27th Street South

Twenty-seventh Street South (27th Street South) is a two-way north-south street in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood, running south from Powell Avenue to University Boulevard and then, somewhat haphazardly, from 10th Avenue South to Highland Avenue.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 27th Street South category.

Southside / Five Points South

• Powell Avenue (no outlet)
  • west side:
    • Mini Storage of Birmingham
  • east side:
    • Alabama Ballet Center for Dance

• 1st Avenue South/Jones Valley Trail intersects
• Jones Valley Trail, former Seaboard Air Line Railroad crossing
  • west side:
    • 100: vacant lot
    • 112: Inline Electric Supply Co.
  • east side:
    • 101: 2701 1st Avenue South (built 2005), Navigate Affordable Housing Partners, former location of Goodwin, Mills & Cawood architects (2005–2020)
    • 113: American Exhibition Services warehouse, former location of Eisys Inc. warehouse

• 2nd Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 200: Sunbelt Rentals equipment yard
    • 212: Jeffcoat Heating & Air Conditioning Service
  • east side (Block 221):
    • 201–211: vacant lot, former location of Washee Quickee Car Wash / Mike's Washee Quickee (closed 2020)
      • 203: former location of Busy Bee Drink Stand (Addicus Davidson 1964)
    • 213–231: vacant lot, former location of Albert Schilleci grocery (1925), Washee Quickee Car Wash / Mike's Washee Quickee (1953-2020)

• 3rd Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • 300: Iron Tribe Fitness (2010-), former location of Harlo Paint Co. (1970), Greater Birmingham AMBUCS
    • Elton B. Stephens Expressway on/off ramps from northbound lanes
    • Marty's Transmissions
  • east side:
    • parking lot
    • former location of RPA, Inc.

• 4th Avenue South intersects
  • west side:
    • Southern Distributors
    • 410: former location of Walter Ford furnished rooms (1957)
    • 412: former location of Buttram & Winfrey auto repairs (1946), United Engineers Inc. machinery (1957)
    • 414: former location of Mason & Dullion plumbers (1957)
    • 426: former location of Auto Electric & Carburetor warehouse (1970)
  • east side
    • 401–411: Solutions Infusion Therapy, former location of Harry G. Mouat & Co. warehouse (1970)
    • 413–431: Artisan Flats (built 2023), former location of Absco warehouse

• 5th Avenue South intersects
  • west side
    • Williams Machine & Welding Co. yard
    • Impact Electric Co.
    • 512: former location of Wagstaff Hardware Co. wholesale (1964–1970)
      • 512A: former location of Engineering Associates of Alabama (1970)
    • 516: former location of Hudson Associates Inc. structural engineers (1970), Lambda Resource Center (1989)
  • east side
    • 501–511: vacant lot
    • 513–531: Peak Substation Services

• 6th Avenue South intersects
  • west side
    • 600-602: Artomotive
      • 600: former location of Southern Rubber Co. tires (1946), Brandino Sales Co. (1957), Automotive Industrial Supply Co. (1964–1970)
      • 602: former location of Panter Tile & Marble Co. warehouse (1946), Alabama Marble Co. (1957), Georgia Marble Co. Alabama Division (1964), Wright's Letter Shop (1970)
    • 604: ProAct Team, former location of Alabama-Florida Machinery Co. (1970)
      • 604½: former location of Southern Tile Contractors Association (1957)
    • 612: residence
    • 620: The Church Key (2023–), former location of [[]], Cabbages & Kings, Spike's Leather Club (Rod Caldwell, Jeffrey Hall & Ivan Reyes 2016–January 2019), The Chapel (Rod Caldwell, Jeffrey Hall & Ivan Reyes January–June 2019), Electra (Marsha Mims August 2020–)
    • 630: Humphrey's Dog Resort (2022–), former location of Standard Oil Co. filling station (1926), Bingham Standard Service Station (1964), 7th Avenue Standard Service Station (1970), Battery Warehouse, War House (T. C. Cannon residence –2019)
  • east side
    • 601-631: warehouses
      • 611: former location of White Dairy storage (1964), sales office (1970)
      • 613: former location of White Dairy storage (1957), printing & advertising (1964), Modern Advertising Co. (1970)
      • 615: former location of H. J. Hudson Plumbing & Heating Co. (1937), White Dairy office (1957), personnel (1964–1970)
      • 621: former location of White Dairy (1938–1970)

• 7th Avenue South intersects
  • west side
    • 700: Al's on Seventh, former location of East End Drug Co. (1926), East End Sundries (1964), Alabama Sales Inc. (1970), Lakeview Yacht Club, Joe's on Seventh
    • 712: former location of Thomas P. Smith trucking
    • onramp to Elton B. Stephens Expressway northbound
  • east side
    • St Vincent's DME Warehouse
    • 711: former location of Lewis Barber Shop (James A. Lewis 1937–1957)
    • 731: Burger King, former location of St John's Evangelical & Reformed Church nursery (1957), St John's United Church of Christ (1964)

• 8th Avenue South formerly intersected
  • 800: former location of F. J. Evans Engineering Co. (1950–1970)
  • 810: former location of Fred W. Milton upholsterer (1937)
  • 812: former location of Polglaze & Basenberg civil engineers (1957–1970)

• University Boulevard intersects (street ends)
  • St Vincent's Hospital

• 9th Avenue South formerly intersected
  • 900: former location of Salvadore Barranco grocer (1937), Ella Strickland grocer (1946), A. J. Pow accountant / Alabama Contracting Co. strip miners / Stewart Holmes contractor (1957), Willcox & Allen Co. manufacturers' representative (1964)
    • 900 rear: former location of Southern Toy Co. storage (1957)
  • 902: former location of Southern Toy Co. storage (1964)
  • 906: former location of Wayman Upholstering Shoppe (William Wayman 1946–1957), apartments (William Wayman 1964–1970)
    • 906 rear: former location of Wayman Upholstering Shoppe (1964)

• 10th Avenue South (street resumes)
  • west side
    • Centennial Lodge
  • east side
    • parking lot

• Hanover Circle (street ends, then resumes on either side of a grassed median)
  • Hanover Place Historic District
    • Newman-Crawford residence (built c. 1914)
    • Hillhouse residence (built c. 1913)
    • Goldman-Pearson residence (built c. 1913)

• 11th Avenue South intersects
  • west side
    • 1101: Claridge Manor Apartments (built 1924) / Claridge Manor Grill restaurant (1946), Claridge Dining Room (1957)
    • Hanover Court Apartments, formerly the Barnett Apartments (built 1915)
  • east side
    • two-story apartment building (built 1947)