Avenue E Ensley

This article is about the street in Ensley. For the downtown Birmingham street, see 5th Avenue South.

Avenue E is a primary business street four blocks south of the railroad tracks in downtown Ensley. The eastern end of the street runs for almost three blocks between 7th and 10th Street in Pratt City. It resumes south of Village Creek and passes the new P. D. Jackson-Olin High School before entering Ensley proper at 14th Street Ensley.

As it enters Fairfield at 36th Street Ensley just north of I-20/59, it continues under the interstate as Lloyd Noland Parkway.

Notable addresses

• 820: former location of Pratt-Ensley Building Material Co. (1957)
• 1024: former location of John Kitchen junk yard (1931), James Kitchens junk yard (1939)
• 1112: Ooh La La Hair Studio
• 1207: former location of John Garner junk yard (1939)
• 1230-1232: former location of Mariano Aquilino grocery (1931), Samuel Aquilino grocer / Aquilino Coal Co. (1939)

• 13th Street Ensley intersects
  • 1306: former location of Superior Lumber Co. (1931)

• 14th Street Ensley intersects
  • 1400: Shunte Jones residence (2014, Bethel-Ensley Action Task)
  • 1401: Ajay's Gift Baskets & Accessories, former location of Charles Stabile grocery (1957), Lucy's Grocery (1972)
  • 1410: former location of D & D Delicatessen (1957)

• 15th Street Ensley intersects
  • 1506: former location of John Speranneo shoe repair (1931)
  • 1507: former location of Joe Aloia barber shop (1903)
  • 1519: former location of Ensley Herald publisher (1903)
  • 1523: former location of Fanny Chiles boarding house (1903)

• 16th Street Ensley intersects
  • 1600: former location of Zeigler & Barrett Auto Parts (1957)
  • 1617: former location of Ransey Cole physician

• 17th Street Ensley intersection
  • former location of D. W. Morris & Bro. shoes (1903), Undine Saloon (Paul Chambarden –1904), Braswell Furniture
  • north side:
    • 1700-1710: former location of Murdock Transfer & Storage Co. (1931)
      • 1700: Western Health Center
      • 1704: former location of Pegram & Meade insurance (1903)
        • 1704½: former location of Ensley Collection Agency / W. W. Shortridge attorney (1903)
      • 1706: former location of M. Newman clothes (1903)
      • 1708-1710: former location of First National Bank of Ensley (1903)
        • 1708: Barnhard Tailoring (1903)
        • 1710: former location of Economy Cash Grocery Store
    • 1712: former location of Hobson's Cafe (1903), Jenkins Gun & Key Shop (1931)
      • 1712½: former location of Alis Jenkinsl (1931)
    • 1714: former location of Peerless Saloon (Ensley) / Fontille Bros. / George's Lunch Counter (1903)
    • 1716: former location of Starr Dry Goods Store (1903)
      • 1716½: former location of Victor Emanuel Hall (1931)
    • 1718: former location of Warren Grover loans (1931), Warren Grover watch repair (1939), EIC Club (1957)
    • 1720: former location of Ensley Pilgrim Church (1939), Johnnie's Tavern restaurant (1957)
      • 1720½: former location of Rev Hallie Watson (1939)
    • 1724: Bank of Alabama Building (built 1925), former location of Bank of Alabama (1925-1938), Iron and Steel Worker's Credit Union (1946-1956), Maurice Rogers attorney (1957)
  • south side:
    • 1701: former location of Fancher-Owens Drug Co. (1920s-1931), Downbeat Club night club (1957)
    • 1705:
      • 1705½: former location of Charles Copra shoemaker (1903)
    • 1707: former location of Stanford Beauty Shop (1957)
    • 1709: former location of O. K. Barber Shop (1910), Sportmen Auto Club (1957)
    • 1711: former location of Claud Culpepper auto repairs (1931)
    • 1713: former location of Jack Bolen's barber shop (1903), William H. Black barber (1931)
      • 1713½: former location of S. S. Bryant painter (1903)
    • 1715: former location of Elizabeth Henry restaurant (1903)
    • 1717-1719: former location of Stowers Furniture Co. (1903), Kilgore Furniture Company
      • 1717½: former location of E. B. Powell, Fergus McCarthy attorneys (1903)
    • 1725: former location of Griffin Furniture warehouse (1957)
    • 1727: former location of New Orleans Cafe (1931-1937)

1815-1825 Avenue E Ensley in 1961

• 18th Street Ensley intersection
  • former location of Averyt Building / Averyt's Pharmacy (1903)
  • north side:
    • 1800: former location of ABC Store No. 16 (1957)
    • 1802-1804: former location of Keith Furniture Co. (1931), ABC Store No. 16 (1939)
      • 1802: Ensley Beauty Supply, former location of Ensley Bowling Center
    • 1806: former location of Saunders System Ensley Co. auto livery (1931), K C Cafe (1957), Johnson Tailors & Formal Rentals (Eddie Johnson 1981)
    • 1808-1812: former location of Central Seed & Hardware Co. (1939-1957)
      • 1808: Bill & Tax Center, former location of The Globe clothes & shoes (1903)
      • 1810-1812: former location of Standard Seed & Hardware Co. (1931)
        • 1810: former location of A. Poss & Co. ladies' clothing & patterns (1903)
        • 1812: former location of Broda Bros. mens' clothes (1903), West's men's store
    • 1814: Whitehouse Barber & Style, former location of the Economy Cash Store / Nick Denapple fruit stand (1903), J. R. Boggs Electric Co. (1931), Mandy & Son Supply Co. plumbing supplies (1939) / Mandy Plumbing Co. (1939-1957)
    • 1816: Birmingham's Ensley Live Entertainment Loft, former location of Mackey Bros dry goods / T. G. Mackey & Son shoes (1903-1931), S. G. Braswell Furniture Co. (1939), Byrum Hardware Co. (1957)
    • 1818: former location of Brooks Furniture & Coffin Co. (1903), Singer Sewing Machine Co. (1939), Bell Loan Co. (1957), Robert & Emma Florist
    • 1820: former location of E. W. Wood shoes / Misfit Clothing Co. (1903), City Shoe Co. (1931), Birmingham Gas Co. branch (1939), Alabama Gas Corporation branch (1957), Crossett Shoe Company
    • 1822: former location of Joe Wheeler's Cafe (Ensley) / R. J. Vance & Co. drug store / John A. Humphries jeweler (1903), The Fair Store merchandise (1939), Ellis Appliance & Sales Co. (1957)
      • 1822½: former location of Adar Holmberg chiropractor (1931), Abijah Fields physician / Ensley Civitan Club / Ensley Merchants & Associate Business Men's Club (1939)
    • 1824: former location of Smith Jewelry Co. (1931), Ellis Jewelry & Optical Co. (1939-1957)
  • south side:
    • 1801-1809: Regions Bank
      • 1801: former location of Mrs A. T. Pearson millinery (1903), Fagan Furniture Co. (1931), Roden Furniture Co. (1939), Roden Furniture Co. storage (1957)
        • 1801½: former location of Ben Elston clothes cleaner (1903)
      • 1803: former location of D. J. Moore & Co. contractors / W. E. DuBois dressmaker / Ensley Enterprise newspaper (1903), J. E. Smith Plumbing Co. (1931)
      • 1805: former location of Evans Plumbing Co. / Mrs E. E. Smoot dressmaker & milliner (1903), Sam Loo laundry (1915), Goodwill Industries secondhand clothes (1939), Price Trading Post repair shop (1957)
      • 1807: former location of O. K. Barber Shop (1939)
        • 1807½: former location of Pumilia Bros. shoemakers (1903), Clarence Gardner (1939), apartments (1957)
      • 1809: former location of Chinese Laundry (1903), Southern Bell Telegraph & Telephone Co. / John Leonard barber (1931), Jackson Clothing Co. men's furnishings (1939), Sherwin-Williams Co. paints (1957)
    • 1811: former location of Massey-Ray Granite Works (1939), O. K. Barber Shop (1957)
    • 1813: former location of Bourboula Bros. confectionery & lunches (1925), Franklin Cafe (1931), Liberty Cafe sandwich shop (1939), Liberty Sandwich Shop (1957)
      • 1813½: former location of Woodmen of the World Hall (Ensley) (1931)
    • 1815: former location of Jefferson Hardware (1931-1939), Baldwin Hardware Co. (1957)
      • 1815½: former location of Miss Whitt millinery (1903)
    • 1817: former location of Ensley Real Estate & Investment Company
    • 1819: former location of Franklin Theatre (1900s-1948), Opera House nightclub (1960), Catfish King restaurant (1961)
    • 1821: former location of Lee Loan Co. (1957)
    • 1823-1825: proposed site for New Ramsay-McCormack building (2024), former location of Ensley Hotel (1887–1910s), Berney's Drug Store, Ramsay-McCormack Building (built 1929, demolished 2021)
      • 1825: former location of Fields-Goodwin Drug Co. (1917-1928), Wood Drugs (1931), Fields-Goodwin Drug Co. (1939-1957)
  • former location of Johnson Building, Ensley Hardware Co. / Unit Saloon / Lilly Drug Co. / Fossett's Cafe (1903), Gulas' Old Stand

• 19th Street Ensley intersection
  • Bank of Ensley
  • north side:
    • 1906: former location of Perkins & Terry real estate & insurance (1903), Kelly the Florist (1917)
    • 1910: former location of First National Bank auto deposit station (1957)
    • 1912: former location of Dupuy-Burke Realty Co. (1931-1939), Smith-Norton Realty Co. (1957)
      • 1912 rear: former location of Ensley Co. Inc. real estate (1957)
    • 1914: former location of Syx-Moxley Realty Co. / Citizens Loan & Finance Co. (1931), Syx Real Estate & Insurance Co. / William Whaley attorney / Ensley Company real estate (1939), Scott-Sprague Realty Co. / Peoples Savings & Loan Association (1957)
    • 1916: former location of Bon Ton Recreation billiards / Arthur Adcock barber (1931), Schomberg Roofing & Heating Co. (1939), J C Penney storage (1957)
    • 1918-1924: former location of Ensley Motor Co. (1931)
      • 1918: former location of Goodyear Service Stores auto parts (1939), Pennington-Harris Realty Co. (1957)
      • 1920: former location of D & W Wall's Hardware Co. (1957)
      • 1924: former location of Ensley Furniture Company (1955-1957)
  • south side
    • 1901: former location of Berney's Pharmacy (1931-1957)
    • 1903: former location of Ensley Mortgage & Loan Co. / Lindsey & Ziegler real estate (1931), Art Beauty Salon (1939), Busch Jewelry Co. (1957)
      • 1903½: former location of Charles Tedder / Walter Holliday physicians / Brooks Beauty Parlor (1931), Elbert Fields / James Dawkins physicians (1931-1939), Anderson Studio art goods (1939), Louis Botta physician (1957)
    • 1905: former location of Bon Ton Beauty Parlor (1931), Bon Ton Barber Shop (1931-1957)
    • 1907: former location of Auto-Lec automobile accessories (1957)
    • 1909: former location of W. T. Snow grocery (1903), Peyton A. Eubank Co. real estate (1931-1939), Utopia Cleaners & Dyers (1957)
      • 1909½: former location of Adar Holmberg chiropractor (1939)
      • 1909A: former location of Art Beauty Salon (1957)
    • 1911: former location of Thomas Brasfield miniature golf (1931), Fontille Furniture Co. (1939), Harris & Bates real estate & insurance (1957)
    • 1913: former location of Ensley Post Office (1903), Russell Brothers photography studio (1917-1939)
    • 1915-1917: former location of Smith Furniture Co. (1957)
      • 1915: former location of O. W. Wagoner ladies' and gents' furnishings (1917), Peoples Building & Loan Association (1931-1939)
      • 1917: former location of Boyd Real Estate & Insurance Co. / Willie Custred florist (1931), Pennington-Harris Realty Co. (1939), Sheldon Laundry
        • 1917½: former location of Abijah Fields physician (1931), Louis Botta physician (1931-1939)
    • 1919: former location of Graham Realty & Insurance Co. (1931), Evans Plumbing & Heating Co. (1931-1939)
    • 1921: former location of Norman & Co. real estate / Custred Flower Shop (1939)
    • 1923: former location of Ensley Theatre (1931-1957)
    • 1925: Princeton-Baptist Health Center Ob/Gyn clinic, former location of Dewberry Drug Co. (1931), Goldstein's Pharmacy (1939-1957)

• 20th Street Ensley (Alabama State Highway 269) intersection
  • north side:
    • 2000-2002: former location of S. G. Braswell & Son furniture (1931)
      • 2000: former location of Harris, Lovelady & Co. furniture / Union Saloon (1903), Tom & Jim Sandwich Shop (1939), B. F. Goodrich Co. tires (1957), Steel City Plumbing Company
        • 2000½: former location of American Legion Ensley Post No. 35
      • 2002: Emmanuel Temple of Praise, former location of Liberty National Life Insurance Co. / Brown Service Insurance Co. (1957)
    • 2008: former location of Drummond Welding Co. (1939), Ensley Loan Co. (1957)
      • 2008½: former location of Ku Klux Klan (1939)
    • 2010: former location of Jenkins Gun & Key Shop / Jenkins Radio Shop (1939)
      • 2010A: former location of Liberty Barber Shop (1957)
      • 2010B: former location of Norman & Co. real estate & insurance (1957)
    • 2012-2016: former location of The Motormart aut sales / Joseph Snellling auto repairs / Harrell-Greek Transfer Co. (1931), Pate Motor Co. auto repairs (1939), Brownell Motors, Club Next Level (2011–2013)
      • 2014½: former location of Alabama National Guard Armory (1931), American Legion Ensley Post No. 35 / Veterans of Foreign Wars Dabney Galusha Post No. 3407 (1939)
    • 2018: former location of Cofield & Maddox auto repair (1931), Pat's Garage (1939), Cleve's Place (Cleve & Myra Eaton 1981–1984)
    • 2020: vacant lot (2020–), former location of Kelley's Service Station (1939), Bob Arnold Motors paint department (1957)
  • south side:
    • 2001: former location of Miss Raiford millinery (1903), Ensley Confectionary (1931-1957), That's Us saloon
    • 2003: former location of Lipsey's Cafe & lodging house (1903), Dodge Wall Paper & Paint Co. (1931)
    • 2005: former location of F. J. Lauge grocery (1903), Vincent Miglionico restaurant (1939), Trucks Poultry Store (1957)
    • 2007: former location of J. W. Clayton & Co. wholesalers (1903), Arctic Ice Co. garage (1931-1939), Sam's Auto Service (1957)
    • 2011: former location of Willie Raiford, artist (1903), [Puro Ice Cream Co.]] (1931-1957), Arctic Ice Co. (1939-1957), Portera's Ice Cream Parlor (1957)
    • 2013: former location of Crescent Grocery Co. (1903), Ensley Restaurant (1931), Ensley Full Gospel Mission (1939), Ensley Hardware & Paint Co. (1957)
      • 2013½: former location of Henry McMinn (1931)
    • 2015-2017: former location of Ensley Top & Body Co. auto repair (1931)
      • 2015: former location of Mandy Plumbing Co., Patrick Home Appliance Co. (1957)
    • 2019: former location of Jax Seed & Hardware Co. (1957)
    • 2021: former location of George Washington Carver Memorial Gardens office (1957)
    • 2023-2025: former location of Massey's Cafe (1939-1957)
      • 2023: former location of Fuller's Drug Co. (1931)

• 21st Street Ensley intersection
  • former location of Ensley City Hall (1903-1910)
  • north side:
    • 2100–2106: parking lot
      • 2100: former location of Lambeth's Service Station (1931), Steel City Service Station (1939-1957)
      • 2104: former location of Crawford Long auto repair (1931)
      • 2106: former location of Byram Auto Top & Glass Co. (1931)
    • 2108: Hot Heads (2009–), former location of Grinstead Billiards (1957)
    • 2110: Steel City Ryderz motorcycle club (2009–), former location of Slye's Auto Supply Co. (1939-1957)
    • 2112-2116: Best of Best Cars, former location of Glover's Auto Shop auto sales (1939), Henry Malpas Inc. auto sales (1957), Bill Whitten Rambler (1968), All In One Body Shop (2009–2012)
    • 2122-2124: former location of Ensley Tire Co. (1931), Samuel Cofield auto repair / Phillips Service Co. gas station (1939), Ensley Paint & Body Service (1957), All In One Auto Sales (2009–2012)
  • south side
    • 2101–2105: two-story commercial building
      • 2101: former location of John Sparks grocer (1931), Jasper Mattress Co. (1939), Vanderburg Realty & Insurance Co. (1957)
        • 2101A: former location of Ross Radio & Television Service (1957)
      • 2105: former location of Tidwell Top & Body Shop auto repairs (1939), Independent Signs (2011)
    • 2107: former location of Slye's Auto Supply / Robert McClain garage (1931)
    • 2109: Fox Manufacturing (Clyde Lamp 2011–), former location of Collum Motor Co. auto sales (1931), Arnold-Osborn Motor Co. auto sales (1939), Bob Arnold Motors auto sales (1957), Bill Whitten Datsun (1968), Jim Skinner Ford
    • 2113: former location of Arnold-Osborn Motor Co. used cars (1939)
    • 2117: All In One Beauty Shop
    • 2119-2121: former location of Ensley Tavern restaurant (1939)
      • 2121 Gant Electric, former location of Frank Gizler & Mary's Cafe (1942), Self Service Laundry (1957)
    • 2123: former location of Adolph Rosenfeld grocery (1931), Ensley Auto Parts Co. (1957)

• 22nd Street Ensley intersection
  • north side:
    • 2200-2218: former location of Don Drennen Motor Co. used cars (1957)
    • 2220: Delta Manufacturing, former location of Drennen Motor Company (1931–1951), Don Drennen Motor Co. (1951-1972)
  • south side:
    • 2201: former location of Standard Oil Co. (1931), Ensley Automotive Service (1939), Henderson & Henslee auto parts (1957)
    • 2203: former location of OK Rubber Welders storage (1957)
    • 2211: former location of OK Rubber Welders tires (1957)
    • 2213: Berthon's Cleaners (1931-1957)
    • 2221: Apollo Plumbing & Heating, former location of Stephens Service Station (1957)

• 23rd Street Ensley intersection
  • north side:
    • 2300: Ensley Masonic Temple, former location of Aster Chapter No. 172 (1939-1957), Cunningham Chapter No. 120 (1939-1957), Globe Lodge No. 781 (1939-1957), Ensley Lodge No. 560 (1939-1957), Palmer Irene Court No. 2 (1957)
    • 2306-2308: former location of Brown Battery Service Co. (1931), Drennen Motor Company body shop (1939)
    • 2316: General Automotive Services
    • 2322: former location of Claude Spikes coal vender (1939)
  • south side:
    • 2301-2323: Abyssinia Missionary Baptist Church, former location of Ensley Baptist Church (1939-2005) / Ensley Rotary Club (1957)
      • 2317: former location of Ensley Baptist Church annex (1957)
      • 2323: former location of Emily Hoene dressmaker (1939), Ensley Baptist Church Sunday School (1957)

• 24th Street Ensley intersection
  • 2414: former location of Hill Grocery Co. (1931-1939)
  • 2415: Marino's Associated Foods
  • 2416: former location of James Stritikus restaurant (1939), Tom & Jim's Confectionary (1957)
  • 2422: former location of A-One Service Station (1931), 25th Street Service Station (1939), Barney's Cleaners / Quinn's Service Station (1957)
  • 2500: [{Ensley Food Mart]], former location of Golden Eagle Enterprises
  • 2501: Church's Chicken
  • 2512: Willie Askew M.D.
  • 2604: Beauty Matters
  • 2630: DaVita dialysis clinic
  • 2705: former location of Elbertine Apartments (1931-1939), Pennington Delicatessen (1957)
  • 2801-2803: former location of The Darden Apartments (1931-1939), The Porter Apartments (1957)
  • 2805-2807: former location of Arlington Apartments (1931-1957)
  • 2819: former location of Richard Cole poultry / John W. Snow ice vender (1939)
  • 2820: Jesus Christ Church, former location of Hill Grocery Co. (1931-1939)
  • 2822-2824: former location of Sonny Boy Barbecue (1931), Parish Confectionary (1939)
  • 2900: former location of W. F. Greene Motors auto sales (1939), Brownell Pontiac Co. auto sales (1957)
  • 2901: Ultimate Auto Collision/Bama Auto Painting, former location of Shell Petroleum Co. (1931), Garland Berry gas station (1939), Green's Service Station (1957)
  • 2920: P & T Mechanical Contractor
  • 3008-3010: Hope Ministry, former location of Church of Christ (1931-1957)
  • 3017: former location of 31st Street Grocery (1957)
  • 3209-3213: former location of Susan Moore Apartments (1957)
  • 3218: former location of apartment building
  • 3320: former location of AAA Service Co. radio & television repairs (1957)
  • 3324: former location of George Stritikus confectionary (1931), Thomas Stritikus confectionary (1939), Tom & Jim's Barbecue Drive Inn restaurant (1957)
  • 3420: former location of Entrekin Motors used cars (1957), Golden Skillet fried chicken (1975)
  • 3501: former location of Jim O'Hear Inc. used cars / Foster Auto Sales (1957)
  • 3510: former location of Brownell Pontiac Co. used cars (1957)
  • 3517: former location of Clover Leaf Drive In restaurant (1957)
  • 3520: McDonald's, former location of Horne & Wood Service Station (1957)
  • 3521: former location of Ensley-Fairfield Garage auto repairs (1957)