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*** 2000: [[Med Center BP]]
*** 2000: [[Med Center BP]]
*** 2020: [[World Auto Sales]]
*** 2020: [[World Auto Sales]]
*** 2024: former location of [[Prosch Carpet & Flooring]] (1970), [[Irish Deli]] restaurant and bar
*** 2024: [[Volume Restaurant and Bar]] ([[Collins Ngure]] & [[David Kimani]] 2023–), former location of [[Prosch Carpet & Flooring]] (1970), [[Irish Deli|Irish Deli Pub & Grill]] ([[Hal Harris Jr]] –2017), [[Zanzibar International Bar & Grill]]
*** 2032: [[C Food Mart]]
*** 2032: [[C Food Mart]]
** east side:
** east side:
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* [[West Valley Avenue]]/[[Valley Avenue]] intersects
* [[West Valley Avenue]]/[[Valley Avenue]] intersects
** west side (Homewood):
** west side (Homewood):
*** 100: [[Regions Bank]] [[Regions Bank Green Springs branch|Green Springs branch]]
*** 100: [[Regions Bank]] [[Regions Green Springs branch|Green Springs branch]] (built 1971), formerly [[Regions Green Springs branch|First National Bank of Birmingham Green Springs branch]], later [[Regions Green Springs branch|AmSouth Bank Green Springs branch]])
*** 102: [[AutoZone]] (closed c. 2022)
*** 102: [[AutoZone]] (closed c. 2022)
*** [[Hillcrest Shopping Center]]
*** [[Hillcrest Shopping Center]]
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**** 216: [[Mi Pueblo Supermarket]], former location of [[Food World]]
**** 216: [[Mi Pueblo Supermarket]], former location of [[Food World]]
**** 222: [[Dollar Tree]], former location of [[Rietta's Fabrics]] (1969-1970)
**** 222: [[Dollar Tree]], former location of [[Rietta's Fabrics]] (1969-1970)
**** 232: [[Bank of America]] branch (2024–)
**** 234: [[Harbor Freight]] (opened March 2018), former location of Fred's <!-- Somehow Fred's has a higher number, even though it's north of Kmart. -->, [[Grants]]  
**** 234: [[Harbor Freight]] (opened March 2018), former location of Fred's <!-- Somehow Fred's has a higher number, even though it's north of Kmart. -->, [[Grants]]  
**** 230: Floor & Decor (opened July 2017) (former site of [[Kmart]], [[Handy Dan]], [[Handy City]], [[Spats]], and [[Standard Distributors]])
**** 230: Floor & Decor (opened July 2017) (former site of [[Kmart]], [[Handy Dan]], [[Handy City]], [[Spats]], and [[Standard Distributors]])
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*** 460: Firestone
*** 460: Firestone
** east side:
** east side:
*** [[Edgewood Town Center]]
*** 333: [[JPMorgan Chase]], former location of parking lot
*** 339: [[Boost Mobile]]
*** 401–437: [[Edgewood Town Center]] shopping center
*** 471: [[Taipei 101]]
*** 471: [[Taipei 101]]
*** 475: [[Regions Bank]] (2006–), formerly [[Exchange-Security Bank]] (–1975), [[First Alabama Bank]] (1975–1983), [[AmSouth Bank]] (1983–2006)
*** 475: [[Regions Bank]] (2006–), formerly [[Exchange-Security Bank]] (–1975), [[First Alabama Bank]] (1975–1983), [[AmSouth Bank]] (1983–2006)
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** East side:
** East side:
*** [[Regency Square]], formerly a bowling alley, and [[Green Springs 6]] ([[1971]]–[[1992]])
*** [[Regency Square]], formerly a bowling alley, and [[Green Springs 6]] ([[1971]]–[[1992]])
*** 801: [[Shrimp Basket]] (2015-), former location of the [[Chop Suey Inn]], [[The Baskits]] (2009-2015)
*** 801: [[Mexi King’s Grill]] ([[Felix Cruz]] et al, 2024–), former location of the [[Chop Suey Inn]], [[The Baskits]] (2009-2015), [[Shrimp Basket]] (2015-2023)
*** 803: [[Alfredo's Pizza Cafe]]
*** 803: [[Alfredo's Pizza Cafe]]
*** 813: former location of [[Mi Pueblo Supermarket]]
*** 813: former location of [[Mi Pueblo Supermarket]]

Latest revision as of 11:36, 10 April 2024

Green Springs Highway is a multi-lane road and major north-south route continuing University Boulevard in Birmingham's Glen Iris neigborhood from the north to Columbiana Road in Homewood to the south. In Homewood, Green Springs supplanted Columbiana Road as the major north-south road in the area. For non-local traffic, Green Springs has been supplanted by Interstate 65, which runs just west of it.

The change to Green Springs Highway from University Boulevard begins around 16th Avenue South, just north of Ward Park. The road then runs south past the west side of the park, through Walker Gap in Red Mountain, and across Valley Avenue and Oxmoor Road. The highway ends as Green Springs at Lakeshore Drive/Lakeshore Parkway, continuing as Columbiana Road southward over Shades Mountain into Vestavia Hills. The entire highway is part of Alabama State Highway 149.

From approximately 1/3-mile north of Valley Avenue to Columbiana Road (north of Oxmoor Road), Green Springs Highway is where the Birmingham (east side) and Homewood (west side) city limits meet.

History

There has been a road roughly following the current path of Green Springs Highway since the late 19th century. By the 1910s, it had been upgraded from a dirt road, but was not yet paved. At the time, the portion adjacent to Green Springs Park (now Ward Park) was known as 2nd Place. From historical maps[1], paving appears to have taken place in the latter half of the 1920s. The road was partially rerouted and improved to a divided highway by 1945.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Green Springs Highway category.

Homewood

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