20th Street South

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

• West side
  • 2-8: former location of Crane Co. plumbing supply (1922-1941)
    • 2: former location of Oldham & Co. saloon (1899)
    • 4: former location of T. N. Ballabanos restaurant (1897)
    • 6: former location of J. Epstein clothing / R. Chapman barber (1899)
    • 8: former location of R. B. Horton & Co. (1899)
      • 8½: former location of F. Furnansky clothing / I. Harris barber (1899)
  • 12: former location of H. W. Perry & Co. wholesale tobacco / Perry Hardware Co. (1899, north of Powell Avenue)
• East side
  • 1: former location of Atlas Machine & Supply Co. (1922), Goodman Transfer & Warehouse (1926), Royal Tire Co. filling station (1941), Louisville & Nashville Railroad freight agency and Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad freight office (1964)
  • 3: former location of Interstate Belting & Packaging (1922), Southern Auction & Storage Co. (1926)
  • 5: former location of Mathieson Alkali Works/Wood Distributing Co./Jefferson Distributing Co./McCall Brokerage Co. (1941), Supreme Beverage Co./Jefferson Distributing Co./Olin-Mathieson Chemical Co. (1964-1970)
  • 7: former location of Warrior Machine Works (1899)
  • 9: former location of Southern Railway, Mobile & Ohio Railway freight office and Alabama Great Southern Railroad freight office (1922-1964), Supreme Beverage Co. (1970)

Powell Avenue

The Alagasco Building in 2010

• West side
  • 10-20: former location of Goodman Transfer & Warehouse (1926)
    • 10: former location of Garland Wilson saloon (1904)
    • 12-14: vacant, owned by Alabama Power Company, former location of Associates Sales Agency wholesale toys (1964) and Alabama Business Furnishings
      • 12: former location of Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co. (1920-1922), Sall Mountain Roofing/Whitaker Paper Co. (1922), Alabama Electric Supply Co. (1926), The Starr Co. pianos & refrigerators (1941), Associated Sales Agency wholesale toys (1970)
    • 18-20: former location of J. A. Yates & Co. machinery (1899), San Pedro Wine Co. (1941), A. B. Dick Co. business machines (1964)
    • 18-20 3rd floor: former location of Knights of Pythias Hall (1899)
      • 18: former location of Charles Leno restaurant / Robert Dunn saloon (1887), Perry Supply Co. (1922-1926), Amalgamated Roofing Co./Miller Rubber Co./Peasley-Gaulbert Co. (1926)
      • 20: Alagasco Building/Alagasco Center for Energy Technology, former location of A.L. Baxter dyer (1887), National Bank of Commerce (1965)
  • 22: : former location of Myer Bros dry goods (1899), Gulf States Sales (1941), Junior League Nearly New Shop (1964)
  • 24: former location of John Cocalis restaurant (1904), Peter Bairas lunch room (1922), The Greenwood Co. real estate/Washington National Insurance Co. (1941), Culberson Dance Studio (1956), Carolyn Cooper Rejuvenating Cosmetics (1964), Junior League Nearly New Shop storage (1970)
  • 26-28: former location of W. H. Rickman saloon (1899), B. F. Strange saloon (1904)
    • 26: former location of G. De Whiting restaurant (1897), W. A. Walker secondhand goods (1922), Bates Valve Bag Corp./St Regis Paper Co. (1941), Junior League Nearly New Shop (1970)
    • 28: former location of Williams Furnace Co. (1922), Southern States Equipment Corp. (1941), M & F One Stop Record Mart (1964), Studio of Professional Arts dance school (1966-1970)
      • 28½: former location of Alabama National Guard Special Forces Headquarters (1964)
  • 30-34: former location of Seaboard Air Line Railroad freight office, freight station, passenger station and police (1922-1970)
    • 30: former location of F. Rubel & Co. saloon (1899)
    • 34: former location of Union Drug Co. / G. H. Wilkerson physician (1899)
  • 94: former location of Schultz & Maynard Restaurant (1887)
  • 96: former location of Robert Darden Restaurant (1887)

Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904

• East side
  • 11-23: Daniel Building (built 1970), headquarters for Compass Bank, former location of Carlisle Electric Appliance Co. (1940-1941)

Moore-Handley appliance department (1964)

• • • 15-17: former location of Milner & Kettig Company mill, mining & plumbing supply (1886-1905), Moore-Handley, Inc. machinery department (1926)
      • 15: former location of C. H. Schoolar Vinegar Co. (1904) C. J. Geohegen Machinery Co. (1922)
    • 19-21: former location of Southern Pump Co. manufacturers (1892)
  • 25-31: former location of Moore-Handley Hardware Co. (1904-1926)
    • 27: former location of Quarles Cohen & Co. stocks & bonds (1970)
  • 33: former location of M. C. Reynolds Lumber Co. (1899)

1st Avenue South/Rotary Trail

• West side:
  • former site of W. A. Mitchell & Co. saloon
  • 100: former location of Jennings & Hudnell saloon (1887), South Side Saloon (1899), Dusenberry Bros saloon (1904), Harry Stavros lunch counter (1922)
  • 102: former location of Tepetekatz Galivon (1887), C. Stufsky clothing (1899), M. Goldstein & Co. pawnbroker (1922), Adamson Motor Co. used cars (1941)
  • 104: former location of M.H. Burger (1887), E. Vollmer barber / L. Duffner jeweler (1899), Lovoy Tire Shop (1922-1926)
  • 106: former location of John W. Apel Grocery (1887), Alabama Bicycle Co. (1899), L & N Hotel (1910), David Davidson dry goods (1922)
    • 106½: former location of Mrs B. Hatzell furnished rooms (1899)
  • 108: former location of Hamilton Furniture Co. (1899), Duncan Furniture Co. (1926)
    • 108½: former location of A. J. Monfee shoemaker (1899)
  • 110: former location of J. C. Phillips grocer (1887), J. Epstein clothing (1899), Joseph Damsky dry goods (1922), Aetna Auto Finance Co. (1941)
  • 112: former location of A. J. Odom saloon (1887), J. Herman dry goods (1899), F. M. Savage Hardware (1922), 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), F. S. Jobson jeweler (1899), Cooper Furniture Co. (1926), Shunnarah Trading Co. (1964-1979)
    • 114½: former location of G. Simonete fruits (1899)
  • 116: former location of Julius Berman jewelers (1887), McCoy & Sumner shooting gallery (1904), C. H. Joiner barber (1922), Leonard Lischkoff 2nd hand clothes (1941), ABC Letter Service (1964-1970), Suds & Such Lounge (1970s-1980s), Destin Lounge (1985)
  • 118: former location of Charley Chong laundry (1899)
    • 118½: former location of P. H. Hill & Co. restaurant (1897), W. Hill restaurant (1899)
  • 120: former location of H. E. Kline druggist (1887), Hill & Jordan barber shop / P. H. Hill shoemaker (1899)
  • 122: former location of T. J. Dusenberry saloon (1887), J. C. Ferguson saloon (1899-1904)
  • 124-130: Adamson Ford dealership (1964-)
    • 124: former location of S. C. Ferguson grocer (1887), N. Zomponkas fruits (1899), S. & G. J. Tobia dry goods (1922) Mill & Mine Supply Co. (1941)
    • 126: former location of Michael Sarris restaurant (1922)
    • 128: former location of R. M. Cooper furniture (1922)
    • 130: former location of Michael Mizerany confectioner (1922), Duncan Drug Co. (1926), Nite-N-Gale Grill restaurant (1941)
• East side: Block 121, formerly site for a proposed Shepherd Centre
  • 101-131 Station 121 (built as Cityville 121 in 2010)
    • 101: former location of W. H. Holzendorf livery stable (1884), Egidis Sabatini restaurant (1922), Orkin pest control (1948), Shepherd-Sloss Realty Co. and Sloss Realty Co. (1964), Shepherd Realty Co. (1970), Glory Bound Gyro Co. (2015-2018)
    • 103: former location of Birmingham Plating Works (1926-1941), J. C. Penney catalog center (1970), Birmingham Water Works payment center
    • 105-107: former location of L. B. Shelton & Co. grocers (1899), Ingersoll Rand (1926)
      • 105: former location of Fields & Lewis Furniture Co. (1922), Jim Davis used cars (1941), FedEx Kinko's
      • 107-109: former location of 107-109 20th Street South office building (1964-1970),
        • 107: UAB Urgent Care (styled 125, 2015-), former location of Reed Books (1990s-2007)
          • 107½: former location of Mrs Mary Snelling boarding house (1899)
        • 109: Salon U Midtown / Sprout & Pour (2015-), former location of F. Foster blacksmith (1899), American Taxicab Co. (1922), C. E. Davey Co. machines (1941-1964), Seco Equipment Co./Simmons Electric Co. (1970), Scott's Koneys (1995-2007)
    • 111: former location of H. B. McKinney haberdasher (1899)
    • 113: Momma Goldberg's Deli (2012-), former location of Josephine Lewis eat house (1899)
    • 115-131: former location of Express Oil Change (-2009)
      • 117: OrangeTheory fitness center (2015-)
      • 121-123: former location of White-Blakeslee Garage (1904)
        • 121: former location of Chestnutt & McFarland feed (1922), Spradling Supply Co. auto top manufacturers (1941), Dixie Wholesale Optical Co. (1964-1970)
      • 123-127: former location of Flint Refrigeration Co. (1941)
        • 123: former location of A. A. Lott tailor (1922)
        • 125-129: Pies & Pints (2016-)
          • 125: former location of E. Anton cabinet maker (1899), H. J. Copeland Grocery Co. (1922-1926)
          • 127: former location of Union Central Indemnity Association / J. B. Handy jeweler (1899), South Side Bank Building (1904), Southside Banking Co. (1925)
        • 129-131: former location of Rex Service Station (1941)
          • 129: former location of Cain's Cafe (1928)
          • 131: former location of Birmingham Novelty Co. millinery (1899), C. T. Randall general store (1922)

2nd Avenue South

• West side
  • 200-230: 20 Midtown (built 2016)
    • 200: former location of Bethea Brothers Grocery (1887), A. Schaefer grocery & meats (1899), Duncan Drug Co. (1922)
    • 202: former location of C.C. Clayborn grocer (1887), N. S. Shahid dry goods (1922)
      • 202½: former location of Hood-Wheeler Furniture Co. storage (1941)
    • 204: former location of Bains, Duncan & Co. druggists / F. S. Jobson jewelery (1887), Silver Dollar Cafe (1926), Hood-Wheeler Furniture Co. (1941)
    • 206: former location of Haley Bros meat market (1899), Tony Petro fruit seller (1922), City Shoe Rebuilders (1941)
    • 208: former location of W. G. White lunch stand (1899), Morris Segal tailor (1922), Good Service Barber Shop (1923), Samuel Roberts barber (1941)
      • 208½: former location of W. G. White furnished rooms (1899), C. M. Simmons barber (1922)
    • 210: former location of The Diamond Saloon (1899), Fred Carle saloon (1904), Quality Cafe restaurant (1941)
    • 212: former location of South Side Drug Store (1899), M. S. Najjar restaurant (1922)
    • 214: former location of Baker Bros grocers (1899), Lloyd Joseph meats (1922), Birmingham Lunch Room (1928)
    • 216: former location of M. Muller fish seller (1888), W. F. Taylor barber (1899), J. H. Calhoun shoe polisher (1922)
    • 218: former location of J. C. Goldwire grocer (1887)
    • 220-230: Publix supermarket (2016-), former location of Firestone Building Firestone Tires (1943-1970, demolished 2015)
      • 220: former location of H. S. Perry Barber Shop (1887)
      • 222: former location of J. H. Whaley & Co. fruit dealers (1887), W. T. O'Bryant fish & oysters (1899)
        • 222½: former location of L. Thompson shoemaker (1899), J. W. Cunningham shoe repair (1922)
      • 224: former location of Mrs C. Divisati grocer (1899), A. N. Olderson jeweler (1922)
      • 226: former location of Townsend & Brooks meat market (1899), Frank Dirgo shoe repair (1922)
      • 228: former location of Payoriatos Bros. restaurant (1922)
      • 230: former location of J. W. Schaefer meat market (1899), E. H. Williams saloon (1904), Brown & Stribling butcher & seafood (1922-1926), L. F. Stribling meats, poultry & game (1934)
• East side
  • 201-231: 20 Midtown (built 2019)
    • 201-203: former location of Barlow Service Station (1941)
      • 201: former location of W. C. Brown grocery & meats (1899), Paul & Crews saloon (1904), T. F. Healey furniture (1922), Mayfield Cleaners (1964-1970)
    • 205: former location of Simon Spiro tin & heating (1922)
    • 207: former location of J. H. Trover grocer (1899), Reliable Furniture Co. (1922)
      • 207½: former location of the Arabic Club (1926)
    • 209: former location of Carmichael Tile Co. (1926), Postal-Telegraph Cable Co. (1941) Industrial Diesel Hydraulics (1964-demolished 2016)
    • 209½: former location of Alabama Printing Co. (1941-1964)
    • 211: former location of Alabama Printing Co. (1926), Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. (1941), Birmingham Appliance Service (1964-1970)
    • 213-215: former location of Hammack Motor Co. auto repairs (1939-1941), E. R. Wood Auto Service (1964)
      • 213: former location of C. C. Evans paints (1922), City Cycle Shop (1964-1970)
      • 215: former location of Alabama Tire Co. (1922)
    • 217: former location of D. R. Moody bicycles (1922), Grover-Blatzer Machine Co. (1922-1939), Daniel Moody bicycles (1939-1949)
    • 219-223: former location of Mayfield Cleaners main office (1946-1970)
      • 219: former location of Wix Furniture Co. (1922), Swift & Co. garage (1926), Luthy Piston Ring Sales (1941)
      • 221: former location of Mack truck co. (1922), A. A. Lott cleaning & tailoring (1926), Magic Cleaners (1941), Magic City Cleaners (1943)
      • 223-225: former location of Vulcan Rubber Patch Co./Vulcan Radiator Co. (1926)
        • 223: former location of Thomas F. Healey furniture (1939-1943)
        • 225: former location of Robert Harbin drug store (1939)
    • 231: former location of Robert Harbin Drugs (1941) Likis Brothers Cafe (1964-1970)

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

3rd Avenue South

• west side:
  • 300-308: 20 Midtown (built 2015)
    • 300-302: former location of T. H. Spencer grocer & meat market (1899), Piggly-Wiggly grocery store (1922-1939), Drennen Motor Co. used cars (1941-1970), Adamson Ford auto lot
      • 300: Chipotle (December 2015-)
        • 300½: former location of L. A. Keene stenographer (1899)
      • 302: former location of Domit Bros. grocery (1922-1926)
    • 304: former location of W. A. Parrish grocer (1899), Birmingham Auto Top Co. (1922), Moore's Auto Top Co. (1923), Atherton Sign Co. (1923-1926)
    • 306: former location of A. D. Allen furniture (1899), Bragan & Bragan heating & cooling (1926)
    • 308: Starbucks Coffee (August 2015-), former location of Mrs L. E. Kelly boarding house (1899), J. F. Hruza restaurant (1904), Western Union telegraph office/Michael Carrofa restaurant (1922)
  • 312-314: former location of Burks Furnace Exchange (1941)
    • 312: B.O.S.S. Ultra Bar & Lounge, former location of S. A. Burkheim saloon (1904), Wyatt-Johnson tire repairs (1922), U.S. Post Office Station No. 8 (1964), Fine Arts Gallery/Alabama Data Processing Supply Co./The Rock Shop (1970), Coalyard restaurant (1970s), Amigo's restaurant (1980s), Cafe 312 (1996), Club 312
      • 312A: former location of saloon (1891)
      • 312B: former location of barber shop (1891)
    • 314: former location of J. M. Tanory dry goods (1922), Harbin Pharmacy (1964)
      • 314A: former location of furniture & repair shop (1891)
      • 314B: former location of fruit stand (1891)
  • 316: former location of grocery (1891), W. Y. Levitt barber (1899), Ammar Bros. dry goods (1922) Albert Tebshrany dry goods (1941), Reliable TV Service (1970), Rockefeller's night club, Joe Namath's Restaurant (1973)
    • • 316½: former location of G. D. Sapp shoemaker (1899)
  • 318: former location of watch shop (1891), W. D. Lane grocer (1899), Tebshrany Bros. barbers (1922), P. J. Carroll, watchmaker (1923), Luther Adams 2nd hand clothes (1941), George M. Crow Furniture Co. (1970)
  • 320-324: former location of Henry E. Klein drug store (1888-1899), Adcock & Loveless grocers (1899), Klein Bros. chemists and druggists (1904), Goodman's Drug Store (1922-1941)
    • • 322-324: former location of R. H. Stahmer baker (1922), Bright Star Cafe (1926-1934), B. E. Erben Grocer (1934), New Deal Cafe (1937), Rex Grill (1941), Sol's Hot Dogs

• east side:
  • 301-307: Liberty National Building (built 1925 as the Pioneer Building), former headquarters for Liberty National Life Insurance Company, Southside Bank, and U. S. Bureau of Investigation's Birmingham field office (1925-)
    • 301: former location of Nancy McNutt boarding house (1899), Vulcan Rubber Patch Co. (1922), Vulcan Radiator Co. (1922-1923), Southside Bank (1926)
    • 303-305: former location of Southern Bearing Company (1923-1926)
      • 303: former location of S. E. Dunn Tire Co. (1922), Western Union telegraph office (1941)
      • 305: former location of Birmingham Auto Top Co. (1922)
    • 307: former location of The Welding Shop (1922), Southeastern Rhopac Products (1926)
    • 309: former location of A. M. Bugg shoe repair (1922) Masters Tire Co. (1923-1926)
  • 311-313: former location of Alabama Tin Shop (1922-1941)
  • 315-317: former location of White Swan Laundry (1922-1926), Howard Odorless Cleaners / R. E. Moffatt plumbing & heating (1941)
    • 315: former office location of Earnest McMeans manufacturer's agent (1964)
      • 315½: former location of Bethune Electric Co. (1941)
    • 321-331: former location of Drennen Motor Company (1941-1970), Tom Williams Cadillac
      • 321-323: former location of Motor Sales Corp. (1922) Jefferson Motors Co. (1926)
      • 325-331: SpringHill Suites (2011-), (built as Hyatt Place Hotel in 2009)

4th Avenue South

1977 advertisement for "The Strip"

start of UAB campus

• west side:
  • 400-428: UAB Proton Center (2019-), former site of the Parliament House hotel (1964-2008), UAB Parking Lot 55 (2008-2017)
    • 400-406: former location of the The Brunswick Hotel (1887), C. T. Randall dry goods & furniture (1899)
      • 400-402: former location of Hill's Food Stores (1922-1926), Clyde Lancaster refrigerators (1941)
        • 400: former location of P. K. McMiller druggist (1887), grocery (1891)
        • 402: former location of Young & Gage grocers (1887), drug store (1891)
      • 404: former location of J. L. Morrison & Co. dry goods (1887), Willis & Randall dry goods (1888), Adams Tire Store (1926), George Crow furniture (1941), Parliament House Beauty Salon (1970)
        • 404½: former location of Brother Bryan Community Center (1941)
      • 406: former location of confectioner / ice cream (1891), W. F. Kelly plumber (1922), McKee Hardware Co. (1941)
    • 408-410: former location of Hill's Food Stores "Big Store" (before 1914), Southern Wholesale Floral Co. (1941)
      • 408: former location of Mayberry Automotive Equipment (1922)
      • 410: former location of Carney Corner men's clothes/Parliament Barber Shop (1970)
    • 412-430 (styled as 482-498 in 1891)
      • 412: former location of photographer's studio (1891)
      • 414: former location of cobbler (1891) Hallwood Candies (1970)
      • 416: former location of Charles Moncrief restaurant (1904)
      • 420: former location of cobbler (1891), McClary-Jemison Machinery Co./Oliver Electric Works (1922), Standard Rubber Co. (1926), Atherton Co. signs (1941), Parliament House hotel entrance (1964-2008)
      • 422: former location of Goodman Manufacturing Co. (1926), Master's Motor Co. sporting goods (1941)
      • 424: former location of F. Conti toy manufacturer (1899), B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co. (1922-1926), A. D. Snyder cabinet shop (1941)
      • 426: former location of restaurant (1891), G. Gambino shoemaker (1899), Barbour Heating & Plumbing (1926), Lyman Stribling grocery (1941)
      • 428-430: former location of fruit stand (1891)
        • 428: former location of Central Cafe (1922-1941)
        • 430: former location of J. Cecchini confectioner (1899), Dubberly-Runyan Drug Co. (1922), Runyan Drug Co. (1926), Hill's Food Stores (1941)
• East side
  • 401-415: Bristol Southside, former location of Drennen Motor Company (1922-1964), Tom Williams Buick
    • 401: former location of J. H. Cruse blacksmith (1899)
    • 403: former location of M. W. Steele residence (1884), W. F. Brittain residence (1899)
  • 417-431: "The Strip"
    • 417: former location of G. R. Glenn restaurant (1904)
    • 421: former location of Classic 13 Tattoo (-2018), United Auto Supply Co. (1922), Bill's Auto Accessories (1924), Romeo's Grill (1941-1970)
    • 423: Crescendo Bar & Lounge, former location of Frank Jones restaurant (1904), National Tire (1922), Central Sign Co. (1941), Orthopedic Appliance Co. (1964), Pat James Lounge (1977), Ona's Music Room (1997-2010)
    • 425-427: former location of Rees Auto Service (1922-1941)
      • 425: former location of Quality Shoe Repair (-2018), Michael's offices (1964-1970), Emil's Cantina (1977)
        • 425½: former location of McCormick Realty office (1964)
    • 427: former location of Rossi's (1977), Xindigo Blue
    • 429: former location of Gates Valve Bag Co. (1926)
    • 431: former location of Welden-Jenkins Ice Cream Co. (1914), Frutticher Electric Co. (1922), Maxwell Brothers Furniture Co. (1941), Halwood's Restaurant (1962-), Michael's Sirloin Room (1964-1977), Pizza Hut (closed January 2018)
    • 433: Syndicate Lounge

5th Avenue South

• west side (Block 174):
  • 500-532: UAB Hospital support buildings and UAB 6th Avenue Deck
    • 500-512: former location of B. F. Goodrich Store tires (1964-1970)
      • 500: former location of grocery (1891), D. M. Farah fruit stand (1922), A. L. Nowlin restaurant (1941)
      • 502-510: UAB Faculty Office Tower
        • 502-506: former location of New Life Battery Co. (1938-1941)
          • 502: UAB 502 Building (Alabama Organ Center), former location of J. B. Potter & Co. auto repairs (1922)
          • 506: former location of O. J. Garrard auto repairs (1922)
    • 508: former location of James A. Taylor clothes cleaner (1941)
    • 510: former location of J. W. Cummins shoe repair (1922), James Robertson refrigerator repair (1941)
    • 512: former location of Joseph Domit grocery store (1922), Grant Piston Ring Sales (1941), M. R. Coffman dentist/Dixie Dental Laboratory (1970)
    • 514: former location of H. W. Hargreaves engineer (1899), B. Ervin Harpster & R. E. Denning tires (1922), Tucker's Barber Shop (1926), Southside Barber Shop (1941), Le Joy Uniforms (1970), Teriyaki House (1996)
    • 516: UAB 516 Building (UAB School of Health Professions research and clinics), former location of A. W. Muchenfuss furniture (1922), South Side Pressing Shop (1926), Frances Gibbs Beauty Salon (1964), Harbin Discount Pharmacy (1970), Ambulatory Dialysis Center (1976)
      • 516½: former location of Dunlap Snappy Service restaurant (1941)
    • 518: former location of LeJoy Uniforms (1964)
    • 520: former location of Joseph Fadool grocery (1922), Fadool & Sons grocery (1925-1926), Tip Top Grill (1941), Al's Grill (1964-1970)
      • 520½: former location of C. Reed Traylor, dentist office (1964)
    • 522: former location of Sing Kee laundry/Joseph Oliver barber (1922), 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), Najjar Bargain Center (1970)
      • 524: former location of Dickinson & Riddles auto repair (1922)
      • 526: UAB 526 Building (UAB Lung Health Center), former location of T. G. Morgan grocer (1887)
      • 528: former location of Glover Dairy lunch room (1922), Clark's Battery Service (1926), Medical Center Barber Shop (1970)
        • 528½: former location of Ollie Hunter barber shop (1941)
    • 530: former location of G. J. Betros restaurant/Peter Sarros confectioner (1922), DeLuxe Cafe (1941), James' Cafe (1964-1970)
    • 532: former location of George Hotis confectioner (1941), Andrew's Confectionary (1964-1970
• east side (Block 173):
  • 501-531: Kirklin Clinic (built 1992)
    • 501-515: former site of Paul Hayne School (1886-1950s)
      • 511: former location of Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan / Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. / Lehmann, Ullman & Barclay accountants (1964-1970)
      • 513-515: former location of Paul Hayne School manual training department (1926), New Yorker Beverage Co. (1935-1939), Ellis K. Thompson (1941)
        • 513: former location of R. A. Smith & Co. grocer (1899)
    • 517: former location of grocery store (1891)
    • 519-521: former location of Birmingham Limb & Brace (1964)
      • 519: former location of G. L. Morris autos (1922), S. J. McAlister supplies (1923)
      • 521: former location of Ellis Barbecue
    • 523-533: former location of American Bakeries Co. (1922-1926)

6th Avenue South

Hillman Hospital, c. 1929

• Former location of Street Car Diner
• West side
  • 600-618: Hillman Hospital (built 1903), William Elias B. Davis statue
  • 620: former location of Birmingham Medical College, University of Alabama Medical College Library
  • 622: former location of Nurses' Home
• East side (Block 188)
  • 601-633: Kirklin Clinic Parking Lot
    • 601-605: former location of Hillman Service Station (1941)
      • 601: former location of Southside Baptist Church (1899-1906), Hillman Drug Co. (1922)
      • 605: former location of Howell & Prather restaurant (1922)
    • 607-611: former location of Southern Furniture Repair (1941)
      • 609: former location of General Finance Corp. of Birmingham (1964), Andrew's Sandwich Shop (1978)
      • 611: former location of Southern Tire Jobbers (1922), 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: former location of Bearings Service Co. (1922), Hogie's Hotdogs (1970)
      • 615: former location of Dobb's House diner (1964), Gateway Snack Bar (1970), Doubletime Deli (1985-)
    • 617-619: former location of Detroit Motor Car Co. (1922-1926)
    • 623: former location of General Acceptance Corp. (1964-1970)
    • 627: former location of 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), Hogan Hut Snack Bar (1970)
    • 631: former location of C. A. Peace printer (1899)
    • 633: former location of Ted's Auto Clinic (1964)

7th Avenue South

• West side
  • 700-702: UAB School of Dentistry building
    • 700: former location of Madison Drug Co. (1922-1950)
    • 702: former location of J. O. Duncan grocer (1922), Service Paint & Wall Paper Co. (1941-1950), UAB College of General Studies office (1970)
  • 704-720: Hugh Kaul Human Genetics Building (built 2001)
    • 704: former location of Central Creamery (1902), McCormick & Company real estate (1941-1950)
    • 708: former location of John Gonder used cars (1950)
    • 714: former location of Nicholas Catanzano filling station (1941)
    • 718: former location of St John's Methodist Church Sunday school (1941)
    • 720: former location of 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: former location of St John's Methodist Church (1918-1941)
    • 728: former location of Jefferson County Public Health Building (built 1948, demolished 1980)
• East side
  • 701: UAB administration building, formerly 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)
  • 719: former location of All Seasons Travel, former location of Hawkins-Israel Co. interior decorators (1941-1950), Bodine, Bryson & Rolling Inc. (1970)
  • 721: former location of Royal Motor Company used cars (1950)
  • 723: former location of Steel City Oldsmobile used cars (1941)
  • 725-731: Town House (built 1953, demolished 2019), Sitar Indian Cuisine (-November 2018)
    • 725: former location of City Federal Savings & Loan (1981), Town House Beauty Salon (1964), Fant Furman Beauty Salon (1970)
    • 727-729: former location of Tracy's Cafeteria (1983-2008), Frances' Flowers & Gifts (1964-1970)
    • 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)

• West side
  • 800-810 Doubletree Hotel Birmingham (formerly Kahler Plaza Hotel, Radisson Hotel), former site of University of Alabama Girl's Dormitory, UAB Men's Dormitory
    • 800: former location of J Gatsby's restaurant
    • 808: J. Reiss Custom Clothier, inside hotel
  • 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)
  • 822-824: former location of The Dental Dormitory (1964)
  • 826-828: former location of Sigma Nu fraternity house (1964)
• East side
  • 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, Starbucks Coffee, Andrew's Sandwich Shop (- 1993)
    • 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)
  • 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, 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:
    • 815: former location of Exclusive Furniture Shop (1922-1926), Brown-Service Funeral Company funeral home (1935), Ridout's Funeral Home (1941)
    • 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)

• West side
  • 900: former location of Lige Loy residence (1926), Lige Loy Funeral Home
  • 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 (1964-1970)
  • 920: former location of R. H. Pearson residence (1899), The Hogan Clinic (1926-1964)
  • 930: UAB Community Health Services Building, UAB Family Medicine/Civitan-Sparks Clinic, former location of T. H. Molton residence (1899), J. S. McLester physician (1922), Miss Quinn's Nursing Home (1941), Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama (1964-1970)
  • 936: former location of T. T. Ashford residence (1899), Toddle House restaurant (1941)
  • 938-940: former location of Tatum Service Station (1941), Gulf 20th Street Service Station (1964)
    • 940: Makarios, former location of Kentucky Fried Chicken (1970), Chinese Express, China Way Restaurant
• East side
  • 929: Regions Bank parking lot
  • 935: former location of The Malone apartments (1926-1941)
  • 937-943: Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham building (built 1947)
    • 937: former location of Five Points Shoe Hospital (1947-1949)
    • 939: former location of J. M. Weatherly residence (1899)
    • 941: Regions Bank branch, former location of Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham (1947-1971)
    • 943: former location of Mary Ball Candies (1947-1949)

10th Avenue South intersection

Five Points South begins

• West side
  • 1000-1004: commercial building (built c. 1923)
    • 1000: Five Points Paint & Hardware (1970-), former location of Smith's Super Store (1941), Parker Grocery Co. (1946)
    • 1002: former location of Great A & P Tea Co. (1926)
    • 1004: former location of Wallis & White (1926), Alabama Floral Co. (1941), Mr Sid's Coiffures (1968-1973), Ms Sid's Coiffures (1973-1977), The Arrangement (1983)
  • 1006-1008: former location of Pandora Beauty Shop (1934-1964)
    • 1006: former location of D. M. Drennen residence (1899)
    • 1008: former location of Marshall Durbin poultry (1941)
  • 1006-1012: The Woolworth (2018-), former location of Woolworth's (1961-1970), Bailey Brothers Music
    • 1010-1012: former location of Five Points Market grocery store (1941)
      • 1012: former location of West End Jewelry & Novelty Co. (1926)
  • 1014: former location of Electrik Maid Bake Shop (1941)
  • 1016-1022: grocery store building (built c. 1931)
    • 1016-1018: Homewood Suites Five Points South (built 2017), former location of Piggly Wiggly (1931-1934), Hill Food Stores (1941), Winn-Dixie (1970), Five Points South Music Hall (1994), The Arena, Banana Joe's, and Five Points Music Hall
    • 1020: New China Town Restaurant (2003-), former location of Manufacturers' Outlet Stores (1964), Tandy Leather Co. / Radio Shack (1970)
    • 1022: Wicked Ways Tattoos, former location of Yogurt Etc. (1986)
  • 1024: Five Points Lane, former location of Kahn's Bakery (1922), A & P supermarket (1941), Lane-Rexall Drugs (1949), South Place bar, Arena Sports Club, Base Camp Lounge, and Infinity
  • 1026: commercial building (built c. 1898, refaced c. 1910s-1920s)
    • 1026: Noni's restaurant, former location of Palace Market (1922), Hairport salon (1983-1985), Lola’s Kitchen, and Hogie's Hot Dogs & Deli
    • 1026½: former location of Five Points Barber Shop (1922-1971)
  • 1028-1030: 1910 Shropshire & Daniel building (built c. 1910), former location of W. B. Tomlin grocery store (1900-1907)
    • 1028: Cloud Nine, former location of Shropshire & Daniel grocery store (1908-1921), Piggly Wiggly (1921-1922), Electrik Maid Bakery (1922), Woolworth's discount store (1925–1961), The Slipper Shop (1970-1980s), Kinko's (1983), Bohemian Rhapsody
    • 1030: former location of Pryor Optical Dispensary (1970)
  • 1032: Birmingham Apothecary (built c. 1910), former location of Highland Pharmacy (1905-1927), Physicians & Surgeons Apothecary / P & S Apothecary (1941-1970)
  • 1034: Studio Arts Building (built 1910, burned 1986, rebuilt 1994) Waffle House (2013-), former location of Johnny Rockets, Schaeffer Eye Center
    • 2nd floor: former location of Studio night club, Eleven20 night club (2006), Bacchus night club (2011-2015), and SKKY night club (2015-2017)
  • 1036: former location of Bright Drug Co. (1922-1926), Bon Ton Sandwich Shop (1941)
• East side
  • 1001: 1001 20th Street South (2020), former location of Highland Garage/Garrison Battery Co. (1926), Royal Tire Co./Shiver & Hastie auto repair (1941), Emily Shop (1970-1996), The Break (1990s-2019)
  • 1005-1035: Pickwick Plaza
    • 1005: Sleek Sports Bar (October 2017-), former location of [[L. V. Clark residence (1899), Jack Moore Optical (1964-1970), The Outrigger, Rube Burrows Food & Spirits (1980s-1996), Nirus, Surin on 20th, LaJaras (1999), Halfshells (2000-2006), World of Beer (2012-November 30, 2016), Magic City Brew (November 30-December 31, 2016)
    • 1007: former location of Scott's Apothecary (1964-1970)
    • 1009-1011: former location of Allright Auto Park parking lot (1964-1970)
      • 1009: former location of Whitman's Black & White Cab Co. (1941)
      • 1011: Momotaro rolled ice cream (October 2018-), former location of Thomas Bacon barber shop (1941), Five Points Radio Service (1949), Texas Taco & Chili Co., Buffalo Cafe, Sabor Tropical (2001-2014), Exclusive Apparel (2015-2018)
    • 1015: former location of U.S. Post Office Southside Station / White House Sandwich Shop (1941), Marie's Coffee Shop (1964), Pharo's Dinette (1970), Five Points Restaurant & Lounge (1971)
    • 1017-1025: Medical Arts Building (built 1931)
      • 1017: T-Bones (2014-), former location of Coleman Cleaners (1941) Hall's Men's Shop (1964), Term Finance Co. (1970), Subway, Purple Onion, Camp Taco (2009-2011)
      • 1019: former location of Medical Arts Optical Co. (1964-1970)
      • 1021: Phone Clinic, former location of Birmingham Apothecary (1941-1970)
      • 1023: Hotel Indigo Birmingham (2017-), formerly Pickwick Hotel (1988-2007), Hotel Highland (2008-2016)
      • 1025: Pho Pho (2015-), former location of Mayberger's Variety Shop (1922), Junior League Gift Shop (1941), Five Points Barber Shop (1970), All Star Instant Printing (1982), Sakura restaurant, Sekisui restaurant
      • 1027: former location of W. P. Gidden & Co. grocers (1899), Five Points Drug Co. (1922), Five Points Shoe Hospital (1934-1941), Carnack's Koneys (1983)
      • 1029: former location of Samuel Carpri shoe repair (1922), Emily Shop (1939-1941)
      • 1031-1035: Ware Building (built c. 1930)
        • 1031-1033: Black Market Bar & Grill (2015-), former location of Ted's Barbecue (1983), The Grill/The Mill (1990-2000s, 2010), Five Points Grill (2000s), No Way José Café (2000s-2010), Metroprime Steakhouse (2011-2015), Brother Bryan statue
        • 1031: former location of Michael Dozas restaurant (1922), Mayberger's Variety Shop (1930s-1970), Barasch's (1972-1984)
        • 1033: former location of Five Points Shoe Hospital (1941), Louise Stephens travel agency (1970), Almost Famous (1980s)
      • 1035: former location of Five Points Drug Co. (1910s-1941), Pay-Less Drugs (1966-1986)

Magnolia Avenue

• 1045: Highlands United Methodist Church (built 1909), former site of Phillip Alosi’s Palace Market
  • 1045 (sidewalk): Storyteller fountain (erected 1991)

11th Avenue South

• West side
  • 1100-1102: Munger Building (built 1928)
    • 1100: Original Pancake House, former location of Southpoint Restaurant (1980s), Edgar's Grill (1989)
    • 1102: 3000 Bar (2012-), former location of Planet Smoothie, High Spirits of Five Points, Kozy Flavor
  • 1108: Brennan's Irish pub (2018-), former location of Prudential Insurance (1970), The Gap, Quincy toys, FiRE + iCE Improvisational Grill (2008-2009), The Red Zone sports bar (2013-2017)
  • 1110: under construction in 1964
  • 1116: UPS Store, former location of A. Kimbell Business Machines (1964), Monroe International (1970), Subzone
  • 1124: Terrace Court apartments (built 1907)
    • 1124: former location of Alcoholics Anonymous (1964)
    • 1128: Dave's Pub, former home of Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis
    • 1130: former location of Howard Odorless Cleaners (1941), Birmingham Frame & Supply (1964-1970)
• East side
  • 1101-1105: Spanish Stores
    • 1101: Metroprime Steakhouse, former location of Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham, Margie's Flowers (1970), Ionolite research, Gorin's, Joe Muggs Newssstand, The Grape, La Mesa
    • 1103-1105: former location of Piper Ice Cream Co. (1941), Electrolux (1970)
      • 1105: Saloon, former location of Lifskitz Delicatessen, World Winds boutique (1997), Soca Clothing
    • 1107: former location of Selective Service Board No. 10 (1941), Bun N' Bun restaurant (1950s-1970)
    • 1111-1117: former location of Gillespy Apartments (1941)
    • 1131: Chick-fil-A, former location of Shop-A-Snak Food Mart and Connie's Famous Foods, former proposed location for Renaissance Plaza, and former location of Ruby Tuesday

12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue

• West side
  • 1200: Mellow Mushroom, former location of Johnston & Raburn accountants (1964)
  • 1204: former location of Alpha Portland Cement (1964)
    • 1204a: former location of Municipal Service Co. bookkeeping service (1964)
  • 1206: former location of Kaiser Refractories chemical division (1964)
  • 1208: former location of Lehigh Portland Cement (1964)
  • 1210: 5 Point Public House (2015-), former location of the Twelve Ten Building, offices of Life Insurance Company of Virginia and Security Life Insurance Company of America (1964), Twentysix restaurant (2006-2015)
  • 1214: former location of the Portland Cement Association (1964)
  • 1218: Ocean, former location of Electronics Computer Programming Institute (1968), Herzing Institute
  • 1224: former location of the Pure Oil Co.
• East side
  • 1201-1207: Shepherd-Sloss Building (built 1928), former site of the rooftop Barber's clock
    • 1201: former location of Cadillac Cafe (1970s), Louie Louie (1982-1997), Bell Bottoms, Uranus (2009), Crush (2009-2010)
    • 1203: former location of Marinello Beauty Salon (1941)
    • 1205: former location of The Nut Shop (1941)
    • 1207: Pop's Neighborhood Grill, former location of Ryan Beauty Shoppe (1941), Mancha's (1963-2003), Curry in a Hurry (2003-2005), Pyramids (2005-2008), Kohinoor (2008-2010)
  • 1209: former location of LaDame Cleaners (1941)
  • 1211: former location of Ramsey Creamery delicatessen (1941)
  • 1225: Ranelli's Deli, former location of Five Points Standard Station (1964)

13th Avenue South

• West side
  • 1300: Dian Apartments (1922-1941)
  • 1312: Haskins Williams residence (built c. 1901), 5 Points Brewing, former location of Signature House gallery, Black & White offices
  • 1318-1320: Cobb Lane Apartments, formerly Levert Apartments (1922-1941)
    • 1318: former location of Scottish Town Piper (1997), Mad Doctor Game Shop
  • 1322: former location of H. B. Gray residence (1899), apartment building (1941)
  • 1330: former location of Sparks Tourist Home (1964)
• East side
  • 1301-1311: Newton Manor apartments (1941)
  • 1321: former location of B. L. Coffin residence (1899)

14th Avenue South

• West side
  • 1400: Legacy Federal Credit Union headquarters, former location of A & P Supermarket (1964)
  • 1404: former location of B. B. Comer residence (1899)
  • 1430: former location of Vulcan Service Station (1941)
• East side
  • 1401-1405: former location of American Liberty Insurance Group, U.S. Department of Labor offices (1964)
    • 1405: former location of James Bowron residence (1899-1926)

15th Avenue South

• West side
  • 1500: Sue Ward residence (1964)
  • 1512: former location of the Avon Motel (1964)
  • 1516: former location of Gaylon McCollough plastic surgery clinic (-1999)
• East side
  • 1501: Zydeco, formerly the "City Club" for the Phoenix Club (built 1909)
  • 1505: apartments

16th Avenue South

• street merges into Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South
• 1600: South Medical Plaza (built 1968), formerly the McCollough Aesthetic Medical Center (1990s-1999), Birmingham Health Care (2002-2016), Alabama Regional Medical Services (2016-March 2018)

External links

• Photographs of 20th Street South from the Magic City Flickr Group