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''32nd Street South''' (or '''Thirty-second Street South''') is a two-way [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Southside]] neighborhood, running south from the | '''32nd Street South''' (or '''Thirty-second Street South''') is a two-way [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Southside]] neighborhood, running south from the [[Railroad Reservation]] to [[Clairmont Avenue]]. Other sections of the street, primarily residential, can be found in the [[Chestnut Hill Historic District]] and south of [[Highland Avenue]]. | ||
== Notable locations == | == Notable locations == | ||
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=== [[Southside]] === | === [[Southside]] === | ||
* [[Railroad Reservation]], road continues north as [[32nd Street North]] | * [[Railroad Reservation]], road continues north as [[32nd Street North]] | ||
** [[Seaboard Airline Railway]] shops (1935) | |||
** 2: [[Baggett Services]] | ** 2: [[Baggett Services]] | ||
* [[Powell Avenue]] intersects (east only) | * [[Powell Avenue]] intersects (east only) | ||
* [[1st Avenue South]] intersects, [[Jones Valley Trail]] walk/bike path | * [[1st Avenue South]] intersects, [[Jones Valley Trail]] walk/bike path | ||
** 100: [[Marx Brothers | ** 100: [[Marx Brothers]] coconut distributors | ||
** 125: [[Wesco Distribution]] | ** 125: [[Wesco Distribution]] | ||
* [[2nd Avenue South]] intersects | * [[2nd Avenue South]] intersects | ||
** 205: [[Swann & Co. Building]] (built 1936) for [[Swann & Co.]] (1936-1945), [[Vulcan Chemical Company]] (1945-1947), [[Alabama Fuel & Iron]] (1947-), [[Birmingham AIDS Outreach]] | ** 205: [[Swann & Co. Building]] (built 1936) for [[Swann & Co.]] (1936-1945), [[Vulcan Chemical Company]] (1945-1947), [[Alabama Fuel & Iron]] (1947-), [[Birmingham AIDS Outreach]] | ||
** 215: [[Mayer Lighting]] showroom (back), former location of [[Birmingham Surgical Supply]] | ** 215: [[Mayer Lighting]] showroom (back), former location of [[Birmingham Surgical Supply]] | ||
** 216: [[Precision Electric High Voltage Systems]] | ** 216: [[Magic City Acceptance Center]] (2020-), former location of [[Howard Hall Freight]] (1944-), [[Jefferson Tire]], [[Mill & Textile Supply]], [[Jay Industrial Repair|Precision Electric High Voltage Systems]] (2014-) | ||
* [[3rd Avenue South]] intersects | * [[3rd Avenue South]] intersects | ||
** 300: [[Regions Bank]] branch | ** 300: [[Regions Bank]] branch | ||
** 301: [[DSI South Dialysis]], former location of [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] #2, [[The Forty Thieves]] (1972-), [[Fantasies]] and [[Eunice Crabtree's Cut Rate Delicatessen & Bait Shop]] | ** 301: [[DSI South Dialysis]], former location of [[Ed Salem's Drive-In]] #2, [[The Forty Thieves]] (1972-), [[Fantasies]] and [[Eunice Crabtree's Cut Rate Delicatessen & Bait Shop]] | ||
* [[4th Avenue South]] intersects | * [[4th Avenue South]] intersects | ||
** 400: [[Magic City Sportswear]], former location of [[Long's Electronics]] (1980s) | ** 400: [[Magic City Sportswear]], former location of [[Long's Electronics]] (1980s) | ||
** 401: former location of [[Dewberry Engraving]] (-1959), [[Baptist Health System]] headquarters (1959-2013) | ** 401: former location of [[Dewberry Engraving]] (-1959), [[Baptist Health System]] headquarters (1959-2013) | ||
** 420: [[St Vincent's Health System New East Lot]] | ** 420: [[St Vincent's Health System New East Lot]] | ||
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersects | * [[5th Avenue South]] intersects | ||
** 500: [[Meeting Street Graphics]] | ** east side: | ||
** | *** 501: [[Tsitalia Imports]] | ||
** 516: [[Kung Fu Birmingham]] | *** 517: [[Tire Engineers]] | ||
** west side: | |||
** 518: [[32nd Street Baptist Church]] (built 1910) | *** 500: [[Meeting Street Graphics]] | ||
** 530: [[Cook Family | *** 504: former location of Rev. [[Edward McShan]] residence (1935) | ||
*** 508 1/2: former location of [[Albertha Duncan]] dressmaker (1935) | |||
*** 514: former location of Rev. [[Ellis Morton]] residence (1935) | |||
*** 516: former location of [[Kung Fu Birmingham]], [[Steel Strength Training]] (2014–2022) | |||
*** 518: (formerly 512) [[32nd Street Baptist Church]] (built 1910) | |||
*** 530: [[Cook Family & Cosmetic Dentistry]], former location of [[Southern Grocery & Market]] (1935), Saab grocery (1940s), [[Southern Grocery Store]] (1960), [[T Deli]], [[Design Specialties]], [[Naia Corporation]] (2009), [[Mainsail Asset Management]] (2016) | |||
* [[6th Avenue South]] intersects | * [[6th Avenue South]] intersects | ||
** | ** east side: | ||
** | *** 601–631: [[BBVA Compass]]' [[Harry B. Brock Administrative Center]], former location of [[Lakeview Park|Base Ball Park]], site of the [[1893 Iron Bowls|1st "Iron Bowl"]] | ||
** 606: [[Cablz]] | ** west side: | ||
** 612: [[Lakeview Self Storage]], former location of [[UPS Store]] | *** 600–606: former location of [[32nd Street Service Station]] (1935) | ||
**** 606: [[Cablz]] | |||
*** former location of [[Richard Hawes]]' residence (1889-1890) | |||
*** 612: [[Lakeview Self Storage]], former location of [[UPS Store]] | |||
* [[7th Avenue South]] intersects (west only) | * [[7th Avenue South]] intersects (west only) | ||
** 700–708: parking lot (2011–), former location of vacant lot (2008) | |||
** 710–714: one-story office building | |||
*** 710: [[Tutwiler Realty]] | |||
*** 712: [[Robert Hill Custom Tailors]] (2023–), former location of [[C. Burrell Law Group]] (–2023) | |||
*** 714: [[Michele Harris]] attorney | |||
** 716: [[Clairmont Cosmetic & Family Dentistry]] | ** 716: [[Clairmont Cosmetic & Family Dentistry]] | ||
** 720-722: [[Therapy South]], former location of [[J. H. Berry Insurance Agency]] (-2015) | ** 720-722: [[Therapy South]], former location of [[J. H. Berry Insurance Agency]] (-2015) | ||
* [[8th Avenue South]] intersects (west only) | * [[8th Avenue South]] intersects (west only) | ||
** [[ | ** [[Taj India]] restaurant (2023–), former location of [[Trinity Methodist Church (Southside)]] (1909-1926), [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 22]] (built 1927), [[Bogue's]] restaurant (2012–2022) | ||
* [[Clairmont Avenue]] intersects | * [[Clairmont Avenue]] intersects | ||
[[Category:32nd Street South|*]] | [[Category:32nd Street South|*]] | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 12 November 2023
32nd Street South (or Thirty-second Street South) is a two-way north-south street in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood, running south from the Railroad Reservation to Clairmont Avenue. Other sections of the street, primarily residential, can be found in the Chestnut Hill Historic District and south of Highland Avenue.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 32nd Street South category.
Southside
- Railroad Reservation, road continues north as 32nd Street North
- Seaboard Airline Railway shops (1935)
- 2: Baggett Services
- Powell Avenue intersects (east only)
- 1st Avenue South intersects, Jones Valley Trail walk/bike path
- 100: Marx Brothers coconut distributors
- 125: Wesco Distribution
- 2nd Avenue South intersects
- 205: Swann & Co. Building (built 1936) for Swann & Co. (1936-1945), Vulcan Chemical Company (1945-1947), Alabama Fuel & Iron (1947-), Birmingham AIDS Outreach
- 215: Mayer Lighting showroom (back), former location of Birmingham Surgical Supply
- 216: Magic City Acceptance Center (2020-), former location of Howard Hall Freight (1944-), Jefferson Tire, Mill & Textile Supply, Precision Electric High Voltage Systems (2014-)
- 3rd Avenue South intersects
- 300: Regions Bank branch
- 301: DSI South Dialysis, former location of Ed Salem's Drive-In #2, The Forty Thieves (1972-), Fantasies and Eunice Crabtree's Cut Rate Delicatessen & Bait Shop
- 4th Avenue South intersects
- 400: Magic City Sportswear, former location of Long's Electronics (1980s)
- 401: former location of Dewberry Engraving (-1959), Baptist Health System headquarters (1959-2013)
- 420: St Vincent's Health System New East Lot
- 5th Avenue South intersects
- east side:
- 501: Tsitalia Imports
- 517: Tire Engineers
- west side:
- 500: Meeting Street Graphics
- 504: former location of Rev. Edward McShan residence (1935)
- 508 1/2: former location of Albertha Duncan dressmaker (1935)
- 514: former location of Rev. Ellis Morton residence (1935)
- 516: former location of Kung Fu Birmingham, Steel Strength Training (2014–2022)
- 518: (formerly 512) 32nd Street Baptist Church (built 1910)
- 530: Cook Family & Cosmetic Dentistry, former location of Southern Grocery & Market (1935), Saab grocery (1940s), Southern Grocery Store (1960), T Deli, Design Specialties, Naia Corporation (2009), Mainsail Asset Management (2016)
- east side:
- 6th Avenue South intersects
- east side:
- 601–631: BBVA Compass' Harry B. Brock Administrative Center, former location of Base Ball Park, site of the 1st "Iron Bowl"
- west side:
- 600–606: former location of 32nd Street Service Station (1935)
- 606: Cablz
- former location of Richard Hawes' residence (1889-1890)
- 612: Lakeview Self Storage, former location of UPS Store
- 600–606: former location of 32nd Street Service Station (1935)
- east side:
- 7th Avenue South intersects (west only)
- 700–708: parking lot (2011–), former location of vacant lot (2008)
- 710–714: one-story office building
- 710: Tutwiler Realty
- 712: Robert Hill Custom Tailors (2023–), former location of C. Burrell Law Group (–2023)
- 714: Michele Harris attorney
- 716: Clairmont Cosmetic & Family Dentistry
- 720-722: Therapy South, former location of J. H. Berry Insurance Agency (-2015)
- 8th Avenue South intersects (west only)
- Taj India restaurant (2023–), former location of Trinity Methodist Church (Southside) (1909-1926), Birmingham Fire Station No. 22 (built 1927), Bogue's restaurant (2012–2022)
- Clairmont Avenue intersects