993-)
  • 1401: Wilson's Market (2008-)
    • 1401B: Wilson Hot & Sweet Cafe
    • 1401C: Wilson's Laundry
• 15th Avenue South intersects
  • Anderson Place Historic District begins
  • 1501: apartment building
  • 1508: Chateau Terrace Condominium
• 16th Avenue South intersects
  • 1601: apartment building
  • 1610: 1610 Building apartments
• 17th Avenue South intersects (west only)
• street bends west and splits into 17th Avenue South and 18th Avenue South