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Five Points West is a name given to the intersection of Bessemer Road (U. S. Highway 11) and Warrior Road with Ensley Avenue (now Ensley Five Points West Avenue), where routes converge from Ensley, Fairfield, Bessemer and Birmingham, west of the Alabama State Fairgrounds.

The heavy concentration of traffic generated by industrial development in the western area led developers A. Page Sloss Jr and Everett Shepherd Jr to invest in the construction of the Five Points West Shopping City. That development in 1941 established the "Five Points" name, recalling the older Five Points South.

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 '''Five Points West''' is a name given to the intersection of [[Bessemer Road]] ([[U. S. Highway 11]]) and [[Warrior Road]] with [[Ensley Five Points West Avenue|Ensley Avenue]] (now [[Ensley Five Points West Avenue]]), where routes converge from [[Ensley]], [[Fairfield]], [[Bessemer]] and [[Birmingham]], west of the [[Alabama State Fairgrounds]].
-The heavy concentration of traffic generated by industrial development in the western area led developer [[A. Page Sloss]] to invest in the construction of the [[Five Points West Shopping City]]. That development in [[1941]] established the "Five Points" name, recalling the older [[Five Points South]].
+The heavy concentration of traffic generated by industrial development in the western area led developers [[A. Page Sloss Jr]] and [[Everett Shepherd Jr]] to invest in the construction of the [[Five Points West Shopping City]]. That development in [[1941]] established the "Five Points" name, recalling the older [[Five Points South]].
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