Germania Park neighborhood

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Germania Park is a neighborhood at the western end of Birmingham's West End community. It is centered around N. H. Price Elementary School and Germania Park, and runs from approximately Pearson Avenue S.W. and 24th St S.W./South Park Road to the Norfolk Souther Railroad tracks at 31st Street Southwest and Jefferson Avenue.

Notable landmarks include M&N Grocery (referred to as Mike's) and the Powderly Laundrette, as well as Powderly Shell at the site of the old Piggly Wiggly at the intersection of 31st and Jefferson.

Most of this area has the phone exchanges of 925, 923, (both shared with Midfield) and 929. Most of the area is under the 35211 zip code, but a small portion around 31st and Jefferson is under 35221, which is served through the Midfield Post Office. The neighborhood is part of Council District 7.

Neighborhood association

The Germania Park Neighborhood Association meets on the third Tuesday of each month at 6:30 PM at N. H. Price Elementary School. The Association President is Roy Weaver., and the vice-President is William H. Gaines, Jr.