28th Avenue South

28h Avenue South is a series of discontinuous streets totaling approximately 0.7 miles in Homewood. The most traveled portion of the road is just under 1/2-mile long, connecting Central Avenue with the Red Mountain Expressway/Independence Drive.

East of 18th Street, this main section was previously known as Howard Street, while west of that intersection it was known as Rosedale Street. East-bound traffic wishing to continue on 28th must curve south on to Central Avenue and then turn right back on to 28th. The road then makes a sharp turn north on to Woodfern Court before turning left back on to 28th. Both sections west of Central were previously known as 15th Street. The roads were renamed as 28th Avenue during the 1940s when Homewood renamed several streets to align with Birmingham's street numbering system.

The eastern end at Central Avenue is two lanes, but the road expands to three lanes (two west-bound) between Crescent and Linden Avenues. The center lane become a left-turn-only at 18th Street. West of 18th, the entire road is three lanes, including the center turn lane.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 28th Avenue South category.

• 16th Place South intersects
  • residential
• 16th Terrace intersects
  • residential
• Woodfern Court intersects
  • 1659: Homewood Printing Co.
  • 1665: R J Tree Service
• B. M. Montgomery Street intersects (north only)
• Central Avenue intersects
  • north side:
    • 1700: Burg Electronics
    • 1704: Harbison Lock & Key
  • south side:
    • 1701: Malcolm Auto Service
    • 1715: Greenwood Cleaners (formerly Watkins Cleaners)
• Crescent Avenue intersects (south only)
  • north side:
    • 1716: Executive Office Service
    • 1718: Affects Hair Gallery
    • 1720: Anna's Nail Salon, former location of The Artisans knit shop, Village Computers (1986)
    • 1722: former site of Valley Mall (demolished 2022)
      • 1726: Luca Lugatto restaurant / Hero Doughnuts (February 2024–)
  • south side:
    • 1717: Steak-Out
    • 1725: Wells Fargo Bank branch
• Linden Avenue intersects (south only)
  • north side:
    • 1728: Gentlemen's Quarters
  • south side:
    • parking for shops along 18th Street South
• 27th Court South intersects (north only)
  • south side:
    • Battle Republic boxing gym, former location of White Flowers Gallery
• 18th Street South intersects (traffic light)
  • north side:
    • Hilton Curio Collection Hotel Homewood (2020), former location of Shades Valley Cleaners (1940), vacant lot
    • 1806–1810: former location of Quest Publications (John Taliaferro, –2020)
    • 1812: Aviate, former location of A-1 Expert Reweaving
    • 1816: Lee's Alterations, Outside New York Style Studio, Oriental Healing Massage
    • 1818: Upside Down Shoe Repair
  • south side:
    • Amy Head Studio
    • parking lot
• Mamie Foster Place intersects (north only)
  • north side:
    • 1818:
      • Suite A: Upside Down Shoe Repair
      • Suite B: Barbers Exclusive
      • Suite C: CoCo's Custom Design & Alteration
      • Body Bronze
    • 1824: Paul R. Lewis & Associates
    • 1830: Associated Builders and Contractors of Alabama
  • south side:
    • 1831: SoHo Square
• 19th Street South intersects (4-way stop)
  • north side:
    • 1900: Homewood Executive Center
    • 1910: Elder Care Solutions-Alabama
    • 1912: Ritchey & Ritchey, former location of Jacque's restaurant and lounge
  • south side:
    • 1901: Demetri's Bar-B-Q
    • 1907: former location of Dale's Hideaway (1964) and Dale's 49er Restaurant
    • 1915: Arby's
• 19th Place South intersects
  • north side:
    • 1914: Holcombe Norton Partners
    • 1916: formerly The Baseball Card Store
    • shopping center:
      • 1920: T-Mobile
      • 1930: Lovely Nails
      • 1934: H&R Block
      • 1944: Bob's Bikes
  • south side:
    • 1913: Pierce Taber Distributors
    • 1919: Merchant's Walk shopping center (built 1990), former location of Tara House Hotel (1979)
• 20th Street South intersects (north only)
• Red Mountain Expressway/Independence Drive intersects (traffic light; continues east as Ventura Avenue)