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=== [[East Avondale]]/[[Crestwood North]] ===
=== [[East Avondale]]/[[Crestwood North]] ===
* 48th Street South intersection
* [[48th Street South]] intersects
** 4807: [[Birmingham Trophy Shop]]
** 4801: former location of [[Park & Widener Real Estate]] (2007)
** 4814: [[FunktionArt]]
** 4807: [[Birmingham Trophy Shop]] (2007-)
** 4900: [[Alabama Construction Supply]]
** 4814: [[FunktionArt]], former location of [[H & H Outboard Service Station]] (1964-1970), [[Amps Cycle]] (2007)
** 4915: [[Grand Avenue Market]]
** 4830: former location of [[Grand Avenue Service Station]] (1941), [[Baumgardner Service Station]] (1964), [[Bill's Texaco]] (1970)
** 4937: [[All Nations Worship Center]]
** 4831: former location of [[Mack's 1-Hour Cleaners]] (1964), [[Ware Heating & Air]] (1970), [[K P Studios]] photographers (2007)
** 5004: [[Cooper Construction]]
* [[49th Street South]] intersects
** [[CMC Steel Alabama]]
** 4900: [[Alabama Construction Supply]] (2007-)
** 5120: former location of [[George's Place]] restaurant (1949), the [[Tool Box]] nightclub, [[Phoenix Cabaret]] nightclub, destroyed by fire October 2016
** 4908: former location of [[Steel City Electric Co.]] contractors (1964-1970)
** 5437: [[Groveland Baptist Church]]
** 4829: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1926)
* 54th Place South intersection (south only)
** 4909: former location of [[Electric Tool Co.]] (1964), [[Advance Glass Co.]] cutting room (1970)
** 4911: former location of [[The Beauty Box]] beauty shop (1964), [[Jean's Beauty Salon]] (1970)
** 4913-4915: former location of [[Best Food Market & Grocery]] (1941)
*** 4915: former location of [[Advance Glass Co.]] (1964-1970), [[Brezina Furniture Repair Service]] (2007), [[Grand Avenue Market]]
** 4916: former location of [[AAA Plumbing & Heating Co.]] (1964)
** 4917: former location of [[Better Service Station]] (1941), [[Barker Brothers Service Station]] (1964-1970)
** 4922: former location of [[Grand Avenue Beauty Salon]] (1941)
** 4924: former location of [[LaDame Cleaners]] (1941)
** 4926: former location of [[Barclift Feed & Coal]] (1941), [[Carl Jones Auto Parts]] (2007)
** 4933: former location of [[Friendly Inn]] restaurant (1941), [[Dora's Cafeteria]] (1964-1970)
** 4937: [[All Nations Worship Center]] (2007-)
* [[50th Street South]] intersects
** 5000: [[CMC Steel Alabama]]
** 5004: [[Cooper Construction]] (2007-)
** 5005: former location of [[Grand Apartments]] (1970)
** 5006: former location of [[Continental Budget Corp.]] & [[Ashcraft Distributors]] (1964-1970)
** 5013-5015: former location of [[P & L Grocery]] (1941)
*** 5015: former location of [[Jerrell Upholstery Co.]] (1964)
** 5016: former location of [[Ace Neon Sign Co.]] (1964-1970)
** 5017: former location of [[Alley's Drug Store]] (1941), [[American Electronic Products Company]] (1964), [[Rose's Automotive School]] (1970)
** 5101: former location of [[The Birmingham News]] branch (1964-1970)
** 5118: former location of [[Faucett Brady Steel]] erection yard (1970)
** 5120: former location of [[Superior Venetian Blind Co.]] (1941), [[George's Place]] restaurant (1949), [[Barney's Drive-In]] (1964-1970), the [[Tool Box]] nightclub, [[Phoenix Cabaret]] nightclub (2007), destroyed by fire October 2016
* [[Seaboard Railway]] crosses over street
** 5209: former location of [[Sims Auto Repair Shop]] ([1964), [[Woodlawn Ornamental Arts]] (1970)
** 5212: former location of [[Emens Cleaners]] (1964)
** 5216: former location of [[AAA Electric Co.]] contractors (1964)
** 5217: [[Bhate Engineering]] (2007-), former location of [[Custom Craft Home Improvement Co.]] (1970)
** 5220: former location of [[Guin Co.]] plumbers (1964-1970)
** 5229: former location of [[Perfection Tackle Co.]] (1964-1970)
** 5232 rear: former location of [[Hawkins Garage]] auto repair (1964)
** 5243-5245: former location of [[A. W. Hooper Co.]] machinery (1964), [[Hooper Equipment Co.]] (1970)
** 5302: former location of [[J. D. Moore Flooring Co.]] (1970)
** 5305: former location of [[Crestwood Court Apartments]] (1964-1970)
** 5313: former location of [[Crestwood Nursery School]] (1964-1970)
** 5331: former location of [[Young Men's Home]] (1926)
** 5400-5450: former location of [[Woodlawn Union Station]] (1941)
*** 5400 rear: former location of [[Watkins Printing Co.]] (1964-1970)
** 5401: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1926)
** 5437: [[Groveland Baptist Church]] (2007-)
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersects
* [[54th Place South]] intersects (south only)
** Residential
** Residential
** 5929: former location of [[Southside Wholesale Electric]] (2007)
* 62nd Street South intersection (south only)
* 62nd Street South intersection (south only)


Revision as of 23:18, 28 October 2016

Fifth Avenue South (originally Avenue E) is a two-way, east-west avenue in Birmingham, one of the longest continuous avenues stretching across the city's south side. Portions of the street exist from North Titusville in the west to South East Lake in the east, but the main section runs from the Five Points South neighborhood all the way to Oak Ridge Park, becoming part of U.S. Highway 78 for a few blocks along its path.

Route

The beginning of 5th Avenue South is in the North Titusville neighborhood, west of downtown, at Center Street. It takes up from a short section of 5th Avenue Southwest that begins at Goldwire Street, about two blocks west of Center Street. The avenue ends at the intersection of 3rd Street and Omega Street.

In the Five Points South neighborhood, just east of the railroad tracks, the main portion of 5th Avenue South begins at 8th Street South. After passing under the raised portion of Interstate 65, in continues west through University of Alabama Birmingham campus into the Southside neighborhood. There it passes under the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (U.S. Highways 31 and 280) and continues west into the Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood.

As it enters East Avondale, 4th Avenue South, which is also U.S. Highway 78, merges into 5th Avenue at 45th Street. Thus 5th become Highway 78 for a few blocks, until the two split at 47th Street. Highway 78 continues east along Crestwood Boulevard while 5th turns more northeastward, forming the border between East Avondale and Crestwood North.

At the railroad tracks, the main road continues northeast as 1st Avenue South while 5th Avenue splits off more eastward to remain inside Crestwood North along the south side of the tracks. It continues into Oak Ridge Park before ending at Antwerp Avenue.

Another section begins in the East Lake neighborhood at Ligdon Road where Hill Crest Behavioral Health Services is located, only to end at 71st Street. It begins again southwest of 75th Street and continues a short way into South East Lake before ending again at Vanderbilt Street. It resumes again one block northeast at 78th Street and ends at the entrance of Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School at 81st Street. It resumes on the other side of the campus at 82nd Street before finally ending for good at 85th Street.

From 8th to 36th Street, the road provides two lanes of travel in each direction. It then becomes a two-lane road until meeting 4th Avenue and becoming Highway 78, where it is six lanes. North of Crestwood Boulevard, it is again four lanes until splitting off at the railroad tracks in Crestwood North. All other portions are two-lane, residential streets.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 5th Avenue South category.

North Titusville

Five Points South neighborhood

Southside neighborhood

Forest Park-South Avondale

Forest Park-South Avondale/East Avondale

East Avondale/Crestwood South

East Avondale/Crestwood North

Oak Ridge Park

  • 62nd Street South intersection (south only)
    • Residential
  • Antwerp Avenue (road ends)

East Lake neighborhood

South East Lake

  • Oporto-Madrid Boulevard intersection
  • Vanderbilt Street intersection (south only, road ends)
  • 78th Street South intersection (road begins)
  • 81st Street South intersection (road ends)
  • 82nd Street South intersection (road begins)
  • 85th Street South intersection (road ends)
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