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'''55th Place South''' (or '''South 55th Place''') is a small street in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]] and [[Crestwood North]] neighborhoods.
'''55th Place South''' (or '''South 55th Place''') is a small street in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]] and [[Crestwood North]] neighborhoods.


It runs through the heart of Woodlawn's commercial district from [[1st Avenue North]] to [[1st Avenue South]], then jogs to the west and continues over the [[East End District]] railroad tracks into [[Woodlawn Heights]] (Crestwood North) at [[5th Avenue South]]. From there the street continues as [[56th Street South]], but another section of 55th Place South picks up a little further west and runs south past the former [[Woodlawn Infirmary]]. It turns sharply just north of the [[Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad]] track and runs westward to [[6th Avenue South]].
It runs through the heart of Woodlawn's commercial district from [[1st Avenue North]] to [[1st Avenue South]], then jogs to the west and continues over the [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] South District and [[Norfolk-Southern Railroad]] [[East End District]] railroad tracks into [[Woodlawn Heights]] (Crestwood North) at [[5th Avenue South]]. From there the street continues as [[56th Street South]], but another section of 55th Place South picks up a little further west and runs south past the [[Crest Parc]] subdivision on the former site of the [[Woodlawn Infirmary]]. It turns sharply west just north of the [[Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad]] track and runs into [[6th Avenue South]].


==Notable addresses==
==Notable addresses==
* East side
* [[1st Avenue North]] intersection (street continues as [[55th Place North]])
** 4: [[Audiostate 55]] recording studio
** East side
** 6: former location of [[Studio 6]] recording studio (1987-2000), [[Planet Model & Talent Management]] / [[Red Models]]
*** corner: [[Eastside Funeral Home]], built as [[Woodlawn City Hall]] in [[1908]]
** 8: public parking lot, former location of [[Peacock Drive-In]]
*** 4: [[Audiostate 55]] recording studio, formerly [[Front Row Productions]] / [[Vent Records]]
* West side
*** 6: commercial building (built [[1901]]), former location of [[Studio 6]] recording studio (1987-2000), [[Planet Model & Talent Management]] (1990s), [[Red Models]]
 
*** 8: public parking lot, former location of [[Peacock Drive-In]]
** 15: [[Communicating Vessels]]
** West side
*** corner: [[City Meats]], former location of [[Mills Restaurant]]
*** 5: [[55th Place]] thrift store (1989-)
*** 1 (out of order): [[One 55th Place]] building, [[REV Birmingham]] Woodlawn office, [[Woodlawn United]] offices, former location of [[Main Street Birmingham]]
*** 7-21 [[55th Place Arts]] business incubator (2011-)
**** [[Breakin' Bread Records]]
**** 7: [[It's Linda's Beauty Salon]]
**** 11: [[MoHair Designs]]
**** 15: [[Communicating Vessels]]
**** 17: [[Great Bear Wax Company]], former location of [[Salon 728]]
**** 21: former location of [[City Arts Boutique]] (2011-)
* [[1st Avenue South]] intersection
** East side
** West side
*** corner: [[SocialVenture]] non-profit incubator
* [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad]] [[AGS South District|South District]] grade crossing
* [[Norfolk-Southern Railroad]] [[East End District]] grade crossing
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersection (street continues as [[56th Street South]])
** East side
** [[Crest Parc]] subdivision (former location of [[Woodlawn Infirmary]])


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[[Category:55th Place South|*]]

Revision as of 12:27, 20 June 2016

55th Place South (or South 55th Place) is a small street in Birmingham's Woodlawn and Crestwood North neighborhoods.

It runs through the heart of Woodlawn's commercial district from 1st Avenue North to 1st Avenue South, then jogs to the west and continues over the Alabama Great Southern Railroad South District and Norfolk-Southern Railroad East End District railroad tracks into Woodlawn Heights (Crestwood North) at 5th Avenue South. From there the street continues as 56th Street South, but another section of 55th Place South picks up a little further west and runs south past the Crest Parc subdivision on the former site of the Woodlawn Infirmary. It turns sharply west just north of the Alabama & Tennessee River Railroad track and runs into 6th Avenue South.

Notable addresses

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