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'''Jefferson Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Midfield]]. It begins by splitting off from [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]] and [[Harrison Park]] at the border of the [[Arlington-West End]] and [[West End Manor]] neighborhoods.
:''This article is about the avenue in Birmingham's western neighborhoods and Midfield. For the avenue in Bessemer, see [[Jefferson Avenue Bessemer]].''
'''Jefferson Avenue''' or '''Jefferson Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Midfield]]. It begins by splitting off from [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]] and [[Harrison Park]] at the border of the [[Arlington-West End]] and [[West End Manor]] neighborhoods.
 
The first section of Jefferson Avenue, west of the former [[Beverly Station]], was paved in the late 1920s by petition of property owners in the newly-opened [[West End Highlands]] subdivision.


The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]] is part of [[Jefferson County Road 18]]
The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]] is part of [[Jefferson County Road 18]]
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==Notable addresses==
==Notable addresses==
===[[West End Manor]] neighborhood===
===[[West End Manor]] neighborhood===
** 1533: [[West End Cleaners]]
* avenue begins as continuation of [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]]
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] crosses, former location of [[Beverly Station]]
** 1533: [[West End Cleaners]] (1972–)
** 1539: former location of [[Burke Street Grocery]] (1949), [[Jefferson Avenue Food Store]] (1952), [[A. D. Tompkins Flooring Co.]] (1957)
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1601: former location of [[Jefferson Avenue Service Station]] (1953), [[Quick Tyme Automotive]], [[Jefferson Avenue Automotive]]
** 1616–1618: one-story commercial building
*** 1616: [[In Step Daycare]]
*** 1618: former location of [[Voices of Triumph International Deliverance Ministry]]
* [[16th Place Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1623: former location of [[West End Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1925–1929)
** 1625: apartments, former location of [[T. W. Cox]] grocery (1929)
** 1630–1640: Apartments
** 1633: [[Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ]]
** 1633: [[Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ]]
** 1652: [[McWillie's Home Care for Children]] (2010–)
* [[16th Way Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[17th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[17th Place Southwest]] intersects
** 1711–1713: [[Cluck-A-Wing]] Chinese & seafood (2016–), former location of [[Good Friends]] Chinese & seafood (2009–2011)
*** 1711: former location of [[Shamrock Creamery]] (1966)
*** 1713: former location of [[Shamrock Barber Shop]] (1966)
* [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
** 1725: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15]]
** 1725: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15]]
** 1729: [[Chevron]] gas station
** 1730: former location of [[Leon Howard]] dentist (1991)
* [[Elm Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1737: [[Jefferson Citgo]]
** 1737: [[Jefferson Citgo]]
** 1747: [[Family Dollar]]
** 1741: former location of [[Swan Community Payment Center]]
** 1742: [[Exclusive Hair Designs]]
** 1747: [[Family Dollar|Family Dollar #3985]]
* [[17th Way Southwest]] intersects
** 1751–1755: one-story commercial strip
*** 1751: [[All-N-1 Tax And Credit Repair Services]], former location of [[D I African Hair Braids]] (2011), [[Signature Cutz]] barber shop (2015)
*** 1751A: [[Your Phone Guy]] phone repair, former location of [[Cultural Impressions]] (2015)
*** 1753: [[Dezigner Bizzare Outlet]], former location of [[Mr Jefferson's Coiffure Beauty Salon]] (1974), [{Target Record Bar]] (1977), [[Sandy's Flowers]] / [[Al Harris]] tailor (1981), [[Arobed Hair & Beauty Supply]]
*** 1755: [[Westside Recordings]], former location of [[B.C.M.A. Studios 2]]
*** 1755A:[[Gifted Hands Hair Studio]]
** 1757: [[New Hope Day Care]]
** 1757: [[New Hope Day Care]]
* [[Mims Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1775–1777: former location of [[A. B. Fromhold]] paving & cement contractor
** 1779: [[New Vision Christian Church]]
** 1779: [[New Vision Christian Church]]
** 1836: [[Discount Meat Market]]
* [[18th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[18th Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[18th Way Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1836: [[Discount Meat Market]], former location of [[John's Kwik Stop]] (1983)
** 1844: [[Marathon]] gas station, former location of [[Jet Pep]] gas station (2009)
* former location of [[Birmingham]] city limit (–1947)


===[[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]] neighborhood===
===[[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]] neighborhood (1)===
** 1896: [[Jefferson Avenue Cuts]] barber shop
* [[19th Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[19th Place Southwest]] intersects
** 1924; [[Paul Pierce Auto Paint & Body]]
** 1900: former location of [[Slim's Seafood]] (1983)
** 1911: [[Falls Facility Services]] (1959–)
** 1924: [[Paul Pierce Auto Paint & Body]] (1974–)
** 2012: former location of [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] (–2005)
** 2012: former location of [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] (–2005)
** 2017: [[Garden of Hope]] retirement home (built 2006)
** 2017: [[Garden of Hope]] retirement home (built 2006), former location of [[Lusco's Market]] (1948)
** 2101: [[Arrington Middle School]] (built 1985)
** 2101: [[Arrington Middle School]] (built 1985)
** 2135: [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]] (built 1969)
** 2135: [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]]
* [[Jefferson Avenue Viaduct]] over [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] and [[24th Street Southwest]] (built 1964)
** 2305: former location of [[W. A. Belcher Lumber Co.]] (1950–1973)
 
===[[Germania Park neighborhood|Germania Park]] neighborhood===
** 2519: [[Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses]]
** 2519: [[Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses]]
* [[26th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 2600: [[West Tabernacle Baptist Church]]
* [[27th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 2701: [[Alcoholism Recovery Service]] food distribution center
** 2701: [[Alcoholism Recovery Service]] food distribution center
 
* [[28th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 2727–2737: [[Marland Apartments]]
* [[Steiner Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[Wesley Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 3010: [[Miracles Hair Design & Salon]]
** 3010: [[Miracles Hair Design & Salon]]
** 3051: [[Precision Auto]]
** 3052: [[Church's Chicken]]
* [[31st Street Southwest]] intersects, continuing as [[Alameda Avenue Southwest]]
* [[31st Street Southwest]] intersects, continuing as [[Alameda Avenue Southwest]]
* Avenue resumes south of [[Nabors Branch]]


* [[Birch Avenue Southwest]] intersects
===[[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]] neighborhood (2)===
* avenue resumes south of [[Nabors Branch]] at [[Snavely Avenue Southwest]]
** 1800 31st Street Southwest: [[Chevron]] gas station
* [[31st Place Southwest]] intersects
** 3108: former location of [[Powderly Feed & Hardware]] (1960–1964)
** 3114: former location of [[Friendly 12 Cafe]] (1962)
** 3119: former location of [[Southern Disinfectant Co.]] (1972)
** 3125: former location of [[McElroy & Sons Paint & Body Shop]] (1961)
** 3128: former location of [[Powell Upholstery Shop]] (1960–1970)
** 3135: former location of [[Jones Valley Ornamental Iron Works]] (1961–1962)
** 3136: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 25]]
** 3136: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 25]]
* [[32nd Street Southwest]] intersects
** 3233: [[Faith Temple]]
** 3233: [[Faith Temple]]
* [[Aspen Avenue Southwest]] intersects
** 3242: former location of [[Anthony's Exxon]] gas station (1973)
* [[Aspen Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
** 3300: [[Making the Cut]] barbers
** 3300: [[Making the Cut]] barbers
** 3301: [[Powderly Library]] (built 1979, renovated 2009) at [[Wiggins Park]]
** 3301: [[Wiggins Park]] / [[Powderly Library]] (built 1979, renovated 2009)
* [[Balsam Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
** 3450: former location of [[C. Woods Paint & Body Shop]] (1986)
** 3460: former location of [[Jones Battery Shop]] (1971)
** 3461: former location of [[Powderly Amoco]] service station (1965)
* [[Birch Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)


===[[Riley]] neighborhood===
===[[Riley-Travellick]] neighborhood===
* [[Cedar Avenue Southwest]] intersects
* [[Cedar Avenue Southwest]] intersects
** 3501: [[Masjid As-Saabiqoon]]
** 3501: [[Masjid As-Saabiqoon]]
** 3512: [[Korner Kollege Daycare]]
** 3512: [[Korner Kollege Daycare]], former location of [[Hudson's Grocery & Service Station]] (1962)
* [[Fir Avenue Southwest]] intersects
* [[Fir Avenue Southwest]] intersects
** 3600: [[Peace Baptist Church Riley]]
** 3600: [[Peace Baptist Church Riley]]
** 3904: [[Unity Church of God]]
** 3904: [[Unity Church of God]]
** 3928: [[E. B. Cowden]] grocery & meats (1957)


===[[Midfield]]===
===[[Midfield]]===
** 4000: [[Marathon Gas]]
** 4000: [[Marathon Gas]]
** 4028: former location of [[American Engineers Inc.]] (1962)
** 4132: [[Dollar General]]
** 4132: [[Dollar General]]
** 4200: former location of [[May Trucking]] ([[Ronnie May]] 1999)
** 4212: former location of [[Grasselli Concrete Products]] (1981)


===[[Hillman]] neighborhood===
===[[Hillman]] neighborhood===
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** 4153: [[The Vanity Room Beauty Spa]]
** 4153: [[The Vanity Room Beauty Spa]]
* [[48th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[48th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 4817: [[Hopewell Baptist Church]]
** 4817: [[Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Hillman|Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church]] (built 1926, rebuilt 1991)
* [[49th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[49th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[50th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[50th Street Southwest]] intersects
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===[[West Brownville]]===
===[[West Brownville]]===
* [[Downey Street]] intersects
* [[52nd Street Southwest]] intersects
** [[West Brownville Park]]
** [[West Brownville Park]]
* [[54th Street Southwest]] intersects]]
* [[Allbright Street]] intersects (south only)
 
* [[54th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[21st Street South Lipscomb]] intersects
* avenue continues into [[Lipscomb]] as [[Avenue K Lipscomb]]
* avenue continues into [[Lipscomb]] as [[Avenue K Lipscomb]]


* [[Jefferson Avenue Southwest Viaduct]]
[[Category: Jefferson Avenue|*]]
 
 
[[Category:Jefferson Avenue Southwest|*]]
[[Category:Jefferson County Road 18]]

Revision as of 18:42, 13 April 2024

This article is about the avenue in Birmingham's western neighborhoods and Midfield. For the avenue in Bessemer, see Jefferson Avenue Bessemer.

Jefferson Avenue or Jefferson Avenue Southwest is an east-west avenue in Southwest Birmingham and Midfield. It begins by splitting off from Pearson Avenue Southwest at 15th Way Southwest and Harrison Park at the border of the Arlington-West End and West End Manor neighborhoods.

The first section of Jefferson Avenue, west of the former Beverly Station, was paved in the late 1920s by petition of property owners in the newly-opened West End Highlands subdivision.

The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from Dennison Avenue Southwest is part of Jefferson County Road 18

Notable addresses

West End Manor neighborhood

Jones Valley neighborhood (1)

Germania Park neighborhood

Jones Valley neighborhood (2)

Riley-Travellick neighborhood

Midfield

Hillman neighborhood

West Brownville

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