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Cahaba Road was created before 1900. In [[1927]], the [[Jemison Company]] paved the road, providing smoother and faster access to their [[Mountain Brook Estates]] subdivision from Birmingham.  For a long time, the part of the road going through English Village was known as '''24th Street''' or '''24th Street Road'''. In the mid-20th Century, prior to the construction of the current [[U.S. Highway 280]], the road was part of the [[Florida Short Route]].
Cahaba Road was created before 1900. In [[1927]], the [[Jemison Company]] paved the road, providing smoother and faster access to their [[Mountain Brook Estates]] subdivision from Birmingham.  For a long time, the part of the road going through English Village was known as '''24th Street''' or '''24th Street Road'''. In the mid-20th Century, prior to the construction of the current [[U.S. Highway 280]], the road was part of the [[Florida Short Route]].
The addresses from 1600 to 1643 Cahaba Road are part of the [[Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District]].


In Mountain Brook Village, Cahaba Road converges with [[Montevallo Road|Montevallo]] and [[Canterbury Road]]s as a five-way intersection.  However, an access road rings this intersection, setting the [[Mountain Brook Estates building]], which is between Montevallo and Canterbury, back far enough to have some storefronts facing Cahaba.
In Mountain Brook Village, Cahaba Road converges with [[Montevallo Road|Montevallo]] and [[Canterbury Road]]s as a five-way intersection.  However, an access road rings this intersection, setting the [[Mountain Brook Estates building]], which is between Montevallo and Canterbury, back far enough to have some storefronts facing Cahaba.
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*** 1906: [[Jeffrey Dungan Architects]] (2015–), former location of [[English Village Standard Service Station]] (1959), [[Fowlkes & Smith]] insurance (1983), [[National Bank of Commerce]] branch (2008–), [[Dungan Nequette Architects]] / [[Action Sports Art]] (2010–2015)
*** 1906: [[Jeffrey Dungan Architects]] (2015–), former location of [[English Village Standard Service Station]] (1959), [[Fowlkes & Smith]] insurance (1983), [[National Bank of Commerce]] branch (2008–), [[Dungan Nequette Architects]] / [[Action Sports Art]] (2010–2015)
*** 1928: former location of [[Freedle Decorators]] (1959), [[Charlie Preston Studios]] photography
*** 1928: former location of [[Freedle Decorators]] (1959), [[Charlie Preston Studios]] photography
*** 1930: [[Vino]]/[[Gallery 1930]] (2011–), former location of a [[English Village Drug Co.]] (1949), [[Gibbs-Doster Drug Co.]] (1959), gas station, [[Gallery Terrence Denley]], [[White Gallery]]
*** 1930: [[Vino]]/[[Gallery 1930]] (2011–), former location of a [[English Village Drug Co.]] (1949), [[Gibbs-Doster Drug Co.]] (1959), [[Karl Zeitz Motors]] gas station (1983), [[Gallery Terrence Denley]], [[White Gallery]]
** east side:
** east side:
*** 1901: former location of [[Key Circle Beauty Salon]] (1983)
*** 1901: former location of [[Key Circle Beauty Salon]] (1983)
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*** 1907–1911: commercial building
*** 1907–1911: commercial building
**** 1907: former location of [[American Heating & Plumbing]] (1959), [[Borden Metal Products Co.]] (1983), [[The Elegant Earth]] (1988)
**** 1907: former location of [[American Heating & Plumbing]] (1959), [[Borden Metal Products Co.]] (1983), [[The Elegant Earth]] (1988)
**** 1909: [[Continental Bakery]] (1984–), former location of [[Macon Realty Co.]] / [[Strozier Realty Co.]] (1959), [[Jane Simon Inc.]] boutique (1983)
**** 1909: [[Continental Bakery]] (1984–), former location of [[Macon Realty Co.]] / [[Strozier Realty Co.]] (1959), [[Jane Simon]] boutique (1983)
**** 1911: [[Chez Lulu]] (1995–), former location of [[Sperry Products Inc.]] laboratory equipment (1959), [[Ted Brooks Guitar & Music Co.]] (1970), [[Park Lane Flowers & Interiors]] (1983)
**** 1911: [[Chez Lulu]] (1995–), former location of [[Sperry Products Inc.]] laboratory equipment (1959), [[Ted Brooks Guitar & Music Co.]] (1970), [[Park Lane Flowers & Interiors]] (1983)
*** 1919–1929: former location of [[National Bank of Commerce]] (–2019)
*** 1919–1929: former location of [[National Bank of Commerce]] (–2019)
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* [[20th Avenue South]] intersects
* [[20th Avenue South]] intersects
** west side:
** west side:
*** 2000: former location of [[Perfection Laundry]] (1959)
*** 2000–2002: [[English Village II]] 2-story commercial building (built 2002), [[Steinway Piano Gallery]] ([[Brandon Herrenbruck]] 2022–), former location of [[Perfection Laundry]] (1959), [[Village Framers]] (1983), [[Arteyes]] (2011–2015), [[Schaeffer Eye Center]] (2016–2017)
*** 2004: [[Trouve']] (2012-), former location of [[Davison's Pharmacy]] (1949–1959)
*** 2004–2012: one-story commercial row
*** 2006: [[Monkee's]], former location of [[Belleweather]]
**** 2004: [[Trouve']] (2012-), former location of [[Davison's Pharmacy]] (1949–1959), [[Hale Interiors]] (1983), [[Crossville Tile & Stone]] (2008–2011)
*** 2008: [[MPower Pilates & Cycle Studio]], former location of [[Park Lane Beauty Salon]] (1959), [[Grand Jete]]
**** 2006: [[Monkee's]] (2013–), former location of [[James Mezrano & Associates]] interior designers (1983), [[Belleweather]] (–2011)
*** 2010: former location of [[Mobile TV Service]] repair shop (1959)
**** 2008: [[MPower Pilates & Cycle Studio]], former location of [[Park Lane Beauty Salon]] (1959), [[Les Trois Marches]] (2008), [[Grand Jeté]] barre fitness & boutique (2013–2019)
*** 2012: former location of [[Nola's Delicatessen]] (1959), [[Waite's|Waite's Fine Foods]], [[Billy's Bar & Grill]] (1979–2019)
**** 2010–2012: former location of [[Billy's Bar & Grill]] (1979–2019)
*** 2020–2030: [[Chester's International]] headquarters, former location of [[Riley Shell Service Station]] (1959), [[Eckerd Drugs]], [[Village Wine Market]]
***** 2010: [[Key Circle Commons]] (2022–), former location [[Mobile TV Service]] repair shop (1959), [[Maralyn Wilson Gallery]] (1983)
***** 2012: former location of [[Nola's Delicatessen]] (1959), [[Waite's|Waite's Fine Foods]]  
*** 2020–2030: [[Chester's International]] headquarters, former location of [[Riley Shell Service Station]] (1959), [[San Ann]] gas station (1983), [[Eckerd Drugs]], [[Village Wine Market]]
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2001–2003: [[Kahn Properties]] building (built 2013)
*** 2001–2003: [[Kahn Properties]] building (built 2013)
**** 2001: former location of [[Hitching Post Barbecue]] (1950s), [[English Village Radio & Television Service]] storage (1959), [[Jordan Alexander]] jewelry (2013)
**** 2001: former location of [[Hitching Post Barbecue]] (1950s), [[English Village Radio & Television Service]] storage (1959), [[Jordan Alexander]] jewelry (2013)
**** 2003: [[Amparo Fine Living]] (2020–), former location of [[Briarcliff Shop]], [[Sherwin-Williams Paint Store]] (2013)
**** 2003: [[Bossi Leisure]] ([[Allyson Mouron]] & [[Pasquale Tosyali]] 2022–), former location of [[Briarcliff Shop]] (1983), [[Sherwin-Williams Paint Store]] (2013), [[Amparo Fine Living]] (2020–)
*** 2005: former location of [[English Village Radio Shop]] (1949), [[English Village Beauty Shop]] (1959)
*** 2005: former location of [[English Village Radio Shop]] (1949), [[English Village Beauty Shop]] (1959)
*** 2031–2037: former location of [[English Village Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2031–2037: former location of [[English Village Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2031: [[Bobby Carl's Table]], former location of [[Christian's Classic Cuisine]] / [[Wanda June's]] deli & wine shop (1988), [[Café Ciao]] (–2008), [[Bambinelli's]] (2008–2011), [[Salvatore's]] (2011-), [[La Catrina]] (2014-), [[Root to Tail]] restaurant (2017-2019)
*** 2031: [[Civitas (restaurant)|Civitas]] restaurant ([[Tonya Jones]] February 2022–), former location of [[Christian's Classic Cuisine]] / [[Wanda June's]] deli & wine shop (1983–1988), [[Café Ciao]] (–2008), [[Bambinelli's]] (2008–2011), [[Salvatore's]] (2011-), [[La Catrina]] (2014-), [[Root to Tail]] restaurant (2017-2019), [[Bobby Carl's Table]] ([[Christie Lowe]], [[Tim Lowe]] & [[Trey McLemore]] 2019–2020), [[Evelyn's Southern Fare]] ([[Christie Lowe|Christie]] and [[Tim Lowe]] 2021)
*** 2031E: former location of [[Christian's Classic Cuisine]] (1983)
*** 2037: [[Chester's International]] culinary center and showroom, formerly [[Books-A-Million|Joe Muggs]]/[[Yogurt Mountain]], [[Iz Cafe]] (2017-)
*** 2037: [[Chester's International]] culinary center and showroom, formerly [[Books-A-Million|Joe Muggs]]/[[Yogurt Mountain]], [[Iz Cafe]] (2017-)


* [[Fairway Drive]] (east) / [[21st Avenue South]] (west) intersect
* [[Fairway Drive]] (east) / [[21st Avenue South]] (west) intersect
** west side:
** west side:
** 2102: former location of [[Honea Kindergarten & Private School]] (1959)
** 2102: former location of [[Honea Kindergarten & Private School]] (1959), [[Emory Realty Co.]] / [[DeBardeleben & Associates]] engineers / [[Travel Inc.]] / [[Protective Life Insurance Co.]] (1983)
** 2112: former location of [[Cahaba Apartments]] (1959)
** 2106: former location of [[Ferlisi & Associate]] / [[Turnipseed & Freeman Development Co.]] / [[The Duke Agency]] insurance (1983)
** 2124: former location of [[Trafford Apartments]] (1959)
** 2112: former location of [[Cahaba Apartments]] (1959–1983)
** 2124: former location of [[Trafford Apartments]] (1959–1983)
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2101: former location of [[Gulf English Village Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2101: former location of [[Gulf English Village Service Station]] (1959–1983)
*** 2117: [[Little Hardware]], former location of [[Park Lane Super Market]] (1959–1970), [[Arman's]], and [[Park Lane by Kathy G.]] (2000s–2014))
*** 2117: [[Little Hardware]], former location of [[Park Lane Super Market]] (1959–1983), [[Arman's]], and [[Park Lane by Kathy G.]] (2000s–2014))


* [[Park Lane South]] intersects (east only)
* [[Park Lane South]] intersects (east only)
* [[English Village Lane]] intersects (west only)
* [[English Village Lane]] intersects (west only)
** 2207: [[Carolyn Smith residence]] (1959)
** 2207: [[Carolyn Smith residence]] (1959–1983)
** 2218: [[Stephen Dorsky residence]] (1983–)
* [[Peacock Lane]] intersects (west only)
* [[Peacock Lane]] intersects (west only)
** 2365: former location of [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham]] (1959–2004)
** 2365: former location of [[Unitarian Universalist Church of Birmingham]] (1959–2004)
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** 2400-2424: [[The Manning]] condominiums (built [[2015]])
** 2400-2424: [[The Manning]] condominiums (built [[2015]])
*** 2420: former location of the [[John Gleissner residence]] (built 1940s, demolished 2015)
*** 2420: former location of the [[John Gleissner residence]] (built 1940s, demolished 2015)
*** 2424: former location of the [[Bernice Wright residence]] (built 1940s, demolished 2015)
*** 2424: former location of [[Mountain Brook Grill]] (1945), [[Bernice Wright residence]] (built 1940s, demolished 2015)


** 2630: [[Lane Park]]:
** 2630: [[Lane Park]]:
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* [[Lane Park Road]] intersects
* [[Lane Park Road]] intersects
** 2629–2631: [[RealtySouth]] training center, former location of [[O'Connor Shell Service Station]] (1959)
** 2629–2631: [[Ray & Co. building]] (built 1958, damaged in fire 2022), former location of [[O'Connor Shell Service Station]] (1950s)


* [[U.S. Highway 280]] access road/[[Culver Road]] intersection
* [[U.S. Highway 280]] access road/[[Culver Road]] intersection
** west side:
** west side:
*** 2702: [[Shell]] gas station, former location of [[Firestone]] tires (1956–1959)
*** 2702: [[Shell]] gas station, former location of [[Firestone]] tires (1956–1959), [[Mid-South Citgo Oil Co.]] gas station (1983)
*** 2706: former location of [[Art's Restaurant]] (1959)
*** 2706: former location of [[Art's Restaurant]] (1959), [[The Petite Shop]] (1983)
*** 2710: former location of [[Essie Frank Shop]] clothing (1956–¡959)
*** 2710–2712: [[Village Press]] (1983–)
*** 2714: former location of [[Bama Hardware Store]] (1949–1959)
**** 2710: former location of [[Essie Frank Shop]] clothing (1956–1959)
*** 2718: [[Ritch's Pharmacy]] (1956-)
*** 2714–2716: [[Ritch's Pharmacy]] (1983–), former location of [[Bama Hardware Store]] (1949–1959)  
*** 2724: [[Lulie's on Cahaba]], former location of [[Browdy's]] restaurant (1959), [[Eve's Leaves]] (1967–2008)
*** 2718: [[ARC Realty]], former location of [[Ritch's Pharmacy]] (1956-), [[Arthur's Coiffures]] (1983–2008), [[Ware & Co.]] (2014–2015), [[Matthew Bees]] (2016–2017)
*** 2726: [[Etc...]] (2015–), former location of [[Browdy's]] delicatessen (1944–1967), Baskin-Robbins (1970s–1980s), [[Jane Simon]] clothing (2008)
*** 2724–2730: [[Mountain Brook Stores]] (built c. 1928–1929)
**** 2726½: [[Andrea Carmichael]], former location of [[Lola Mae Jones]] dance teacher (1959), [[Valley Theatre]]
**** 2724–2726: [[Etc...]] (2015–)
*** 2730: [[Stella Blu]] (2014–), former location of [[Adorable Shop]] clothing (1956–1959), [[Susan G. Matthews]] (2008),
***** 2724: former location of [[Eve's Leaves]] (1967–2008), [[Lulie's on Cahaba]] (2011), [[Patina]] (2015)
*** 2732: [[Outpost]] (2018-) former location of [[Renay Millinery]] (1959), [[Robertson Travel Post]] (1986), [[Mary Helen McCoy]] antiques, [[Swank]] (2008–2011), [[Formtext Livid Boutique]], [[Bill Ingram Architect]] (2015–2016)
***** 2726: former location of [[Browdy's]] delicatessen (1944–1967), Baskin-Robbins (1970s–1983), [[Jane Simon]] clothing (2008)
*** 2734: [[M. Lavender]] (2011–), former location of [[American-Peerless Deluxe Laundry & Cleaners]] (1959), [[Henry Maus Antiques]] (2008)
***** 2726½: [[Andrea Carmichael]], former location of [[Lola Mae Jones]] dance teacher (1959), [[Valley Theatre]]
**** 2730: [[Stella Blu]] (2014–), former location of [[Adorable Shop]] clothing (1956–1983), [[Susan G. Matthews]] (2008)  
*** 2732: [[Outpost]] (2018-) former location of [[Renay Millinery]] (1959), [[Robertson Travel Post]] (1983–1986), [[Mary Helen McCoy]] antiques, [[Swank]] (2008–2011), [[Formtext Livid Boutique]], [[Bill Ingram Architect]] (2015–2016)
*** 2734: [[M. Lavender]] (2011–), former location of [[American-Peerless Deluxe Laundry & Cleaners]] (1959), [[Riggins Foods]] (1983), [[Henry Maus Antiques]] (2008)
*** 2736: [[Kay Cleaner]] (2008–), former location of [[Shellie's Hair Styles]] (1956), [[Mr John's Beauty Salon]] (1959)
*** 2736: [[Kay Cleaner]] (2008–), former location of [[Shellie's Hair Styles]] (1956), [[Mr John's Beauty Salon]] (1959)
*** 2738: [[Starbucks]] coffee (2001–present), former location of [[Perlmutter's]] clothing (1956–1959)
*** 2738: [[Santos Coffee]] (2022–), former location of [[Perlmutter's]] clothing (1956–1959), [[Boutique Bootery & Bazaar]] (1983), [[Starbucks]] coffee (2001–2021)
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2701–2707: [[Barton-Clay Fine Jewelers]] (1987–present), former location of [[Mountain Brook Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2701–2707: [[Barton-Clay building]] (built 1987), former location of [[Mountain Brook Service Station]] (1959), [[Mountain Brook Union 76]] gas station (1983)
*** 2709–2711: former location of [[Smith's 5 & 10-cent store]] (1959)
*** 2709–2711: former location of [[Smith's 5 & 10-cent store]] (1959)
**** 2709: [[Amy Murphy Studio]]
**** 2709: [[Amy Murphy Studio]], former location of [[Ringland Galleries]] / [[Valley Knit Shop]] (1983)
**** 2711: [[Betsy Brown]] interior design
**** 2711: [[Betsy Brown]] interior design
*** 2713: [[Dana Wolter Interiors]], former location of [[Attic Insulation Co.]] (1959)
*** 2713: [[Dana Wolter Interiors]], former location of [[Attic Insulation Co.]] (1959), [[Video Station]] (1983)
*** 2715: [[Mountain Brook Creamery]], former location of [[Mountain Brook Shoe Hospital]] (1959)
*** 2715: [[Mountain Brook Creamery]], former location of [[Mountain Brook Shoe Hospital]] (1959)
*** 2721–2727: [[Village Corner at Mountain Brook]], former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] gas station (1959)
*** 2721–2727: [[Village Corner at Mountain Brook]], former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] gas station (1959), [[Horne's Mountain Brook Chevron]] (1983)
**** Suite 110: [[Envy Nails]] (2014–)
**** Suite 110: [[Envy Nails]] (2014–)
**** Suite 120: [[South Oak]] title & closing services (2019), former location of [[Swoop]] (2014–2017)
**** Suite 120: [[South Oak]] title & closing services (2019), former location of [[Swoop]] (2014–2017)
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* [[Montevallo Road]] intersects
* [[Montevallo Road]] intersects
** west side:
** west side:
*** 2800-2814: [[Bromberg's]] building
*** 2800-2810: [[Bromberg's Mountain Brook]] (built 1959), [[Bromberg's]] jewelers (1959–present)
**** 2800-2810: [[Bromberg's]] (1959–present)
*** 2812-2814: former location of [[Burger-Phillips]] (-1970s)
**** 2812-2814: former location of [[Burger-Phillips]] (-1970s)
**** 2812: [[Daughters Baking]] ([[Mallory Webb]] 2021–), former location of [[Lad 'N Lassie]] (1956), [[Big Sky Bread Company]] (1994–), [[The Impeccable Pig]]
***** 2812: [[The Impeccable Pig]], former location of [[Lad 'N Lassie]] (1956), [[Big Sky Bread Company]] (1994–)
**** 2814: [[Ousler Sandwiches]], former location of [[Logan Farms Honey Glazed Hams]]
***** 2814: [[Ousler Sandwiches]], former location of [[Logan Farms Honey Glazed Hams]]
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2801–2805: [[Mountain Brook Estates building]]
*** 2801–2805: [[Mountain Brook Estates building]]
**** 2801: [[Harrison Limited]], former location of [[Birmingham Trunk Factory]] (1959)
**** 2801: [[Harrison Limited]], former location of [[Birmingham Trunk Factory]] (1959), [[City Federal Savings & Loan]] (1983)
**** 2803: [[Pappagallo]], former location of [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] (1956–1959)
**** 2803: [[Pappagallo]] (1983–), former location of [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] (1956–1959)
**** 2805: [[Gilchrist]] (1928-), former location of [[Mountain Brook Pharmacy]] (1928)
**** 2805: [[Gilchrist]] drugs & sandwich counter (1928-), former location of [[Mountain Brook Pharmacy]] (1928)
***** 2805½: former location of [[Alabama Associates]] advertising (1956)
***** 2805½: former location of [[Alabama Associates]] advertising (1956), [[Dessie Price]] alterations (1983)


* [[Canterbury Road]] intersects (east only)  
* [[Canterbury Road]] intersects (east only)  
** west side:
** west side:
*** 2812: former location of [[Lad N'Lassie]] children's clothes (1959)
*** 2812: former location of [[Lad N'Lassie]] children's clothes (1959), [[Burger Phillips Co.]] clothier (1983)
*** 2816: former location of [[Dobbs House]] restaurant (1959)
*** 2816: former location of [[Dobbs House]] restaurant (1959), [[All Seasons Travel]] (1983)
*** 2824: [[Iberia Bank Mountain Brook Village branch]] (built 2011), former location of [[Fred Tatum Gulf Station]] (1959), BP gas station, [[White Flowers]] (1990s-2000s)
*** 2824: [[Iberia Bank Mountain Brook Village branch]] (built 2011), former location of [[Fred Tatum Gulf Station]] (1959), [[Charles Hart Gulf Service]] (1983), BP gas station, [[White Flowers]] (1990s-2000s)
*** 2830: [[Cook & Bynum Capital Management]]
*** 2830: [[Cook & Bynum Capital Management]]
*** 2850: [[Alabama Plastic Surgery]] / [[Over the Mountain Dentistry]] / [[LAH Real Estate]] / [[Mountain Brook Plastic Surgery Clinic]]
*** 2850: [[Alabama Plastic Surgery]] / [[Over the Mountain Dentistry]] / [[LAH Real Estate]] / [[Mountain Brook Plastic Surgery Clinic]]
***  
***  
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2807: [[Realtysouth]], former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1959), [[Browdy's]] (1967–1991)
*** 2807: [[Realtysouth]], former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1959), [[Browdy's]] delicatessen (1967–1991)
*** 2811: former location of [[Carter's Pan-Am Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2811: former location of [[Carter's Pan-Am Service Station]] (1959)
*** 2817: [[Leaf & Petal]] nursery (2008–)
*** 2817: [[Leaf & Petal]] nursery (1983–)
*** 2819: [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (2008–)
*** 2819: [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (1983–)
*** 2829: [[Mr Burch Formal Wear]] (2011–), former location of [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (1959)
*** 2829: [[Mr Burch Formal Wear]] (2011–), former location of [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (1959), [[Burch & Tant]] formalwear (1983)
*** 2833: former location of [[Russell Realty & Insurance Co.]] / [[Russell Realty Corp.]] (1959) [[Mayfield Cleaners]] (1969)
*** 2833: former location of [[Russell Realty & Insurance Co.]] / [[Russell Realty Corp.]] (1959) [[Mayfield Cleaners]] (1969)
*** 2835–2837: [[Jim Davenport's Pizza Palace]] (1964–present)
*** 2835–2837: [[Jim Davenport's Pizza Palace]] (1964–present)
*** 2839: [[Trocadero]] salon (2011–), former location of [[Downtown Properties Inc.]] / [[Waters Theatre Company]] (1959)
*** 2839: [[Trocadero]] salon (1983–), former location of [[Downtown Properties Inc.]] / [[Waters Theatre Company]] (1959)
*** 2841: [[The Cook Store]] (2008–), former location of [[Antique Iron Craftsmen]] furniture (1959)
*** 2841: [[The Cook Store]] (2008–), former location of [[Antique Iron Craftsmen]] furniture (1959), [[The Kitchen Shoppe]] (1983)
*** 2843: [[Wells Fargo Bank]] (2011–), former location of [[Valley Christian Church]] (1959), [[SouthTrust]], [[Wachovia]] (2008)
*** 2843: [[Wells Fargo Bank]] (2009–), former location of [https://airtable.com/embed/shrNeE8AKC7qhLBpg/tblzYvvSHebey2pWu/viw96S4wTgqZFMwbj/rec4WYXLkoKwT4Oo4 Bearden's General Merchandise] (1928), [[Valley Christian Church]] (1959), [[SouthTrust]] (1983–2004), [[Wachovia]] (2004–2009)


* [[Culver Road]] intersects
* [[Culver Road]] intersects
** west side:
** west side:
*** 2900: [[All Seasons Travel]], former location of [[Linde Co.]] / [[Hayes Stellite Co.]] / [[Electro Metallurgical Co.]] / [[Silicones Co.]] / [[National Carbon Co.]] (1959)
*** 2900: [[All Seasons Travel]], former location of [[Linde Co.]] / [[Hayes Stellite Co.]] / [[Electro Metallurgical Co.]] / [[Silicones Co.]] / [[National Carbon Co.]] (1959), [[Union Carbide Co.]] (1983)
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2901: [[Brick & Tin]] restaurant (2015–), former location of [[Sportsman Center]] boats (1959)
*** 2901: [[Brick & Tin]] restaurant (2015–), former location of [[Sportsman Center]] boats (1959), [[Iron Art Inc.]] (1983)
*** 2903: [[Mason Music]] (2015–), former location of [[Carr Floral Co.]] (1959)
*** 2903: [[Mason Music]] (2015–), former location of [[Carr Floral Co.]] (1959)
*** 2909: former location of [[General Mills Inc.]] (1959)
*** 2909: former location of [[General Mills Inc.]] (1959), [[Village Beauty Shop]] (1983)
*** 2911: [[Vitola Fine Cigars]] (2015–), former location of [[The Gallery Inc.]] interior decorators (1959)
*** 2911: [[Vitola Fine Cigars]] (2015–), former location of [[The Gallery Inc.]] interior decorators (1959), [[Haran Lowe Jr]] attorney (1983)
*** 2913: [[Thompson Architecture]] (2015–), former location of [[Iron Art|Iron Art Store No. 2]] (1959), [[Individuality Gallery]] (2010)
*** 2913: [[Thompson Architecture]] (2015–), former location of [[Iron Art|Iron Art Store No. 2]] (1959), [[Head's First]] salon (1983), [[Individuality Gallery]] (2010)
*** 2915–2923: [[Mountain Brook Medical Building]] (1959)
*** 2915–2923: [[Mountain Brook Medical Building]] (1959)
**** 2921: [[Village Pet Care]] (2016–), former location of [[Apple Development Company]] (2011)
**** 2921: [[Village Pet Care]] (2016–), former location of [[Century 21]] realty (1983), [[Apple Development Company]] (2011)
**** 2923: former location of [[George Douglas]] physician / [[J. T. Sudduth & Co.]] manufacturer's agents (1959)
**** 2923: former location of [[George Douglas]] physician / [[J. T. Sudduth & Co.]] manufacturer's agents (1959)
*** 2925: [[McConnell, White & Terry]], former location of [[Ronald Holcombe]] chiropractor (1959)
*** 2925: [[McConnell, White & Terry]], former location of [[Ronald Holcombe]] chiropractor (1959), [[Your Travel Agent]] ([[Carolyn Allison]], 1983)
*** 2927: former location of [[General Life Insurance Co. of Arkansas]] (1959)
*** 2927: former location of [[General Life Insurance Co. of Arkansas]] (1959), [[Jeff Bagwell]] architect (1983)


* [[Heathermoor Road]] intersects (east only), beginning of [[Jemison Park]] trail
* [[Heathermoor Road]] intersects (east only), beginning of [[Jemison Park]] trail
* [[Watkins Road]] intersects (east only)
* [[Watkins Road]] intersects (east only)
* [[Office Park Circle]] intersects (west only), access to [[Mountain Brook Office Park]]
* [[Office Park Circle]] intersects (west only), access to [[Mountain Brook Office Park]]
** 3150: former location of [[Southern Living Cooking School]] (1983)
** [[Protective Center]]
** [[Protective Center]]
** [[Shades Creek Park (office park)|Shades Creek Park]] office park
** [[Shades Creek Park (office park)|Shades Creek Park]] office park
* [[Shades Creek Parkway]]/[[Mountain Brook Parkway]] intersects (one-way northbound traffic only)
* [[Shades Creek Parkway]]/[[Mountain Brook Parkway]] intersects (one-way northbound traffic only)
** 3300: [[Shades Brook Building]], [[Neal Farmer & Associates]] (formerly [[ServisFirst Bank]] (2005–2009))
** 3300: [[Shades Brook Building]]
 
* [[U.S. Highway 280]] intersection (northbound offramp only)
* [[U.S. Highway 280]] intersection (northbound offramp only)
** 3516: [[Shades Mountain Filter Plant]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 23:09, 6 January 2024

Cahaba Road (formerly Cahaba River Road) is an approximately two-mile long, predominantly north-south road connecting Key Circle on the crest of Red Mountain in Birmingham to Shades Creek Parkway/Mountain Brook Parkway in Mountain Brook. It passes through both English Village and Mountain Brook Village and is the location of the main entrance to the Birmingham Zoo.

Cahaba Road was created before 1900. In 1927, the Jemison Company paved the road, providing smoother and faster access to their Mountain Brook Estates subdivision from Birmingham. For a long time, the part of the road going through English Village was known as 24th Street or 24th Street Road. In the mid-20th Century, prior to the construction of the current U.S. Highway 280, the road was part of the Florida Short Route.

The addresses from 1600 to 1643 Cahaba Road are part of the Red Mountain Suburbs Historic District.

In Mountain Brook Village, Cahaba Road converges with Montevallo and Canterbury Roads as a five-way intersection. However, an access road rings this intersection, setting the Mountain Brook Estates building, which is between Montevallo and Canterbury, back far enough to have some storefronts facing Cahaba.

South of Shades Creek Parkway/Mountain Brook Parkway, south bound traffic can only access the Shades Brook Building. However, there is an exit from U.S. Highway 280 that leads north bound traffic past the Shades Brook Building and on to Cahaba Road.

In 2015 the section of Cahaba Road in Birmingham bordering the Zoo and Birmingham Botanical Gardens was narrowed to two (wider) lanes to make way for sidewalks. The turn lane was replaced with a roundabout at the zoo entrance and a new pedestrian gate for the Botanical Gardens. The changes were planned by landscape architect Nimrod Long to calm traffic, which had a tendency to speed through that section, to make the area safer for pedestrians and cyclists, and to upgrade the landscaping. The project was financed by the City of Birmingham, partly through a federal SAFETEA grant, and contracted through the Alabama Department of Transportation.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Cahaba Road category.

References

  • "Shades Valley Six Minutes Nearer City" (November 1927) Jemison Magazine, p. 6
  • Rodriguez, Ana (June 23, 2015) "Birmingham Zoo, Botanical Gardens to unveil Cahaba Road improvements July 1." The Birmingham News
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