7th Avenue South
Seventh Avenue South (originally Avenue G) is an east-west corridor in downtown Birmingham, with its main section stretching from 14th Street South on the UAB campus to 32nd Street South in Lakeview. Three blocks, between 11th Street South and 14th Street South have been closed off to vehicles as part of UAB's campus master plan.
A short section west of I-65 is accessible from 8th Street South. Another short section east of the former Lakeview Park jogs between 34th and 36th Avenue South and between 39th and 40th Avenue South near Avondale Park. To the east of the park, 7th Avenue South extends beyond 47th Place South, then appears again in Crestwood North and between Dublin and Exeter Avenues north of Crestwood Boulevard in Gate City.
Parts of 7th Avenue South between 22nd and 32nd Streets South are included in the Southside Historic District. Between 34th and 47th Street South, 7th Avenue forms a boundary of the Avondale Park Historic District.
The section between 20th and 24th Street South was part of U. S. Highway 31 before the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway. The Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2003 Birmingham Regional Transportation Alternatives Analysis envisioned adding light rail to the downtown section of 7th Avenue South.
7th Avenue, from 20th Street to Lakeview, is part of the route of Birmingham's annual Gay pride parade.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 7th Avenue South category.
Five Points South neighborhood
- 1034: WBHM-FM
- 1100: UAB Practice Field
- 1101: Dowdy Building
- 1200: Samuel Ullman School (now UAB's Ullman Building)
- 1201: UAB Lot 15A
- 1220: Bell Auditorium
- 1300: Bartow Arena
- 1301: Campbell Hall
- 14th Street South intersection (road ends)
- 1400: Cooper Green Parking Deck
- 1401: Hill University Center, former location of Greater Shiloh Baptist Church
- 15th Street South intersection (south only)
- 16th Street South intersection (south only)
- 1600: Children's of Alabama (Southeast Child Safety Institute/Regional Poison Control Center)
- 1700: Smolian Psychiatric Institute
- 1730: Sparks Center
- 1722: former location of Mackin Bros. Grocery
- 18th Street South intersection
- former location of Dr Gus' Barbecue Gardens
- 1800: Boshell Building
- 1801: Birmingham VA Medical Center
- 1820: Spain Wallace Building
- 19th Street South intersection
- 1900: Jefferson Tower
- 1901: Lyons Harrison Research Building & Research Bridge, former site of Greater Shiloh Baptist Church
- 1922: Roy R. Kracke Clinical Services Building
- 1930: Hillman Hospital
- 1931: Dee's Dogs (hot-dog cart)
- 20th Street South intersection
Southside neighborhood
- 20th Street South intersection
- 2000: Kirklin Clinic Parking Lot
- 2001: UAB administration building (formerly the Central Bank and Trust building)
- 2016: former site of Varsity Drive-In
- 2031: Goodyear Tire Center, former site of Redmont Tire Company
- 21st Street South (Richard Arrington, Jr Boulevard) intersection
- former site of Steel City Oldsmobile
- 2100: Arby's
- 2101: former site of Waite's
- 2109: Stillwater Pub (formerly the Burly Earl)
- 2111: La Cocina
- 2112: Mooyah restuaurant (opened 2014)
- 2115: Our Place
- 2116: Wehby Building, former location of Charles H. Wehby Plumbing & Heating Company
- Quan's Custom Uniforms, former site of Wells Plywoods
- 2124: Award Center
- 2125: Hospitality Inn
- 2130: Taco Bell (opened 2014)
- 2133: Chai's Oriental Food Store
- 2131: Thai House, formerly Anthony's and Romeo's restaurants
- 22nd Street South intersection
- 2200: Third Presbyterian Church
- 2201: Berthon's Cleaners
- 2230: Pouncy Motor Company
- 23rd Street South intersection
- 2300: UAB faculty artist studios, former location of Vulcan Lincoln-Mercury and Michael Scott Kendrick, M. D.
- 2311: L & M Automotive
- 2316: Children's Medical Group
- 2318-20: Southern Life & Health Insurance building (1954) (former office Southern Life & Health Insurance and studios of WSGN-AM)
- 2321: former site of One Minute Car Wash
- 2331: former location of Lollar's Cameras
- 24th Street South intersection
- 2400: former location of Peck & Hill Antiques
- 2401: former location of Steel City Olds
- 2423: former location of Likis Audio
- 2424: Hanna's Antiques
- 2415: former location of Jim Burke Jaguar/Subaru/Isuzu/Saab
- 25th Street South intersection
- 2500: former location of Festival Cinema
- 2503: Advanced Computer Engraving
- 2505: L'Atelier
- 2508: Lackey Floral Co.
- Elton B. Stephens Expressway overpass
- 2612: Aabco Rents
- 2616: Hand in Paw
- 2627: Joe's On Seventh, former site of Lakeview Yacht Club and site of the Jefferson County Civil Defense siren.
- 27th Street South intersection
- 2708: Triad Isotopes
- 2709: Tin Roof, former location of TC
- 2717: Alabama Environmental Council, Green Central Station
- 2731: Beautiful South Real Estate
- 2732: Southern Diagnostic Laboratories
- 28th Street South intersection
- 2800: future site of 29 Seven (Huey's 24/7 Diner), former sites of Chaos, the 729 Club, Southside Cafe and Norton's Florist
- 2801: Café de Paris, former site of Los Angeles
- 2807: The Oasis
- 2811: Sol y Luna
- 2817-35: Avon Building
- 2817: former location of the Avon Theatre, now Red Mountain Church
- 2821: former home of Vazda studios
- 2831: Hala Hair & Make-Up Design
- 2833: former home of Bombay Café
- 2835: Rare Martini, former home of the Exclusive Furniture Shop
- 2830: former site of Eli's Drive-In and Ed Salem's Drive-In No. 3 (WSGN-AM's "Sky Castle" broadcast booth was in the parking lot)
- 29th Street South intersection
- 2900: former site of Eli's Barbecue
- 2906: former location of Shenanigans sandwich shop
- 2911: ABC Store
- 2918: Dobbins-Harville Realty
- 2929: Sidebar (formely The Barking Kudu)
- 2933: former site of Holy Innocents Hospital
- 30th Street South intersection
- 3021: Brasfield & Gorrie
- 3028: offices of the Red Mountain Theatre Company
- 31st Street South intersection
- 3109: A. H. Cather Publishing
- 32nd Street South intersection (road ends)
Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood
- 3424: New Pilgrim Tower assisted living apartments
- 3501: Southern Banknote
East Avondale neighborhood
- 4716: former site of Mount Lebanon Baptist Church
Crestwood North neighborhood
Unknown addresses
U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham | ||
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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 |