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:''road continues north as [[20th Street North]]''
:''road continues north as [[20th Street North]]''
* west side:
* west side:
** 2-8: former location of [[Crane Co.]] plumbing supply (1922-1941)
** 2-8: former location of [[McLester & Van Hoose]] wholesale grocery / [[Planters' Cotton Warehouse]] behind (1885), [[Crane Co.]] plumbing supply (1922-1941)
*** 2: former location of [[Oldham & Co.]] saloon (1896-1899)
*** 2: former location of [[Oldham & Co.]] saloon (1896-1899)
*** 4: former location of [[T. N. Balabanos]] restaurant (1896-1897)
*** 4: former location of [[T. N. Balabanos]] restaurant (1896-1897)
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*** 8: former location of [[Hughes & Going]] (1896), [[R. B. Horton & Co.]] (1899)
*** 8: former location of [[Hughes & Going]] (1896), [[R. B. Horton & Co.]] (1899)
**** 8½: former location of [[Simpson Mercantile & Lumber Co.]] (1896), [[F. Furnansky]] clothing / [[I. Harris]] barber (1899)
**** 8½: former location of [[Simpson Mercantile & Lumber Co.]] (1896), [[F. Furnansky]] clothing / [[I. Harris]] barber (1899)
** 10: former location of [[Perry-Mason-Brown Shoe Co.]] (1896)
** 10: former location of cobbler (1885), [[Perry-Mason-Brown Shoe Co.]] (1896)
** 12: former location of [[Perry Hardware Co.]] (1896-1899), [[H. W. Perry & Co.]] wholesale tobacco (1899, north of Powell Avenue)
** 12: former location of saloon (1885), [[Perry Hardware Co.]] (1896-1899), [[H. W. Perry & Co.]] wholesale tobacco (1899, north of Powell Avenue)
* east side:
* east side:
** 1: former location of [[Atlas Machine & Supply Co.]] (1922), [[Goodman Transfer & Warehouse]] (1926), [[Royal Tire Co.]] filling station (1941), [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] freight agency and [[Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] freight office (1964)
** 1-7: former location of vacant land (1885)
*** 1½: former location of Mrs [[F. A. Prouty]] (1896)
*** 1: former location of [[Atlas Machine & Supply Co.]] (1922), [[Goodman Transfer & Warehouse]] (1926), [[Royal Tire Co.]] filling station (1941), [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] freight agency and [[Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] freight office (1964)
** 3: former location of [[Interstate Belting & Packaging]] (1922), [[Southern Auction & Storage Co.]] (1926)
**** 1½: former location of Mrs [[F. A. Prouty]] (1896)
** 5: former location of [[Mathieson Alkali Works]]/[[Wood Distributing Co.]]/[[Jefferson Distributing Co.]]/[[McCall Brokerage Co.]] (1941), [[Supreme Beverage Co.]]/[[Jefferson Distributing Co.]]/[[Olin-Mathieson Chemical Co.]] (1964-1970)
*** 3: former location of [[Interstate Belting & Packaging]] (1922), [[Southern Auction & Storage Co.]] (1926)
** 7: former location of [[Warrior Machine Works]] (1899)
*** 5: former location of [[Mathieson Alkali Works]]/[[Wood Distributing Co.]]/[[Jefferson Distributing Co.]]/[[McCall Brokerage Co.]] (1941), [[Supreme Beverage Co.]]/[[Jefferson Distributing Co.]]/[[Olin-Mathieson Chemical Co.]] (1964-1970)
** 9: former location of [[Southern Railway]], [[Mobile & Ohio Railway]] freight office and [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] freight office (1922-1964), [[Supreme Beverage Co.]] (1970)
*** 7: former location of [[Warrior Machine Works]] (1899)
** 9: former location of [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] passenger depot, [[Southern Railway]] / [[Mobile & Ohio Railway]] / [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] freight office (1922-1964), [[Supreme Beverage Co.]] (1970)


===[[Powell Avenue]]===
===[[Powell Avenue]]===
[[File:Alagasco Building (20th Street South).jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Alagasco Building in 2010]]
[[File:Alagasco Building (20th Street South).jpg|right|thumb|300px|The Alagasco Building in 2010]]
* West side
former [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] crossing
* west side
** 10-20: former location of [[Goodman Transfer & Warehouse]] (1926)
** 10-20: former location of [[Goodman Transfer & Warehouse]] (1926)
*** 10: former location of [[Garland Wilson]] saloon (1904)
*** 10: former location of saloon (1885), [[Garland Wilson]] saloon (1904)
*** 12-14: vacant, owned by [[Alabama Power Company]], former location of [[Associates Sales Agency]] wholesale toys  (1964) and [[Alabama Business Furnishings]]  
*** 12-14: vacant, owned by [[Alabama Power Company]], former location of [[Associates Sales Agency]] wholesale toys  (1964) and [[Alabama Business Furnishings]]  
**** 12: former location of [[Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co.]] (1920-1922), [[Sall Mountain Roofing]]/[[Whitaker Paper Co.]] (1922), [[Alabama Electric Supply Co.]] (1926), [[The Starr Co.]] pianos & refrigerators (1941), [[Associated Sales Agency]] wholesale toys (1970)
**** 12: former location of grocery / restaurant (1885), [[Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co.]] (1920-1922), [[Sall Mountain Roofing]]/[[Whitaker Paper Co.]] (1922), [[Alabama Electric Supply Co.]] (1926), [[The Starr Co.]] pianos & refrigerators (1941), [[Associated Sales Agency]] wholesale toys (1970)
*** 18-20: former location of [[J. A. Yates & Co.]] machinery (1899), [[San Pedro Wine Co.]] (1941), [[A. B. Dick Co.]] business machines (1964)
**** 14: former location of saloon (1885)
*** 18-20 3rd floor: former location of [[Knights of Pythias Hall]] (1899)
*** 18-22: former location of livery stable (1885), [[J. A. Yates & Co.]] machinery [[Knights of Pythias Hall]] 3rd floor (1899), [[San Pedro Wine Co.]] (1941), [[A. B. Dick Co.]] business machines (1964)
**** 18: former location of [[Charles Leno]] restaurant / [[Robert Dunn]] saloon (1887), [[Perry Supply Co.]] (1922-1926), [[Amalgamated Roofing Co.]]/[[Miller Rubber Co.]]/[[Peasley-Gaulbert Co.]] (1926)
**** 18: former location of [[Charles Leno]] restaurant / [[Robert Dunn]] saloon (1887), [[Perry Supply Co.]] (1922-1926), [[Amalgamated Roofing Co.]]/[[Miller Rubber Co.]]/[[Peasley-Gaulbert Co.]] (1926)
**** 20: [[Alagasco Building]]/[[Alagasco Center for Energy Technology]], former location of [[A.L. Baxter]] dyer (1887), [[First American Bank|National Bank of Commerce]] (1965)
**** 20: [[Alagasco Building]]/[[Alagasco Center for Energy Technology]], former location of [[A.L. Baxter]] dyer (1887), [[First American Bank|National Bank of Commerce]] (1965)
** 22: : former location of [[Harris Turnansky]] (1896), [[Myer Bros]] dry goods (1899), [[Gulf States Sales]] (1941), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] (1964)
**** 22: : former location of [[Harris Turnansky]] (1896), [[Myer Bros]] dry goods (1899), [[Gulf States Sales]] (1941), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] (1964)
** 24: former location of [[Thomas Pound]] (1896) [[John Cocalis]] restaurant (1904), [[Peter Bairas]] lunch room (1922), [[The Greenwood Co.]] real estate/[[Washington National Insurance Co.]] (1941), [[Culberson Dance Studio]] (1956), [[Carolyn Cooper Rejuvenating Cosmetics]] (1964), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] storage (1970)
** 24: former location of vacant store (1885), [[Thomas Pound]] (1896) [[John Cocalis]] restaurant (1904), [[Peter Bairas]] lunch room (1922), [[The Greenwood Co.]] real estate/[[Washington National Insurance Co.]] (1941), [[Culberson Dance Studio]] (1956), [[Carolyn Cooper Rejuvenating Cosmetics]] (1964), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] storage (1970)
** 26-28: former location of [[W. H. Rickman]] saloon (1899), [[B. F. Strange]] saloon (1904)
** 26-28: former location of [[W. H. Rickman]] saloon (1899), [[B. F. Strange]] saloon (1904)
*** 26: former location of [[G. De Whiting]] restaurant (1897), [[W. A. Walker]] secondhand goods (1922), [[Bates Valve Bag Corp.]]/[[St Regis Paper Co.]] (1941), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] (1970)
*** 26: former location of restaurant / fruit stand (1885), [[G. De Whiting]] restaurant (1897), [[W. A. Walker]] second hand goods (1922), [[Bates Valve Bag Corp.]]/[[St Regis Paper Co.]] (1941), [[Junior League Nearly New Shop]] (1970)
*** 28: former location of [[John C. Smith]] (1896), [[Williams Furnace Co.]] (1922), [[Southern States Equipment Corp.]] (1941), [[M & F One Stop Record Mart]] (1964), [[Studio of Professional Arts]] dance school (1966-1970)
*** 28: former location of barber shop (1885) [[John C. Smith]] (1896), [[Williams Furnace Co.]] (1922), [[Southern States Equipment Corp.]] (1941), [[M & F One Stop Record Mart]] (1964), [[Studio of Professional Arts]] dance school (1966-1970)
**** 28½: former location of [[Alabama National Guard]] Special Forces Headquarters (1964)
**** 28½: former location of [[Alabama National Guard]] Special Forces Headquarters (1964)
** 30-34: former location of [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] freight office, freight station, passenger station and police (1922-1970)
** 30-34: former location of [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] freight office, freight station, passenger station and police (1922-1970)
*** 30: former location of [[Henderson Lowe]] (1896), [[F. Rubel & Co.]] saloon (1899)
*** 30: former location of grocery store (1885) [[Henderson Lowe]] (1896), [[F. Rubel & Co.]] saloon (1899)
*** 32: former location of [[Ruffin Page]] (1896)
*** 32: former location of [[Ruffin Page]] (1896)
*** 34: former location of [[Marks Kroman]] / [[Lee Charlie & Co.]] (1896), [[Union Drug Co.]] / [[G. H. Wilkerson]] physician (1899)
*** 34: former location of [[Marks Kroman]] / [[Lee Charlie & Co.]] (1896), [[Union Drug Co.]] / [[G. H. Wilkerson]] physician (1899)
** 94: former location of [[Schultz & Maynard]] Restaurant (1887)
*** 94: former location of [[Schultz & Maynard]] restaurant (1887)
** 96: former location of [[Robert Darden]] Restaurant (1887)
*** 96: former location of [[Robert Darden]] restaurant (1887)
[[File:Moore Handley 1904.png|right|thumb|300px|Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904]]
[[File:Moore Handley 1904.png|right|thumb|300px|Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904]]
* East side
 
** 11-23: [[Daniel Building]] (built 1970), headquarters for [[Compass Bank]], former location of [[Carlisle Electric Appliance Co.]] (1940-1941)
* east side
[[Moore-Handley]] appliance department (1964)
** 11-23: [[Daniel Building]] (built 1970), headquarters for [[Compass Bank]], former location of [[Carlisle Electric Appliance Co.]] (1940-1941), [[Moore-Handley]] appliance department (1964)
*** 11: former location of vacant sheds (1885)
*** 13: former location of vacant sheds (1885)
*** 15-17: former location of [[Milner & Kettig Company]] mill, mining & plumbing supply (1886-1905), [[Moore-Handley, Inc.]] machinery department (1926)
*** 15-17: former location of [[Milner & Kettig Company]] mill, mining & plumbing supply (1886-1905), [[Moore-Handley, Inc.]] machinery department (1926)
**** 15: former location of [[C. H. Schoolar Vinegar Co.]] (1904) [[C. J. Geohegen Machinery Co.]] (1922)
**** 15: former location of carpenter shop (1885), [[C. H. Schoolar Vinegar Co.]] (1904) [[C. J. Geohegen Machinery Co.]] (1922)
*** 17-19: former location of boarding house (1885)
*** 19-21: former location of [[Southern Pump Co.]] manufacturers (1892), [[Milner & Ketting Co.]] (1896)
*** 19-21: former location of [[Southern Pump Co.]] manufacturers (1892), [[Milner & Ketting Co.]] (1896)
** 23: former location of [[Annie Cole]] (1896)
*** 21-23: former location of vacant store (1885)
**** 23: former location of [[Annie Cole]] (1896)
** 25-31: former location of [[Moore-Handley, Inc.|Moore-Handley Hardware Co.]] (1904-1926)
** 25-31: former location of [[Moore-Handley, Inc.|Moore-Handley Hardware Co.]] (1904-1926)
*** 27: former location of [[Quarles Cohen & Co.]] stocks & bonds (1970)
*** 25-27: former location of vacant store (1885)
** 33: former location of [[Thomas McHolt]] (1896), [[M. C. Reynolds Lumber Co.]] (1899)
**** 27: former location of [[Quarles Cohen & Co.]] stocks & bonds (1970)
*** 29-31: former location of vacant store (1885)
**** 33: former location of [[Thomas McHolt]] (1896), [[M. C. Reynolds Lumber Co.]] (1899)


===[[1st Avenue South]]/[[Rotary Trail]]===
===[[1st Avenue South]] (formerly Avenue A) / [[Rotary Trail]]===
* west side ([[Block 122]]):
* west side ([[Block 122]]):
** 100: former location of [[Jennings & Hudnell]] saloon (1887-1891), [[Dusenberry Bros]] [[South Side Saloon]] (1896-1904), [[W. A. Mitchell & Co.]] saloon, [[Harry Stavros]] lunch counter (1922)
** 100: former location of [[Jennings & Hudnell]] saloon (1885-1891), [[Dusenberry Bros]] [[South Side Saloon]] (1896-1904), [[W. A. Mitchell & Co.]] saloon, [[Harry Stavros]] lunch counter (1922)
*** 100B: former location of fruit stand (1891)
*** 100B: former location of fruit stand (1891)
** 102: former location of [[Tepetekatz Galivon]] (1887), [[C. Stufsky]] clothing (1899), [[Southside Loan Office]] (1896), [[M. Goldstein & Co.]] pawnbroker (1922), [[Adamson Motor Co.]] used cars (1941)
** 102: former location of [[Tepetekatz Galivon]] (1887), [[C. Stufsky]] clothing (1899), [[Southside Loan Office]] (1896), [[M. Goldstein & Co.]] pawnbroker (1922), [[Adamson Motor Co.]] used cars (1941)

Revision as of 15:28, 17 May 2019

20th Street South is a north-south street in midtown and southside Birmingham. 20th Street begins at the southern end of 20th Street North at the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Powell Avenue, and then continues through Southside for sixteen blocks to where it intersects with Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.

The street runs through the UAB Medical Center, and from 10th Avenue South to Highland Avenue, it is the main road through Five Points South, a major restaurant and entertainment hub of the city.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 20th Street South category.

Railroad Reservation/20th Street underpass

road continues north as 20th Street North

Powell Avenue

The Alagasco Building in 2010

former Alabama Great Southern Railroad crossing

Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904

1st Avenue South (formerly Avenue A) / Rotary Trail

2nd Avenue South

c. 1963 view looking north up 20th Street toward downtown

3rd Avenue South

4th Avenue South

1977 advertisement for "The Strip"
start of UAB campus

5th Avenue South

6th Avenue South

Hillman Hospital, c. 1929

7th Avenue South

University Boulevard (formerly 8th Avenue South)

8th Court South (east) / 9th Avenue South (west)

10th Avenue South intersection

Five Points South begins

Magnolia Avenue

11th Avenue South

12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue

13th Avenue South

14th Avenue South

15th Avenue South

16th Avenue South


U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham
North side South side
Current route Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway Elton B. Stephens Expressway
Previous routes 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S

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