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.

The section of 16th Street South just east of the UAB Campus Green has been densely developed for student housing.

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 (Block 126):
    • 100–116: B & A Warehouse
    • 118–120: Negro Southern League Museum
  • east side (Block 125):
    • 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 (Block 131):
    • 200–230: Venue at the Ballpark (built 2016)
  • east side (Block 132):
    • 201: Store More

• 3rd Avenue South (formerly Avenue C) intersects
  • west side (Block 152):
    • 300–312: Watts Realty Building, One City mural
    • 314–330: Flats on 4th (built 2017)
  • east side (Block 151):
    • 301–311:
    • 313–331: James C. Lee Building (built 2019)

• 4th Avenue South (formerly Avenue D) intersects
  • west side (Block 157):
    • 400–430: Arlington Business Park
  • east side (Block 158):
    • 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 (Block 178):
    • 500–512: Captain D's
    • 514–530: Burger King
  • east side (Block 177):
    • 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 (Block 183):
    • 601–613: former location of Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (1881–1968)
  • east side (Block 184):
    • 600–630: Children's Hospital (built 1961)

• street resumes at 7th Avenue South (formerly Avenue G)
  • west side (Block 238):
    • 700–716: 7th Avenue Parking Deck
    • 718–730: UAB Parking Lot 5A
  • east side (Block 237):
    • 721–729: Volker Hall (built 1972)

• University Boulevard (formerly Avenue H, 8th Avenue South) intersects
  • west side (Block 792):
    • 800–830: UAB Campus Recreation Center (built 2005)
  • east side (Block 784):
    • 801–807: Ryals Public Health Building (built 1996)
    • 809–837: 9th Avenue Deck

• 9th Avenue South (formerly Avenue I) intersects (east only)
  • west side (Block 791):
    • 900–906: Commons on the Green
    • 908–922: Blazer Hall (built 2006)
    • 924–932: Camp Hall
  • east side (Block 785):
    • 901–905: Denman Hall (built 2006)
    • 907–915: Gold Hall (built 2015)
    • 917–931: Green Hall (built 2020)
      • 931: former location of Smolian International House (1992–2018)

• 10th Avenue South intersects
  • west side (Block 790):
    • 1016–1030: Rast Hall (built 1990)
  • east side (Block 786):
    • 1001–1013: 16th Street Parking Deck (built 2006)
    • 1017–1029: UAB Tennis Courts

• 11th Avenue South intersects
  • west side (Block 789):
    • 1100: McDonald Clinic (2004–)
    • 1114: Birmingham Regional EMS System
  • east side (Block 787):
    • 1101: Birmingham Regional EMS System
    • 1111: White Building

• 12th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
  • east side (Block 788):
    • 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