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'''Jefferson Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Midfield]]. It begins by splitting off from [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]] and [[Harrison Park]] at the border of the [[Arlington-West End]] and [[West End Manor]] neighborhoods.
:''This article is about the avenue in Birmingham's western neighborhoods and Midfield. For the avenue in Bessemer, see [[Jefferson Avenue Bessemer]].''
'''Jefferson Avenue''' or '''Jefferson Avenue Southwest''' is an east-west avenue in [[Southwest Birmingham]] and [[Midfield]]. It begins by splitting off from [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]] and [[Harrison Park]] at the border of the [[Arlington-West End]] and [[West End Manor]] neighborhoods.
 
The first section of Jefferson Avenue, west of the former [[Beverly Station]], was paved in the late 1920s by petition of property owners in the newly-opened [[West End Highlands]] subdivision.


The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]] is part of [[Jefferson County Road 18]]
The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from [[Dennison Avenue Southwest]] is part of [[Jefferson County Road 18]]
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===[[West End Manor]] neighborhood===
===[[West End Manor]] neighborhood===
* avenue begins as continuation of [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]]
* avenue begins as continuation of [[Pearson Avenue Southwest]] at [[15th Way Southwest]]
** 1533: [[West End Cleaners]]
* [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] crosses, former location of [[Beverly Station]]
** 1533: [[West End Cleaners]] (1972–)
** 1539: former location of [[Burke Street Grocery]] (1949), [[Jefferson Avenue Food Store]] (1952), [[A. D. Tompkins Flooring Co.]] (1957)
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1601: former location of [[Quick Tyme Automotive]], [[Jefferson Avenue Automotive]]
** 1601: former location of [[Jefferson Avenue Service Station]] (1953), [[Quick Tyme Automotive]], [[Jefferson Avenue Automotive]]
** 1616–1618: one-story commercial building
** 1616–1618: one-story commercial building
*** 1616: [[In Step Daycare]]
*** 1616: [[In Step Daycare]]
*** 1618: former location of [[Voices of Triumph International Deliverance Ministry]]
*** 1618: former location of [[Voices of Triumph International Deliverance Ministry]]
* [[16th Place Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[16th Place Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1625: apartments
** 1623: former location of [[West End Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1925–1929)
** 1625: apartments, former location of [[T. W. Cox]] grocery (1929)
** 1630–1640: Apartments
** 1630–1640: Apartments
** 1633: [[Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ]]
** 1633: [[Jefferson Avenue Church of Christ]]
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** 1725: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15]]
** 1725: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15]]
** 1729: [[Chevron]] gas station
** 1729: [[Chevron]] gas station
** 1730: former location of [[Leon Howard]] dentist (1991)
* [[Elm Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[Elm Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1737: [[Jefferson Citgo]]
** 1737: [[Jefferson Citgo]]
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*** 1751: [[All-N-1 Tax And Credit Repair Services]], former location of [[D I African Hair Braids]] (2011), [[Signature Cutz]] barber shop (2015)
*** 1751: [[All-N-1 Tax And Credit Repair Services]], former location of [[D I African Hair Braids]] (2011), [[Signature Cutz]] barber shop (2015)
*** 1751A: [[Your Phone Guy]] phone repair, former location of [[Cultural Impressions]] (2015)
*** 1751A: [[Your Phone Guy]] phone repair, former location of [[Cultural Impressions]] (2015)
*** 1753: [[Dezigner Bizzare Outlet]], former location of [[Arobed Hair & Beauty Supply]]
*** 1753: [[Dezigner Bizzare Outlet]], former location of [[Mr Jefferson's Coiffure Beauty Salon]] (1974), [{Target Record Bar]] (1977), [[Sandy's Flowers]] / [[Al Harris]] tailor (1981), [[Arobed Hair & Beauty Supply]]
*** 1755: [[Westside Recordings]], former location of [[B.C.M.A. Studios 2]]
*** 1755: [[Westside Recordings]], former location of [[B.C.M.A. Studios 2]]
*** 1755A:[[Gifted Hands Hair Studio]]
*** 1755A:[[Gifted Hands Hair Studio]]
** 1757: [[New Hope Day Care]]
** 1757: [[New Hope Day Care]]
* [[Mims Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[Mims Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1775–1777: former location of [[A. B. Fromhold]] paving & cement contractor
** 1779: [[New Vision Christian Church]]
** 1779: [[New Vision Christian Church]]
* [[18th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[18th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[18th Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[18th Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[18th Way Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[18th Way Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1836: [[Discount Meat Market]]
** 1836: [[Discount Meat Market]], former location of [[John's Kwik Stop]] (1983)
** 1844: [[Marathon]] gas station, former location of [[Jet Pep]] gas station (2009)
** 1844: [[Marathon]] gas station, former location of [[Jet Pep]] gas station (2009)
* former location of [[Birmingham]] city limit (–1947)


===[[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]] neighborhood (1)===
===[[Jones Valley neighborhood|Jones Valley]] neighborhood (1)===
** 1896: [[Jefferson Avenue Cuts]] barber shop
** 1896: [[Jefferson Avenue Cuts]] barber shop
* [[19th Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[19th Place Southwest]] intersects
** 1924: [[Paul Pierce Auto Paint & Body]]
** 1900: former location of [[Slim's Seafood]] (1983)
** 1911: [[Falls Facility Services]] (1959–)
** 1924: [[Paul Pierce Auto Paint & Body]] (1974–)
** 2012: former location of [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] (–2005)
** 2012: former location of [[Belcher Evans Millwork]] (–2005)
** 2017: [[Garden of Hope]] retirement home (built 2006)
** 2017: [[Garden of Hope]] retirement home (built 2006), former location of [[Lusco's Market]] (1948)
** 2101: [[Arrington Middle School]] (built 1985)
** 2101: [[Arrington Middle School]] (built 1985)
** 2135: [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]] (built 1969)
** 2135: [[Greater Shiloh Baptist Church]]
* [[Jefferson Avenue Southwest Viaduct]] over [[Southern Railway]] and [[24th Street Southwest]]
* [[Jefferson Avenue Viaduct]] over [[Norfolk Southern Railway]] and [[24th Street Southwest]] (built 1964)
** 2305: former location of [[W. A. Belcher Lumber Co.]] (1950–1973)


===[[Germania Park neighborhood|Germania Park]] neighborhood===
===[[Germania Park neighborhood|Germania Park]] neighborhood===
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** 2701: [[Alcoholism Recovery Service]] food distribution center
** 2701: [[Alcoholism Recovery Service]] food distribution center
* [[28th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[28th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 2727: [[Marland Apartments]]
** 2727–2737: [[Marland Apartments]]
* [[Steiner Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[Steiner Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[Wesley Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[Wesley Avenue Southwest]] intersects (north only)
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** 1800 31st Street Southwest: [[Chevron]] gas station
** 1800 31st Street Southwest: [[Chevron]] gas station
* [[31st Place Southwest]] intersects
* [[31st Place Southwest]] intersects
** 3108: former location of [[Powderly Feed & Hardware]] (1960–1964)
** 3114: former location of [[Friendly 12 Cafe]] (1962)
** 3119: former location of [[Southern Disinfectant Co.]] (1972)
** 3125: former location of [[McElroy & Sons Paint & Body Shop]] (1961)
** 3128: former location of [[Powell Upholstery Shop]] (1960–1970)
** 3135: former location of [[Jones Valley Ornamental Iron Works]] (1961–1962)
** 3136: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 25]]
** 3136: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 25]]
* [[32nd Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[32nd Street Southwest]] intersects
** 3233: [[Faith Temple]]
** 3233: [[Faith Temple]]
** 3242: former location of [[Anthony's Exxon]] gas station (1973)
* [[Aspen Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
* [[Aspen Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
** 3300: [[Making the Cut]] barbers
** 3300: [[Making the Cut]] barbers
** 3301: [[Wiggins Park]] / [[Powderly Library]] (built 1979, renovated 2009)
** 3301: [[Wiggins Park]] / [[Powderly Library]] (built 1979, renovated 2009)
* [[Balsam Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
* [[Balsam Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
** 3450: former location of [[C. Woods Paint & Body Shop]] (1986)
** 3460: former location of [[Jones Battery Shop]] (1971)
** 3461: former location of [[Powderly Amoco]] service station (1965)
* [[Birch Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)
* [[Birch Avenue Southwest]] intersects (east only)


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* [[Cedar Avenue Southwest]] intersects
* [[Cedar Avenue Southwest]] intersects
** 3501: [[Masjid As-Saabiqoon]]
** 3501: [[Masjid As-Saabiqoon]]
** 3512: [[Korner Kollege Daycare]]
** 3512: [[Korner Kollege Daycare]], former location of [[Hudson's Grocery & Service Station]] (1962)
* [[Fir Avenue Southwest]] intersects
* [[Fir Avenue Southwest]] intersects
** 3600: [[Peace Baptist Church Riley]]
** 3600: [[Peace Baptist Church Riley]]
** 3904: [[Unity Church of God]]
** 3904: [[Unity Church of God]]
** 3928: [[E. B. Cowden]] grocery & meats (1957)


===[[Midfield]]===
===[[Midfield]]===
** 4000: [[Marathon Gas]]
** 4000: [[Marathon Gas]]
** 4028: former location of [[American Engineers Inc.]] (1962)
** 4132: [[Dollar General]]
** 4132: [[Dollar General]]
** 4200: former location of [[May Trucking]] ([[Ronnie May]] 1999)
** 4212: former location of [[Grasselli Concrete Products]] (1981)


===[[Hillman]] neighborhood===
===[[Hillman]] neighborhood===
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** 4153: [[The Vanity Room Beauty Spa]]
** 4153: [[The Vanity Room Beauty Spa]]
* [[48th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[48th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 4817: [[Hopewell Baptist Church]]
** 4817: [[Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church Hillman|Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church]] (built 1926, rebuilt 1991)
* [[49th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[49th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[50th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[50th Street Southwest]] intersects
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* avenue continues into [[Lipscomb]] as [[Avenue K Lipscomb]]
* avenue continues into [[Lipscomb]] as [[Avenue K Lipscomb]]


 
[[Category: Jefferson Avenue|*]]
 
 
[[Category:Jefferson Avenue Southwest|*]]
[[Category:Jefferson County Road 18]]

Revision as of 18:42, 13 April 2024

This article is about the avenue in Birmingham's western neighborhoods and Midfield. For the avenue in Bessemer, see Jefferson Avenue Bessemer.

Jefferson Avenue or Jefferson Avenue Southwest is an east-west avenue in Southwest Birmingham and Midfield. It begins by splitting off from Pearson Avenue Southwest at 15th Way Southwest and Harrison Park at the border of the Arlington-West End and West End Manor neighborhoods.

The first section of Jefferson Avenue, west of the former Beverly Station, was paved in the late 1920s by petition of property owners in the newly-opened West End Highlands subdivision.

The section of Jefferson Avenue Southwest west of where it picks up from Dennison Avenue Southwest is part of Jefferson County Road 18

Notable addresses

West End Manor neighborhood

Jones Valley neighborhood (1)

Germania Park neighborhood

Jones Valley neighborhood (2)

Riley-Travellick neighborhood

Midfield

Hillman neighborhood

West Brownville

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