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{{About|the Southside Birmingham street|the Homewood street|18th Street South Homewood}}
{{About|the Southside Birmingham street|the Homewood street|18th Street South Homewood}}


'''18th Street South''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Five Points South neighborhood]].  The street begins at the southern end of [[18th Street North]] at the [[Railroad Reservation]] and the [[18th Street underpass]]. From there, it continues south for 16 blocks, through the [[UAB]] [[Medical Center]] and up the northern flank of [[Red Mountain]] until it is interrupted by [[Ramsay High School]].
'''18th Street South''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Five Points South neighborhood]].  The street begins at the southern end of [[18th Street North]] at the [[Railroad Reservation]] and the [[18th Street underpass]]. From there, it continues south for 16 blocks, through the [[UAB Medical Center]] and up the northern flank of [[Red Mountain]] until it is interrupted by [[Ramsay High School]].


Another short section of 18th Street South connects [[13th Avenue South]] with [[13th Court South]]. The street resumes at [[14th Avenue South]] and turns into [[15th Avenue South]] at [[Valley View Park]]. [[18th Street South Homewood]] picks up south of [[Vulcan Park]] and continues south to [[Oxmoor Road]], where it becomes [[Roxbury Road]].
Another short section of 18th Street South connects [[13th Avenue South]] with [[13th Court South]]. The street resumes at [[14th Avenue South]] and turns into [[15th Avenue South]] at [[Valley View Park]]. [[18th Street South Homewood]] picks up south of [[Vulcan Park]] and continues south to [[Oxmoor Road]], where it becomes [[Roxbury Road]].
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{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}


* [[Railroad Reservation]] and [[18th Street underpass]] (continues north as [[18th Street North]])
* [[Railroad Reservation]] and [[18th Street underpass]] / [[Birmingham Lights|LightRails]] installation (continues north as [[18th Street North]])
** West side
** west side:
*** [[Railroad Park]]
*** 0-12: [[Railroad Park]] (built 2010)
** East side
**** 8: former location of [[Fehr Beer Distributing Co.]] (1938), [[Hubert Foster Co.]] food brokers / [[Yawman & Erbe Manufacturing Co.]] warehouse / [[Noto Brokerage Co.]] wholesale food (1964)
*** [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]]
**** 12: [[St Louis–San Francisco Railway]] team tracks (1964-1970)
* [[Powell Avenue]] intersection
** east side:
** West side:
*** 1-15: [[Powell Steam Plant]] (under construction), formerly the [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]] (1895-2008)
*** [[Railroad Park]]
**** 15: [[Direct Oil Co.]] gas station (1964-1970)
** East side ([[Block 113C]]):
 
* [[Powell Avenue]] intersects (no vehicle access)
** west side:
*** 14-30: [[Railroad Park]] (built 2010)
**** 30: [[St Louis–San Francisco Railway]] freight house (built 1947, demolished after 1970)
** east side ([[Block 113C]]):
*** [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant Plaza]] (2016-), former location of [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot D]] (1975-2016)
*** [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant Plaza]] (2016-), former location of [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot D]] (1975-2016)
* [[1st Avenue South]] intersection
 
** West side
* [[1st Avenue South]] intersects
*** [[LIV Parkside]]
** west side:
*** 120: [[Railroad Square]], former location of [[National Biscuit Company]] building (1914-2014)
*** 100-112 [[LIV Parkside]] (built 2015)
** East side
**** 100-110: former location of 2-story commercial building (1964)
*** parking lot
***** 100: former location of [[Magic City Cafeteria]] (1964), [[Alabama Shutter Service]] cabinet shop (1970)
* [[2nd Avenue South]] intersection
***** 104: former location of [[Bob's Print Shop]] (1964-1970)
** West side
***** 106: former location of [[Smith-Kirkpatrick Advertising]] (1964), [[T. M. Nesbitt]] manufacturer's agent / [[Nesbitt Agency]] real estate (1970)
*** 200: [[Children's Hospital]] parking lot C, former location of [[Windsor Castle Restaurant ]] (1937-1980s)
***** 108: former location of [[Birmingham Rubber Stamp Co.]] (1964-1970)
** East side
***** 110: former location of [[The Pennant Sales Co.]] (1964), [[Frankie's Print Shop]] (1970)
*** 201: "[[You Are Beautiful]]" building
**** 112: former location of [[Ellis Thompson|E. K. Thompson]] cabinet maker (1964-1970)
* [[3rd Avenue South]] intersection
*** 114-130: [[National Biscuit Company]] building (built 1914)
** West side
**** 116: former location of [[B. E. McLanahan]] restaurant (1904)
*** 301: [[Taziki's]] (2008-), former location of [[Schaeffer Eye Center]], [[Robert Turner Optical]]
**** 120-124: former location of [[Lewis Supply Co.]] storage (1964-1970)
***** 120: [[Railroad Square]] (2012-)
** east side:
*** 101-113: [[LabCorp]] service entrance
*** 115-131: [[LabCorp Parking Deck]] (built 2015), former location of parking lot
 
* [[2nd Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
*** 200-230: [[Hilton Garden Inn-Downtown Birmingham]] / [[Home2 Suites by Hilton-Birmingham Downtown]] (built 2017), former location of [[Children's Hospital]] parking lot C
**** 200: former location of [[Windsor Castle Restaurant ]] (1937-1980s)
**** 210: former location of [[Boothby Realty Co.]] (1964), [[Alabama Lock & Key]] (1970)
**** 212: former location of [[G. C. Land Co.]] business machines (1970)
**** 214: former location of [[Alabama Time & Sound Equipment Co.]] (1970)
** east side:
*** 201-215: [[Printer's Corner]], "[[You Are Beautiful]]" building
**** 201: former location of [[Niarhos Importing Co.]] food products (1970)
**** 211: former location of [[Son Sup Co.]] storage (1964)
**** 213-215: former location of [[Southern Supply Co.]] water filter manufacturers (1964)
*** 229: former location of [[Payne’s Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1928)
*** 231: former location of [[Louise Monseur]] bar (1942)
 
* [[3rd Avenue South]] intersects
** former location of [[St Mark's Episcopal Church]] and [[St Mark's Episcopal School]] (1904)
** west side ([[Block 150]]):
*** 300: [[The Citizen]] micro-apartments (2022), former location of [[St Mark's School]] (1892-1940), [[St Mark's Episcopal Church]] (1911–1915, 1954), [[Emanuel Temple Holiness Church]] (1964), [[Wachovia]] drive-thru (built 2008), [[Wells Fargo]] drive-thru (2009–2021)
*** 316-330: [[Wells Fargo]] bank
****326-330: former location of [[YMCA 18th Street Branch]] (1964-1970)
** east side:
*** 301: [[Taziki's]] (2008-), former location of [[A. W. Nunis]] gas station (1964), [[Nick Graffeo Motors]] (1970), [[Schaeffer Eye Center]], [[Robert Turner Optical]]
*** 309: former location of [[Wide-Awake Shop]] shoe repair ([[Lon Dark]] 1919)
*** [[UAB]] [[UAB Parking Lot 53|Lot 53]]
*** [[UAB]] [[UAB Parking Lot 53|Lot 53]]
** East side
 
*** [[Wells Fargo]] drive-thru
* [[4th Avenue South]] intersects ([[UAB]] campus begins)
*** 316: [[Wells Fargo]] bank
** west side:
* [[4th Avenue South]] intersection (enter [[UAB]] campus)
*** 400-420: parking lot
** West side
**** 400: former location of [[Perfection Seat Cover Inc.]] (1964), [[Y. & V. Corp.]] machine tools (1970)
*** 400:  
**** 414: former location of [[John Packas Barbecue]] (1941), [[Leos' Restaurant]] (1963-1972)
*** 414: former location of [[John Packas Barbecue]] (1941)
**** 420: former location of [[Andrew Contorupis]] restaurant (I) (1928)
*** 420: former location of [[Andrew Contorupis]] restaurant (I) (1928)
*** 424-430: [[Children's Hospital Parking Lot A]]
** East side
**** 428: former location of [[Ed Richardson Motors]] used cars (1964), [[Honest John Motors]] (1970)
*** 401: [[4th Avenue Deck|UAB 4th Avenue Parking Deck]]
** east side:
**** Suite 101: [[China Master Express]]
*** 401-431: [[4th Avenue Deck|UAB 4th Avenue Parking Deck]]
**** Suite 103: [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] (opened in July 2017), former location of [[G-Dogs]] (closed March 2017)
**** 401: former location of [[Goodwin Southside Service Station]] (1964-1970), [[Leos' Restaurant]] (1972–)
**** Suite 105: [[Waffle House]]
**** 415: former location of [[Hopkins Auto Paint Supply]] (1964)
**** Suite 107: [[Guthrie's]]
**** 417: former location of [[Welding Equipment & Supply Co.]] (1964), [[Hopkins Auto Paint Supply]] (1970)
**** Suite 109: [[Moe's Southwest Grill]]
**** 419: former location of [[Delony Bonding & Insurance Co.]] / [[Delony Realty Co.]] / [[Dunwar Development Co.]] (1964), [[Welding Equipment & Supply Co.]] (1970)
**** Suite 111: [[McAlisters Deli]]
 
**** Suite 115: [[IberiaBank]]
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersects
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersection
** west side:
** West side
*** 500-520: [[UAB Women & Infants Center]] / [[Hazelrig-Salter Radiology Oncology Center]]
*** [[Hazelrig-Salter Radiology Oncology Center]]
**** 500: former location of [[Willard's Motor Sales]] (1957), [[Reliable Discount Co.]] / [[Monte's Auto Sales]] used cars (1964)
*** [[Jim Limbaugh Family Park of Hope]]
**** 508-514: former location of [[Alabama Auto Parts Co.]] wholesale (1964-1970)
*** 516: former location of [[Andrew Contorupis]] restaurant (II) (1928)
**** 516: former location of [[Andrew Contorupis]] restaurant (II) (1928), [[Old Hickory Restaurant]] (1964-1970)
** East side
*** 522-530: [[Jim Limbaugh Family Park of Hope]]
*** [[UAB North Pavilion|UAB Hospital North Pavilion]]
**** 530: former location of [[White House Service Station]] (1964-1970)
* [[6th Avenue South]] intersection
** east side:
** West side
*** 501-531: [[UAB North Pavilion|UAB Hospital North Pavilion]]
*** [[Civitan International Research Center]]
**** 509: former location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] (opened February 7, 1983; closed early 2000's)
*** [[Sparks Building]]
**** 525: former location of [[E. D. Ballard Motors]] used cars (1964)
*** 630: former location of [[Augustus Constantine|Augustus L. Constantine]] restaurant (1928)
**** 529: former location of [[Medical Center Service Station]] (1964)
** East side
 
* [[6th Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
*** 600-620: [[Civitan International Research Center]]
**** 600: former location of [[University of Alabama Medical Center Hearing & Speech Clinic]] (1964)
*** 622-630: [[Sparks Building]]
**** 630: former location of [[Augustus Constantine|Augustus L. Constantine]] restaurant (1928)
** east side:
*** [[Russell Building]]
*** [[Russell Building]]
*** [[UAB Hospital West Pavilion]]
*** 601-619: [[West Pavilion|UAB Hospital West Pavilion]]
*** [[Boshell Diebetes Building]]
**** 601: former location of [[Union Pharmacy]] ([[David Johnston]] 1899–1919)
*** 629: former location of [[John Fiampolis]] restaurant (1928)
*** 621-629 [[Boshell Diabetes Building]], former location of [[Alabama Department of Education]] vocational rehabilitation, crippled children's and disability determination services (1964-1970)
* [[7th Avenue South]] intersection
**** 629: former location of [[John Fiampolis]] restaurant (1928)
** West side
 
*** parking
* [[7th Avenue South]] intersects
*** [[UAB Callahan Eye Hospital]]  
** west side:
** East side
*** 700-730: [[UAB Callahan Eye Hospital]]
*** [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]]
**** 708: former location of [[University of Alabama School of Nursing]] (1964), [[UAB Addressograph Department]] (1970)
* [[University Boulevard]] intersection
**** 710: former location of [[University Credit Union]] (1964-1970)
** West side
**** 730: former location of [[Connerly & Hightower]] grocers (1887)
*** [[Unity Park]]
** east side:
** East side
*** 701-731: [[Birmingham VA Medical Center]]
*** 815: [[Rust Computer Center]]/[[UAB Parking Lot 3]] (built 1969)
**** 701: former location of [[Mackin Brothers]] grocers (1904-1914)
* [[9th Avenue South]] intersection
 
** West side
* [[University Boulevard]] intersects
*** 912: [[912 Building]], [[UAB Center for the Study of Community Health]]
** west side:
*** 800-830: [[UAB School of Nursing building]] (2018-), former location of [[Unity Park]]
**** 820: former location of [[University Hospital]] and [[Hillman Clinic]] nursing student residence (1964-1970)
**** 824: former location of [[John B. LaSalle Jr]] antiques (1938)
**** 828: former location of [[Carl Shirley]] bar (1948)
** east side:
*** 801-815: [[Rust Computer Center]]/[[UAB Parking Lot 3]] (built 1969)
*** 817-831: [[UAB Research Support Building]]
 
* [[9th Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
*** 900- 912: [[912 Building]], [[UAB Center for the Study of Community Health]]
**** 900: former location of [[Anti-Tuberculosis Association of Jefferson County]] / [[Alabama Tuberculosis Association]] / [[Campaign Against Tuberculosis]] (1964-1970)
**** 912: former location of [[Bodine Bryson & Rolling]] thermo-fax division (1964) business products division (1970)
*** 916: former location of [[American Optical Co.]] wholesale (1964-1970)
*** 920: [[Analytical Testing Group]], [[Southside Chiropractic]]
*** 920: [[Analytical Testing Group]], [[Southside Chiropractic]]
*** 924: [[Worrell Building]] (built 1959)
*** 924: [[Paul S. Worrell Building]] (built 1959 as Doctors' Center)
*** 944: [[Holcomb Building]]
*** 944: [[Holcomb Building]]
** East side
** east side:
*** 901: [[Jefferson County Medical Society building]]
*** 901: [[Jefferson County Medical Society building]]
*** 909: [[Burleson Building]]
*** 909: [[Burleson Building]]<!--for Dr Paul W. Burleson-->, formerly the [[Medical Center Doctors' Building]] (1964)
*** 951: [[University Place Apartments]] (1999-), former location of [[Guest House Motor Inn]] (1960-1982), [[University Inn]] (1982-1995)
*** 951: [[University Place Apartments]] (1999-), former location of [[Guest House Motor Inn]] (1960-1982), [[University Inn]] (1982-1995)
* [[10th Avenue South]] intersection
 
** 1032: former location of [[Summit Medical Center]] (1999)
* [[10th Avenue South]] intersects
* [[10th Court South]] intersection
** west side:
** West side
*** 1000: [[Stratford Avon Apartments]]
*** Apartments
*** 1010: [[Warwick Terrace Apartments]]
** East side
*** 1012-1020: [[Alabama Power Company]] substation
*** [[UAB Center For Biophysical Sciences and Engineering]]
*** 1016: former location of the [[Crenshaw Building]] / [[Seale Harris Clinic]] (1970)
* [[11th Avenue South]]/[[10th Court South]] intersection
*** 1018: former location of [[Alabama Labor Council]] (1970)
** West side
*** 1024-1032: [[UAB Parking Lot 15W]]
*** [[Medical Towers Building]]
**** 1032: former location of [[Ten Thirty-Two Building]] (1970), [[Summit Medical Center]] (1985-1999)
** East side
** east side:
*** [[Five Points South Pawn]]
* [[10th Court South]] intersection (east only)
*** 1019: [[Keeton General Contractors]]
*** 1021-1033: [[UAB Center for Biophysical Sciences and Engineering]]
**** 1025: former location of [[Professional Arts Building]]
**** 1033: former location of apartment building
 
* [[11th Avenue South]]/[[10th Court South]] intersects
** west side ([[Block 780]]):
*** [[UAB Medical Towers]] (built 1972)
*** 1120-1132: parking lot
**** 1132: former location of [[Ramsay Apartments]] (1964-1970)
** east side:
*** [[Five Points South Pawn building]]
**** [[Sneaker Laundry]] (2016-), former location of [[Skelton Optical Co.]] (2011)
**** [[Village Violins]]
*** 1121: [[David Crane]], CPA
*** 1121: [[David Crane]], CPA
*** [[Winston, Winston, Jenkins & Chastain]] attorneys
*** 1131: [[Winston, Winston, Jenkins & Chastain]] attorneys
* [[12th Avenue South]] intersection (T-intersection)
 
* [[13th Avenue South]] intersection
* street ends at [[12th Avenue South]] / [[Ramsay High School]]
** West side
 
***  
* street resumes at [[13th Avenue South]]
* [[13th Court South]] intersection
** west side:
* [[14th Avenue South]] intersection
*** 1301: residence
** West side
** east side:
*** 1420: [[St Charles Apartments]]
*** 1321: [[Birmingham Police Department South Precinct]] (rear)
* [[15th Avenue South]] intersection
 
*  
* [[13th Court South]] intersects
* Road ends at [[Valley View Park]]
** west side:
* As a continuation of [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]]
*** 1340: [[Andrew Duckett]] dentist
** 1933: [[Freedom Court Reporting]]
 
* [[14th Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
*** 1420: [[St Charles Court]] apartments (1970-)
*** 1426: former location of apartments (1964)
*** 1436: former location of apartments (1964)
*** 1438: former location of apartments (1964)
** east side:
*** 1401:  [[Children's Dental Center]]
*** 1437: [[William Kessler residence]] (built 1913), [[Herbert Eber]] psychologist (1964-1970)
 
* street bends into [[15th Avenue South]] at [[Valley View Park]]
 
* street continues [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard South]] into [[Homewood]] as [[18th Street South Homewood]]


[[Category:18th Street South|*]]
[[Category:18th Street South|*]]

Latest revision as of 14:48, 30 April 2024

This article is about the Southside Birmingham street. For the Homewood street, see 18th Street South Homewood.

18th Street South is a north-south street in Birmingham's Five Points South neighborhood. The street begins at the southern end of 18th Street North at the Railroad Reservation and the 18th Street underpass. From there, it continues south for 16 blocks, through the UAB Medical Center and up the northern flank of Red Mountain until it is interrupted by Ramsay High School.

Another short section of 18th Street South connects 13th Avenue South with 13th Court South. The street resumes at 14th Avenue South and turns into 15th Avenue South at Valley View Park. 18th Street South Homewood picks up south of Vulcan Park and continues south to Oxmoor Road, where it becomes Roxbury Road.

Notable locations (north to south)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 18th Street South category.
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