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 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.

Notable Locations (north to south)

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

• Railroad Reservation
• Powell Avenue intersection
  • 15: Daniel Building, headquarters for Compass Bank
  • 20: Alagasco payment center
• 1st Avenue South intersection
  • Block 121, proposed Shepherd Centre
  • 103: former location of Birmingham Water Works payment center
  • 105: former location of FedEx Kinko's
  • 107: former location of Reed Books
  • 109: 1995-2007 location of Scott's Koneys
  • 115: Express Oil Change
• 2nd Avenue South intersection
  • 200: Adamson Ford
• 3rd Avenue South intersection
  • 301: Liberty National Building, headquarters for Liberty National Life Insurance Company
  • 312: former location of Club 312
• 4th Avenue South intersection, begins "The Strip", and the UAB campus
  • 400: Parliament House
  • 401: Bristol Southside, former location of Tom Williams car dealerships
  • 423: Ona's Music Room
  • 431: Pizza Hut, former location of Michael's
• 5th Avenue South intersection
  • 501: Kirklin Clinic
• 6th Avenue South intersection
  • 613: former location of Hogie's Hotdogs
• 7th Avenue South intersection
  • 701: Central Bank building
  • 729: Tracy's Cafeteria
• University Boulevard intersection
  • 801: Starbucks, former location of Zoes
  • 803: Subway
  • 808: Radisson Hotel, J Gatsby's
  • 821: former location of Royal Inn, future location of Southside Residence Inn
• 9th Avenue South intersection
  • 940: former location of Kentucky Fried Chicken, Chinese Express
  • 941: Exchange Bank Building, branch of Regions Bank
• 10th Avenue South intersection (begin Five Points South)
  • Pickwick Plaza
    • 1001: The Break, former location of the Emily Shop
    • 1005: former location of Rube Burrows, Nirus, LaJaras, Halfshells
    • 1011: Sabor Tropical
    • 1017: Purple Onion, former location of Subway
    • 1023: Medical Arts Building, Hotel Highland (formerly Pickwick Hotel)
    • 1035: Five Points Grill
  • 1000: Five Points Hardware
  • 1006: Bailey Brothers Music
  • 1016: former location of Five Points Music Hall
  • 1026: former location of Piggly-Wiggly
  • 1030: Cloud Nine, former location of Bohemian Rhapsody
  • 1050: Studio Arts Building, Eleven20, former location of Studio, Johnny Rockets
  • Brother Bryan statue
• Magnolia Avenue intersection
  • 1045: Highlands United Methodist Church, Storyteller fountain
• 11th Avenue South intersection
  • 1101-1105: Spanish Stores
    • 1101: La Mesa restaurant, former location of Exchange Bank, Gorin's, Joe Muggs Newssstand, The Grape
    • 1105: Soca Clothing, former location of Lifskitz Delicatessen, etc
  • 1108: Fire and Ice Improvisational Grill, former location of Quincy and The Gap
  • 1116: UPS Store, former location of Subzone
  • Terrace Court Building
    • 1124: Bailey's Pub
    • 1128: Dave's Pub, former home of Stream of Consciousness Koffiehuis
  • 1195: Ruby Tuesday's (formerly proposed location for Renaissance Plaza)
• 12th Avenue South/Highland Avenue intersection
  • 1201: Shepherd-Sloss Building
    • Barber's clock
    • Bell Bottoms
  • 1207: Pyramids, former location of Mancha's, Curry in a Hurry
  • 1210: 26
  • 1218: Ocean
  • 1225: Ranelli's Deli
• 13th Avenue South intersection
• 14th Avenue South intersection
  • 1400: Legacy Federal Credit Union headquarters
• 15th Avenue South intersection
  • 1501: Zydeco
• 16th Avenue South intersection

External links

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