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'''Lomb Avenue''', also called '''Lomb Avenue Southwest''' or '''Lomb Avenue West''' (formerly '''South Street''') is a major connecting street in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Arlington-West End]] and [[Rising-West Princeton]] neighborhoods. It splits off from [[Montevallo Road Southwest]] as [[6th Street Southwest]] and runs north, then northwest past [[Princeton Baptist Medical Center]] and over [[Valley Creek]] to [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]) at [[Fair Park]].
'''Lomb Avenue''', also called '''Lomb Avenue Southwest''' or '''Lomb Avenue West''' (formerly '''South Street''') is a major connecting street in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Arlington-West End]] and [[Rising-West Princeton]] neighborhoods. It splits off from [[Montevallo Road Southwest]] as [[6th Street Southwest]] and runs north, then northwest past [[Princeton Baptist Medical Center]] and over [[Valley Creek]] to [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]) at [[Fair Park]].
[[John Myers]] was contracted to grade the avenue to the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]] in [[1889]].


The commercial zone of Lomb Avenue has been targeted for revitalization efforts under [[Bernard Kincaid]]'s "[[BEACON]]" program and through [[Main Street Birmingham]]. Changes to buildings, signs and landscaping in the resulting [[Lomb Avenue Commercial Revitalization Area]] are subject to approval from the [[Birmingham Design Review Committee]].
The commercial zone of Lomb Avenue has been targeted for revitalization efforts under [[Bernard Kincaid]]'s "[[BEACON]]" program and through [[Main Street Birmingham]]. Changes to buildings, signs and landscaping in the resulting [[Lomb Avenue Commercial Revitalization Area]] are subject to approval from the [[Birmingham Design Review Committee]].
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==Notable addresses (east to west)==
==Notable addresses (east to west)==
===[[Arlington-West End neighborhood]] (formerly Zone 11)===
* street merges into [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] / [[Montevallo Road (Elyton)|Montevallo Road Southwest]]
* street merges into [[Martin Luther King Jr Drive]] / [[Montevallo Road (Elyton)|Montevallo Road Southwest]]
** 116: former location of [[Lem Walker Moving & Storage]] (1970s)
** 116: former location of [[Lem Walker Moving & Storage]] (1970s)
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** 632: [[Lomb Avenue Shell]]/[[6th Avenue Citgo]]
** 632: [[Lomb Avenue Shell]]/[[6th Avenue Citgo]]
** 633: [[Fresenius Medical Care]]
** 633: [[Fresenius Medical Care]]
** 636: [[Rally's]]/[[Checkers]]
** 636: [[Rally's]]/[[Checkers]], former location of [[Golden Skillet]] fried chicken (1975)
** 641: [[Access to Money]]
** 641: [[Access to Money]]
* [[Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest]] intersects
* [[Tuscaloosa Avenue Southwest]] intersects
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** 668: [[Walgreen's Drugs]]
** 668: [[Walgreen's Drugs]]
* [[7th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[7th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 700: former location of [[West End Church of Christ]] (1964)
* [[Princeton Parkway West]] intersects
* [[Princeton Parkway West]] intersects
** 732: [[McDonald's]] restaurant
** 732: [[McDonald's]] restaurant
** 744: [[U.S. Title Loans]]
** 744: [[U.S. Title Loans]]
** 748: [[BBQ Sam's]] restaurant ([[Eric Walker]] 2021–)
* [[Fulton Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[Fulton Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[8th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[8th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 800A: [[Ocean Specx Perfume Shop]]
** 800: former location of [[Streeter Barber Shop]] (1964)
** 811: [[R & K Florist]]
*** 800A: [[Ocean Specx Perfume Shop]]
** 812: [[West Princeton CME Church]]
** 811: [[R & K Florist]], former location of [[LaDame Wee Wash It]] (1964)
** 845: former location of [[M-H Equipment Company]] (1930s-1950s)
** 812: [[West Princeton CME Church]], formerly [[West Princeton Methodist Church]] (1964)
** 850: [[Dolphus Shields residence]] (1900-)
** 814: former location of [[Ella King]] grocery store (1942)
** 829: former location of [[Waco Oil Co.]] gas station (1964)
* [[Alabama Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[Alabama Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 845: former location of [[M-H Equipment Company]] (1930s-1950s), [[Rushton Equipment Corp.]] (1964)
** 850: former location of [[Dolphus Shields residence]] (1900–1949)
** 859: former location of [[Lomb Avenue Grocery]] (1964)
* [[9th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[9th Street Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 908: former location of [[Lomb Avenue Apartments]] (1964)
** 910: [[First Baptist Church West Princeton]]
** 910: [[First Baptist Church West Princeton]]
** 919: [[Beauty Masters]]/[[MetroPCS]]
* [[10th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[10th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 915: former location of [[W. C. Storey Painting Contractors]] (1964)
** 919: [[Beauty Masters]]/[[MetroPCS]], former location of [[B & J Drive-In]] (1964)
* [[Woodland Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1001: [[Community Merchant Services]]
** 1001: [[Community Merchant Services]]
** 1010: [[Performance Coatings]]
** 1010: [[Performance Coatings]], former location of [[ABC Supply Co.]], [[Russell & Co.]] (1964)
* [[Woodland Avenue Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1015: former location of [[Lomb Avenue Standard Service Station]] (1964)
** 1026: [[N & K Auto Repair]], former location of [[Alabama Activation, Inc.]] (1980s)
** 1026: [[N & K Auto Repair]], former location of [[Alabama Activation, Inc.]] (1980s)
* [[10th Place Southwest]] intersects (north only)
* [[10th Place Southwest]] intersects (north only)
** 1038: [[Von Corporation]]
** 1036-1040: former location of [[Turkey Creek Manufacturing Co.]] (1964)
*** 1038: [[Von Corporation]] (1964-)
** 1047: former location of [[Bradford Sinclair Service Station]] (1964)
* [[11th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[11th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
** 1133: [[Gibson Discount Mart Pharmacy]]
** 1110: former location of [[Bates Auto Supply]] (1964)
** former location of [[G.E.S.]] store (1962-1973), [[Miller's]] department store (1973-)
** 1112: former location of [[Collins Garage]] (1964)
** 1116: former location of [[Lem Walker Transfer]] (1964), [[Lem Walker Moving & Storage]] (1977)
** 1133: [[Gibson Discount Mart Pharmacy]], former location of [[Rickwood Phillips 66 Service Station]] (1964)
** former location of [[Government Employees Store]] (G*E*S, 1962-1973), [[Miller's]] department store (1973-)
* [[12th Street Southwest]] intersects / road crosses [[Valley Creek]]
* [[12th Street Southwest]] intersects / road crosses [[Valley Creek]]
===(formerly Zone 8)===
* [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] crossing
* [[13th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[13th Street Southwest]] intersects (south only)
* [[14th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[14th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1401: former location of [[Specialty Products]] (1960s)
** 1401: former location of [[Southeastern Products]] rubber goods (1964), [[Specialty Products]] (1960s)
** 1421: [[All Seasons Heating & Cooling]]
** 1412: former location of [[Susie's Cafe]] ([[Hurley Perry]] 1942)
** 1425: [[Grace & Mercy House Ministries]], former location of the [[School of Skills and Trades]] (2009-)
** 1415: former location of [[Hanken Printing Co.]] (1964)
** 1418: former location of [[Bush Oil]] gas station (1964)
** 1421: [[All Seasons Heating & Cooling]], former location of [[DiGiorgio Fuel & Building Supply]] (1964)
** 1423: former location of [[Service Electric Co.]] (1964)
** 1425: [[Grace & Mercy House Ministries]], former location of [[Home Improvement Building Supply]] (1964), the [[School of Skills and Trades]] (2009-)
** 1428: [[Garrett Auto Sales]]
** 1428: [[Garrett Auto Sales]]
* [[15th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[15th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1501: former location of [[Strickland Store Fixtures]] (1964)
** 1509: former location of [[Spivey Hobby, Toys and Gifts]] (2005-2006)
** 1509: former location of [[Spivey Hobby, Toys and Gifts]] (2005-2006)
** 1525: [[Solid Rock Services]]
** 1511: former location of [[Lomb Products Inc.]] braiding works (1964)
** 1525: [[Solid Rock Services]], former location of [[Tubular Fabricating Co.]] scaffold rentals (1964)
** 1528: former location of [[Quality Heating & Sheet Metal]] (1964)
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[16th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1600: former location of [[Lomb Avenue Curb Market & Delicatessen]] (1964)
** 1601: former location of [[Chem-Haulers Inc.]] (1964)
** 1608: former location of [[Alabama Trade Bindery]] (1960s)
** 1608: former location of [[Alabama Trade Bindery]] (1960s)
** 1612: [[Bell Body Shop]]
** 1612: [[Bell Body Shop]]
** 1616: [[Bobby's Frame Alignment]]
** 1616: [[Bobby's Frame Alignment]], former location of [[Rock Painting & Decorating]] (1964)
** 1617: [[Faithful Few Ministries]]
** 1617: [[Faithful Few Ministries]], former location of [[Ensley-Fairfield Mattress Co.]] warehouse (1964)
** 1628: former location of [[Braswell Electric Service]] (1964)
** 1629: former location of [[Hazelrig & Weird Veterinary Clinic]] (1964)
* [[17th Street Southwest]] intersects
* [[17th Street Southwest]] intersects
** 1708: [[Williams Landscape Service]] (2000s-)
** 1708: [[Williams Landscape Service]] (2000s-), former location of [[American Termite Control]] (1964)
** 1713: [[Silver Cab Company]], former location of [[Utility Tool Co.]] (1960s), [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society]] warehouse (1979-1987)
** 1713: [[Silver Cab Company]], former location of [[Utility Tool Co.]] (1960s), [[Greater Birmingham Humane Society]] warehouse (1979-1987)
** 1716: [[Lomb Auto Care]]
** 1716: [[Lomb Auto Care]], former location of [[Scott Supply Co.]] (1964)
** 1723: [[J W Auto Body and Collision]]
** 1723: [[J W Auto Body and Collision]], former location of [[Pond Lift Trucks Co.]] (1964)
** 1725: former location of [[Machine Craft Co.]] (1964)
** 1727: former location of [[Baker-Stewart Cabinet Shop]] (1964)
* [[Border Street]] intersects (north only)
* [[Border Street]] intersects (north only)
** 2800: [[Regions Bank]] [[Regions Bank Five Points West branch|Five Points West branch]], former location of [[Constantine Drive In]] (1958-1962)
** 2817: [[Metropolitan Day School]]
** 2817: [[Metropolitan Day School]]
* [[Fayette Avenue Southwest]] intersects
 
** 2904: [[Black Magic Club]], former location of [[Pacesetter Learning Aids]] (1970s)
===Ensley===
** 2912: [[Jazzy Boutique & Gifts]], former location of [[Fairview Heating & Air Conditioning]], [[Component Remanufacturer XL]] (1980s)
* [[Fayette Avenue Southwest]] intersects (numbers run west from Bessemer Road)
** 2917: [[Paramount Services]] linen service, former location of [[R. Hoe & Company]] (1960s-1980s)
** 3031: former location of [[Central Bag & Burlap]] (1964)
** 3009: former location of [[Double "LL" Bar-B-Q]]
** 3001: former location of [[Double "LL" Bar-B-Q]] (1964)
** 3000: [[Hanvey Tire & Auto Repair]], former location of [[Heritage Carpets]] (1964)
** 2920: [[Beards & Bangs]]
** 2920: [[Beards & Bangs]]
** 2800: [[Regions Bank]] [[Regions Bank Five Points West Lomb Avenue Branch|Five Points West Lomb Avenue Branch]], former location of [[Constantine Restaurant]]
** 2917: [[Paramount Services]] linen service, former location of [[R. Hoe & Company]] sawmill supplies (1960s-1980s)
** 2916: former location of [[Slye's Auto Supply Co.]] (1964)
** 2912: [[Jazzy Boutique & Gifts]], former location of [[Fairview Heating & Air Conditioning]], [[Till Construction Co.]] and [[Ben R. Hester Plumbing Co.]] (1964), [[Component Remanufacturer XL]] (1980s)
** 2910: former location of [[Allied Battery Co.]] (1964)
** 2904: [[Black Magic Club]], former location of [[Brown School Supplies]] (1964), [[Pacesetter Learning Aids]] (1970s)
** 2901: former location of [[Kevorkian Co.]] die makers (1964)
** 2817: former location of [[Speedy Gonzalez]] Mexican restaurant (1977)
** 2801: [[Fairview Post Office]], former location of [[Fair Park Drive-In]] (1948–1986)
** 2801: [[Fairview Post Office]], former location of [[Fair Park Drive-In]] (1948–1986)
* [[Fargrounds Drive]] intersects (south only)
* [[Fargrounds Drive]] intersects (south only)
** 3000: [[Hanvey Tire & Auto Repair]]
** 3009: former location of [[Double "LL" Bar-B-Q]]
* [[Cullman Avenue]] intersects (north only)
* [[Cullman Avenue]] intersects (north only)
** 2800: [[Regions Bank]] [[Regions Bank Five Points West Lomb Avenue Branch|Five Points West Lomb Avenue Branch]], former location of [[Constantine Drive-In]] (1964)
* street ends at [[Bessemer Road]]
* street ends at [[Bessemer Road]]


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[[Category:Lomb Avenue|*]]

Revision as of 16:27, 22 March 2024

Lomb Avenue, also called Lomb Avenue Southwest or Lomb Avenue West (formerly South Street) is a major connecting street in Birmingham's Arlington-West End and Rising-West Princeton neighborhoods. It splits off from Montevallo Road Southwest as 6th Street Southwest and runs north, then northwest past Princeton Baptist Medical Center and over Valley Creek to Bessemer Road (U.S. Highway 11) at Fair Park.

John Myers was contracted to grade the avenue to the Alabama State Fairgrounds in 1889.

The commercial zone of Lomb Avenue has been targeted for revitalization efforts under Bernard Kincaid's "BEACON" program and through Main Street Birmingham. Changes to buildings, signs and landscaping in the resulting Lomb Avenue Commercial Revitalization Area are subject to approval from the Birmingham Design Review Committee.


Notable addresses (east to west)

Arlington-West End neighborhood (formerly Zone 11)

(formerly Zone 8)

Ensley

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