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* West side:
* West side:
** 102: former location of [[Tepetekatz Galivon]] (1887), [[Adamson Motor Co.]] used cars (1941)
** 102: former location of [[Tepetekatz Galivon]] (1887), [[Adamson Motor Co.]] used cars (1941)
** 104: former location of [[M.H. Burger]] (1887)
** 104: former location of [[M.H. Burger]] (1887), [[Lovoy Tire Shop]] (1926)
** 106: former location of [[John W. Apel Grocery]] (1887), [[L & N Hotel]] (1910)
** 106: former location of [[John W. Apel Grocery]] (1887), [[L & N Hotel]] (1910)
** 110: former location of [[J.C. Phillips]] grocer (1887), [[Aetna Auto Finance Co.]] (1941)
** 108: former location of [[Duncan Furniture Co.]] (1926)
** 112: former location of [[New Idea Stove & Hardware Company]], [[Clark & Jones]] household appliances (1941), [[Simmons Electric Co.]] (1964)
** 110: former location of [[J. C. Phillips]] grocer (1887), [[Aetna Auto Finance Co.]] (1941)
** 114: former location of [[R. Robinson & Son]] clothier (1887), [[Shunnarah Trading Co.]] (1964-1979)
** 112: former location of [[Birmingham Tire Rebuilding Co.]] (1926), [[New Idea Stove & Hardware Company]], [[Clark & Jones]] household appliances (1941), [[Simmons Electric Co.]] (1964)
** 114: former location of [[R. Robinson & Son]] clothier (1887), [[Cooper Furniture Co.]] (1926), [[Shunnarah Trading Co.]] (1964-1979)
** 116: former location of [[Julius Berman]] jewelers (1887), [[Leonard Lischkoff]] 2nd hand clothes (1941), [[ABC Letter Service]] (1964), [[Suds & Such Lounge]] (1970s-1980s), [[Destin Lounge]] (1985)
** 116: former location of [[Julius Berman]] jewelers (1887), [[Leonard Lischkoff]] 2nd hand clothes (1941), [[ABC Letter Service]] (1964), [[Suds & Such Lounge]] (1970s-1980s), [[Destin Lounge]] (1985)
** 118½: former location of [[P. H. Hill & Co.]] restaurant (1897)
** 118½: former location of [[P. H. Hill & Co.]] restaurant (1897)
** 120: former location of [[H.E. Kline]] druggist (1887)
** 120: former location of [[H. E. Kline]] druggist (1887)
** 122: former location of [[Dusenberry Saloon]] (1887)
** 122: former location of [[Dusenberry Saloon]] (1887)
** 124-130: [[Adamson Ford]] dealership (1964-)
** 124-130: [[Adamson Ford]] dealership (1964-)
*** 124: former location of [[S.C. Ferguson]] grocer (1887), [[Mill & Mine Supply Co.]] (1941)
*** 124: former location of [[S. C. Ferguson]] grocer (1887), [[Mill & Mine Supply Co.]] (1941)
*** 130: former location of [[Nite-N-Gale Grill]] restaurant (1941)
*** 130: former location of [[Duncan Drug Co.]] (1926), [[Nite-N-Gale Grill]] restaurant (1941)
* East side: [[Block 121]], formerly site for a proposed [[Shepherd Centre]]
* East side: [[Block 121]], formerly site for a proposed [[Shepherd Centre]]
** 101-131 [[Station 121]] (built as [[Cityville 121]] in 2010)
** 101-131 [[Station 121]] (built as [[Cityville 121]] in 2010)
*** 101: [[Glory Bound Gyro Co.]], former location of [[W. H. Holzendorf]] livery stable (1884), [[Orkin]] pest control (1948), [[Shepherd-Sloss Realty Co.]] and [[Sloss Realty Co.]] (1964)
*** 101: [[Glory Bound Gyro Co.]], former location of [[W. H. Holzendorf]] livery stable (1884), [[Orkin]] pest control (1948), [[Shepherd-Sloss Realty Co.]] and [[Sloss Realty Co.]] (1964)
*** 103: former location of [[Birmingham Plating Works]] (1941), [[Birmingham Water Works]] payment center
*** 103: former location of [[Birmingham Plating Works]] (1926-1941), [[Birmingham Water Works]] payment center
*** 105: former location of [[Jim Davis]] used cars (1941), [[FedEx Kinko's]]
*** 105-107: former location of [[Ingersoll Rand]] (1926)
*** 107: [[UAB Urgent Care]] (styled 125) (2015-), former location of [[Reed Books]], former office building housing [[Barker Insurance Co.]] and [[Superior Risks Insurance Services]] (1964)
**** 105: former location of [[Jim Davis]] used cars (1941), [[FedEx Kinko's]]
**** 107: [[UAB Urgent Care]] (styled 125) (2015-), former location of [[Reed Books]], former office building housing [[Barker Insurance Co.]] and [[Superior Risks Insurance Services]] (1964)
*** 109: [[Salon U Midtown]] / [[Sprout & Pour]] (2015-), former location of [[C. E. Davey Co.]] machines (1941-1964), [[Scott's Koneys]] (1995-2007)
*** 109: [[Salon U Midtown]] / [[Sprout & Pour]] (2015-), former location of [[C. E. Davey Co.]] machines (1941-1964), [[Scott's Koneys]] (1995-2007)
*** 113: [[Momma Goldberg's Deli]] (2012-)
*** 113: [[Momma Goldberg's Deli]] (2012-)
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**** 123-127: former location of [[Flint Refrigeration Co.]] (1941)
**** 123-127: former location of [[Flint Refrigeration Co.]] (1941)
**** 125-129: [[Pies & Pints]] (2016-)
**** 125-129: [[Pies & Pints]] (2016-)
***** 125: former location of [[H. J. Copeland]] grocery (1926)
***** 127: former location of [[Southside Banking Co.]] (1925)
***** 127: former location of [[Southside Banking Co.]] (1925)
***** 129-131: former location of [[Rex Service Station]] (1941)
***** 129-131: former location of [[Rex Service Station]] (1941)

Revision as of 18:36, 8 December 2017

20th Street South is a north-south street in midtown and southside Birmingham. 20th Street begins at the southern end of 20th Street North at the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Powell Avenue, and then continues through Southside for sixteen blocks to where it intersects with Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South.

The street runs through the UAB Medical Center, and from 10th Avenue South to Highland Avenue, it is the main road through Five Points South, a major restaurant and entertainment hub of the city.

Notable Locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 20th Street South category.

Railroad Reservation/20th Street underpass

road continues north as 20th Street North

Powell Avenue

The Alagasco Building in 2010
Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904

Moore-Handley appliance department (1964)

1st Avenue South

2nd Avenue South

c. 1963 view looking north up 20th Street toward downtown

3rd Avenue South

4th Avenue South

1977 advertisement for "The Strip"
start of UAB campus

5th Avenue South

6th Avenue South

Hillman Hospital, c. 1929

7th Avenue South

University Boulevard (formerly 8th Avenue South)

8th Court South (east) / 9th Avenue South (west)

10th Avenue South intersection

Five Points South begins

Magnolia Avenue

11th Avenue South

12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue

13th Avenue South

14th Avenue South

15th Avenue South

16th Avenue South

U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham
North side South side
Current route Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway Elton B. Stephens Expressway
Previous routes 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S

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