Cotton Avenue
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Cotton Avenue or Cotton Avenue Southwest is a major east-west street in West End, and a remnant of the pioneer Georgia Road, which crossed the Huntsville Road, Tuscaloosa Road, Arkadelphia Road, and other roads leading to Jasper and Selma at Elyton in the 1800s. After the town's annexation by Birmingham, it became a continuation of 1st Avenue North, running west from Center Street to 16th Place Southwest.
The entire street runs within the Arlington-West End neighborhood.
Notable addresses
- Center Street intersection (road continues east as 1st Avenue North in Smithfield)
- 1: former location of Arlington Fifty Minit Cleaners (1964)
- 2-6: former location of Hill Super Market (1950- )
- 5: New Era Baptist Church, formerly Elyton Baptist Church (1964)
- 1st Street Southwest intersects
- 106: former location of Park Manor Apartments (1964)
- Jail Branch or Shop Branch, tributary to Valley Creek, crosses below street
- 2nd Street Southwest intersects
- 3rd Street Southwest intersects (south only)
- 301: Arlington Antebellum Home & Gardens (c. 1850-)
- 4th Street Southwest (formerly Canal Street) intersection
- 400: former site of Rosa Munger Earle residence
- 402-414: former location of Churchill Court Apartments (1964)
- 520: Arrington Funeral Home
- 6th Street Southwest (formerly McConnell Avenue) intersection
- Lomb Avenue intersection (site of the Harambee Festival)
- 7th Street Southwest (formerly Charles Street/Owenton Street) intersection
- 708: Fresenius Medical Care
- 735: former location of Cottonwood Apartments (1964)
- 743: former location of Byrd Apartments (1964)
- 8th Street Southwest (formerly Grady Street) intersection
- former location of 813 Vine Street Presbyterian Church (1928)
- 9th Street Southwest (formerly Lincoln Avenue/Oakland Street) intersection
- 10th Street Southwest (formerly Faustine Street/Vine Street) intersection
- 11th Street Southwest (formerly Pearl Street) intersection
- 1144: former location of Byrd Apartments (1964)
- 12th Street Southwest (formerly Hawkins Street) intersection
- 1200: former site of Hill's Food Stores
- 1221-1223: former location of Cottonwood Apartments (1964)
- 1229: Urban Ministry, Inc.
- 1240: Hemphill Elementary School
- WE Community Garden (established 2008)
- 1245: West End Purity Holiness Church; former site of West End United Methodist Church (1926-1981-)
- 13th Street Southwest (formerly Elyton Street) intersection
- 1308: former location of Trinity Episcopal Church (West End) (1964)
- Pearson Avenue begins
- 14th Street Southwest (formerly Poplar Street) intersection
- 15th Street Southwest (formerly Almond Street) intersection
- 1525: Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Church (1985-), originally the Convent of Perpetual Adoration/Blessed Sacrament Academy (1913-1974)
- 16th Place Southwest intersection (avenue ends)