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====[[Acipco-Finley]] neighborhood====
====[[Acipco-Finley]] neighborhood====
* [[Center Street North]] intersects
* [[Center Street North]] intersects
** 120: former location of [[Finley Avenue Elementary School]]
** 125: [[Jordan Scrap Processing]]
** 125: [[Jordan Scrap Processing]]
** 217: [[Gulfeagle Supply]]
** 217: [[Gulfeagle Supply]]
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* [[12th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[12th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[13th Street North]] intersects
* [[13th Street North]] intersects
** [[Ellsberry Park]] (dedicated 1970s)
* [[Finley Avenue North]] intersects
* [[Finley Avenue North]] intersects
** 1525: [[Chevron]] gas station
** 1525: [[Chevron]] gas station

Revision as of 12:17, 17 July 2020

Finley Boulevard (also known as Alabama State Route 378 since 2016, and formerly part of U.S. Highway 78) is a 2.3-mile long, 6-lane surface street running east-west from Arkadelphia Road (U.S. Highway 78) to 27th Street North, with an interchange to I-65 Exit 262-B. The boulevard parallels Southern Railway's massive Finley Yard, named for its second president William Finley. The railyard is now operated by BNSF Railway as the BNSF Birmingham Automotive Facility.

Addresses on Finley Boulevard run in both directions from Center Street North. The western section runs from the 100s to the 800s, and the eastern section starts at 1100 and runs to the 2600s.

Notable addresses

West from Center Street

Acipco-Finley neighborhood

Thomas neighborhood

East from Center Street

Acipco-Finley neighborhood

North Birmingham neighborhood