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** 1801-1803: former location of [[Hotel Royal]] (1887-), [[Alabama Grocery Company]] (1904), [[Alabama Appliance Company]] (1937)
** 1801-1803: former location of [[Hotel Royal]] (1887-), [[Alabama Grocery Company]] (1904), [[Alabama Appliance Company]] (1937)
*** 1801: former location of [[C. A. Nolan & Co.]] (1896), [[Earle Brothers]] wholesale grocers (1926-1929),
*** 1801: former location of shoe shop (1891), [[C. A. Nolan & Co.]] (1896), [[Earle Brothers]] wholesale grocers (1926-1929)
*** 1803: former location of "canvas tent" (1891)
** 1805-1807: former location of [[Renard Rubber Co.]] (1929), [[Haverty Furniture]] warehouse (1937)
** 1805-1807: former location of [[Renard Rubber Co.]] (1929), [[Haverty Furniture]] warehouse (1937)
*** 1805: former location of [[Jonas Schwab & Co.]] (1896), [[Alabama Grocery Company]] (birthplace of [[Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale]], 1901) [[B. F. Roden Grocery Co.]] (1904), [[Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.]] (1926)
*** 1805: former location of wholesale grocer (1891), [[Jonas Schwab & Co.]] (1896), [[Alabama Grocery Company]] (birthplace of [[Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale]], 1901) [[B. F. Roden Grocery Co.]] (1904), [[Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co.]] (1926)
** 1807: former location of [[B. F. Roden & Co.]] (1896), [[Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co.]] (1926)
** 1807: former location of wholesale grocer (1891), [[B. F. Roden & Co.]] (1896), [[Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co.]] (1926)
** 1809-1811: [[S. J. Bennett Professional Building]] (demolished 2008-2013), former location of [[U. S. Rubber Co.]] (1926), [[Kee School of Real Estate]] (2007), [[Turner Realty]], [[Loder PC]] attorneys, [[Tyme Mortgage]], [[W. L. Williams Jr]] attorney)
** 1809-1811: [[S. J. Bennett Professional Building]] (demolished 2008-2013), former location of [[U. S. Rubber Co.]] (1926), [[Kee School of Real Estate]] (2007), [[Turner Realty]], [[Loder PC]] attorneys, [[Tyme Mortgage]], [[W. L. Williams Jr]] attorney)
*** 1809: former location of [[Tennessee Grain Co.]] (1896), [[Sokol Brothers]] warehouse (1937)
*** 1809: former location of wholesale grocer "to be vacated" (1891), [[Tennessee Grain Co.]] (1896), [[Sokol Brothers]] warehouse (1937)
*** 1811: [[Action Printing & Supply]] (2007), former location of [[R. S. Allin]] (1896), [[Bay Theatre]], [[Veltex Co.]] (1937-1964)
*** 1811: [[Action Printing & Supply]] (2007), former location of wholesale grocer (1891), [[R. S. Allin]] (1896), [[Bay Theatre]], [[Veltex Co.]] (1937-1964)
*** 1813: former location of [[Cahaba Coal Yard]] (1904)
*** 1813: former location of [[Cahaba Coal Yard]] (1904)
** 1815-1819:  former location of [[National Birmingham Garage]] (1937-1964), [[Budget Rent-A-Car]] (1964)
** 1815-1819:  former location of [[National Birmingham Garage]] (1937-1964), [[Budget Rent-A-Car]] (1964)

Revision as of 09:59, 16 May 2019

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

11th Street intersection

12th Street intersection

13th Street intersection

14th Street intersection

15th Street intersection (closed)

16th Street intersection

17th Street intersection

18th Street intersection

The Pandora Cafeteria at 1804-1806 1st Avenue North (1927-1936)

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