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'''Ensley Five Points West Avenue''', also called '''Ensley Avenue''', is a road which connects [[Five Points West]] at [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]) in [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]], northwest through [[Ensley Highlands]] and [[Tuxedo]] to [[15th Street Ensley]] near the former [[Councill Elementary School]] in the eastern part of [[Ensley neighborhood|Ensley]].
[[File:Hunt-Ensley Ave.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Ensley Avenue, looking north at Avenue U. Photograph by [[O. V. Hunt]].]]
'''Ensley Five Points West Avenue''', formerly '''Ensley Avenue''', is a road which connects [[Five Points West]] at [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]) in [[Central Park neighborhood|Central Park]], northwest through [[Ensley Highlands]] and [[Tuxedo]] to [[15th Street Ensley]] near the former [[Councill Elementary School]] in the eastern part of [[Ensley neighborhood|Ensley]].
 
Before the late 1940s, the avenue was divided with a streetcar track in the median. Where the avenue crested two hills, the tracks ran through cuts supported by retaining walls on either side. During the 1950s those areas were leveled and the entire median paved to create more lanes for traffic.


==Notable addresses (north to south) ==
==Notable addresses (north to south) ==
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**** 2310: former location of [[Pate Barber Shop]] (1964)
**** 2310: former location of [[Pate Barber Shop]] (1964)
**** 2312: former location of [[Ensley Avenue Beauty Shop]] (1964)
**** 2312: former location of [[Ensley Avenue Beauty Shop]] (1964)
**** 2318: former location of [[E. R. Maynord]] general contractor (1923)
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2303: former location of [[Purity Market]] (1964)
*** 2303: former location of [[Purity Market]] (1964)
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*** 2701: former location of [[St John's Episcopal Church]] (1964)
*** 2701: former location of [[St John's Episcopal Church]] (1964)
*** 2715–2717: [[Aletheia House]] apartments, former location of [[Enslean Apartments]] (1964)
*** 2715–2717: [[Aletheia House]] apartments, former location of [[Enslean Apartments]] (1964)
**** 2717: former location of [[H. O. Wray Construction Co.]] (1927)
*** 2725: [[Ensley Highlands Methodist Church]]
*** 2725: [[Ensley Highlands Methodist Church]]
* [[28th Street Ensley]] intersects (east only)
* [[28th Street Ensley]] intersects (east only)
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* [[29th Street Ensley]] (east) / [[Avenue T Ensley]] (north & south) intersect
* [[29th Street Ensley]] (east) / [[Avenue T Ensley]] (north & south) intersect
** east side:
** east side:
*** 2901: former location of [[29th Street Service Station]] (1927)
*** 2925: former location of [[Ensley Highlands Beauty Shop]] (1964)
*** 2925: former location of [[Ensley Highlands Beauty Shop]] (1964)
*** 2927: former location of [[Bethea Electric Co.]] (1964)
*** 2927: former location of [[Bethea Electric Co.]] (1964)
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* [[Avenue V Ensley]] intersects (east only)
* [[Avenue V Ensley]] intersects (east only)
** west side:
** west side:
*** 3040: [[Florist & Gift Shop]]
*** 3040: [[Florist & Gift Shop]], former location of [[Paris Beauty Salon]] (1971)
*** 3050–3076: former location of [[Ensley Highland Court Apartments]] (1964)
*** 3050–3076: former location of [[Ensley Highland Court Apartments]] (1964)
** east side:
** east side:
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*** office building (built 2021), former location of [[Five Points West Exchange Security Bank branch]] (built 1960, demolished 2020), [[First National Bank]] (1971–1983), [[AmSouth Bank]] (1983–2006), [[Regions Bank]] (2006–), [[Schaeffer Eye Center]] (unbuilt 2011)
*** office building (built 2021), former location of [[Five Points West Exchange Security Bank branch]] (built 1960, demolished 2020), [[First National Bank]] (1971–1983), [[AmSouth Bank]] (1983–2006), [[Regions Bank]] (2006–), [[Schaeffer Eye Center]] (unbuilt 2011)
* avenue ends at [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]). Road continues south as [[Avenue W]]
* avenue ends at [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U.S. Highway 11]]). Road continues south as [[Avenue W]]
==References==
* "[https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll2/id/717/rec/4 Ensley Avenue in 1949. Same Spot in 1960]" (1960) {{BN}}


[[Category:Ensley Five Points West Avenue|*]]
[[Category:Ensley Five Points West Avenue|*]]

Revision as of 11:29, 23 February 2021

Ensley Avenue, looking north at Avenue U. Photograph by O. V. Hunt.

Ensley Five Points West Avenue, formerly Ensley Avenue, is a road which connects Five Points West at Bessemer Road (U.S. Highway 11) in Central Park, northwest through Ensley Highlands and Tuxedo to 15th Street Ensley near the former Councill Elementary School in the eastern part of Ensley.

Before the late 1940s, the avenue was divided with a streetcar track in the median. Where the avenue crested two hills, the tracks ran through cuts supported by retaining walls on either side. During the 1950s those areas were leveled and the entire median paved to create more lanes for traffic.

Notable addresses (north to south)

Ensley

Ensley Highlands

Central Park

References

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