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* [[17th Street North]] intersects
* [[17th Street North]] intersects
** North side ([[Block 62]]):
** North side ([[Block 62]]):
*** 1700: [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] secured parking, former location of [[James Luckie residence]], [[Lambranks Confectionery Co.]] (1929), [[Stanley's Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1700: [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] secured parking, former location of [[James Luckie residence]], [[Lambranks Confectionery Co.]] (1929), [[William Minos]]' restaurant (1941), [[Stanley's Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1702: former offices of ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]''
*** 1702: former offices of ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]''
*** 1704½: former location of [[Blue Note Hotel]]
*** 1704½: former location of [[Blue Note Hotel]]
*** 1706: former location of [[Manhattan Billiard Hall]] (1929)
*** 1706: former location of [[Manhattan Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[John Gillespie]] billiard hall (1941)
*** 1708: former location of [[Alper's Clothes Store]] (1929)
*** 1708: former location of [[Alper's Clothes Store]] (1929), [[Mabry Brothers]] men's furnishings (1941)
*** 1710: former location of [[Peterman's Barbecue]] (1929), [[Peterman Barber Shop]]
*** 1710: former location of [[Peterman's Barbecue]] & [[Peterman Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Julius Peterman]] barber & [[Vaughn 5 & 10 Cent Store]] (1941)
*** 1712: former location of [[Dixie Cafeteria]] & [[Dixie Theatre]] (1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1712: former location of [[Dixie Cafeteria]] & [[Dixie Theatre]] (1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1714: former location of [[People's Photo Studio]] & [[Charles Johnson's Barbecue]] (1929), [[Lounge Grill]] (1964)
*** 1714: former location of [[People's Photo Studio]] & [[Charles Johnson's Barbecue]] (1929), [[Lounge Grill]] (1964)
*** 1716: former location of [[Star Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
*** 1716: former location of [[Star Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
*** 1718: former location of [[Fashion Tailor's Shop]], [[W. R. Stroger's Cold Drink]] & [[Frolic Theatre]] (1929), [[New Home Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1718: former location of [[Fashion Tailor's Shop]], [[W. R. Stroger's Cold Drink]] & [[Frolic Theatre]] (1929), [[Haynes Shooting Gallery]] (1941), [[New Home Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1718½: former location of [[New Home Hotel]]
*** 1718½: former location of [[New Home Hotel]] (1941)
*** 1720: former location of [[The Style Shop]] (1929), [[Tower Burger Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 1720: former location of [[The Style Shop]] (1929), [[New Frolic Theatre]] (1941), [[Tower Burger Snack Bar]] (1964)
**** 1720A: former location of [[Mac's Famous Shine Parlour]] (1964)
**** 1720A: former location of [[Universal Optical & Jewelry Co.]] (1941) [[Mac's Famous Shine Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1722: former location of [[Frolic Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Famous Shines & Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1722: former location of [[Frolic Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Wesley Murray]] billiard hall (1941), [[Famous Shines & Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1724: former location of [[Bennie's Cafe]] (1929) [[Green Acres Cafe|Green Acres Restaurant]] (1964)
*** 1724: former location of [[Bennie's Cafe]] (1929) [[Green Acres Cafe|Green Acres Restaurant]] (1964)
*** 1726: former location of [[Red Ball Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Big Bargain Outlet]] (1964)
*** 1726: former location of [[Red Ball Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Peerless Laundry Corp.]] (1941), [[Big Bargain Outlet]] (1964)
*** 1728: former location of [[Madame Clisby]] salon (1925), [[Blumber's Loan & Pawn]] (1929), [[Famous Record Bar]] & [[Bomchel Watch Repair]] (1964)
*** 1728: former location of [[Madame Clisby]] salon (1925), [[Blumber's Loan & Pawn]] (1929), [[Esquire Tailors]] (1941), [[Famous Record Bar]] & [[Bomchel Watch Repair]] (1964)
*** 1730: former location of [[Guaranty Mercantile]] clothing (1929), [[The Quality Store]] (1964)
*** 1730: former location of [[Guaranty Mercantile]] clothing (1929), [[Quality Store]] (1941-1964)
** South side ([[Block 71]]):
** South side ([[Block 71]]):
*** 1701: [[Urban Impact, Inc.]] former location of [[Charles Cafe]] (1929), [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1701: [[Urban Impact, Inc.]] former location of [[Charles Cafe]] (1929), [[Fourth Avenue Grill]] (1941), [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1964)
**** 1701B: [[New Deal Barber Shop]]
**** 1701A: former location of [[Marie Simpson]] photographer (1941)
**** 1701B: [[New Deal Barber Shop]] (1941-)
**** 1701C: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
**** 1701C: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
*** 1703: former location of [[Alabama Tailoring Company]] (1941)
**** 1703A: [[Talk of the Town Barber & Style Shop]], former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (1929)
**** 1703A: [[Talk of the Town Barber & Style Shop]], former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (1929)
**** 1703B: [[Miles Lounge]], former location of [[Alabama Fine Tailoring]] (1929)
**** 1703B: [[Miles Lounge]], former location of [[Alabama Fine Tailoring]] (1929)
*** 1705: [[Green Acres Cafe]], former location of [[Lincoln's Cafe]] (1929), [[Silver Slipper Restaurant]] (1939), [[OK Cleaning Co.]] (1964)
*** 1705: [[Green Acres Cafe]], former location of [[Lincoln's Cafe]] (1929), [[Silver Slipper Restaurant]] (1939), [[Alex's Steak House]] (1941), [[OK Cleaning Co.]] (1964)
*** 1707-1709: [[Magnolia BBQ & Fish]]
*** 1707-1709: [[Magnolia BBQ & Fish]]
**** 1707: former location of [[Dunbar Billiard Hall]] (1929), ice cream parlor (1939), [[Hollywood Tea Room]] (1964)
**** 1707: former location of [[Dunbar Billiard Hall]] (1929), ice cream parlor (1939), [[Arlene's Tea Room]] (1941), [[Hollywood Tea Room]] (1964)
**** 1709: former location of [[Dixie Shoe Hospital]] (1964)
**** 1709: former location of [[Famous Shoe Shop]] (1941), [[Dixie Shoe Hospital]] (1964)
*** 1711: [[Magic City Barber Shop]] (1936-), former location of [[White Front Barber Shop]] (1929)
*** 1711: [[Magic City Barber Shop]] (1936-), former location of [[White Front Barber Shop]] (1929)
*** 1715: [[Alabama College of Barber Instruction]], former location of [[C. O. Kaking's]] (1929)
*** 1713: former location of [[Famous Cafeteria]] (1941)
*** 1717: former location of [[Famous Theater]], [[R. H. Sthmer Hot Dogs]] & [[Chicago Defender Shoe Shine]] (1929)
*** 1715: [[Alabama College of Barber Instruction]], former location of [[C. O. Kaking's]] (1929), [[Molton Gray]] restaurant (1941)
*** 1719: former location of [[Champion Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Steamline Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
**** 1715½: former location of [[Charles Akins]] shoe shine (1941)
*** 1721: former location of [[Champion Billiard Parlor]] (1929), [[Dixie Cafeteria]] (1939-1964)
*** 1717: former location of [[Famous Theater]] (built 1927), [[R. H. Sthmer Hot Dogs]] (1929), [[Louis Sarris]] confectioner (1941)
*** 1723: former location of [[Champion Theatre]] (1929-1939), [[Jones Valley Barber Shop]] (1964)
**** 1717A: former location of [[Chicago Defender Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Famous Shoe Shine Parlor]] (1941)
*** 1719-1721: former location of [[Dixie Cafeteria]] (1939-1964)
**** 1719: former location of [[Champion Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Steamline Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
**** 1721: former location of [[Champion Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Champion Theatre]] (1929-1941)
**** 1723: former location of [[Jones Valley Barber Shop]] (1941-1964) & [[McAlpine's Beauty Land]] (1941)
*** 1725: former location of [[Palm Leaf Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Stag Shine Parlor]] (1964)
*** 1725: former location of [[Palm Leaf Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Stag Shine Parlor]] (1964)
*** 1727-1731: [[Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park]], former location of [[Brock's Drugs building]] (built 1915, demolished 1980s), [[Brock Drug Co.]] (1928-1962) and [[Palm Leaf Hotel]]/[[Palm Leaf Lunch Room]] (1928-1977), [[Palm Leaf Billiard Hall]] (1929), and [[Famous Harlem Shoe Shop]] (1937-1980)
*** 1727-1731: [[Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park]], former location of [[Brock's Drugs building]] (built 1915, demolished 1980s), [[Brock Drug Co.]] (1928-1962) and [[Palm Leaf Hotel]]/[[Palm Leaf Lunch Room]] (1928-1977), [[Palm Leaf Billiard Hall]] (1929), and [[Famous Harlem Shoe Shop]] (1937-1980)

Revision as of 15:25, 19 December 2015

Fourth Avenue North is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. It runs from Center Street in the west to 24th Street North in the east. From 9th to 24th Streets, the three- to four-lane street is one way westbound.

The road appears again as a two-lane residential street between Interstate 59 and Wahouma Park, west of 72nd Street. It is interrupted by the interstate between 75th and 77th Streets, but then continues from 77th to 88th Place, running between Lynn Park and East Lake Park.

Fourth Avenue runs through a few historic districts, including its own 4th Avenue Historic District (from 16th to 19th Street), the Civil Rights District, and the Loft District. In addition, the buildings at 1914, 1917, 1919, and 1930 are part of the Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District.

History

Fourth Avenue originally extended east to 26th Street North, but when the Birmingham Post Office was constructed in the early 1970s, it occupied the space where the street had run.

4th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic was from 24th Street North to 9th Street North in 1973 by the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 4th Avenue North category.

Smithfield neighborhood

Fountain Heights

The New Deal Barber Shop at 1701 4th Avenue North
Mewbourne & Spain at 1809 4th Avenue North
The Fox Building at 1824-30 4th Avenue North

Central City

Birmingham City Hall in 1927
1900 block of 4th Avenue North
Southern Hotel at 4th & 20th
BPA Deck 3 addition (2009)