16th Street South

16th 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 begins south of the Railroad Reservation and Railroad Park at 1st Avenue South and continues as far as 6th Avenue South, where it has been interrupted since 1972 by Cooper Green Hospital. It resumes at 7th Avenue South and continues to just past 15th Street South.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 16th Street South category.

Railroad Park / Regions Field

• Railroad Park (opened 2010)
• 1st Avenue South (formerly Avenue A) intersects
  • west side:
    • 100–116: B & A Warehouse
    • 118–120: Negro Southern League Museum
  • east side:
    • 101–109: warehouses
    • 111–129: Smile-A-Mile Place (2017–), former location of Jones Sportswear

• 2nd Avenue South (formerly Avenue B) intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 200–230: Venue at the Ballpark (built 2016)
  • east side:
    • 201: Store More

• 3rd Avenue South (formerly Avenue C) intersects
  • west side:
    • 300–312: Watts Realty Building, One City mural
    • 314–330: Flats on 4th (built 2017)
  • east side:
    • 301–311:
    • 313–331: James C. Lee Building (built 2019)

• 4th Avenue South (formerly Avenue D) intersects
  • west side:
    • 400–430: Arlington Business Park
  • east side:
    • 401–431: former location of Nabers' Grove (before 1871)
      • 401–411: Children's Park Place extension (built 2004)
      • 413–427: 5th Avenue Parking Deck (built 1994)
      • 429–431: Children's Park Place (built 1994)

• 5th Avenue South (formerly Avenue E) intersects
  • west side:
    • 500–512: Captain D's
    • 514–530: Burger King
  • east side:
    • 501–511: Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children (built 2012)
    • 513–531: Children's Harbor (built 1990)

• street ends at 6th Avenue South (formerly Avenue F)
  • Cooper Green Mercy Health Services (built 1972 as Mercy Hospital)
  • west side
    • 601–613: former location of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (1881–1968)
  • east side
    • 600–630: Children's Hospital (built 1961)

• street resumes at 7th Avenue South (formerly Avenue G)
  • west side:
    • 700–716: 7th Avenue Parking Deck
    • 718–730: UAB Parking Lot 5A
  • east side:
    • 721–729: Volker Hall (built 1972)

• University Boulevard (formerly Avenue H, 8th Avenue South) intersects
  • west side:
    • 800–830: UAB Campus Recreation Center (built 2005)
  • east side:
    • 801–807: Ryals Public Health Building (built 1996)
    • 809–837: 9th Avenue Deck

• • 9th Avenue South (formerly Avenue I) intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 900–906: Commons on the Green
    • 908–922: Blazer Hall (built 2006)
    • 924–932: Camp Hall
  • east side:
    • 901–905: Denman Hall (built 2006)
    • 907–915: New Freshman Residence Hall
    • 917–931: Green Hall (built 2020)
      • 931: former location of Smolian International House (1992–2018)

• 10th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1016–1030: Rast Hall (built 1990)
  • east side:
    • 1001–1013: 16th Street Parking Deck
    • 1017–1029: UAB Tennis Courts

• 11th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1100: William Clifford and Margaret Spain McDonald Clinic (2004–)
    • 1114: Birmingham Regional EMS System
  • east side:
    • 1101: Birmingham Regional EMS System
    • 1111: White Building

• 12th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
  • east side:
    • 1201: 1601 12th Avenue South building, Two Maids & A Mop

• 12th Court South intersects
  • west side:
    • 1224: Ifediba Law Group
  • east side:
    • 1221–1231: 1608 13th Avenue South, Bhate Geosciences

• 13th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
  • east side:
    • 1325–1331: Southside Manor Apartments

• 14th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
  • east side:

• 15th Avenue South intersects, Anderson Place begins
  • west side:
  • east side:

• street ends