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** 100–102: former location of [[Supreme Drive In]] restaurant (1949)
** 100–102: former location of [[Supreme Drive In]] restaurant (1949)
*** 102B: former location of [[New Deal Beauty Shop]] (1938)
*** 102B: former location of [[New Deal Beauty Shop]] (1938)
** 101: [[Eddie Woods Jr]] dentist, former location of [[Alf Alexander]] restaurant (1935), [[Ernest Varner]] restaurant (1938), [[Rex Sundries]] (1949), [[Mike's Sundries]] (1953)
** 101: [[Eddie Woods Jr]] dentist, former location of [[Alf Alexander]] restaurant (1935), [[Ernest Varner]] restaurant (1938), [[Rex Sundries]] (1946–1949), [[Mike's Sundries]] (1953)
** 102: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician / [[George Varner]] (1935)
** 102: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician / [[George Varner]] (1935), [[Golden Dawn Cafe]] (1946)
** 103: former location of [[James Hawkins]] grocer (1930), [[New Deal Barber Shop]] (1935–1938), [DeLuxe Bakery & Creamery]] (1949), [[Sure Start Battery Co.]] (1953), [[Majestic Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 103: former location of [[James Hawkins]] grocer (1930), [[New Deal Barber Shop]] (1935–1938), [[Avenue F Cleaners]] (1946), [DeLuxe Bakery & Creamery]] (1949), [[Sure Start Battery Co.]] (1953), [[Majestic Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 104: former location of [[Thomas Gulf Service Station]] (1970), [[Leonard's Bar B Q & Burger Hut]] (2009-2011)
** 104: former location of [[Thomas Gulf Service Station]] (1970), [[Leonard's Bar B Q & Burger Hut]] (2009-2011)
** 105: former location of [[Defrance Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1930), [[James Ransey]] clothes cleaner (1935), [[Madame Price Beauty Parlor]] (1938), ''[[The Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' branch (1949–1953), ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' bureau (1970)
** 105: former location of [[Defrance Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1930), [[James Ransey]] clothes cleaner (1935), [[Madame Price Beauty Parlor]] (1938), ''[[The Birmingham News Age-Herald]]'' branch (1946–1953), ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' bureau (1970)
** 106: former location of [[Happy Hour Beauty Shop]] (1970)
** 106: former location of [[Happy Hour Beauty Shop]] (1970)
** 107: former location of [[Superior Cleaners]] (1949–1970)
** 107: former location of [[Superior Cleaners]] (1949–1970)
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** 115: former location of [[John W. Rice]] residence (1949)
** 115: former location of [[John W. Rice]] residence (1949)
** 119: former location of [[John Whatley]] residence (1930)
** 119: former location of [[John Whatley]] residence (1930)
** 128–132: [[St Paul's Lutheran Church]] (1953-), former location of [[Titusville Kindergarten]] (1953)
** 128–132: [[St Paul's Lutheran Church]] (1946-), former location of [[Titusville Kindergarten]] (1953)


* [[2nd Street South]] intersects
* [[2nd Street South]] intersects
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* [[Omega Street]] intersects (north only)
* [[Omega Street]] intersects (north only)
** 211: former location of [[Will's Shoe Repair Shop]] (1949–1970)
** 211: former location of [[Will's Shoe Repair Shop]] (1949–1970)
*** 211 rear: former location of [[Avenue F Cleaners]] (1949)
*** 211 rear: former location of [[Avenue F Delicatessen]] (1946), [[Avenue F Cleaners]] (1949)
** 212: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1970)
** 212: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1970)
** 213:
** 213:
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** 214: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1953)
** 214: former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1953)
** 215: former location of [[Swift's Place]] grocery (1914), [[Claude Smith]] baker (1953), [[Avenue F Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 215: former location of [[Swift's Place]] grocery (1914), [[Claude Smith]] baker (1953), [[Avenue F Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 216: [[Hollywood Beauty Shop]], former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1938), [[Adolphus Plump]] dentist (1949), [[Thomas Alexander]] dentist (1970)
** 216: [[Hollywood Beauty Shop]], former location of [[Adolphus Plump]] physician (1938–1946), [[Adolphus Plump]] dentist (1949), [[Thomas Alexander]] dentist (1970)
** 217: former location of [[Avenue F Service Shoe Shop]] (1949), [[Willie Barnes]] shoe repair (1953)
** 217: former location of [[Avenue F Service Shoe Shop]] (1949), [[William Bonner]] shoe repair (1946), [[Willie Barnes]] shoe repair (1953)
** 221: former location of [[DeFrance Cleaning Co.]] / [[Davenport Barber Shop]] (1949), [[6th Avenue Variety Store]] (1970)
** 221: former location of [[DeFrance Barber Shop]] (1946), [[DeFrance Cleaning Co.]] (1946–1949), [[Davenport Barber Shop]] (1949), [[6th Avenue Variety Store]] (1970)


* [[Omega Street]] intersects (south only)
* [[Omega Street]] intersects (south only)
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* [[Delta Street]] intersects (north only)
* [[Delta Street]] intersects (north only)
** 239–241: former location of [[Stewart Cleaners]] (1949), [[Vogue Cleaners]] / [[Launderama]] laundromat (1970)
** 239–241: former location of [[Stewart Cleaners]] (1946–1949), [[Vogue Cleaners]] / [[Launderama]] laundromat (1970)
** 243: former location of [[Samuel Antonio]] grocery (1949–1953)
** 243: former location of [[Samuel Antonio]] grocery (1946–1953)
** 300: former location of [[Joe Habshey]] grocer (1923–1930), [[Margaret Maria]] grocer (1938), [[William Head]] grocer / [[A. C. Food Store]] (1949), [[Joseph Zito]] grocery (1953), [[Pepi's Place]] restaurant (1970)
** 300: former location of [[Joe Habshey]] grocer (1923–1930), [[Margaret Maria]] grocer (1938), [[William Head]] grocer / [[A. C. Food Store]] (1949), [[Joseph Zito]] grocery (1953), [[Pepi's Place]] restaurant (1970)
** 301: [[Automotive South]], former location of [[Marcus Grocery Co.]] (1938), [[Clarence Fortune]] grocery (1953) [[Circle N Grocery]] / [[Elizabeth Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 301: [[Automotive South]], former location of [[Marcus Grocery Co.]] (1938), [[Clarence Fortune]] grocery (1953) [[Circle N Grocery]] / [[Elizabeth Barber Shop]] (1970)
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* [[Delta Street]] intersects (south only)
* [[Delta Street]] intersects (south only)
** 320: former location of [[Titusville Service Station]] (1949–1970)
** 320: former location of [[Phoenix Dixon]] filling station (1946), [[Titusville Service Station]] (1949–1970)
** 321: former location of [[Thomas Mack]] shoe repair (1935), [[Louis Mickwee]] shoe repair (1938)
** 321: former location of [[Thomas Mack]] shoe repair (1935), [[Louis Mickwee]] shoe repair (1938)
** 322: former location of [[Southside Sandwich Shop]] (1949), [[Walk-In Pit Barbecue]] ([[Sallie Smith]] 1953), [[Sixth Avenue Grill]] (1970)
** 322: former location of [[Southside Sandwich Shop]] (1949), [[Walk-In Pit Barbecue]] ([[Sallie Smith]] 1953), [[Sixth Avenue Grill]] (1970)
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** 402/502: former location of [[Louis Bakane]] grocery (1938)
** 402/502: former location of [[Louis Bakane]] grocery (1938)
** 404: [[Last Chance Bail Bonds]]
** 404: [[Last Chance Bail Bonds]]
** 408: former location of [[Manhattan Cleaners]] (1949–1970), [[Manhattan Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 408: former location of [[Manhattan Cleaners]] (1946–1970), [[Manhattan Barber Shop]] (1970)
** 412/512: former location of [[Domenico Raco]] grocer (1930), [[Alex Muro]] grocer (1938)
** 412/512: former location of [[Domenico Raco]] grocer (1930), [[Alex Muro]] grocer (1938)
** 417/517: former location of [[Monroe Hogue]] restaurant (1935–1938)
** 417/517: former location of [[Monroe Hogue]] restaurant (1935–1938)
** 419: former location of [[Titusvllle Radio Service]] (1949), vacant (1953)
** 419: former location of [[Minnie Jenkins Beauty Shop]] (1946), [[Titusvllle Radio Service]] (1949), vacant (1953)
** 421: former location of [[Ethel's Sandwich Shop]] (1949–1953)
** 421: former location of [[Ethel's Sandwich Shop]] (1949–1953)
** 422: [[The Modern House]] coffee shop (2022–), former location of [[A & S Bail Bond Company]]
** 422: [[The Modern House]] coffee shop (2022–), former location of [[A & S Bail Bond Company]]
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* [[Alpha Street]] (north) / [[6th Street South]] (south) intersect
* [[Alpha Street]] (north) / [[6th Street South]] (south) intersect
** 500-524: [[Memorial Park]] / [[Memorial Park Recreation Center]]
** 500-524: [[Memorial Park]] / [[Memorial Park Recreation Center]]
** 501: [[Birmingham Department of Public Works]] (1949–), [[Birmingham Police Department Traffic Division]] (1953), former location of [[Birmingham City Shops]] (1923)
** 501: [[Birmingham Street Cleaning Department]] (1946), [[Birmingham Street Department]] (1946), [[Birmingham Garbage Department]] (1946), [[Birmingham City Incinerator]] (1946), [[Birmingham Department of Public Works]] (1949–), [[Birmingham Police Department Traffic Division]] (1953), former location of [[Birmingham City Shops]] (1923)
** 515–529: [[Birmingham Municipal Garage]], former location of [[City Stockade]] (1914–1918), [[Birmingham City Pound]] (1918–1953), [[Birmingham City Blacksmith Shop]] (1918–1953), [[Jefferson County Juvenile Court]] (1923), [[Birmingham City Stables]] (1930), [[Birmingham City Jail]] (1930–1953), [[Birmingham City Warehouse]] (1918–1953)
** 515–529: [[Birmingham Municipal Garage]], former location of [[City Stockade]] (1914–1918), [[Birmingham City Pound]] (1918–1953), [[Birmingham City Blacksmith Shop]] (1918–1953), [[Jefferson County Juvenile Court]] (1923), [[Birmingham City Stables]] (1930–1946), [[Birmingham City Jail]] (1930–1953), [[Birmingham City Warehouse]] (1918–1953)
*** 516: former location of [[Birmingham City Warehouse]] (1946)
*** 517: former location of [[Monroe Hogue]] restaurant (1930)
*** 517: former location of [[Monroe Hogue]] restaurant (1930)


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* [[6th Avenue South CSX viaduct]] crosses over, formerly [[L & N Railroad]]
* [[6th Avenue South CSX viaduct]] crosses over, formerly [[L & N Railroad]]
** 621–625: former location of [[Colonial Fast Freight Lines]] (1949)
** 621–625: former location of [[Colonial Fast Freight Lines]] (1949)
*** 621: former location of [[Barnett Sausage Co.]] (1930)
*** 621: former location of [[Barnett Sausage Co.]] (1930), [[Colonial Fast Freight Lines]] (1946)
*** 625: former location of ''[[The Birmingham Post]]'' branch (1935)
*** 625: former location of ''[[The Birmingham Post]]'' branch (1935)
** 700: former location of [[Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Co.]] (1914–1930), [[Southern Wheel Co.]] (1935), [[American Brake Shoe]] Southern wheel division (1949)
** 700: former location of [[Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Co.]] (1914–1930), [[Southern Wheel Co.]] (1935), [[Brake Shoe & Foundry Co.]] Southern Wheel Division (1946–1949)
** 709: former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] plant (1899–1953)
** 709: former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] plant (1899–1953)
** 710–730: [[Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Co.]], former location of [[Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Co.]] (1938–1970)
** 710–730: [[Standard Heating & Air Conditioning Co.]], former location of [[Farmers & Ginners Cotton Oil Co.]] (1938–1970)

Revision as of 20:09, 8 March 2024

6th Avenue South (Sixth Avenue South, formerly Avenue F) is a major east-west corridor across downtown Birmingham's Southside.

6th Avenue South begins at Center Street as a continuation of the 4-lane 6th Avenue Southwest, which terminates eight blocks west at Martin Luther King Jr Drive and the entrance to Elmwood Cemetery. The western section of 6th Avenue South divides North Titusville from South Titusville. From there it passes under I-65 and proceeds through the UAB campus and across the City Center, passing below Elton B. Stephens Expressway

Between 34th and 37th Street South it divides the Southside neighborhood from Forest Park-South Avondale. It continues from there as a 2-lane residential street, interrupted between 40th and 42nd Streets by Avondale Park. Beyond that, there are several discontinuous sections through East Avondale, Crestwood North, Oak Ridge Park, East Lake, and South East Lake, none of which intersect with any major thoroughfares. The last portion of 6th Avenue South terminates at 85th Street South, near the former Banks High School.


Notable locations (west to east)

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 6th Avenue South category.

North & South Titusville neighborhoods

Note: This block is numbered 400–431 in 1935.
Note: This block is numbered 500–538 in 1935.

Five Points South neighborhood (UAB campus)

6th Avenue South looking east from 17th Street South
6th Avenue South looking east from 20th Street South
St Elias Church at 2005–2007 6th Avenue South in 1940

Southside neighborhood

Southside neighborhood/Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood

Carlile's Barbecue at 3511 6th Avenue South

Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood

Crestwood North neighborhood