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Another two-way section of 22nd Street South begins at [[Arlington Avenue]] and ends as it turns onto [[16th Avenue South]]. On the other side of [[Red Mountain]], there is a short two-way section of 22nd Street South in [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[English Village]], ending at [[21st Avenue South]]. | Another two-way section of 22nd Street South begins at [[Arlington Avenue]] and ends as it turns onto [[16th Avenue South]]. On the other side of [[Red Mountain]], there is a short two-way section of 22nd Street South in [[Mountain Brook]]'s [[English Village]], ending at [[21st Avenue South]]. | ||
22nd Street South forms the western edge of the [[Southside Historic District]] between [[4th Avenue South|4th]] and [[7th Avenue South]], and the eastern edge of the [[City Action Partnership]]'s service area extending to [[5th Avenue South]]. | |||
The [[Red Mountain Railroad]] followed 22nd Street South up [[Red Mountain]] from [[15th Avenue South]] to [[Warwick Court]] on its way to [[Rosedale]] between [[1889]] and [[1893]]. In the 1940s, the street was one of the proposed routes for a [[Red Mountain Tunnel]]. | |||
== Notable locations == | == Notable locations == | ||
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*** 115-131: [[Birmingham Wholesale Furniture]] | *** 115-131: [[Birmingham Wholesale Furniture]] | ||
* [[2nd Avenue South]] intersection | * [[2nd Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 137]]) | ||
*** 206: [[Southern Radiator & Cooling]] | *** 206: [[Southern Radiator & Cooling]] | ||
*** 212-214: former location of [[Fulenwider Auto Supply]] | *** 212-214: former location of [[Fulenwider Auto Supply]] | ||
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*** [[2nd Alley South]] | *** [[2nd Alley South]] | ||
*** 224-230: [[Southern Armature Works]] (1931-) | *** 224-230: [[Southern Armature Works]] (1931-) | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 138]]) | ||
*** 201: vacant, former location of [[BEBCO]] (1913-) | *** 201: vacant, former location of [[BEBCO]] (1913-) | ||
*** [[2nd Alley South]] | *** [[2nd Alley South]] | ||
*** 215-231: [[J. F. Oates Building]] (built 1929), [[Birmingham School of Law]] (2013-), former location of [[Tom Williams Auto|Tom Williams Porsche/BMW]] | *** 215-231: [[J. F. Oates Building]] (built 1929), [[Birmingham School of Law]] (2013-), former location of [[Tom Williams Auto|Tom Williams Porsche/BMW]] | ||
* [[3rd Avenue South]] intersection | * [[3rd Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 146]]) | ||
*** 300: [[DaVita Dialysis Clinic]], former location of [[Birmingham Steam Bottling Works]]/[[Davis & Worcester]] (1886-c. 1902), [[Jim Burke Nash]] (1945-1952) | *** 300: [[DaVita Dialysis Clinic]], former location of [[Birmingham Steam Bottling Works]]/[[Davis & Worcester]] (1886-c. 1902), [[Jim Burke Nash]] (1945-1952), [[Franklin Automotive]] | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 145]]) | ||
*** 301: parking for [[Sweet Tea Restaurant]] (2011-) | *** 301: parking for [[Sweet Tea Restaurant]] (2011-) | ||
*** [[3rd Alley South]] | *** [[3rd Alley South]] | ||
*** 319: [[C & M Collision Center]] | *** 319: [[C & M Collision Center]] | ||
* [[4th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[4th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 163]]) | ||
*** 400: | *** 400: | ||
*** [[4th Alley North]] | *** [[4th Alley North]] | ||
*** 416: [[Birmingham Cold Storage Warehouse]] (built 1916) | *** 416: [[Schillinger Brewing Company]] (1884-1908), [[Birmingham Cold Storage Warehouse]] (built 1916) | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 164]]) | ||
*** 401: [[Norton's Florist]] (2005-), former location of [[Chip Ellis Motorcars]] | *** 401: [[Norton's Florist]] (2005-), former location of [[Chip Ellis Motorcars]] | ||
*** [[4th Alley North]] | *** [[4th Alley North]] | ||
*** former location of [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] (1889-1893) [[Alabama Brewing Company]], (1897-1907), [[Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.]] | *** former location of [[Birmingham Ice Factory]] (1887), [[Birmingham Brewing Company (1889)|Birmingham Brewing Company]] (1889-1893) [[Alabama Brewing Company]], (1897-1907), [[Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.]] | ||
* [[5th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[5th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 172]]) | ||
*** 500: [[UA Health Services Foundation]], former location of [[Brownell Motors]] (1914-1983) | *** 500: [[UA Health Services Foundation]], former location of [[Brownell Motors]] (1914-1983) | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 171]]) | ||
*** 501: [[LIV on Fifth]] (2007-), former location of [[American Standard Plumbing Warehouse]] (built 1924), [[Liberty National]] warehouse (-2007) | *** 501: [[LIV on Fifth]] (2007-), former location of [[Tuck's Grocery Store]] (1907), [[American Standard Plumbing Warehouse]] (built 1924), [[Liberty National]] warehouse (-2007) | ||
*** [[5th Alley South]] | *** [[5th Alley South]] | ||
*** 513: [[Iron City]] (2013-) | *** 513-517: [[Iron City]] (2013-), former location of [[Richard King Automotive]] | ||
*** 525: [[Speedy Print building]] | *** 525: [[Speedy Print building]] | ||
* [[6th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[6th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 189]]) | ||
*** 600: [[Harris Transfer Company]] warehouse (built 1916), [[Fish Market]] restaurant (2007-) | *** 600: [[Harris Transfer Company]] warehouse (built 1916), [[Fish Market]] restaurant (2007-), former location of [[2nd Presbyterian Church]] (1887) | ||
*** [[6th Alley South]] | *** [[6th Alley South]] | ||
*** 624: [[Taco Bell]] | *** 624: [[Taco Bell]] | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 190]]) | ||
*** 600: [[Alabama Civil Law Notary]], [[William J. Freeman]] attorney | *** 600: [[Alabama Civil Law Notary]], [[William J. Freeman]] attorney | ||
*** [[6th Alley South]] | *** [[6th Alley South]] | ||
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*** 617: [[Third Presbyterian Church]] (built 1902) | *** 617: [[Third Presbyterian Church]] (built 1902) | ||
* [[7th Avenue South]] intersection | * [[7th Avenue South]] intersection | ||
** West side | ** West side ([[Block 232]]) | ||
*** | *** 700: [[Chai's Oriental Food Store]] | ||
*** 710: former location of [[22nd Street Jazz Cafe]] | |||
*** [[7th Alley South]] | *** [[7th Alley South]] | ||
*** [[Ridout's-Brown Service Southside Chapel]] | *** [[Ridout's-Brown Service Southside Chapel]] | ||
** East side | ** East side ([[Block 231]]) | ||
*** | *** 701: [[Berthon's Cleaners]] | ||
*** [[7th Alley South]] | *** [[7th Alley South]] | ||
*** parking for [[Kassouf & Co.]] | *** parking for [[Kassouf & Co.]] | ||
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*** [[Brother Bryan Park|Magnolia Park]] (formerly [[Magnolia Park]]) | *** [[Brother Bryan Park|Magnolia Park]] (formerly [[Magnolia Park]]) | ||
** East side | ** East side | ||
*** former location of [[Cornerstone]] head shop/coffee shop | *** former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 3]] (-1927), [[Cornerstone]] head shop/coffee shop | ||
* [[Magnolia Avenue]] | * [[Magnolia Avenue]] | ||
** West side | ** West side | ||
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*** [[Highland Shell]] gas station | *** [[Highland Shell]] gas station | ||
** West side | ** West side | ||
*** 1130<!--sic-->:[[Ridge Park]] | *** 1130<!--sic-->:[[Ridge Park]], former location of [[Rust Engineering]] | ||
**** [[Brookwood Baptist Health]] | |||
**** [[Sloss Real Estate]] | |||
* [[Ireland Way]] intersection (west only) | * [[Ireland Way]] intersection (west only) | ||
*** 1128<!--sic-->: [[L. Kianoff & Associates]] | *** 1128<!--sic-->: [[L. Kianoff & Associates]] |
Revision as of 11:54, 20 April 2016
Twenty-second Street South (22nd Street South) is a one-way north-south street in Birmingham's Southside neighborhood, running south from the 22nd Street Viaduct over the Railroad Reservation to Highland Avenue, where it is interrupted by the Red Mountain Expressway.
Another two-way section of 22nd Street South begins at Arlington Avenue and ends as it turns onto 16th Avenue South. On the other side of Red Mountain, there is a short two-way section of 22nd Street South in Mountain Brook's English Village, ending at 21st Avenue South.
22nd Street South forms the western edge of the Southside Historic District between 4th and 7th Avenue South, and the eastern edge of the City Action Partnership's service area extending to 5th Avenue South.
The Red Mountain Railroad followed 22nd Street South up Red Mountain from 15th Avenue South to Warwick Court on its way to Rosedale between 1889 and 1893. In the 1940s, the street was one of the proposed routes for a Red Mountain Tunnel.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 22nd Street South category.
Southside
- Railroad Reservation/22nd Street Viaduct (over Powell Avenue); road continues north as 22nd Street North)
- West side: Parking lot
- East side: Williams-Blackstock Architects (2003-), former location of V & W Supply, Nelson Manufacturing (built 1921/1925)
- 1st Avenue South/Rotary Trail intersection ("The Cut" for Seaboard Air Line Railroad)
- West side:
- 100: Brad Morton studio and residence, former location of Seaboard Saloon (built 1897)
- 106: Fusoform concrete studio (2011-)
- 1st Alley South
- 114: Mid-Alabama Chapter of the American Red Cross, Birmingham-Jefferson office (2010-)
- 118: Parking lot (2010-), former location of The Screening Room theater (1982-2007)
- East side:
- 101: parking for Moxy talent and marketing
- 1st Alley South
- 115-131: Birmingham Wholesale Furniture
- West side:
- 2nd Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 137)
- 206: Southern Radiator & Cooling
- 212-214: former location of Fulenwider Auto Supply
- 212: former location of New York Model Bakery (1887-)
- 2nd Alley South
- 224-230: Southern Armature Works (1931-)
- East side (Block 138)
- 201: vacant, former location of BEBCO (1913-)
- 2nd Alley South
- 215-231: J. F. Oates Building (built 1929), Birmingham School of Law (2013-), former location of Tom Williams Porsche/BMW
- West side (Block 137)
- 3rd Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 146)
- 300: DaVita Dialysis Clinic, former location of Birmingham Steam Bottling Works/Davis & Worcester (1886-c. 1902), Jim Burke Nash (1945-1952), Franklin Automotive
- East side (Block 145)
- 301: parking for Sweet Tea Restaurant (2011-)
- 3rd Alley South
- 319: C & M Collision Center
- West side (Block 146)
- 4th Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 163)
- 400:
- 4th Alley North
- 416: Schillinger Brewing Company (1884-1908), Birmingham Cold Storage Warehouse (built 1916)
- East side (Block 164)
- 401: Norton's Florist (2005-), former location of Chip Ellis Motorcars
- 4th Alley North
- former location of Birmingham Ice Factory (1887), Birmingham Brewing Company (1889-1893) Alabama Brewing Company, (1897-1907), Birmingham Ice & Cold Storage Co.
- West side (Block 163)
- 5th Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 172)
- 500: UA Health Services Foundation, former location of Brownell Motors (1914-1983)
- East side (Block 171)
- 501: LIV on Fifth (2007-), former location of Tuck's Grocery Store (1907), American Standard Plumbing Warehouse (built 1924), Liberty National warehouse (-2007)
- 5th Alley South
- 513-517: Iron City (2013-), former location of Richard King Automotive
- 525: Speedy Print building
- West side (Block 172)
- 6th Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 189)
- 600: Harris Transfer Company warehouse (built 1916), Fish Market restaurant (2007-), former location of 2nd Presbyterian Church (1887)
- 6th Alley South
- 624: Taco Bell
- East side (Block 190)
- 600: Alabama Civil Law Notary, William J. Freeman attorney
- 6th Alley South
- 613: Third Presbyterian Church Bryan Educational Building (built 1960)
- 617: Third Presbyterian Church (built 1902)
- West side (Block 189)
- 7th Avenue South intersection
- West side (Block 232)
- 700: Chai's Oriental Food Store
- 710: former location of 22nd Street Jazz Cafe
- 7th Alley South
- Ridout's-Brown Service Southside Chapel
- East side (Block 231)
- 701: Berthon's Cleaners
- 7th Alley South
- parking for Kassouf & Co.
- West side (Block 232)
- University Boulevard intersection
- West side
- Baptist Church of the Covenant (1995-)
- 8th Court South intersects
- East side
- West side
- 9th Avenue South intersection
- 900: former location of G & H Management
- 912: former location of Ousler Sandwiches (1915-1971), Crow Studio, Randal Crow photographer
- 10th Avenue South intersection
- West side
- Magnolia Park (formerly Magnolia Park)
- East side
- former location of Birmingham Fire Station No. 3 (-1927), Cornerstone head shop/coffee shop
- West side
- Magnolia Avenue
- West side
- 1000: Cory Watson Attorneys
- East side
- 11th Avenue South (west) /10th Court South (east) intersection
- East side
- 1101: Pittman Financial Partners
- Highland Shell gas station
- West side
- 1130:Ridge Park, former location of Rust Engineering
- East side
- Ireland Way intersection (west only)
- 1128: L. Kianoff & Associates
- Highland Plaza shopping center
- Highland Avenue intersection
- street continues as onramp to Elton B. Stephens Expressway south (U.S. Highway 31 south/U.S. Highway 280 east)
- Arlington Avenue
- 1401: Saint Rose Academy (1998-), former location of The Discovery Place (-1998)
- Lee & Nancy Bruno Education Center (built 1993)
- former site of Red Mountain Museum (1977-1998, demolished 2007)
- 1401: Saint Rose Academy (1998-), former location of The Discovery Place (-1998)