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'''Sixth Avenue South''' is a major east-west corridor in downtown [[Birmingham]].  It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birmingham's south side, the westernmost eight blocks (west of [[Center Street]]) being designated '''6th Avenue Southwest''' and ending at the entrance to [[Elmwood Cemetery]] on [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]].  The easternmost segment is less than half a mile southwest of [[I-20]].
'''Sixth Avenue South''' is a major east-west corridor in downtown [[Birmingham]].  It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birmingham's south side, the westernmost eight blocks (west of [[Center Street]]) being designated '''6th Avenue Southwest''' and ending at the entrance to [[Elmwood Cemetery]] on [[Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive]].  The easternmost segment is less than half a mile southwest of [[I-20]].


Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing through the center of the [[Titusville community]], under [[I-65]], through the northern edge of the [[UAB]] campus, and under the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]. There is a two-block gap in the street between 40th and 42nd Streets South for [[Avondale Park]].  There are several more gaps east of there, most notably at [[Crestwood Boulevard]].  It is a four- or five-lane road from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 37th Street South, the rest of it being a two-lane residential road.
The section in west of [[I-65]] divides [[North Titusville]] from [[South Titusville]]. Between [[34th Street South|34th]] and [[37th Street South]] it divides the [[Southside neighborhood]] from [[Forest Park-South Avondale]].
 
Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing through the center of the [[Titusville community]], under [[I-65]], through the northern edge of the [[UAB]] campus, and under the [[Elton B. Stephens Expressway]]. There is a two-block gap in the street between 40th and 42nd Streets South for [[Avondale Park]].  There are several more gaps east of there, most notably at [[Crestwood Boulevard]].  It is a four- or five-lane road from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 37th Street South, the rest of it being a two-lane residential road.




==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
===Titusville===
===[[North Titusville|North]] & [[South Titusville]] neighborhoods===
* intersection with [[Center Street]] (continues west as [[6th Avenue Southwest]])
 
====6th Avenue Southwest====
* [[Martin Luther King, Jr Drive]] (terminates at [[Elmwood Cemetery]])
* 344: [[Bolin-Reeves Florist]]
* 320: [[U-Haul]]
* 309: [[Sixth Avenue Tire]]
* 308: [[Clark Memorials]]
* 249: [[Wiggins & Seay Fabrics]]
* 231: [[Suit Warehouse]]
* 222: [[Commercial Printing Company]]
* 201: [[Goldwire Texaco]]
* intersection with [[Goldwire Street Southwest]]
* 137: [[Sixth Avenue Meat Market]]
* 102: [[Smith & Gaston Funeral Services]]
* 100: [[Halls Birmingham Wholesale Florist]]
* 20: [[Westminster Presbyterian Church]]
* 2: [[Titusville Library]]
* intersection with [[Center Street South]]
 
====6th Avenue South====
* 45: [[Chris McNair Studios]]
* 45: [[Chris McNair Studios]]
* 55: [[Leonard's Upholstery & Furniture Repair]]
* 55: [[Leonard's Upholstery & Furniture Repair]]
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* underpass at [[I-65]]
* underpass at [[I-65]]


===Southside===
===[[Five Points South neighborhood]]===
* 1100-2000 blocks: [[UAB campus]]
* 1100-2000 blocks: [[UAB campus]]
* intersection with [[11th Street South]]
* intersection with [[11th Street South]]
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* [[500 Building]]
* [[500 Building]]
* 2133: [[Fish Market Restaurant]]
* 2133: [[Fish Market Restaurant]]
===[[Southside neighborhood]]===
* 2200: former location of [[Uncle Tom's Bar-B-Q]]
* 2200: former location of [[Uncle Tom's Bar-B-Q]]
* 2203: [[Alabama Typewriter Company]]
* 2203: [[Alabama Typewriter Company]]
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* 3222: [[Pet Wellness Center]]
* 3222: [[Pet Wellness Center]]
* 3300: [[Electrical Repair Service Company]]
* 3300: [[Electrical Repair Service Company]]
* 3500: former location of [[Williamson-Willey Pontiac]]
===[[Forest Park-South Avondale]] neighborhood===
* 3410: [[BLP Mobile Paint Center]]
* 3410: [[BLP Mobile Paint Center]]
* 3416: [[Delta Pawn]]
* 3416: [[Delta Pawn]]
* 3421: [[Church & Stagg]]
* 3421: [[Church & Stagg]]
* 3425: [[Jimmy's Hot Dogs & Burgers]]
* 3425: [[Jimmy's Hot Dogs & Burgers]]
* 3500: [[Williamson-Willey Pontiac]]
* 3507: [[Sneaky Pete's]]
* 3507: [[Sneaky Pete's]]
* 3511: [[Carlile's Barbecue]]
* 3511: [[Carlile's Barbecue]]
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* intersection with [[46th Alley South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[46th Alley South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[47th Street South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[47th Street South]] (terminates)
===[[East Avondale]] neighborhood===
* intersection with [[47th Place South]] (terminates just short of [[Crestwood Boulevard]])
* intersection with [[47th Place South]] (terminates just short of [[Crestwood Boulevard]])
* intersection with [[Crestwood Boulevard]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[Crestwood Boulevard]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[48th Street South]]
===[[Crestwood North]] neighborhood===
* intersection with [[55th Place South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[55th Place South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[56th Street South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[56th Street South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[60th Place South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[60th Place South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[62nd Street South]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[62nd Street South]] (terminates)
===[[Oak Ridge Park]] neighborhood===
* intersection with [[Antwerp Avenue]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[Antwerp Avenue]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[Brussels Avenue]] (terminates)
* intersection with [[Brussels Avenue]] (terminates)

Revision as of 13:56, 5 February 2011

Sixth Avenue South is a major east-west corridor in downtown Birmingham. It is the farthest westward-reaching avenue on downtown Birmingham's south side, the westernmost eight blocks (west of Center Street) being designated 6th Avenue Southwest and ending at the entrance to Elmwood Cemetery on Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. The easternmost segment is less than half a mile southwest of I-20.

The section in west of I-65 divides North Titusville from South Titusville. Between 34th and 37th Street South it divides the Southside neighborhood from Forest Park-South Avondale.

Sixth Avenue is continuous from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 40th Street South, passing through the center of the Titusville community, under I-65, through the northern edge of the UAB campus, and under the Elton B. Stephens Expressway. There is a two-block gap in the street between 40th and 42nd Streets South for Avondale Park. There are several more gaps east of there, most notably at Crestwood Boulevard. It is a four- or five-lane road from Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive to 37th Street South, the rest of it being a two-lane residential road.


Notable locations

North & South Titusville neighborhoods

6th Avenue Southwest

6th Avenue South

Five Points South neighborhood

Southside neighborhood

Forest Park-South Avondale neighborhood

East Avondale neighborhood

Crestwood North neighborhood

Oak Ridge Park neighborhood

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