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===[[Southside neighborhood]]=== | ===[[Southside neighborhood]]=== | ||
(also considered part of [[University Boulevard]], which continues west) | (also considered part of [[University Boulevard]], which continues west) | ||
* | * [[Elton B. Stephen Expressway]] crosses over (former intersection of [[26th Street South]]) | ||
* 2607: former location of [[Southern Toy Co.]] ( | ** north side: | ||
* 2617: former location of [[Manning Service Co.]] (1964) | ** south side: | ||
* 2621: former location of [[Southern Toy Co.]] warehouse (1964) | *** 2601–2831: [[St Vincent's Hospital]] | ||
* 2700: [[Burger King]], former location of [[St John's United Church of Christ]] (1964) | *** 2607: former location of [[Southern Toy Co.]] (1962–1964), [[Frank Chambers Engraving]] | ||
* 2706: former location of [[Underwood Park Apartments]] (1964) | *** 2617: former location of [[Manning Service Co.]] (1964) | ||
* | *** 2621: former location of [[Southern Toy Co.]] warehouse (1964) | ||
* | * [[27th Street South]] intersects (north only) | ||
* 2733: [[McDonald's]] restaurant | ** north side: | ||
* | *** 2700: [[Burger King]], former location of [[St John's United Church of Christ]] (1964) | ||
* | *** 2706: former location of [[Underwood Park Apartments]] (1964) | ||
* | *** 2720: [[Outpatient CareCenter]] | ||
* [[Five restaurant]], former location of [[Lakeview Deli]] (1960-1980), [[Jim 'N Nick's Barbecue]] (-2003), [[Sneaky Pete's Cafe]], [[Golden Rule Barbecue]] (2006-2010) | *** 2728: former location of [[De Paul Building]] (built 1971, demolished 2020) | ||
** south side: | |||
*** 2717: former location of [[Underwood Park]] (1964) | |||
*** 2733: [[McDonald's]] restaurant | |||
* [[28th Street South]] intersects (south only) | |||
** north side: | |||
*** 2808: [[Chris Z's]] restaurant | |||
*** 2820: [[Five restaurant]], former location of [[Lakeview Deli]] (1960-1980), [[Jim 'N Nick's Barbecue]] (-2003), [[Sneaky Pete's Cafe]], [[Golden Rule Barbecue]] (2006-2010) | |||
** south side: | |||
*** 2801: [[Lakeview School]] | |||
===[[Highland Park]] neighborhood=== | ===[[Highland Park]] neighborhood=== | ||
Revision as of 15:14, 7 August 2020
Clairmont Avenue or Clairmont Avenue South (formerly Lower Highland Avenue) is an east-west corridor in Birmingham's Southside community connecting University Boulevard (8th Avenue South) at the intersection of 28th Avenue South in Lakeview with 12th Avenue South at the intersection of 52nd Street South near Trinity Hospital.
Beginning near Rockford Road, the eastern segment of Clairmont Avenue is divided by a wide, sloping median which is used as a park.
The eastern end of Clairmont between 29th and Highland Avenue forms the northern edge of the city's Lakeview Commercial Revitalization District. Between 31st and Highland, Clairmont Avenue forms the northern border of the Chestnut Hill Historic District. Between 36th and 39th it forms the southern border of the Avondale Park Historic District. The section of Clairmont Avenue between 38th and 46th is within the Forest Park Historic District.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Clairmont Avenue category.
Southside neighborhood
(also considered part of University Boulevard, which continues west)
- Elton B. Stephen Expressway crosses over (former intersection of 26th Street South)
- north side:
- south side:
- 2601–2831: St Vincent's Hospital
- 2607: former location of Southern Toy Co. (1962–1964), Frank Chambers Engraving
- 2617: former location of Manning Service Co. (1964)
- 2621: former location of Southern Toy Co. warehouse (1964)
- 27th Street South intersects (north only)
- north side:
- 2700: Burger King, former location of St John's United Church of Christ (1964)
- 2706: former location of Underwood Park Apartments (1964)
- 2720: Outpatient CareCenter
- 2728: former location of De Paul Building (built 1971, demolished 2020)
- south side:
- 2717: former location of Underwood Park (1964)
- 2733: McDonald's restaurant
- north side:
- 28th Street South intersects (south only)
- north side:
- 2808: Chris Z's restaurant
- 2820: Five restaurant, former location of Lakeview Deli (1960-1980), Jim 'N Nick's Barbecue (-2003), Sneaky Pete's Cafe, Golden Rule Barbecue (2006-2010)
- south side:
- 2801: Lakeview School
- north side:
Highland Park neighborhood
- 29th Street South intersection
- 2900: Purple Onion (2019-), former location of 29th Street Service Station (1964), Mrs Winner's (1996), On Tap Sports Cafe (2002-October 2017)
- 2901: Clairmont Chevron
- 2910: former location of Gillem Apartments
- 2915: EvaBank
- 2930: Clairmont Apartments
- 2940: Davenport Dental and Wellness Center (opened in 2014)
- LBYD Engineers
Southside neighborhood
- 30th Street South intersection
- north side
- 3000: Highland Music (1997-), former location of the Johnson Electric Company (1964)
- 3002: former location of Caffee Grocery (1964)
- 3008: former location of BUCO Building Constructors (1958-2013)
- 3015: Clairmont Arms Apartments
- 3016: Henry Sprott Long & Associates architects (1964-)
- 3020-3110: Walgreen's (built 2012)
- 3020: former location of Qwik Mart
- 3028: former location of Billy's Dog House, Highland Barbecue (1941), Bogue's restaurant (1946-2012)
- 3104: former location of Clarence Chapin Service Station (1964)
- 3110: former location of Palmer & Lawrence Inc. heating (1964)
- 3114: Bogue's, Triple Platinum Salon (2012-), former location of Trinity Methodist Church and Birmingham Fire Station No. 22
- south side
- north side
- 31st Street South intersection (South only)
- 3101: St Symeon the New Theologian Orthodox Church (1987-)
Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood
- 32st Street South/Highland Drive intersection
- BBVA Compass Brock Operations Center (former location of Lake View Park)
- Highland Avenue intersection (South only)
- Highland Golf Course
- Clairmont Plaza South shopping center
- 3300: CVS
- 3310: China Moon, former location of Little Caesar's
- 3314: Piggly-Wiggly, former location of Kroger (1964)
- 3320-3328: Los Amigos restaurant
- 3320: former location of Romeo Drug Company, Alebco Alabama business equipment (1964), Magic Bagel & Deli (1997)
- 3324: former location of Norge Cleaning Village (1964), Down the Hatch
- 3326: former location of Maytag Coin Laundry (1964)
- 3328: former location of Video Xpress, Nail Time, Forest Perk coffee
- 3330: Flamingo Dry Cleaners, former location of Pasquale's, Jim 'N Nick's Barbecue
- 34th Street South intersection (North only)
- Park 35 on Clairmont (2017-)
- 3400: former location of Patio Club Apartments
- 3512: former location of Clairmont Cove Apartments, Forest Park Cove Apartments
- former location of Clairhill Apartments
- former location of Basset Apartments
- former location of Fairway View Apartments
- Park 35 on Clairmont (2017-)
- 36th Street South intersection (North only)
- 3600: The Computer Image (2017-), former location of Crisis Center
- 3626: Alexander Shunnarah Personal Injury Attorneys
- 3652: Connemara Parc Apartments
- 38th Street South intersection
- 3800: Clairmont Texaco, former location of Forest Park Gulf Station (1964)
- 39th Street South intersection (North only)
- "Forest Park Village"
- 3807: former location of Ingram System beauty salon, physiotherapy & barber shop (1964), Gaia's
- 3811: Little Savannah Restaurant & Bar (former location of La Reunion)
- 3812: former location of Clairmont Cleaning Co. dry cleaners (1925)
- 3813: Silvertron Café, former location of Grimes' Super Store (1946)
- 3815: Shoppe (built 2017)
- 3831: Naked Art, former Ellie Roberts residence
- 3900: Zoe's Forest Park, former location of Bledsoe Pharmacy (1964-1968), Smith & Hardwick (1990-2004)
- 3904: former location of Utopia Cleaners (1964)
- 3901-3909: Park Terrace Apartments
- 3908: Full Circle, former location of Hill's Food Stores (1964), Maralyn Wilson Gallery and V. Richard's
- "Forest Park Village"
- 39th Place South intersection (North only)
- 3810: former location of Clairmont Grill (Winnie Nell Overton 1961)
- 3912: former location of Courtesy Texaco Service Station (1964)
- 3916: DMac's, former location of Modern Home Engineers appliances (1948), Payless Drugs, V. Richard's (-2015)
- 3927: The Rosewood apartments
- 3931: Forest Park Manor apartments
- 40th Street South intersection
- 4000-4006: The Clairmont Terrace apartments
- 4001: Hawthorne residence
- 4007: Brown-Lowe residence
- 4011: Hattie Hitchcock Joy residence and Frederick Joy residence (joined)
- 4110: Forest Manor apartments
- 42nd Street South intersection
- Essex Road intersection, Triangle Park
- 8th Avenue South intersection
- Overlook Road intersection (North only)
- Linwood Road intersection
- 46th Street South intersection
- Linwood Court intersection (South only)
- Landale Road intersection (South only)
Crestwood South neighborhood
- Rockford Road intersection (South only)
- Overwood Road intersection
- Lincrest Drive intersection (North only)
- 4912: residence, former mailing address of Radio Hour Inc. (1975)
- 50th Place South intersection (North only)
- 51st Street South intersection (North only)
- 5108: "The Cliffhanger" model home for the 1966 Parade of Homes
- 52nd Street South intersection (South only)
- 5205: Ed Levins residence (The Santa Clause house)
- 12th Avenue South intersection (continues as 12th Avenue South)