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'''17th Street South''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Five Points South neighborhood]]. The street does not cross the [[Railroad Reservation]], and its northern terminus is a continuation of the paved "17th Street Plaza" at [[Railroad Park]]. From there, it continues south for 4 blocks, but then is closed between [[5th Avenue South|5th]] and [[10th Avenue South]] in the heart of the [[UAB Medical Center]] and [[UAB campus]]. From 10th, the street transitions into residential neighborhoods as it climbs the slope of [[Red Mountain]] ending between [[15th Avenue South|15th]] and [[16th Avenue South]]. The viewing corridor created by 17th Street South through [[Southside]] most closely aligns with the statue of [[Vulcan]]. | '''17th Street South''' is a [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Five Points South neighborhood]]. The street does not cross the [[Railroad Reservation]], and its northern terminus is a continuation of the paved "17th Street Plaza" at [[Railroad Park]]. From there, it continues south for 4 blocks, but then is closed between [[5th Avenue South|5th]] and [[10th Avenue South]] in the heart of the [[UAB Medical Center]] and [[UAB campus]]. From 10th, the street transitions into residential neighborhoods, including the [[Anderson Place|Anderson Place Historic District]], as it climbs the slope of [[Red Mountain]] ending between [[15th Avenue South|15th]] and [[16th Avenue South]]. The viewing corridor created by 17th Street South through [[Southside]] most closely aligns with the statue of [[Vulcan]]. | ||
[[17th Street South Homewood]] picks up on the south side of Red Mountain in the [[Rosedale]] community, merging into [[Central Avenue]] as it crosses [[Griffin Brook]]. | [[17th Street South Homewood]] picks up on the south side of Red Mountain in the [[Rosedale]] community, merging into [[Central Avenue]] as it crosses [[Griffin Brook]]. | ||
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* [[13th Court South]] intersection | * [[13th Court South]] intersection | ||
* [[14th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[14th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** [[beginning of [[Anderson Place|Anderson Place Historic District]] | |||
* [[14th Terrace South]] intersection (east only, no entry) | * [[14th Terrace South]] intersection (east only, no entry) | ||
* [[15th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[15th Avenue South]] intersection |
Revision as of 17:29, 5 January 2018
17th Street South is a north-south street in Birmingham's Five Points South neighborhood. The street does not cross the Railroad Reservation, and its northern terminus is a continuation of the paved "17th Street Plaza" at Railroad Park. From there, it continues south for 4 blocks, but then is closed between 5th and 10th Avenue South in the heart of the UAB Medical Center and UAB campus. From 10th, the street transitions into residential neighborhoods, including the Anderson Place Historic District, as it climbs the slope of Red Mountain ending between 15th and 16th Avenue South. The viewing corridor created by 17th Street South through Southside most closely aligns with the statue of Vulcan.
17th Street South Homewood picks up on the south side of Red Mountain in the Rosedale community, merging into Central Avenue as it crosses Griffin Brook.
Notable locations (north to south)
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 17th Street South category.
- Railroad Reservation
- Railroad Park, former location of a lumber yard (1870s)
- 1st Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 100: former location of Front Wheel Drive of Alabama
- 120: The Warehouse
- East side
- 101: LIV Parkside, Red Cat coffee house
- 121: Corporate Furnishings/Peggy Dye & Associates
- West side
- 2nd Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 200: former location of Retail Outlet, General Services & Construction, Activa Inc.
- 220: former location of Wittichen Supply Co.
- East side
- 201: former location of Birmingham VA Hospital parking lot
- West side
- 3rd Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 300: Mid South Design Inc., proposed site of Children's Hospital Parking Deck and Medical Office Building (2019)
- 321: parking lot
- East side
- 301: parking lot
- 321: Ronald McDonald House
- West side
- 4th Avenue South intersection (Block 158)
- former location of Naber's Grove/Crystal Palace (1875-1886)
- West side
- 400: Children's Park Place (built 2004)
- 421: 5th Avenue Parking Deck (built 1994)
- East side
- 401: parking lot
- 5th Avenue South (street ends)
- West side
- 500: Children's Hospital (Benjamin Russell Hospital for Children, built 2012), ZYP Payment Kiosk No. 21
- East side
- 501: UAB Women & Infants Center (built 2010)
- West side
- 6th Avenue South (no street access)
- West side
- 600: Children's Hospital (McWane Building)
- 621: Children's Hospital (Lowder Building)
- East side
- 601: UAB Spain Rehabilitation Center
- 621: parking lot
- West side
- 7th Avenue South (no street access)
- former location of the Truman Aldrich residence (1890s)
- Lister Hill Library (built 1971, expanded 1994)
- University Boulevard (no street access)
- 9th Avenue South (street resumes)
- West side
- 900: New Freshman Residence Hall (built 2015)
- 920: UAB Parking Lot 15J
- East side
- West side
- 10th Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 1000: Al's Deli & Grill
- 1010: driveway entry to UAB Parking Deck 16
- 1018: Doug Lewis Dentistry
- 1020: vacant lot
- East side
- 1001: vacant lot, former location of Birmingham Women's Medical Clinic (1980s), New Woman All Women Clinic (1990s-2013, demolished 2016)
- 1021: UAB Parking Lot 15W
- West side
- 11th Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 1100: vacant lot
- 1120: UAB Parking Lot 15X
- East side
- West side
- 12th Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 1200:
- 1220: South Health & Rehabilitation
- East side
- 1201: Ramsay High School running track, former location of R. D. Johnson residence/Misses Howard School for Girls (1920s-1930)
- West side
- 13th Avenue South intersection
- West side
- 1300:
- East side
- 1301: Ethel Apartments
- West side
- 13th Court South intersection
- 14th Avenue South intersection
- [[beginning of Anderson Place Historic District
- 14th Terrace South intersection (east only, no entry)
- 15th Avenue South intersection
- 1511: The Hillside apartments
- street ends