56th Street South

56th Street South is a north-south street which runs from 1st Avenue North in Woodlawn to Clairmont Avenue in Crestwood South. Though predominantly residential, the street serves as a connector across two sets of railroad tracks and Crestwood Boulevard, which each have a limited number of crossings.

Notable addresses

Woodlawn neighborhood

• street begins at 1st Avenue North as a continuation of Georgia Road
  • west side:
    • 2–4: Magic City Motors
    • 6: South Woodlawn Law Center
    • 10–18 (5544 1st Avenue South): AT&T (side), formerly Southern Bell Woodlawn Exchange, South Central Bell
  • east side:
  • 1–5 (5601 1st Avenue North): Ken Del Building (side)
  • 7-9: vacant lot
  • 11-19 (5600 1st Avenue South): former location of Spivey's Gulf Service Station (1941), Woodlawn Gulf Service Station (1964-1970), Mays Auto & Tire (Dwight & Edna Mays 1980s–2021)

• 1st Avenue South intersects, street jogs west
  • west side:
    • 100–120 (5529 1st Avenue South): SocialVenture non-profit incubator and conference center (side), former location of Ebbitt House hotel (1887), Garrison Van & Warehouse (1964–1970)
    • 124: Small Box Company, former location of Great Bear Wax Co. (side)
  • east side:
    • 101–109 (5601 1st Avenue South): vacant lot, former location of Newman Cleaners & Dyers (1941), Hendrix Super Texaco (1964–1970), Stinnett Transmission Inc. (2007)
    • 113–121: 117 56th Street South apartment building (built 1968)
    • 125–131: vacant lot

• street crosses Norfolk-Southern Railroad tracks (signaled crossing)

Crestwood North

• 5th Avenue South intersects. Street jogs one block west as continuation of 55th Place South. Path continues straight as 57th Street South
  • west side:
    • 500: residence
    • 504: residence
    • 506: apartment building
    • 516: apartment building
    • 520: residence
    • 522: residence
    • 524: Glenn Messner residence
  • east side:
    • 501–505 (5601 5th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 511–525 (5600 5th Court South): vacant lot

• 5th Court South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 525–531 (5601 5th Court South): residence (side)
    • 539–545 (5600 5th Terrace South): residence (side)
  • east side:
    • 528: residence
    • 532: fenced vacant lot
    • 526: residence
    • 540: residence
    • 544: residence
    • 548: residence
    • 552: residence

• 5th Court South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 547 (5600 6th Avenue South): residence

• 6th Avenue South intersects (east only)
  • west side:
    • 565–575 (5601 6th Avenue South): residence (side)
    • 579 (5629 6th Avenue South): residence (rear)
    • 617: residence
    • 621: duplex residence
  • east side:
    • 556: residence
    • 560: residence
    • 564: residence
    • 568: vacant lot
    • 574: residence
    • 580: residence
    • 584: residence
    • 588: residence

• street crosses Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad track