Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard

Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard is a street in Birmingham's north side, constituting the section of 8th Avenue North from Center Street to 34th Street North. The street was renamed in 2008 to honor Civil Rights activist Abraham Woods Jr shortly after his death. The honor was proposed by Mayor Larry Langford and approved by the Birmingham City Council on November 18.

Notable locations

For locations east of 34th Street, see 8th Avenue North.

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 8th Avenue North category.

• Center Street intersects (continues west as 8th Avenue West)
  • north side:
    • 2–90: Smithfield Court public housing project
  • south side:
    • 1: Millennium Mini Mart

• 1st Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 100–140: Smithfield Court public housing project
    • 150: Smithfield Communtiy Center
  • south side:
    • 101–103: Smithfield Style & Barber Shop

• 2nd Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 200–250: Smithfield Court public housing project
  • south side:
    • 201: Bishop Isaiah Jackson Worship Center
    • 211–213: Greater Emmanuel Temple Holiness Churches of the Apostolic Faith, Sister Brenda's Ministry, formerly 8th Avenue Theatre (1946)
    • 231: former location of V. Rosato grocery

• 3rd Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 300–360: A. H. Parker High School, formerly Industrial High School
  • south side:
    • 301: former location of V. Rosato grocery (1925)
    • 321–331: one-story commercial strip
      • 321 (side): Dynamite Hill mural (2004), Change mural (2017)
      • 321: Johnson Cleaners plant (1977)
      • 323: COTU Inc. barber shop (2015–)
      • 325: Lightning Fast Refunds
      • 327: Conversation Piece Tile Store (2011–)
      • 329:
      • 331: Alexander TV Repair (2011–)

• 4th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 420: former location of the Barbara Durr Beauty College (1937–1965)
  • south side:
    • 413: Kidz Learning Center
    • 417: former location of Fisher Chiropractic Wellness Center (2019)
    • 421: Bruno-Smithfield Community Health Center
    • 430: former location of First Tabernacle A F United Christian Army Church (1967)

• 5th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 500–524: Eighth Avenue Plaza, former location YWCA branch (1957)
      • 500A: 8th Avenue Records & Tapes
      • 500B: Warehouse Package Store, former location of Eighth Avenue Plaza Liquor Store
      • 512: Carter's Seafood
      • 518: Lit on 8th nightclub, former location of Club Millions, Carmichael's, Time Square Bar & Grill
    • 528–530: Windham Building (built 1912), Windham Construction (1912–1966)
  • south side:
    • 529: Solomons Books & Church Supply

• 6th Street North intersects
• 7th Avenue North splits off to southeast
  • north side:
    • 708–710: two-story commercial building
      • 708: former location of Armstrong Barber Shop (James Armstrong 1952–2009)
      • 710: former location of Flight Grille
    • 712–718: one-story commercial building
      • 712–714: former location of Club Flight
  • south side:
    • 701–707 Wavaho gas station

• 9th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 900–930: Lincoln Professional Development Center, former location of Lincoln Elementary School
  • south side:
    • 905: Tru-Riders Motorcycle Club

• avenue passes below Interstate 65
  • north side:
  • 1300: Cash & Carry Building Supply, former location of Wood's Do-It-Yourself Center (1955), Mazer
  • 1410: U.S. Treasury building (built 2014)
  • 1430: Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank (2021–)
  • south side:
  • 1305: former location of Wreck-A-Pair (1957)
  • 1331: former location of George Lambrakis' bar (1940)
  • 1425: former location of Tired Texan Barbecue

• 15th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 1504: former location of machine shop (1951)
    • 1530: former location of Anastasia Argyros resraurant (1928)
  • south side:
    • 1509: Tax Associates, Inc.
    • 1525: A M Convenience

• 16th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 1600: former location of gas station (1951)
    • 1616: Beulah Baptist Church (Birmingham) (1951, 2023)

• 17th Street North intersects
  • north side: 1700–
    • 1700–1730: David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center (built 1998)
      • 1700: former location of auto repair (1951)
      • 1730: former location of Eva B. Comer Home (1920s–1970s), Alabama School of Fine Arts (1970s–1980s)
  • south side:
    • 1701–1731: Alabama Power Headquarters parking deck

• 18th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 1800: Alabama School of Fine Arts (1980s–), former location of Post Office Garage (1951), Birmingham TraveLodge (1970s)
      • 1802: former location of Moses & Jennie Joseph residence (1901)
    • 1830: Dorothy Jemison Day Theater (2012-), former location of 1887 A. O. Lane residence (built 1887), Elks Home
  • south side:
    • 1801: former location of Palace Dry Cleaning Co. (1925)
    • 1819: former location of the Axis Club building, home of the Axis Club (1925), Pilgrim Church (1930s-1959), Central Seventh-Day Adventist Church (1955)

• 19th Street North intersects
  • Birmingham City Hall
  • Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 2
• Nina's Way (Short 20th Street) intersection
  • Linn Park
  • 1904: former location of Personalized Photography studio
  • 1930: Boutwell Auditorium
  • Fountain Walk/Birmingham Urban Mural
  • 2000: Birmingham Museum of Art
  • 2028: former location of W. H. Pence builder & mover (1887)
  • Jefferson County Courthouse

• Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North (formerly 21st Street North) intersects
  • 2100: Mel Bailey Criminal Justice Center
  • 2121: 2121 Building (offices of Personnel Board of Jefferson County and Freshwater Land Trust)

• 22nd Street North intersects
  • Park Place Hope VI housing development

• 23rd Street North intersects
  • north side (Block 3):
    • 2312–2320: Birmingham Board of Education Service Center
    • 2330: one-story commercial building (burned December 2020)
  • south side:
    • Park Place K-8 School / Phillips Academy (2007–), formerly Phillips High School (built 1923, closed 2002)

• 24th Street North intersects
  • north side (Block 2):
    • 2410: former location of Salvation Army Birmingham Area Command (–2017)

• 25th Street North intersects
  • Park Place (Hope VI project)
    • north side: (Block 1):
  • 2500: former location of Gus Constantine restaurant (1928)
  • 2531: former location of Derzis & Co. restaurant (1928)

• 26th Street North / Carraway Boulevard intersects
  • north side (Block 209)

• boulevard passes under Elton B. Stephens Expressway and Norfolk Southern Railroad
  • 2721: former location of J. F. Nelson Freight Lines and Mercury Express
  • 2731: former location of Blue Heaven Barbecue Stand (Charlie Gugliotta, 1938) Meyer's Drive In (1960), Steve Leontis' Smokehouse Restaurant, Charlie Brown's Lounge (1964)
  • 2901: Bayliss Machine & Welding Company
  • 2912: Millie Ray's bakery (2016-)
  • 3105: Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority
  • 3225: J & B Management & Electric Supply
  • 3300: STS PrideLine, former location of Birmingham Frame & Alignment, Ellis Wrecker Service

• boulevard ends at 34th Street North