The Strip (Tuscaloosa)

The Strip is a retail and nightlife district located immediately west of the University of Alabama campus centered along University Boulevard. Stretching roughly between Wallace Wade Avenue to the east and Reed Street to the west, The Strip has seen significant redevelopment over the last decade. The status of The Strip and its current establishments has come into question as the University continues to expand westward.

Notable locations

Welcome sign in December 2009.

1200 block in April 2003.

All addresses are for locations along University Boulevard unless otherwise noted.

• Wallace Wade Avenue intersects
  • south side:
    • 1015: Bamastuff (Alabama Book Store, 1942–)
    • 1021: Campus Party Store
• 11th Avenue intersects
  • north side:
    • 1190: University Town Center
  • south side:
    • 1101: Regions Bank ATM
    • 1141: Alabama Express
    • 1149: Buffalo Phil's Wings
• 12th Avenue intersects
  • north side:
    • 1200: Publix
    • 1208: Quick Grill
    • 1218: The Locker Room
  • south side:
    • 1203: Pepito's Mexican Restaurant
    • 1205: Lai Lai Chinese Restaurant
    • 1207: The Pita Pit (former location of Vinyl Solution)
    • 1209: Former location of Cheap Shots
    • 1211: Quiznos (former location of the Back Porch)
    • 1215: The Legacy Bar
    • 1217: Southern Sole
    • 1218: CVS Drugs, former location of The Locker Room (1966-2015)
    • 1225: El Rincon Mexican Restaurant (former location of Hale's Tavern)
    • 1229: Egan's
• 13th Avenue intersects
  • north side:
    • 1300: The Houndstooth
    • 1306: College Station
  • south side:
    • 1301: Crimson Cafe International Coffee House
    • 1307: The Jupiter Bar & Grill (former location of the Varsity Pool Hall & the Picture Show movie house)
• 14th Avenue intersects
  • north side:
    • 1400: Jimmy Johns
    • 1402: Surin of Thailand, former location of The Locker Room (1964-1966)
  • south side:
    • 1401: University Station

References

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• Jones, Adam & Tommy Stevenson (January 14, 2007) "UA mum on The Strip's future." The Tuscaloosa News
• Jones, Adam (March 8, 2007) "Protesters tell UA to keep hands off the Strip." The Tuscaloosa News
• Goggins, Leah (September 19, 2019) "Tuscaloosa locals profile The Strip in new documentary" The Crimson White