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*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Birdwood Paper Co.]] (1964)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Birdwood Paper Co.]] (1964)
**** 1721: former location of [[Talking Machine Co.]] (1929)
**** 1721: former location of [[Talking Machine Co.]] (1929)
**** 1723: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]] (1929), [[Magic Palace]]
**** 1723: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]] (1929-1939), [[Magic Palace]]
*** 1725-1731: [[Young & Vann Building]] (built 1899), offices of the [[Alabama Media Group]] (2014-), formerly the [[Meyer-Marx Co.]] wholesale beverages & cigars (1899-), [[Young & Vann Supply Company]]'s mill & mine warehouse (1912-), [[Center for Regional Planning and Design]] (2002-2014)
*** 1725-1731: [[Young & Vann Building]] (built 1899), offices of the [[Alabama Media Group]] (2014-), formerly the [[Meyer-Marx Co.]] wholesale beverages & cigars (1899-), [[Young & Vann Supply Company]]'s mill & mine warehouse (1912-), [[Center for Regional Planning and Design]] (2002-2014)



Revision as of 16:14, 21 May 2015

1st Avenue North (Downtown) is the section of 1st Avenue North running through downtown Birmingham's Fountain Heights and Central City neighborhoods, between 13th and 26th Streets. The street is also part of U.S. Highway 11.

In the downtown area, 1st Avenue North has a 100-foot right of way, 20 feet wider than the typical street. It carries two lanes of traffic in each direction with a central turn lane and parallel parking at each curb.


Locations

1st Avenue North continues west through Smithfield to Center Street, continuing as Cotton Avenue Southwest

Fountain Heights

13th Street intersection

14th Street intersection

16th Street intersection

17th Street intersection

18th Street intersection

Central City neighborhood

19th Street intersection

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

22nd Street intersection

23rd Street intersection

24th Street intersection

25th Street intersection