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==== [[19th Street North]] intersects====
==== [[19th Street North]] intersects====
* north side ([[Block 60]]):
* north side ([[Block 60]]):
** 1900-1908: former location of [[Trailways Bus Depot]] (1962-), [[Allright Parking Lot]]
** 1900–1912: [[Wells Fargo]] drive-thru ATM
*** 1900: [[Wells Fargo]] drive-thru ATM, former location of [[Morris Wertheimer]] saloon (1904), [[City Hall Lunch Room]] (1928-1929), [[A & P]] grocery strore (1931-), [[Silver Fox Bakery]] (1941)
*** 1900-1908: former location of [[Trailways Bus Depot]] (1962-), [[Allright Parking Lot]]
*** 1902: former location of [[Martin Clothing Co.]] (1929), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1931)
**** 1900–1902: former location of saloon (1891)
*** 1904: former location of [[George Canakos]] restaurant (1910), [[Dee Gun & Key]] (1929-1931),  [[Arnold Clothing Co.]] (1941), [[Bernardine Seay Accordion Center]] (1964)
***** 1900: former location of [[Morris Wertheimer]] saloon (1904), [[City Hall Lunch Room]] (1928-1929), [[A & P]] grocery strore (1931-), [[Silver Fox Bakery]] (1941)
*** 1906-1908: former location of [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1931)
***** 1902: former location of [[Martin Clothing Co.]] (1929), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1931)
**** 1906: former location of cafe (1931), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1964)
**** 1904: former location of jeweler (1891), [[George Canakos]] restaurant (1910), [[Dee Gun & Key]] (1929-1931),  [[Arnold Clothing Co.]] (1941), [[Bernardine Seay Accordion Center]] (1964)
**** 1908: former location of [[Burson Gun & Key]] (1941)
**** 1906-1908: former location of [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1931)
** 1910: former location of [[Katie Moore]] restaurant (1904), auto parking (1931) [[City Gun & Key]] (1941-1982)
***** 1906: former location of barber (1891), cafe (1931), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1964)
***** 1908: former location of plumber (1891), [[Burson Gun & Key]] (1941)
** 1910: former location of saloon (1891), [[Katie Moore]] restaurant (1904), auto parking (1931) [[City Gun & Key]] (1941-1982)
** 1912-1914: former location of [[Baird, Morris & Co.]] (-1887), [[C. M. Bolden & Co.]] "[[Kentucky Stables]]" livery stable (1887-)
** 1912-1914: former location of [[Baird, Morris & Co.]] (-1887), [[C. M. Bolden & Co.]] "[[Kentucky Stables]]" livery stable (1887-)
*** 1912: former location of [[Haverty Furniture]] (1929), [[Lefty Cook's Cafe]] (1941), [[Mutual Finance & Thrift]] (1964), [[First Finance]] (1982)
*** 1912: former location of [[Haverty Furniture]] (1929), [[Lefty Cook's Cafe]] (1941), [[Mutual Finance & Thrift]] (1964), [[First Finance]] (1982)
*** 1914: [[Forbes Building]] (built c. 1912), [[TechAlabama|Ed Farm]] (2020–), former site of [[M. B. Gafford]] livery stables (1891), [[J. C. Ashcraft]] restaurant (1910), former location of [[Forbes Furniture Co.]] & [[E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co.]] (1912-1996), [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1941), [[Miss Guila Williams Music Studio]] (1957), [[Alabama Barber College]], [[Burr & Forman]], [[Lightfoot, Franklin & White]]
*** 1914: [[Forbes Building]] (built c. 1912), [[TechAlabama|Ed Farm]] (2020–), former site of [[M. B. Gafford]] livery stable (1891), [[J. C. Ashcraft]] restaurant (1910), former location of [[Forbes Furniture Co.]] & [[E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co.]] (1912-1996), [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1941), [[Miss Guila Williams Music Studio]] (1957), [[Alabama Barber College]], [[Burr & Forman]], [[Lightfoot, Franklin & White]]
** 1916: former location of [[Louise Wooster]]'s brothel, [[Queen Liquor Co.]] (1904), [[Alabama Supply Co.]], auto parking (1931), [[Joseph Damico]] auto parking (1941),  [[Samuel E. Maples Auto Parking]] (1964)
** 1916–1920: parking lot
** 1918: former location of [[Ira Watts & Co.]] hardware (1929), [[Lassetter & Co.]] school & art supplies (1931-1970), warehouse (1964)
*** 1916–1918: former location of [[Louise Wooster]]'s brothel (1884–1901)
*** 1918½: [[NYA]] exploratory workshop (1941)
**** 1916: former location of [[Queen Liquor Co.]] (1904), [[Alabama Supply Co.]], auto parking (1931), [[Joseph Damico]] auto parking (1941),  [[Samuel E. Maples Auto Parking]] (1964)
** 1920: former location of [[J. G. Hill]] steam and gas fitter (1887), [[Horton & Biddle Cycle Company]] (1920s), [[Williams Music House]] (1931-1964), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1982), [[Wuxtry]] (1985-1990s)
**** 1918: former location of [[Ira Watts & Co.]] hardware (1929), [[Lassetter & Co.]] school & art supplies (1931-1970), warehouse (1964)
*** 1920½: former location of [[Childress Printing Co.]] (1941-1964)
***** 1918½: [[NYA]] exploratory workshop (1941)
*** 1920: former location of [[J. G. Hill]] steam & gas fitter (1887), saloon (1891), [[Horton & Biddle Cycle Company]] (1920s), [[Williams Music House]] (1931-1964), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1982), [[Wuxtry]] (1985-1990s)
**** 1920½: former location of [[Childress Printing Co.]] (1941-1964)
** 1922-1930: [[Clark Building]] (built 1908)
** 1922-1930: [[Clark Building]] (built 1908)
*** 1922: former location of [[Mrs. E. Murphy]] dress maker (1887), [[Spivy & Johnson]] portraits and frames (1929-1941), [[Steer Trail Inn]] restaurant (1960) [[Austin Music Co.]] (1964)
*** 1922: former location of [[Mrs. E. Murphy]] dress maker (1887), [[Spivy & Johnson]] portraits and frames (1929-1941), [[Steer Trail Inn]] restaurant (1960) [[Austin Music Co.]] (1964)
*** 1924: former location of [[Ford & Coombs]] contractors (1887), [[Floyd & Co.]] plumbers (1887), [[National Shoe Fixery]] (1929), [[Tom's Cafe & Steak House]] (1946), [[The Angus]] (1956), [[Birmingham Club for Young Executives & Professionals]] (1964), [[Cane Break Supper Club]] (late 1960s), [[Grundy's Music Room]] (1979-1992)
*** 1924: former location of [[Ford & Coombs]] contractors / [[Floyd & Co.]] plumbers (1887), "eating house" (1891), [[National Shoe Fixery]] (1929), [[Tom's Cafe & Steak House]] (1946), [[The Angus]] (1956), [[Birmingham Club for Young Executives & Professionals]] (1964), [[Cane Break Supper Club]] (late 1960s), [[Grundy's Music Room]] (1979-1992)
**** 1924A: former location of [[John Spencer]] shoe shine (1941)
**** 1924A: former location of [[John Spencer]] shoe shine (1941)
**** 1924B: former location of [[Francis Day]] optometrist (1931-1941)
**** 1924B: former location of [[Francis Day]] optometrist (1931-1941)
*** 1926-1930: [[Clark Building]] entrance at 404 [[20th Street North]])
*** 1926-1930: [[Clark Building]] entrance at 404 [[20th Street North]])
**** 1926: former location of [[George E. Cool]] plumber (1887), [[Ben Barbour]] plumber (1896), [[Gregory & Blake]] insurance agents (1929), [[Gregory Insurance Agency]] (1941)
**** 1926: former location of [[George E. Cool]] plumber (1887), saloon (1891), [[Ben Barbour]] plumber (1896), [[Gregory & Blake]] insurance agents (1929), [[Gregory Insurance Agency]] (1941)
**** 1930: former location of [[C. S. Doud]] saloon (1904), [[Industrial Savings Bank]] (1929), men's clothes (1931), [[Schwobilt Clothing]] (1964), [[Central Bank]] (-1983)
**** 1928: former location of saloon (1891)
**** 1930: former location of saloon (1891), [[C. S. Doud]] saloon (1904), [[Industrial Savings Bank]] (1929), men's clothes (1931), [[Schwobilt Clothing]] (1964), [[Central Bank]] (-1983)


* south side ([[Block 73]]):
* south side ([[Block 73]]):

Revision as of 17:57, 17 March 2020

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

12th Street North intersects

13th Street North intersects

14th Street North intersects

15th Street North intersects

16th Street North intersects

The New Deal Barber Shop at 1701 4th Avenue North
View of the 1700 block of 4th Avenue North in 1977

17th Street North intersects

Mewbourne & Spain at 1809 4th Avenue North
The Fox Building at 1824-30 4th Avenue North

18th Street North intersects

Central City

Birmingham City Hall in 1927
1900 block of 4th Avenue North
Southern Hotel at 4th & 20th

19th Street North intersects

BPA Deck 3 addition (2009)

20th Street North intersects

21st Street North intersects

22nd Street North intersects

23rd Street North intersects

24th Street North intersects