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** 501: former location of [[DeMarco Concrete Block Co.]] (1953)
** 501: former location of [[DeMarco Concrete Block Co.]] (1953)
** 515: [[Schnitzer Steel Industries]], former location of [[Jefferson Iron & Metal Co.]] salvage yard (1953)
** 515: [[Schnitzer Steel Industries]], former location of [[Jefferson Iron & Metal Co.]] salvage yard (1953)
** 510: former location of [[Italian Baptist Church]] (1935)
** 520: [[H. N. Donahoo Contracting]] (1953-)
** 520: [[H. N. Donahoo Contracting]] (1953-)
** 522: former location of [[Parkers Temple Methodist Church]] (1953)
** 522: former location of [[Parkers Temple Methodist Church]] (1953)
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[[File:Bruno's super market 6512 1st.jpg|right|thumb|Bruno's Super Market at 6512 1st Avene North]]
[[File:Bruno's super market 6512 1st.jpg|right|thumb|Bruno's Super Market at 6512 1st Avene North]]
*** 6512-6514: [[Willis Tire]], former location of [[Bob's Trading Post]] / [[Bob's Trading Post|Bob's Trading Post Beauty Shop]] (1939–1945), [[Bruno's|Bruno's Super Market]] (1950s–1960s), [[WAP Warehouse]] (2012), [[Used Tire Clearance Center]] (2016), [[Good Tires]]
*** 6512-6514: [[Willis Tire]], former location of [[Bob's Trading Post]] / [[Bob's Trading Post|Bob's Trading Post Beauty Shop]] (1939–1945), [[Bruno's|Bruno's Super Market]] (1950s–1960s), [[WAP Warehouse]] (2012), [[Used Tire Clearance Center]] (2016), [[Good Tires]]
**** 6514: former location of [[Assembly of God Church]] (1935)
*** 6516: former location of [[Chew East Lake Furniture Co.]] (1960)
*** 6516: former location of [[Chew East Lake Furniture Co.]] (1960)
*** 6518: former location of [[Barnett Furniture Co.]] (1971)
*** 6518: former location of [[Barnett Furniture Co.]] (1971)
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* [[70th Street North]] intersects
* [[70th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 7000: [[United Tax Service]] (2008-)
*** 7000: [[United Tax Service]] (2008-), former location of [[Here Wee Grow Christian Ministries]] (2006)
*** 7004: [[MetroPCS]] (2012-), former location of [[Title Max]]
*** 7004: [[MetroPCS]] (2012-), former location of [[Title Max]]
*** 7014: [[Touched by an Angel Learning Center]]  
*** 7014: [[Touched by an Angel Learning Center]]  
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**** 7303: former location of [[Jinks Furniture Co.]] (1960), [[Tricia's Treasures]] antiques (1983)
**** 7303: former location of [[Jinks Furniture Co.]] (1960), [[Tricia's Treasures]] antiques (1983)
*** 7311: former location of [[Neva Virginia Rest Home]] (1960)
*** 7311: former location of [[Neva Virginia Rest Home]] (1960)
*** 7315: [[Giggles & Wiggles Academy]]
*** 7315: [[Giggles & Wiggles Academy]], former location of [[East Lake Church of God in Christ]] (2006)
*** 7317: [[Bonita's Images of You]], former location of [[John D. Powell]] furniture repair (1960)
*** 7317: [[Bonita's Images of You]], former location of [[John D. Powell]] furniture repair (1960)
*** 7327-7331: [[Xtreme Soundz]]
*** 7327-7331: [[Xtreme Soundz]]
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**** 8312: former location of [[East Lake TV & Appliance]] (1960)
**** 8312: former location of [[East Lake TV & Appliance]] (1960)
*** 8316: [[Kids R Us Child Care Center]]
*** 8316: [[Kids R Us Child Care Center]]
*** 8330: [[Great Comission Evangelistic]] (2006)
*** 8340: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1973-1983)
*** 8340: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1973-1983)
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** south side:
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*** 8401: [[Bob's Discount Meats]] (former location of [[Southeastern Meats]] and [[Frostop]] drive-in)
*** 8401: [[Bob's Discount Meats]] (former location of [[Southeastern Meats]] and [[Frostop]] drive-in)
*** 8419: former location of [[Southern Bell]] office (1960)
*** 8419: former location of [[Southern Bell]] office (1960)
*** 8425: former location of [[East Lake Pentecostal Holiness Church]] (1960)
*** 8425: former location of [[East Lake Pentecostal Holiness Church]] (1954, 1960)
*** 8427: former location of [[The Tackle Box]] (1960)
*** 8427: former location of [[The Tackle Box]] (1960)
*** 8429: [[Double Dog Dare]], former location of [[Dairy Treat]] ice cream (1960)
*** 8429: [[Double Dog Dare]], former location of [[Dairy Treat]] ice cream (1960)

Latest revision as of 19:11, 1 June 2024

The "Heaviest Corner on Earth" at 1st Avenue North and 20th Street

First Avenue North is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The westernmost section by that name ends at Center Street, although the road continues further west as Cotton Avenue Southwest. The easternmost section ends at West Boulevard along Roebuck Municipal Golf Course. First Avenue North is the only east-west Birmingham street to run continuously from Center Street to Roebuck. It is also a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.

Between Carraway Boulevard (formerly 26th Street) and 34th Street, 1st Avenue is on a viaduct which runs beside Sloss Furnaces. Between 42nd Street and 44th Street, 1st Avenue is separated from Messer Airport Highway by only a narrow, landscaped median. Messer Airport Highway is not accessible from 1st at this point, the closest links being 41st Street and 45th Place North. Two gas stations at either end of the narrow median use concrete barriers to prevent motorists from cutting through. First Avenue is also a primary street through the Woodlawn neighborhood.

U.S. Highway 11 runs along 1st Avenue from 9th Street in the east to between 86th and 87th Streets in the west. At this point in the west, the road forks, with Highway 11 continuing along Parkway East while 1st Avenue, the lesser route, continues for a block and a half to West Boulevard. U.S. Highway 78 also runs along 1st Avenue between 9th Street and 24th Street.

In addition, 1st Avenue is fully accessible from and to Interstate 59. It is directly accessible from Interstate 20 eastbound and provides direct access to I-20 westbound. It is accessible from the northbound side of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (Highways 31 and 280). It passes under Interstate 65 without providing any access.

The first electric "thoroughfare lighting" was installed on 1st Avenue North on poles spaced 200 feet apart. The lighting was upgraded with new, taller poles on 100-foot spacings between 32nd and 85th Streets under the city's 1945 contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

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Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 1st Avenue North category.

Smithfield

Downtown Birmingham

Main article: 1st Avenue North (Downtown)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Main article: 1st Avenue North (Woodlawn)

Wahouma/East Lake

Bruno's Super Market at 6512 1st Avene North
1940s view of 1st Avenue North, looking east from 76th Street

North East Lake/South East Lake



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