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** 1632: former location of [[Engel Day Treatment Center]] (demolished in 2015)
** 1632: former location of [[Engel Day Treatment Center]] (demolished in 2015)
** 1700: former location of [[Smolian Psychiatric Institute]] (demolished in 2015)
** 1700: former location of [[Smolian Psychiatric Institute]] (demolished in 2015)
** 1704: former location of [[Joseph Metzler]] groceries (1925)
** 1704: former location of [[Joseph Metzler]] groceries (1925), [[W. T. Tarrance]] pressing club (1927)
** 1717: former location of [[Spain Rehabilitation Center|Frank Spain Rehabilitation & Diagnostic Center]] (1964)
** 1717: former location of [[Spain Rehabilitation Center|Frank Spain Rehabilitation & Diagnostic Center]] (1964)
** 1722: former location of [[Mackin Bros. Grocery]] (1925)
** 1722: former location of [[Mackin Bros. Grocery]] (1925)
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**** 2316 [[Children's Medical Group]]
**** 2316 [[Children's Medical Group]]
*** 2320-2322: [[Southern Life & Health Insurance building (1954)]], also known as the Agency Building, former offices [[Southern Life & Health Insurance]] and [[Winston-Salem Broadcasting Corp.]] and studios of [[Jemison Broadcasting Company]]'s [[WSGN-AM]]
*** 2320-2322: [[Southern Life & Health Insurance building (1954)]], also known as the Agency Building, former offices [[Southern Life & Health Insurance]] and [[Winston-Salem Broadcasting Corp.]] and studios of [[Jemison Broadcasting Company]]'s [[WSGN-AM]]
*** 2330: former location of [[Plaid Stamp Store]] (1964)
*** 2330: former location of [[Still Tire Shop]] (1927), [[Plaid Stamp Store]] (1964)
*** 2331: former location of [[W. B. Emond & Son]] grocery (1925)
*** 2331: former location of [[W. B. Emond & Son]] grocery (1925)
** South side
** South side
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*** 2623: former location of [[Southside Heating & Cooling Co.]] (1964)
*** 2623: former location of [[Southside Heating & Cooling Co.]] (1964)
*** 2625: former location of [[Wadell E. Kabase]] butcher & grocery (1925), [[L. P. Harless Co.]] storage (1964)
*** 2625: former location of [[Wadell E. Kabase]] butcher & grocery (1925), [[L. P. Harless Co.]] storage (1964)
*** 2627: [[Joe's On Seventh]], formerly of [[Lakeview Yacht Club]], former location of [[L. P. Harless Co.]] fire equipment distributors (1964) and the [[Jefferson County Civil Defense siren]]
*** 2627: [[Al's On Seventh]], formerly [[Lakeview Yacht Club]], [[Joe's on Seventh]]; former location of [[E. H. McBee Jr]] radio sales (1927), [[L. P. Harless Co.]] fire equipment distributors (1964) and the [[Jefferson County Civil Defense siren]]
*** 2631: former location of [[East End Sundries]] (1964)
*** 2631: former location of [[East End Sundries]] (1964)
* [[27th Street South]] intersection
* [[27th Street South]] intersection
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** North side:
*** 2800-2824: [[29 Seven]] apartments and retail, former location of [[Riteway Drive-In]] (1964), [[Chaos]], the [[729 Club]], [[Southside Cafe]] and [[Norton's Florist]]
*** 2800-2824: [[29 Seven]] apartments and retail, former location of [[Riteway Drive-In]] (1964), [[Chaos]], the [[729 Club]], [[Southside Cafe]] and [[Norton's Florist]]
*** 2826: former location of [[Ben's Dog House]] restaurant (1964)
*** 2826: former location of [[Royal Antique Shop]] (1927), [[Ben's Dog House]] restaurant (1964)
*** 2830: former location of [[Eli's Barbecue]]/[[Eli's Drive-In]] (1946-1958), [[Ed Salem's Drive-In|Ed Salem's Drive-In No. 3]] (1958-), [[Sharble's Drive-In]] (1964). [[WSGN-AM]]'s "[[Sky Castle]]" broadcast booth was in the parking lot.
*** 2830: former location of [[Eli's Barbecue]]/[[Eli's Drive-In]] (1946-1958), [[Ed Salem's Drive-In|Ed Salem's Drive-In No. 3]] (1958-), [[Sharble's Drive-In]] (1964). [[WSGN-AM]]'s "[[Sky Castle]]" broadcast booth was in the parking lot.
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Revision as of 15:28, 24 March 2017

Seventh Avenue South (originally Avenue G) is an east-west corridor in downtown Birmingham, with its main section stretching from 14th Street South on the UAB campus to 32nd Street South in Lakeview. Three blocks, between 11th Street South and 14th Street South have been closed off to vehicles as part of UAB's campus master plan.

A short section west of I-65 is accessible from 8th Street South. Another short section east of the former Lakeview Park jogs between 34th and 36th Avenue South and between 39th and 40th Avenue South near Avondale Park. To the east of the park, 7th Avenue South extends beyond 47th Place South, then appears again in Crestwood North and between Dublin and Exeter Avenues north of Crestwood Boulevard in Gate City.

Parts of 7th Avenue South between 22nd and 32nd Streets South are included in the Southside Historic District. Between 34th and 47th Street South, 7th Avenue forms a boundary of the Avondale Park Historic District.

The section between 20th and 24th Street South was part of U. S. Highway 31 before the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway. The Birmingham Metropolitan Planning Organization's 2003 Birmingham Regional Transportation Alternatives Analysis envisioned adding light rail to the downtown section of 7th Avenue South.

7th Avenue, from 20th Street to Lakeview, is part of the route of Birmingham's annual Gay pride parade.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 7th Avenue South category.
Dates in parentheses indicate when the address was known to have been used, not necessarily the entire span of its use.

Five Points South neighborhood

Southside neighborhood

Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood

East Avondale neighborhood

Crestwood North neighborhood

Unknown addresses

U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham
North side South side
Current route Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway Elton B. Stephens Expressway
Previous routes 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S
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