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'''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 for sixteen blocks to where it intersects with [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]]. It intersects the [[UAB]] campus, 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.
[[File:1962 20th Street S aerial crop.jpg|center|thumb|800px|20th Street South in October 1962]]
'''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.
 
During the 1980s rows of [[Willow oak]] trees were installed along 20th Street South as part of the city's urban tree planting project, guided by [[Nimrod Long & Associates]].


==Notable Locations (north to south)==
==Notable Locations (north to south)==
''For an alphabetical list of locations, see the [[:Category:20th Street South|20th Street South category]].''
''For an alphabetical list of locations, see the [[:Category:20th Street South|20th Street South category]].''


* road continues as [[20th Street North]] through [[20th Street underpass]] below the  [[Railroad Reservation]]<br/>
===[[Railroad Reservation]]/[[20th Street underpass]]===
** 1: former location of [[Louisville & Nashville Railroad]] freight agency and [[Gulf, Mobile & Ohio Railroad]] freight office (1964)
:''road continues north as [[20th Street North]]''
** 5: former location of [[Supreme Beverage Co.]], [[Jefferson Distributing Co.]], and [[Olin-
* west side:
** 2-10: parking lot, former location of [[McLester & Van Hoose]] wholesale grocery / [[Planters' Cotton Warehouse]] behind (1885), [[Crane Co.]] plumbing supply (1911–1953)
*** 2: former location of [[Oldham & Co.]] saloon (1896-1899)
*** 4: former location of [[T. N. Balabanos]] restaurant (1896-1897)
*** 6: former location of [[Albert Goldstein]] (1896), [[J. Epstein]] clothing / [[R. Chapman]] barber (1899)
*** 8: former location of [[Hughes & Going]] (1896), [[R. B. Horton & Co.]] (1899)
**** 8½: former location of [[Simpson Mercantile & Lumber Co.]] (1896), [[F. Furnansky]] clothing / [[I. Harris]] barber (1899)
*** 10–20: former location of [[Goodman Transfer & Warehouse]] (1926)
**** 10: former location of cobbler / saloon (1885), [[Perry-Mason-Brown Shoe Co.]] (1896), [[Garland Wilson]] saloon (1904) , [[Barbour Plumbing Light & Electrical Co.]] (1914)
**** 12–14: former location of [[Associated Sales Agency]] wholesale toys (1964–1970)
***** 12: former location of grocery / restaurant/ saloon (1885), [[Perry Hardware Co.]] (1896-1899), [[H. W. Perry & Co.]] wholesale tobacco (1899), [[Meyer-Marx Co.]] (1914), [[Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co.]] / [[Jackson's Lake Sand & Gravel Co.]] / [[Whitaker Paper Co.]] (1919), [[Sall Mountain Roofing]] (1922), [[Alabama Electric Supply Co.]] (1926), [[The Starr Co.]] pianos & refrigerators (1941), [[Southern States Equipment Corp.]] (1946), [[Standard Clothing & Furniture Co.]] / [[John Parks Newsome]] storage (1949), [[Southern Lighting Co.]] (1949-1953
** 1101-1105: [[Spanish Stores]]
** 1101-1105: [[Spanish Stores]]
*** 1101: [[Metroprime Steakhouse]] (former location of [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham]], [[Gorin's]], [[Joe Muggs Newssstand]], [[The Grape]], [[La Mesa]])
*** 1101: former location of [[Exchange Security Bank of Birmingham]], [[Peerless-White Swan Laundry]] (1949-1953), [[Margie's Flowers]] (1970), [[Ionolite]] research, [[Gorin's]], [[Joe Muggs Newssstand]], [[The Grape]], [[La Mesa]], [[Fuego Cantina]], [[The Preservery]] (2019)
*** 1105: [[Saloon]] (former location of [[Lifskitz Delicatessen]], [[Soca Clothing]], etc.)
*** 1103-1105: former location of [[Piper Ice Cream Co.]] (1941-1949), [[Five Points Cafeteria & Ice Cream]] (1953), [[Electrolux]] (1970)
** 1108: [[The Red Zone]] sport bar, (former location of [[Fire and Ice Improvisational Grill]], [[Quincy]] toys and [[The Gap]])
**** 1105: [[Saloon]], former location of [[Lifskitz Delicatessen]], [[World Winds]] boutique (1997), [[Soca Clothing]]
** 1116: UPS Store (former location of [[Subzone]])
*** 1107: former location of [[Selective Service Board No. 10]] (1941), [[Carrie Fleming]] (1946–1949), [[Bun N' Bun]] restaurant (1950s-1970)
** [[Terrace Court Building]]
*** 1111-1117: former location of [[Gillespy Apartments]] (1941-1949)
*** 1124: [[Bailey's Pub]]
*** 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]]
*** 1128: [[Dave's Pub]] (former home of [[Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis]])
 
** 1195: Chick-fil-A (formerly Shop-A-Snak Food Mart and Connie's Famous Foods, proposed location for [[Renaissance Plaza]], and Ruby Tuesday's)
=== [[12th Avenue South]]/[[Highland Avenue]]===
* [[12th Avenue South]]/[[Highland Avenue]] intersection
* west side:
** 1201: [[Shepherd-Sloss Building]]
** 1200-1224: [[Highland Point Plaza]] (built 1956)
*** [[Barber's clock]]
*** 1200: [[Mellow Mushroom]], former location of [[Charles Rudolph]] physician (1946-1953), [[Johnston & Raburn]] accountants (1964), [[Firenze]] restaurant ([[Ron Faust]] 1987–)
*** [[Crush]] (former location of [[Uranus]], [[Bell Bottoms]], [[Louie Louie]] and [[Cadillac Cafe]])
*** 1204: former location of [[Alpha Portland Cement]] (1964)
** 1207: [[Pop's Neighborhood Grill]] (former location of [[Kohinoor]], [[Pyramids]], [[Curry in a Hurry]], [[Mancha's]] )
**** 1204a: former location of [[Municipal Service Co.]] bookkeeping service (1964)
** 1210: [[26]]
*** 1206: former location of [[Kaiser Refractories]] chemical division (1964)
** 1218: [[Ocean]] (formerly [[Herzing University|Electronics Computer Programming Institute/Herzing Institute]])
*** 1208: former location of [[Lehigh Portland Cement]] (1964)
** 1225: [[Ranelli's Deli]]
*** 1210: [[5 Point Public House]] (2015-), former location of [[Mack Haworth]] (1946), [[Twelve Ten Building]], [[The Medical Professionals' Exchange]] (1953), [[Life Insurance Company of Virginia]] / [[Security Life Insurance Company of America]] (1964), [[Twentysix]] restaurant (2006-2015)
* [[13th Avenue South]] intersection
*** 1212: former location of [[Lena Cox]] (1946–1949), [[Dessie Honeycutt]] (1953)
* [[14th Avenue South]] intersection
*** 1214: former location of the [[Portland Cement Association]] (1964)
** 1400: [[Legacy Federal Credit Union]] headquarters
*** 1218: [[Ocean]], former location of [[Ernest Morgan]] (1946), [[Thomas Smith]] / [[O'Neal King]] (1949), [[Lewis Hayes]] (1953), [[Herzing University|Electronics Computer Programming Institute]] (1968), [[Herzing Institute]]
* [[15th Avenue South]] intersection
*** 1220: former location of [[Ida Parsons]] (1946), [[James Holt]] / [[Elizabeth Holt School of Dressmaking & Designing]] (1949-1953)
** 1501: [[Zydeco]] (formerly the "[[Phoenix Club building|City Club]]" for the [[Phoenix Club]]
*** 1224: former location of [[Fannie Mitchell]] (1946), [[Minnie Dunlap]] (1949-1953)
* [[16th Avenue South]] intersection
*** 1230: former location of [[Minnie Dunlap]] (1946), [[Psi Omega]] fraternity house (1953), [[Pure Oil Co.]]
** 1600: [[Birmingham Health Care]] clinic (formerly included [[Birmingham Financial Federal Credit Union]])
 
* 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]] (1941-1953)
*** 1205: former location of [[The Nut Shop]] (1941), [[Dixie Electric Co.]] radio repairs (1946), [[Cost Electric Co.]] (1949), [[William Nicholson]] physician (1953)
*** 1207: [[Pop's Neighborhood Grill]], former location of [[Ryan Beauty Shoppe]] (1941-1949), [[Ester Jones Beauty Shop]] (1953), [[Mancha's]] (1963-2003), [[Curry in a Hurry]] (2003-2005), [[Pyramids]] (2005-2008), [[Kohinoor]] (2008-2010)
** 1209: former location of [[LaDame Cleaners]] (1941-1953)
** 1211: former location of [[Ramsey Creamery]] delicatessen (1941-1953)
** 1217: former location of [[Howard Duke]] (1946–1949)
** 1225: [[Ranelli's Deli]], former location of [[Five Points Standard Station]] (1964)
 
===[[13th Avenue South]]===
* west side:
** 1300: [[Dian Apartments]] (1922-1953)
** 1312: [[Haskins Williams residence]] (built c. 1901), former location of [[Haskins Williams]] (1901–), [[Bertha Williams]] (1946–1953),[[Signature House]] gallery ([[Malcolm McRae]] 1970s–1983), ''[[Black & White]]'' offices
** 1314-1318: [[Cobb Lane Apartments]] (built c. 1909 as [[Cobb Lane Apartments|Levert Apartments]])
** 1322: former location of [[H. B. Gray residence]] (1899), apartments (1941-1953)
** 1330: former location of [[Ocia Upton]] (1946), [[Mary Upton]] (1949), [[Agnes Irvine]] (1953), [[Sparks Tourist Home]] (1964)
* east side:
** 1301-1311: [[Newton Manor]] apartments (1929-1953)
** 1321: former location of [[B. L. Coffin residence]] (1899)
** 1323-1325: former location of [[Lester Simpson]] (1946–1949)
** 1327: former location of [[Gussie Downey]] (1946–1949), [[Calvin Price]] (1953)
** 1331: former location of [[Georgia Hagan]] (1946–1949), [[Mae Riddle]] (1953)
 
===[[14th Avenue South]]===
* west side
** 1400: [[Legacy Federal Credit Union]] headquarters, former location of [[A & P Supermarket]] (1953-1964)
** 1404: former location of [[B. B. Comer residence]] (1899)
** 1430: former location of [[Vulcan Service Station]] ([[John Hodge]] 1941-1949)
* east side
** 1401-1405: former location of [[American Liberty Insurance Group]], U.S. Department of Labor offices (1964)
*** 1401: former location of [[Robert Norris]] (1946), [[Burks Antique Shop]] ([[Victor Burks]] 1949-1953)
*** 1405: former location of [[James Bowron residence]] (1899-1926)
 
===[[15th Avenue South]]===
* west side:
** 1500: former location of [[Roger McNutt]] (1946), [[Sue Ward]] (1964)
** 1512: former location of [[Walter Davis]] (1946), [[Avon Motel]] ([[Lena Cox]] 1953-1964)
** 1516: former location of [[Gaylon McCollough]] plastic surgery clinic (-1999)
 
* east side:
** 1501: [[Zydeco]], formerly the "[[1909 Phoenix Club building|City Club]]" for the [[Phoenix Club]] (built 1909)
** 1505: apartments
** 1511: former location of [[Judith Hodgson]] (1953)
 
===[[16th Avenue South]]===
* street merges into [[21st Street South|Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]]
* west side
** 1600: former location of [[Milton Huffman]] (1946), [[South Medical Plaza]] (built 1968, demolished 2019), formerly the [[McCollough Aesthetic Medical Center]] (1990s-1999), [[Birmingham Health Care]] (2002-2016), [[Alabama Regional Medical Services]] (2016-March 2018)
* east side
** 1601: former location of [[Elizabeth Murphy]] (1946)


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==References==
* Ervin, Mark (December 1, 2016) "[https://bigcom.com/2016/12/birmingham-2nd-avenue-ginkgo-trees/ Birmingham in Bloom: An Analysis of the 2nd Avenue Ginkgo Trees]" Big Communications


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 17:06, 19 March 2024

20th Street South in October 1962

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.

During the 1980s rows of Willow oak trees were installed along 20th Street South as part of the city's urban tree planting project, guided by Nimrod Long & Associates.

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

former Alabama Great Southern Railroad crossing

Moore-Handley Hardware Co. in 1904

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

References

External links

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