1st Avenue North (Downtown): Difference between revisions

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** North side ([[Block 97]])
** North side ([[Block 97]])
*** 1700: former location of [[Sinclair Filling Station]] (1937), [[Ralph Fowler's Service Station]] (1964)
*** 1700: former location of [[Sinclair Filling Station]] (1937), [[Ralph Fowler's Service Station]] (1964)
*** 1710: [[1710 Building]]/[[Birmingham Police Headquarters]] ([[Birmingham Pledge mural]]), former location of [[Doster-Northington Drug Co.]] (1929), [[McKesson-Doster-Northington, Inc.]] wholesale drugs (1937), [[Southern Bell]] divisional office (1964)
*** 1702-1708: former location of [[C. A. Bain Roofing & Sheet Metal Co.]] (1926)
*** 1710: [[1710 Building]]/[[Birmingham Police Headquarters]] (built 1928), former location of [[J. M. Wright & Co.]] (1926), [[Doster-Northington Drug Co.]] (1929), [[McKesson-Doster-Northington, Inc.]] wholesale drugs (1937), [[Southern Bell]] divisional office (1964)
*** 1712-1714: former location of [[R. L. Sparkman & Co.]] (1926)
*** 1714-1716: former location of [[G. A. Stowers]] furniture (1886-)
*** 1714-1716: former location of [[G. A. Stowers]] furniture (1886-)
**** 1714: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Company]]
**** 1714: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Company]]
*** 1718 & 1718½: former location of [[Welsh Vinegar & Extract Co.]] (1904)
*** 1716: former location of [[Young & Vann Supply Co.]] belt shop (1926)
*** 1720: former location of [[Jason Clark Electrical Co.]] (1929), [[Billingsley-Duddy Inc.]] appliances (1964)
*** 1718: former location of [[Welsh Vinegar & Extract Co.]] (1904), [[United Furniture Co.]] (1926)
*** 1722: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Co.]] (1929-1937), [[Seaboard Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 1720: former location of [[Colby Decorating Co.]] (1926), [[Jason Clark Electrical Co.]] (1929), [[Billingsley-Duddy Inc.]] appliances (1964)
*** 1722: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Co.]] (1926-1937), [[Seaboard Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 1724: former location of [[Doster-Worthington Drug Store]] (1929), [[Continental Commercial College]] (1970)
*** 1724: former location of [[Doster-Worthington Drug Store]] (1929), [[Continental Commercial College]] (1970)
*** 1726: former location of [[Birmingham Gas Appliance Co.]] (1964)
*** 1726: former location of [[Birmingham Gas Appliance Co.]] (1964)
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**** 1723B: former location of [[Here Tiz Lunch Stand]] (1929)
**** 1723B: former location of [[Here Tiz Lunch Stand]] (1929)
*** 1734: former location of [[Herring-Hall & Martin Safe Co.]] (1929), [[ABC Store No. 12]] (1964)
*** 1734: former location of [[Herring-Hall & Martin Safe Co.]] (1929), [[ABC Store No. 12]] (1964)
**** 1734½ : former location of [[Inn Hotel]] (1926)
*** 1736: former location of [[Gulf States Life Building]], [[Boyett's Cigar Store]] (1929),  [[American Life Insurance Company of Alabama]] (1937), [[Wheeler Business College]] (1964)
*** 1736: former location of [[Gulf States Life Building]], [[Boyett's Cigar Store]] (1929),  [[American Life Insurance Company of Alabama]] (1937), [[Wheeler Business College]] (1964)
** South side ([[Block 109A]])
** South side ([[Block 109A]])
*** 1701-1703: former location of [[M. C. McCoy Filling Station]] (1929), [[Lee Rodgers Garage]]
*** 1701-1703: former location of [[M. C. McCoy Filling Station]] (1929), [[Lee Rodgers Garage]]
**** 1701: former location of [[Allright Birmingham Co.]] parking lot (1964)
**** 1701: former location of [[Hazard Manufacturing Co.]] (1926), [[Allright Birmingham Co.]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1705: former location of [[B. P. Ballard & Co.]] dry cleaners (1929), [[Watts-Newsome Company]] (1937)
*** 1705: former location of [[W. P. Ballard & Co.]] dry cleaners (1926-1929), [[Watts-Newsome Company]] (1937)
*** 1707-[[1709 1st Avenue North|1709]]: former location of [[Jefferson Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Alabama Paper & Metalware Company]] (1937), [[R. B. Broyles Furniture Co.]] warehouse (1964), [[He She Scene]], [[Club Asia]], [[Club Heat]], [[Club Rave]] nightclubs
*** 1707-[[1709 1st Avenue North|1709]]: former location of [[W. P. Brewer]] (1926), [[Jefferson Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Alabama Paper & Metalware Company]] (1937), [[R. B. Broyles Furniture Co.]] warehouse (1964), [[He She Scene]], [[Club Asia]], [[Club Heat]], [[Club Rave]] nightclubs
*** 1711: former location of [[Erdreich Bros. & Marx]] liquors (1904), [[Kilgore Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[McKelvey-Coats Furniture Co.]] warehouse
*** 1711: former location of [[Erdreich Bros. & Marx]] liquors (1904), [[Kilgore Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[McKelvey-Coats Furniture Co.]] warehouse
*** 1713-1715: former location of [[Ransom's Garage]] (1929), [[Standard Oil Gas & Garage]] (1937), [[First Avenue Garage]] (1964)
*** 1713-1715: former location of [[Ransom's Garage]] (1929), [[Standard Oil Gas & Garage]] (1937), [[First Avenue Garage]] (1964)
*** 1717: former location of [[T. M. Nesbitt & Associates]], [[Finance Inc.]], [[Nesbitt Agency]], [[William R. Brown Manufacturing Co.]] (1964)
*** 1717: former location of [[T. M. Nesbitt & Associates]], [[Finance Inc.]], [[Nesbitt Agency]], [[William R. Brown Manufacturing Co.]] (1964)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Amzi Godden Co.]] warehouse (-1903), [[Birdwood Paper Co.]] (1964)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Amzi Godden Co.]] warehouse (-1903), [[Birdwood Paper Co.]] (1964)
**** 1721: former location of [[Talking Machine Co.]] (1929)
**** 1721: former location of [[Alex Rontos Fruit Co.]] (1926) [[Talking Machine Co.]] (1929)
**** 1723: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]] (1929-1939), [[Magic Palace]]
**** 1723: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]] (1926-1939), [[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 (1912-1926), [[Center for Regional Planning and Design]] (2002-2014)


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Revision as of 14:31, 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