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'''Sixth Avenue South''' is a major east-west corridor in downtown [[Birmingham]]. It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birminghmam's south side, the westernmost portion being designated '''6th Avenue Southwest''' and ending at the entrance to [[Elmwood Cemetary]] on [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]]. The eastern most segment is less than half a mile southwest of [[I-20]]. | '''Sixth Avenue South''' is a major east-west corridor in downtown [[Birmingham]]. It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birminghmam's south side, the westernmost portion being designated '''6th Avenue Southwest''' and ending at the entrance to [[Elmwood Cemetary]] on [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]]. The eastern most segment is less than half a mile southwest of [[I-20]]. | ||
Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing under [[I-65]] | Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing under [[I-65]], through the northern edge of the [[UAB]] campus, and under the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]. There is a two-block gap in the street between 40th and 42nd Streets South for [[Avondale Park]]. There are several more gaps east of there, most notably at [[Crestwood Boulevard]]. | ||
==Notable locations== | ==Notable locations== |
Revision as of 12:45, 3 August 2006
Sixth Avenue South is a major east-west corridor in downtown Birmingham. It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birminghmam's south side, the westernmost portion being designated 6th Avenue Southwest and ending at the entrance to Elmwood Cemetary on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The eastern most segment is less than half a mile southwest of I-20.
Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing under I-65, through the northern edge of the UAB campus, and under the Elton B. Stephens Expressway. There is a two-block gap in the street between 40th and 42nd Streets South for Avondale Park. There are several more gaps east of there, most notably at Crestwood Boulevard.
Notable locations
- 45: Chris McNair Studios
- 501: Birmingham City Jail
- 1000-2000 blocks: UAB buildings
- 2000: Kirklin Clinic at UAB
- 1515: Cooper Green Hospital
- 2000 block: Original location of St Elias Maronite Church
- 2609: East End Baptist Church
- 3621: Alabama Symphony Orchestra office