Pearson Avenue
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Pearson Avenue or Pearson Avenue Southwest is a major east-west street in Birmingham's West End community. The street's eastern end wyes into Cotton Avenue between 13th and 14th Street Southwest in Arlington-West End. From there it continues until turning west at 15th Way Southwest, with the main route continuing as Jefferson Avenue Southwest.
Pearson Avenue bends around to 17th Street Southwest and continues through Oakwood Place as far as Steiner Avenue where it continues as 31st Street Southwest in Germania Park.
Notable addresses
- Cotton Avenue (street begins)
- 14th Street Southwest intersection
- 1417: Hatcher's Auto Electric
- 14th Place Southwest intersection (south only)
- 1460: Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church (1910-)
- 1482: Sandy's Flowers
- 1488: former location of La Verne's Beauty Shop (1949)
- 15th Place Southwest intersection (south only)
- Cleveland Avenue Southwest intersection (north only)
- 1500: former location of Smith's Service Station (1949)
- 1501: former location of George C. Acton restaurant (1928), Pot & Kettle restaurant (1949)
- 1505: Kiswanna, Atlanta/New York Fashions
- 1506: Dreamz Bar & Lounge (Demetrius Carr 2022–), former location of Colonial Cleaners (1949)
- 15th Way Southwest intersection (south only)
- Jefferson Avenue Southwest (street begins)
- 1515: A-Train Station (Careese Agee November 2022–), former location of Vardaman Service Station (1949), Cajun Bistro Express (2019-)
- 1518: Spirit Express, former location of Lew Fadely's Drug Store (1949)
- 1541: former location of Ray Brown Grocery (1949)
- 16th Place Southwest intersection
- 1637: Bethel Baptist Church (Berney Points), former location of Berney Points Baptist Church (1966)
- 1638: Piggly-Wiggly supermarket (1697 Tuscaloosa Avenue)
- 1659: Liberty Tax Service
- Tuscaloosa Avenue intersects (northeast only)
- 17th Street Southwest intersection
- 1701: former location of McCarter Gulf Service (1949)
- 1706: former location of Massey-Vance Hardware (1949)
- 1744: Best Convenient Store
- 17th Place Southwest intersection
- 1749: former location of Green Acres Cafe
- 18th Street Southwest intersection
- 1800: former location of Robert E. Lee Elementary School (1925-2011)
- 18th Place Southwest intersection (south only)
- 1840: West End Academy, former location of West End High School (1930-2008)
- 18th Way Southwest intersection (south only)
- 19th Street Southwest intersection
- 20th Street Southwest intersection
- 21st Street Southwest intersection (north only)
- 22nd Street Southwest intersection (north only)
- 23rd Street Southwest intersection (south only)
- 23rd Place Southwest intersection (north only)
- South Park Road Southwest (north) / 24th Street Southwest (south) intersection
- 2400: M & N Grocery
- 25th Street Southwest intersection (south only)
- Slayton Avenue Southwest intersection (west only)
- 26th Street Southwest intersection (south only)
- 27th Street Southwest intersection
- 2714: Lam's Food Mart
- 2724: Kendra's House of Style
- 2728: Wages S & S Club (burned 2016)
- 28th Street Southwest intersection
- 29th Street Southwest intersection
- 30th Street Southwest intersection (north only)
- 3000: Germania Park
- 31st Street Southwest (north) / Steiner Avenue Southwest (south) intersection
- Steiner Avenue Southwest intersection (west only)
- street continues as 31st Street Southwest