South Woodlawn

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South Woodlawn
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Birmingham neighborhoods
District(s) 4
Community Woodlawn
Population 587
Area N/A
President Johnathon Moore
Meeting site Metropolitan Community Church, (map)
Meeting day 3rd Tuesday
Website
Neighborhood map South Woodlawn

South Woodlawn is a small neighborhood in the Woodlawn community of eastern Birmingham. It is bounded by 59th Street South to the west and Brussels Avenue to the east. The neighborhood is defined by the Norfolk Southern Railway's East End District tracks to the south and Division Avenue and 65th Street South to the north.

Most of South Woodlawn is accessible from Georgia Road, with a disconnected area across I-20 hugging 64th Place South and Kentucky Avenue. Neighborhoods abutting South Woodlawn include Woodlawn, East Lake, Gate City, Oak Ridge Park and Crestwood North.

Notable institutions in South Woodlawn include the Interfaith Hospitality House and several churches. The former Patterson School was located in the neighborhood on 64th Street South.

The South Woodlawn Neighborhood Association meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at Metropolitan Community Church on 64th Street South.

Neighborhood presidents

Demographics

  • 2010: 598 (89.8% Black)
  • 2020: 587 (88.9% Black)