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*** 520: former location of [[Fadool & Sons]] groceries (1925-1926), [[Tip Top Grill (Southside)|Tip Top Grill]] (1941), [[Al's Grill]] (1964-1970)
*** 520: former location of [[Fadool & Sons]] groceries (1925-1926), [[Tip Top Grill (Southside)|Tip Top Grill]] (1941), [[Al's Grill]] (1964-1970)
**** 520½: former location of [[C. Reed Traylor]], dentist office (1964)
**** 520½: former location of [[C. Reed Traylor]], dentist office (1964)
*** 522: former location of [[Quan You Laundry & Dry Cleaning]] plant #2 (c. 1938-1941), [[Custom Laundry & Cleaners]] (1964)
*** 522: former location of [[Quan You Laundry & Dry Cleaning]] plant #2 (c. 1938-1941), [[Custom Laundry & Cleaners]] (1964-1970)
*** 524-528: former location of [[Edward Macksoud]] dry goods (1941), [[Bargain Center]] variety store (1964)
*** 524-528: former location of [[Edward Macksoud]] dry goods (1941), [[Bargain Center]] variety store (1964), [[Najjar Bargain Center]] (1970)
**** 526: [[UAB 526 Building]] ([[UAB Lung Health Center]]), former location of [[T. G. Morgan]] grocer (1887)
**** 526: [[UAB 526 Building]] ([[UAB Lung Health Center]]), former location of [[T. G. Morgan]] grocer (1887)
**** 528: former location of [[Clark's Battery Service]] (1926)
**** 528: former location of [[Clark's Battery Service]] (1926), [[Medical Center Barber Shop]] (1970)
***** 528½: former location of [[Ollie Hunter]] barber shop (1941)
***** 528½: former location of [[Ollie Hunter]] barber shop (1941)
*** 530: former location of [[DeLuxe Cafe]] (1941), [[James' Cafe]] (1964)
*** 530: former location of [[DeLuxe Cafe]] (1941), [[James' Cafe]] (1964-1970)
*** 532: former location of [[George Hotis]] confectioner (1941), [[Andres's Confectionary]] (1964)
*** 532: former location of [[George Hotis]] confectioner (1941), [[Andrew's Confectionary]] (1964-1970
* East side
* East side
** 501-531: [[Kirklin Clinic]] (built 1992)
** 501-531: [[Kirklin Clinic]] (built 1992)
*** 501-513: former site of [[Paul Hayne School]] (1886-1950s)
*** 501-513: former site of [[Paul Hayne School]] (1886-1950s)
**** 511: former location of [[Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan]] (1964-1970), [[Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.]], [[Lehmann, Ullman & Barclay]] accountants (1964)
**** 511: former location of [[Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan]] / [[Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.]] / [[Lehmann, Ullman & Barclay]] accountants (1964-1970)
*** 515-517: former location of [[Paul Hayne School]] manual training department (1926), [[New Yorker Beverage Co.]] (1935-1939), [[Ellis K. Thompson]] (1941)
*** 515-517: former location of [[Paul Hayne School]] manual training department (1926), [[New Yorker Beverage Co.]] (1935-1939), [[Ellis K. Thompson]] (1941)
*** 519-521: former location of [[Birmingham Limb & Brace]] (1964)
*** 519-521: former location of [[Birmingham Limb & Brace]] (1964)
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*** 607-611: former location of [[Southern Furniture Repair]] (1941)
*** 607-611: former location of [[Southern Furniture Repair]] (1941)
**** 609: former location of [[General Finance Corp. of Birmingham]] (1964), [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (1978)
**** 609: former location of [[General Finance Corp. of Birmingham]] (1964), [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (1978)
**** 611: former location of [[Jackson Tire Co.]] (1923-1926), [[Raiford's Shoes]] orthopedic shoe store (1964)
**** 611: former location of [[Jackson Tire Co.]] (1923-1926), [[Raiford's Shoes]] orthopedic shoe store (1964), [[Medical Center Uniform Co.]] (1970)
*** 613-615: former location of [[Watts-Newsome Co.]]/[[General Tire & Rubber Co.]]/[[Alemite Lubricator Co.]] (1926), [[Square Deal Auto Service]] (1941)
*** 613-615: former location of [[Watts-Newsome Co.]]/[[General Tire & Rubber Co.]]/[[Alemite Lubricator Co.]] (1926), [[Square Deal Auto Service]] (1941)
**** 613: former location of [[Hogie's Hotdogs]]
**** 613: former location of [[Hogie's Hotdogs]] (1970)
**** 615: former location of [[Dobb's House]] diner (1964), [[Doubletime Deli]] (1985-)
**** 615: former location of [[Dobb's House]] diner (1964), [[Gateway Snack Bar]] (1970), [[Doubletime Deli]] (1985-)
*** 619: former location of [[Detroit Motor Car Co.]] (1926)
*** 619: former location of [[Detroit Motor Car Co.]] (1926)
*** 623: former location of [[General Acceptance Corp.]] (1964)
*** 623: former location of [[General Acceptance Corp.]] (1964-1970)
*** 627: former location of [[Tire Engineers (20th Street South)|Tire Engineers]] (1941), [[Durr Surgical Supply]] (1964)
*** 627: former location of [[Tire Engineers (20th Street South)|Tire Engineers]] (1941), [[Durr Surgical Supply]] (1964), [[L. M. Anderson]] dental supply (1970)
*** 629: former location of [[Street Car Diner No. 1]], [[Post House Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 629: former location of [[Street Car Diner No. 1]], [[Post House Snack Bar]] (1964), [[Hogan Hut Snack Bar]] (1970)
*** 633: former location of [[Ted's Auto Clinic]] (1964)
*** 633: former location of [[Ted's Auto Clinic]] (1964)


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** 700-702: [[UAB School of Dentistry]] building
** 700-702: [[UAB School of Dentistry]] building
*** 700: former location of [[Madison Drug Co.]] (1926-1950)
*** 700: former location of [[Madison Drug Co.]] (1926-1950)
*** 702: former location of [[Service Paint & Wall Paper Co.]] (1941-1950)
*** 702: former location of [[Service Paint & Wall Paper Co.]] (1941-1950), [[UAB College of General Studies]] office (1970)
** 704-720: [[Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building]] (built 2001)
** 704-720: [[Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building]] (built 2001)
*** 704: former location of [[McCormick & Company]] real estate (1941-1950)  
*** 704: former location of [[McCormick & Company]] real estate (1941-1950)  
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*** 714: former location of [[Nicholas Catanzano]] filling station (1941)
*** 714: former location of [[Nicholas Catanzano]] filling station (1941)
*** 718: former location of [[St John's Methodist Church]] Sunday school (1941)
*** 718: former location of [[St John's Methodist Church]] Sunday school (1941)
*** 720: former location of [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]], renamed [[Tidwell Hall]] in 1956, [[Birmingham Area Educational Television Association]] (1964)
*** 720: former location of [[Tidwell Hall|University of Alabama Extension Center]], renamed [[Tidwell Hall]] in 1956, [[Birmingham Area Educational Television Association]] (1964), [[UAB College of General Studies]] (1970)
** 724-728: [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]] (built 1983)
** 724-728: [[McCallum Basic Health Sciences Building]] (built 1983)
*** 724: former location of [[St John's Methodist Church]] (1926-1941)
*** 724: former location of [[St John's Methodist Church]] (1926-1941)
*** 728: former location of [[Jefferson County Public Health Building]] (built 1948, demolished 1980)
*** 728: former location of [[Jefferson County Public Health Building]] (built 1948, demolished 1980)
* East side
* East side
** 701: [[UAB administration building]], formerly [[UAB administration building|Central Bank building]] (1967), formerly [[James McFarland]] used cars (1950)
** 701: [[UAB administration building]], formerly [[UAB administration building|Central Bank building]] (built 1967), former location of [[James McFarland]] used cars (1950)
*** 701 basement: former location of [[Kopper Kettle Cafeteria]] (1970)
** 715: former location of [[Carpet Golf]], [[Henley's Golf Course]], [[Medical Center Putt-Putt]] (1940s-1963)
** 715: former location of [[Carpet Golf]], [[Henley's Golf Course]], [[Medical Center Putt-Putt]] (1940s-1963)
** 719: former location of [[All Seasons Travel]], former location of [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson & Rolling Inc.]], former location of [[Hawkins-Israel Co.]] interior decorators (1941-1950)  
** 719: former location of [[All Seasons Travel]], former location of [[Hawkins-Israel Co.]] interior decorators (1941-1950), [[Bodine|Bodine, Bryson & Rolling Inc.]] (1970)
** 721: former location of [[Royal Motor Company]] used cars (1950)  
** 721: former location of [[Royal Motor Company]] used cars (1950)  
** 723: former location of [[Steel City Oldsmobile]] used cars (1941)
** 723: former location of [[Steel City Oldsmobile]] used cars (1941)
** 725-731: [[Town House]] (built 1953, demolished 2018)
** 725-731: [[Town House]] (built 1953, demolished 2018), [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]]
*** 725: [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]], former location of [[City Federal Savings & Loan]] (1981), [[Town House Beauty Salon]] (1964)
*** 725: former location of [[City Federal Savings & Loan]] (1981), [[Town House Beauty Salon]] (1964), [[Fant Furman Beauty Salon]] (1970)
*** 727-729: [[Sitar Indian Cuisine]], former location of [[Tracy's Cafeteria]] (1983-2008), [[Frances' Flowers & Gifts]] (1964)
*** 727-729: former location of [[Tracy's Cafeteria]] (1983-2008), [[Frances' Flowers & Gifts]] (1964-1970)
*** 731: [[Sitar]] Indian restaurant, former location of [[Scotty's Discount Drugs]] (1981), [[Tubb Pharmacy]] (1964), former location of [[Erskine A Caldwell]] (1950) used cars
*** 731: former location of [[Erskine A Caldwell]] (1950) used cars, [[Tubb Pharmacy]] (1964-1970), [[Scotty's Discount Drugs]] (1981)


===[[University Boulevard]] (formerly [[8th Avenue South]])===
===[[University Boulevard]] (formerly [[8th Avenue South]])===
* West side
* West side
** 800-810 [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham]] (formerly [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham|Kahler Plaza Hotel]], [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham|Radisson Hotel]]), former site of [[University of Alabama Girl's Dormitory]]
** 800-810 [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham]] (formerly [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham|Kahler Plaza Hotel]], [[Doubletree Hotel Birmingham|Radisson Hotel]]), former site of [[University of Alabama Girl's Dormitory]], [[UAB Men's Dormitory]]
*** 800: former location of [[J Gatsby's]] restaurant
*** 800: former location of [[J Gatsby's]] restaurant
*** 808: [[J. Reiss Custom Clothier]], inside hotel
*** 808: [[J. Reiss Custom Clothier]], inside hotel
** 812-814: former location of [[Chi Tau Chapter of Psi Omega]] (1964)
** 812-814: former location of [[Chi Tau Chapter of Psi Omega]] (1964-1970)
** 816-822: former location of [[University of Alabama Medical School Dormitory]] (1964)
** 816-822: former location of [[University of Alabama Medical School Dormitory]] (1964)
** 822-824: former location of [[The Dental Dormitory]] (1964)
** 822-824: former location of [[The Dental Dormitory]] (1964)
** 826-828: former location of [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity house (1964)
** 826-828: former location of [[Sigma Nu]] fraternity house (1964)
* East side
* East side
** 801-803: former location of [[Grayson's Spinning Wheel]] ice cream (1941)
** 801-803: former location of [[Grayson's Spinning Wheel]] ice cream (1941), [[Coggin's Ice Cream]] (1970)
*** 801: [[Wings Around the Clock]], former location of [[New York Bagel Cafe]] (1996-2006), [[Zoes (Southside)|Zoes]], [[Starbucks Coffee]], [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (- 1993)
*** 801: [[Wings Around the Clock]], former location of [[New York Bagel Cafe]] (1996-2006), [[Zoes (Southside)|Zoes]], [[Starbucks Coffee]], [[Andrew's Sandwich Shop]] (- 1993)
*** 803: [[Subway]] sandwich shop
*** 803: [[Subway]] sandwich shop
** 805: former location of [[Chapman Recording Co.]] (1941), [[Chapman Radio & Television Co.]] / [[Radio Sales & Service Co.]] (1941-1950), [[Chapman Record Bar]] (1950)
** 805: former location of [[Chapman Recording Co.]] (1941), [[Chapman Radio & Television Co.]] / [[Radio Sales & Service Co.]] (1941-1950), [[Chapman Record Bar]] (1950)
** 807: [[Baptist Building]], former location of  [[Dewberry Engraving]] (1941-1950), offices of [[Birmingham Baptist Association]], [[Birmingham Baptist Women's Missionary Union]], ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' newspaper, [[Albie Smith]] architect, [[Weir & Shannon]] attorneys, and [[National Electrical Contractors Association]] (1964)
** 807: [[Baptist Building]], former location of  [[Dewberry Engraving]] (1941-1950), offices of [[Birmingham Baptist Association]], [[Birmingham Baptist Women's Missionary Union]], ''[[The Alabama Baptist]]'' newspaper, [[Albie Smith]] architect, [[Weir & Shannon]] attorneys, and [[National Electrical Contractors Association]] (1964-1970)
** 811: [[Medical Alumni Building]] (built 1936), [[Rose Law Firm]], former location of [[Birmingham Medical & Surgical Clinic]], offices of [[Jefferson Health Foundation]], [[Jefferson Medical Group]] and other physicians, office of [[R. C. Green]], later [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] (1941)
** 811: [[Medical Alumni Building]] (built 1936), [[Rose Law Firm]], offices of [[Jefferson Health Foundation]], [[Jefferson Medical Group]] and other physicians, office of [[R. C. Green]], later [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] (1941), [[Birmingham Medical & Surgical Clinic]] (1970)
** 815-831: [[Southside Residence Inn]], former location of [[Birmingham Travelodge]] (built 1964), [[Passport Inn]], [[Royal Inn]]
** 815-831:
*** 815: former location of [[Exclusive Furniture Shop]] (1926), [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]] funeral home (1935), [[Ridout's Funeral Home]] (1941)
*** 815: former location of [[Exclusive Furniture Shop]] (1926), [[Brown-Service Funeral Company]] funeral home (1935), [[Ridout's Funeral Home]] (1941)
*** 821: former site of [[James Van Hoose residence]] (built 1881, demolished 1961)
*** 821: [[Southside Residence Inn]] (built 2009), former site of [[James Van Hoose residence]] (built 1881, demolished 1961), [[Birmingham Travelodge]] (built 1964), [[Passport Inn]], [[Royal Inn]] (demolished 2008)


===[[8th Court South]] (east) / [[9th Avenue South]] (west)===
===[[8th Court South]] (east) / [[9th Avenue South]] (west)===
* West side
* West side
** 900: former location of [[Lige Loy residence]] (1926), [[Lige Loy Funeral Home]]
** 900: former location of [[Lige Loy residence]] (1926), [[Lige Loy Funeral Home]]
** 908: [[UAB Community Care Building]], [[1917 Clinic]], former location of [[Highland Nursing Home]] (1941)
** 908: [[UAB Community Care Building]], [[1917 Clinic]], built as [[908 South Twentieth building]], former location of [[Highland Nursing Home]] (1941), U.S. government offices (1970)
** 916: former location of [[Mary Hayes]] chiropractor (1941), [[Birmingham Institute of Physical Medicine]] rehabilitation clinic (1964)
** 916: former location of [[Mary Hayes]] chiropractor (1941), [[Birmingham Institute of Physical Medicine]] rehabilitation clinic (1964-1970)
** 920: former location of [[The Hogan Clinic]] (1926-1964)
** 920: former location of [[The Hogan Clinic]] (1926-1964)
** 930: [[UAB Community Health Services Building]], [[UAB Family Medicine]]/[[Civitan-Sparks Clinic]], former location of [[Miss Quinn's Nursing Home]] (1941), [[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama]] (1964)
** 930: [[UAB Community Health Services Building]], [[UAB Family Medicine]]/[[Civitan-Sparks Clinic]], former location of [[Miss Quinn's Nursing Home]] (1941), [[Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama]] (1964-1970)
** 936: former location of [[Toddle House]] restaurant (1941)
** 936: former location of [[Toddle House]] restaurant (1941)
** 938-940: former location of [[Tatum Service Station]] (1941), [[Gulf 20th Street Service Station]] (1964)
** 938-940: former location of [[Tatum Service Station]] (1941), [[Gulf 20th Street Service Station]] (1964)
*** 940: [[Makarios]], former location of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]], [[Chinese Express]], [[China Way Restaurant]]
*** 940: [[Makarios]], former location of [[Kentucky Fried Chicken]] (1970), [[Chinese Express]], [[China Way Restaurant]]
* East side
* East side
** 929: [[Regions Bank]] parking lot
** 929: [[Regions Bank]] parking lot
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:''[[Five Points South]] begins''
:''[[Five Points South]] begins''
* West side
* West side
** 1000-1002: [[Five Points Paint & Hardware]] (1971-), former location of [[Smith's Super Store]] (1941), [[Parker Grocery Co.]] (1946)
** 1000-1002: [[Five Points Paint & Hardware]] (1970-), former location of [[Smith's Super Store]] (1941), [[Parker Grocery Co.]] (1946)
*** 1002: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1926)
*** 1002: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1926)
** 1004: former location of [[Wallis & White]] (1926), [[Alabama Floral Co.]] (1941)
** 1004: former location of [[Wallis & White]] (1926), [[Alabama Floral Co.]] (1941)

Revision as of 19:34, 10 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/Rotary Trail

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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