28th Street North

28th Street North is a north-south street which runs through Birmingham's Central City, Norwood, Evergreen, North Birmingham and Fairmont neighborhoods, east of Red Mountain Expressway and U.S. Highway 31.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 28th Street North category.

Central City neighborhood

• street begins north of 1st Avenue North
  • 108: Tracery Stone Company
  • 131: Royster Enterprises / Postal Fleet Services Birmingham, former location of Dobbs Manufacturing Co. (1959)
• 2nd Avenue North intersects
  • 200–230: McCorquodale Transfer
  • 201: former location of Damico Grocery (1959)
  • 205: former location of Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co. (1959)
  • 211: former location of Jaffe-Wohl Iron & Metal Co. / Jaffe-Wohl Steel Co. / Jaffe-Wohl Scrap Iron Brokerage Co. (1959)
• 3rd Avenue North intersects (west only)
  • 312: Penske Truck Rental, former location of Used Parts Sales Co. (1959)
  • 309: former location of The Furnace gentlemen's club
• 4th Avenue North intersects (west only)
  • 480: R. E. Michel Company
• 5th Avenue North / Messer Airport Highway intersects
  • 500–530: VaVia Dumpster Rental, former location of Thompson Tractor Co. (1959)
  • 501: S & S Tire
  • 521–529: former location of Southern States Iron Roofing Co. yard (1959)
• 6th Avenue North (no intersection)
  • 601: former location of Southern States Iron Roofing Co. yards (1959)
  • 604: Jerry Pate Golf Cars
  • 606: former location of Sivers Beauty Shop (Mrs Johnnie Shivers 1959)
    • 606B: former location of Happy Hour Cafe (1959)
  • 613: former location of Knight Equipment Co. (1959)
  • 622: former location of Allen Walter (1959), Martha Marie Robinson residence (1963)
  • 624: Millwright & Machinery Erectors Local No. 1192 (2021–), former location of Aristo Air (2008–2016), O'Neal Manufacturing Services (2019)
  • 631: Birmingham Winsupply plumbing supplies, former location of Dr Pepper Bottling Co. of Birmingham (1959)
• 7th Avenue North intersects
  • 701: Anchor Packaging Co.
  • 715: former location of Kimerling Truck & Parts Co. (1959)
  • 716: Birmingham Hose Shop
  • 730: Nelson Glass Co.
  • 731: Downtown Adult Books
• Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard / 8th Avenue North intersects
  • 800: CraneWorks
  • 801: U-Haul self-storage and rentals (2018–), former location of Hardie-Tynes Manufucaturing Co. (1903–2016)
• 9th Avenue North intersects (east only)
  • 900: former location of Shell Oil Co. office & bulk plant (1959)
  • 901–919: Office Furniture Works, former location of Birmingham Sash & Door (1959–2009)
  • 910: RentalWorks
  • 930: Atlas Welding Supply
  • 925–931: Magic City Woodworks (Lawrence Sheffield), former location of Linde Co. div. of National Carbon Co. warehouse & plant (1959), Servants of Christ Ministries / Birmingham House of Prayer (Dale Cathey 1998–2014) Craft Brothers Co. (Dustin & Dale Cathey 2000–2014)

Norwood neighborhood

• Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North / 10th Avenue North intersects
  • 1000: Perkins Sandblasting
  • 1001: EspressoTech
• I-20/59 passes over
• 11th Avenue North intersects
• 12th Avenue North intersects
  • 1200–1208: apartments
  • 1201–1203: vacant office building
• 13th Avenue North intersects
  • 1312: former location of Henry Gilmer residence (1920s)
  • 1320–1330: former location of Kirby Middle School (1970s–2009)
• 14th Avenue North (no intersection)
  • 1400–1430: Norwood Park
• street ends at 15th Avenue North, continues as Norwood Boulevard
• street resumes at 17th Avenue North

Evergreen neighborhood

• street resumes at F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive
• 20th Avenue North intersects
  • 2021–2031: St Luke African Methodist Episcopal Church (built 1926)
• 21st Avenue North intersects
• 22nd Avenue North intersects (west only)
• street ends before Village Creek crosses

North Birmingham neighborhood

• street resumes at 29th Avenue North
• 30th Avenue North intersects
  • 3001–3011: electrical substation
• 31st Avenue North intersects
  • 3100–3130: Birmingham Tower Apartments
• 32nd Avenue North intersects
• 33rd Avenue North intersects
• 34th Avenue North intersects
• 35th Avenue North intersects
  • 3501–3731: North Birmingham Park
• 37th Avenue North intersects (west only)
• 38th Avenue North intersects
  • 3816: former location of Radio Products Corporation (1925)
• street ends
• Norfold Southern Railway passes

Fairmont neighborhood

• street resumes at 39th Avenue North
• street ends at 40th Avenue North