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==== [[13th Street North|13th Street]] intersection====
==== [[13th Street North|13th Street]] intersection====
** North side ([[Block 93]])
** North side ([[Block 93]])
*** 1300: former location of [[Sharp Poultry & Eggs]] wholesaler (1960-1964)
*** 1300: former location of [[Birmingham Fixture Manufacturing Co.]]/[[Birmingham Pattern & Novelty Works]] (1926), [[Sharp Poultry & Eggs]] wholesaler (1960-1964)
*** 1306: former location of [[Decca Distributing Co.]] record dealer (1960)
*** 1306: former location of [[Decca Distributing Co.]] record dealer (1960)
*** 1308: [[Fashion Etc Hair Salon]], former location of [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]] and [[Alabama Department of Agriculture]] offices (1960-1964)
*** 1308-1310: former location of [[Standard Bottle Co.]] (1926)
*** 1310: vacant (1998-), former location of [[Leonard's Restaurant & Lounge]] (1960), [[Trader Joe's]] restaurant & lounge (1964), [[Lynn's Den]] (1987-1998)
**** 1308: [[Fashion Etc Hair Salon]], former location of [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]] and [[Alabama Department of Agriculture]] offices (1960-1964)
**** 1310b: former location of [[Paul A. Pocopanni & Associates]] accountants (1964)
**** 1310: vacant (1998-), former location of [[Leonard's Restaurant & Lounge]] (1960), [[Trader Joe's]] restaurant & lounge (1964), [[Lynn's Den]] (1987-1998)
***** 1310b: former location of [[Paul A. Pocopanni & Associates]] accountants (1964)
*** 1312: empty slab (2017-), former location of [[Molay Bros.]] building supply (1960)
*** 1312: empty slab (2017-), former location of [[Molay Bros.]] building supply (1960)
*** 1314: former location of [[City Body & Paint Service]] (1964)
*** 1314: former location of [[City Body & Paint Service]] (1964)
*** 1316: former location of [[Jefferson Woodworking]] (1925), [[Music Center One-Stop]] (2007)
*** 1316: former location of [[Jefferson Woodworking]] (1925-1926), [[Music Center One-Stop]] (2007)
*** 1318-1322: [[Hibbett Sports]] team sales
*** 1318-1322: [[Hibbett Sports]] team sales
**** 1318: former location of [[Lilly-Flag Feed Co.]] (1923), [[Sterling Distributors]] warehouse (1960-1964)
**** 1318: former location of [[Lilly-Flag Feed Co.]] (1923-1926), [[Sterling Distributors]] warehouse (1960-1964)
**** 1320-1324: former location of [[Universal Printing Co.]] (1960-1964)
**** 1320-1324: former location of [[Universal Printing Co.]] (1960-1964)
***** 1324: former location of [[The Plate Shop]] lithographers (1964)
***** 1324: former location of [[Siphonmix Fountain Co.]] (1926), [[The Plate Shop]] lithographers (1964)
*** 1326: former location of [[Sterling Distributors]] wholesale beer (1960-1964)
*** 1326: former location of [[San-Nox Chemical Co.]] (1926), [[Sterling Distributors]] wholesale beer (1960-1964)
*** 1330: former location of [[Birmingham Motor Exchange]] (1960), [[Birmingham Motor Transmission Service]] (1964)
*** 1330: former location of [[Birmingham Motor Exchange]] (1960), [[Birmingham Motor Transmission Service]] (1964)
** South side ([[Block 111A]])
** South side ([[Block 111A]])
*** 1301: [[The Elegant Earth]] warehouse, former location of [[Buffalo Electric Co.]] (1960-1964)
*** 1301: [[The Elegant Earth]] warehouse, former location of [[W. H. Adams Flower & Grain Co.]] (1926), [[Buffalo Electric Co.]] (1960-1964)
*** 1303: [[Ebsco Engineering]], former location of [[Discount Television]] (1964)
*** 1303: [[Ebsco Engineering]], former location of [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company]] central vault (1926), [[Discount Television]] (1964)
*** 1305: former location of [[ABC Store No. 76]] (1960)
*** 1305: former location of [[ABC Store No. 76]] (1960)
*** 1307-1309: former location of [[Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.]] branch office (1960)
*** 1307-1309: former location of [[Addressograph-Multigraph Corp.]] branch office (1960)

Revision as of 14:02, 26 March 2017

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

1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the Morris Block.

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

22nd Street intersection

23rd Street intersection

24th Street intersection

25th Street intersection