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Major subdivisions and neighborhoods along Airport include Huntleigh Woods, Willowbrook, Pinehurst, Bit & Spur, Ridgefield, Regency (home to one of Mobile's two synagogues), Jackson Heights, Sunset Woods, Yester Oaks, Llanfair, and Delwood (a neighborhood of 1950s era mansions with very unusual
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Airport also serves as the dividing line between Yester Oaks Drive, which becomes Montlimar south of the highway, and McGregor Drive. Montlimar is a wholly commercial thoroughfare, which is a four-lane highway with a turn lane. Yester Oaks is a residential street that passes through the Spring Hill
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Districts 6 and 7 (with 6 to the south and 7 to the north). Furthermore, it is split evenly between City Council District 6 and City Council District 5. The boundary line is University Boulevard, with District 6 to the west and District 5 to the east. District 5 is currently represented by Reggie
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Airport Boulevard serves as the north–south dividing line for Azalea Road and McGregor Boulevard. South of Airport the thoroughfare is a four-lane highway known as Azalea Road. North of Airport it is a two-lane neighborhood street known as McGregor Avenue, which traverses the upscale Spring
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over the years, which is what prompted the city to annex it around the same time as the airport. Airport continues as a four-lane highway until it reaches Cody Road (Mobile County Highway 37, the pre-2007 city limit in this area). Once it crosses Cody, Airport becomes a six-lane highway.
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where it becomes a two-lane road (with a turn lane) before transitioning into a two-lane side street. The last two major intersections of Airport Boulevard are with Dauphin Island Parkway (for which Airport serves as the northern end) and the
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between Azalea and Sage; some turns which would hinder traffic are forbidden from Airport onto north–south intersecting roads, with the service roads being the required method of entry.
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Mobile's major malls are located on Airport and the area around Airport and 65 was the premier shopping region until the development of the Schillinger Road area and the shopping centers in
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from the Mississippi state line until it intersects with Snow Road in the western part of the county where it becomes a five-lane highway. It becomes a divided four-lane highway near the
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boundary. West of the Government–Houston intersection, the city of Mobile considers Airport to be the dividing line between the north and south sides, determining how the city allocates
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Copeland, the city council president, who has served on the council since 1985. District 6 is currently represented by Connie Hudson, who has served on the council since 2001.
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Airport continues through Mobile, having major intersections at Hillcrest, University, McGregor/Azalea, Downtowner, Montlimar/Yester Oaks,
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Airport Boulevard is the most important east–west thoroughfare in the county which does not enter the downtown
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Airport Boulevard has one educational facility, located outside of the Mobile city limits. That facility is
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state line, its designation changes to Mobile County Highway 56 and its name changes to Airport Boulevard.
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Upon entering the city limits, Airport briefly serves as the north–south boundary line between
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In Mississippi, Airport Boulevard is known as Mississippi Highway 614. When it crosses the
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intersection, Airport reverts to a four-lane highway until it reaches
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Airport Boulevard serves as both the heart of Mobile and a
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Mobile, Alabama
30°38′13″N 88°24′29″W / 30.63694°N 88.40806°W / 30.63694; -88.40806
30°40′35″N 88°5′18″W / 30.67639°N 88.08833°W / 30.67639; -88.08833
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Mobile County, Alabama
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Mobile
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two-lane highway
Mobile Regional Airport
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Interstate 65
Florida Street
Williams Street
Government Street

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