Crestwood Boulevard

Crestwood Boulevard is the section of U. S. Highway 78 running from 5th Avenue South and 47th Street to somewhere near John Rogers Drive in Irondale. It is so-named because it traverses the Crestwood neighborhood before crossing Red Mountain just south of Red Gap.

East of Montevallo Road the Boulevard follows a route more or less parallel to I-20.

The section of Crestwood Boulevard between Irondale and Crestwood Festival Center was landscaped in preparation for the 1996 Olympic Games. Gradco, Inc. was paid $26,000 to install new plantings specified by landscape architect Mike Kirk to continue the style used already in Irondale.

Notable locations (west to east)

Birmingham

• merges with/splits from 5th Avenue South
  • Crestwood Park
  • 5500: Crestwood Tavern (former location of Frostop drive-in, Mama Mia's Spaghettini, La Mancha's, Crestwood Grill, Michoacan & Playas del Nayarit)
  • 5502-5522: Crestwood Shopping Center
    • 5502: Jerome Sims and Don Taylor, State Farm Insurance
    • 5504A: 1st Avenue Upholstery
    • 5504D: Hi-Tech Hair (2006-)
    • 5506: Subway restaurant
    • 5510: Finishing Touch & Alterations (1991-)
    • 5512: Crestwood Coffee
    • 5514: Urban Suburban, former location of Crestwood Antiques
    • 5518: former location of Powell Carpets (1973)
    • 5520: Romeo's Sporting Goods
    • 5522: Vineyard Food Market, former location of Crestwood Pharmacy (1973)
    • 5524: The Filling Station restaurant (2015-), former location of Crestwood Auto
• intersection with 56th Street South
  • 6001: Salvation Army Youth Services Center
• Intersection with Eagle View Drive (Eagle View Apartments)
  • 6400: Crestway Baptist Church
  • 7309: Crestwood Festival Center
  • 7400: Aldi
  • 7401: former site of Gulas Supper Club and Hooters
• intersection with Cresthill Road
  • 7500: Red Mountain Motorsports, former location of BMW Motorcycles of Birmingham (2011-2015)
  • 7505-7523: Village East Shopping Center
    • 7505: Aaron's
    • 7509: Milano Men's Wear
    • 7513: Hair Show Beauty Supply
    • 7515: former location of T. J. Maxx
    • 7517: Roses Express (2015-), former location of It's Fashion Metro
    • 7521: Z Outlet
    • 7523: Citi Trends
  • 7580: Century Plaza
  • 7601: former location of Red Lobster
  • 7621: ABC Store, former location of Blockbuster
  • 7641: Goo-Goo Wash
• intersection with Oporto-Madrid Boulevard
  • Century Park East
  • Eastwood Village (former site of Eastwood Mall)
  • 7701: Olive Garden, former location of Krispy Kreme Doughnuts
  • former location of BTNB Eastwood branch
  • 7712: TitleMax, former location of Butters restaurant (1980s)
  • 7724: Ezell's Express, former location of Wendy's
  • 7740: Murphy USA gas station
  • 7748: International House of Pancakes
  • 7757: Arby's
  • 7757: Burger-King, former location of Shoney's Big Boy
  • 7801: Eastwood Shell gas station
  • 7817-7893 Eastwood Shopping Plaza shopping center
    • 7817: Cellular Express
    • 7825A: Eastwood Print and Copy
    • 7825C: Acceptance Auto Insurance
    • 7825D: Advance America
    • 7845: Eastwood K-Mart
    • 7849: Monarch Direct grocery store
    • 7883: Sammy's Old Fashion Hot Dogs
    • 7893: former location of McMillan's Big & Tall (-2016)
  • 7855: former location of La Cocina
  • 7893: Southeastern Cellular & Paging
  • 7901: Garden Inn (former site of Starlite Drive-In)
  • 7905: Delux Inn & Suites (formerly Motel Birmingham)
  • 7909: KFC
  • 7911: former location of Howard Johnson's restaurant
  • 7929: former site of Dobbs House Luau
  • 7941: USA Economy Lodge & Calico's restaurant, former location of Holiday Inn (built 1962)
  • 7949: former location of Margaret's Dance Showcase (1966)
  • 7950: Villa Fiesta
  • 7952: Habitat for Humanity Outlet
  • 7956: Shrimp Basket (2015-)
  • 7958: former location of Superpetz
  • 7960: Royal Paints, Art Sign Co.
  • 7964: Family Auto Sales
• intersection with Montclair Road and 16th Street South (Irondale)

Irondale

• • 1620-1628: Grants Mill Station shopping center
    • 1620: Auto Express Insurance, former location of L & T Electronics (1970s)
    • 1624: Q C Financial Services
    • 1628: Subway
  • 1701: Stan's Car Sales, former location of Jiffy-Lube
  • 1703: Hamburger Heaven
  • 1709-1729: Crestwood Plaza shopping center
    • 1709: O'Reilly Auto Parts
    • 1717: Check 'N Go, former location of Stray Cats furniture
    • 1721: Dollar General
    • 1729: Iron Beach Gym, former location of Unfinished Furniture, Dress Code Warehouse
  • 1721: former location of Po Folks restaurant
  • 1724: Jack's restaurant
  • 1730: AAMCO Transmissions
  • 1801: PNC Bank
  • 1804: Chevron station / Sneaky Pete's
  • 1810: Krystal hamburgers
  • 1811: La-Z-Boy Furniture Galleries
  • 1813: America's Best Value Inn & El Cancun Mexican Restaurant
  • 1815: Village Spirits
  • 1816: Kangaroo Express
  • 1819: Green Acres Cafe
  • 1845: Regions Bank
  • 1847: former location of Kayser's Furniture
  • 1848: American Family Care
  • 1900: Veenschoten & Co.
  • 1905: Sherwin-Williams Paint Store
  • 1911: former location of Haverty's Furniture
  • 1950: Southern Pharmaceutical Services
  • 2506: Golden Rule Bar-B-Q
  • 2522: Harris Automotive
  • 2615-2631: Underwood Plaza shopping center (built 1955)
    • 2615: Stacy's Style Studio (2014-)
    • 2617: Antique Outlet (2017-)
    • 2619: Art's Barber Shop (1968-)
    • 2621: Plaza Carpet (2017-), former location of Devyani Dance Center (2008)
    • 2627: former location of Heavy Metal, personal trainers
    • 2631: Plaza Antiques (2015-), former location of L & M Mower (2008)
  • 2709: Sunoco gas station (January 2012– )
  • 2721: Alabama Spay & Neuter Clinic
  • 2730: Irondale Post Office
  • 2749: Iron City Stone & Supply
  • 2750: IBML
  • 2800: Peak Season corporate headquarters
  • 2880: Wells Fargo Bank
  • 2890: Borden Dairy
  • 3300: Citgo & Gas-A-Cheap
  • 4678: Eastwood Animal Clinic
  • 4797: Shell gas station
• Old Leeds Road intersection, I-20 access

References

• Hulen, Tara (March 13, 1996) "Eastwood to spruce up for Olympics." Birmingham News