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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]]. | '''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 | The heavy concentration of traffic generated by industrial development in the western area led the [[Sloss Real Estate|Shepherd Sloss Investment Company]] 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]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/1941-04.htm Huge new shopping center to be built near fairgrounds]" (April 1941) | * "[http://www.birminghamrewound.com/features/1941-04.htm Huge new shopping center to be built near fairgrounds]" (April 1941) {{BN}} - via [[Birmingham Rewound]] | ||
* Parker, Illyshia (August 22, 2023) "Five Points West Chamber of Commerce talks growth, rebranding retail district." {{BBJ}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:46, 23 August 2023
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 the Shepherd Sloss Investment Company 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.
References
- "Huge new shopping center to be built near fairgrounds" (April 1941) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound
- Parker, Illyshia (August 22, 2023) "Five Points West Chamber of Commerce talks growth, rebranding retail district." Birmingham Business Journal