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== History ==
== History ==
The stretch of 4th Avenue between [[15th Street North|15th]] and [[19th Street North|19th Street]]s long served as the city's busiest Black business and entertainment district during decades of [[segregation laws|enforced racial segregation]]. It has since been recognized as the "[[4th Avenue Historic District]]" in the [[National Register of Historic Places in Birmingham|National Register of Historic Places]] and as a crucial part of the city's [[Civil Rights District]]. The nonprofit [[Urban Impact]] has coordinated revitalization efforts and special events in the district. In [[2017]] President [[Barack Obama]] created the [[Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument]].


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In the late 1960s two blocks of 4th Avenue at the eastern end of the city center were abandoned to prepare a site for the new [[Birmingham Post Office]]. In [[1973]] 4th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic from the Post Office on [[24th Street North]] to [9th Street North]], just west of [[I-65]] in [[Smithfield]]. The work was done as part of the [[Alabama Department of Transportation]]'s TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.
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.
In [[2003]] the [[2004 City Center Master Plan]], drafted by Urban Design Associates of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recommended returning one-way downtown streets to two-way traffic. In July [[2008]] the city approved matching funds to commission [[Gonzalez-Strength & Associates]] to conduct a traffic study of the proposal. In August [[2023]] the city applied for a "Reconnecting Communities" grant from U.S. Department of Transportation's "Neighborhood Access and Equity" program to support conversion of 4th Avenue North to two-way traffic between [[9th Street North|9th]] and [[24th Street North|24th Street]]s. The $14,556,040 grant was awarded in March [[2024]]. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Birmingham on [[April 3]] to make the formal announcement.


== Notable locations ==
== Notable locations ==
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** 416: [[R C Body Shop]], former location of [[Carroll Machine & Welding]] (1964)
** 416: [[R C Body Shop]], former location of [[Carroll Machine & Welding]] (1964)
* [[5th Street North]] intersects
* [[5th Street North]] intersects
** 500: former location of [[Little Mt Zion Baptist Church]] (1929)
** 501: [[Parnell's Tire & Wash]]
** 501: [[Parnell's Tire & Wash]]
** 520: former location of [[Associated Cleaning Contractors]] (1964)
** 520: former location of [[Associated Cleaning Contractors]] (1964)
** 524: former location of [[Genuine Parts Co.]] (1964)
** 524: former location of [[Genuine Parts Co.]] (1964)
** 526: former location of [[Joseph Perkins]] barber (1929)
** 529-531: former location of [[Circle ES Steak House]] ("Excellent Steaks") (1961-1964)
** 529-531: former location of [[Circle ES Steak House]] ("Excellent Steaks") (1961-1964)
* [[6th Street North]] intersects
* [[6th Street North]] intersects
** 600: former location of [[New St James Missionary Baptist Church]] (2000)
** 600: [[New St James Baptist Church]] (1960-present)
** 601: former location of [[Mark's Oxygen Co.]]
** 601: former location of [[Mark's Oxygen Co.]]
** 610: [[New St James Baptist Church]]
* [[7th Street North]] intersects
* [[7th Street North]] intersects
* [[8th Street North]] intersects
* [[8th Street North]] intersects
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** 928-930: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] roadway department (1941)
** 928-930: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] roadway department (1941)
* [[I-65]] south onramp from [[10th Street North]]
* [[I-65]] south onramp from [[10th Street North]]
** 1006-1046: former location of [[Birmingham Transit Company]]'s [[4th Avenue Barn]]
** 1000–1030: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] shops (1929–1941)
*** 1006: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] stores (1941)
** 1006-1046: former location of [[Birmingham Transit Company]] [[4th Avenue Barn]]
*** 1010: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] transit department (1941)
*** 1030: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Company]] shops (1941)
* [[I-65]] crosses above
* [[I-65]] crosses above
* [[I-65]] north offramp at [[11th Street North]]
* [[I-65]] north offramp at [[11th Street North]]
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* [[Interstate 65]] offramp at [[11th Street North]]
* [[Interstate 65]] offramp at [[11th Street North]]
** 1100: [[Mike's Downtown Shell]]
** 1100: [[Mike's Downtown Shell]]
** 1101: Texaco containing a [[Sneaky Pete's]]
** 1101: [[4th Avenue Marathon]] gas station / [[Sneaky Pete's]] / [[Crazy Caiman's Cajun Chicken]] (2017–), former location of [[Texaco]] gas station (2009–2014), [[Mrs Winner's]] (2009–2015)
** 1129: [[Sera-Tech Biologicals]] & [[Biomat USA]]  
** 1129: [[Sera-Tech Biologicals]] & [[Biomat USA]]  
* [[12th Street North]] intersection
==== [[12th Street North]] intersects====
* former [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] crossing
* former [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] crossing
* former [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]] crossing
* former [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]] crossing
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** 1227-1229: former location of [[David Tire Co.]] (1964)
** 1227-1229: former location of [[David Tire Co.]] (1964)
* [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] and [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]] crossing
* [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] and [[St Louis & San Francisco Railway]] crossing
* [[13th Street North]] intersects
==== [[13th Street North]] intersects====
** 1301: [[Jim Burke Nissan]], former location of [[B. D. Joyce & Co.]] grocers (1887), [[W. P. Wyatt & Son]] saloon (1904)
** 1301: [[Jim Burke Nissan]], former location of [[B. D. Joyce & Co.]] grocers (1887), [[William Wyatt]] saloon (1900), [[W. P. Wyatt & Son]] saloon (1904), [[Centennial Ice Co.]] (1929)
** 1325: former location of [[True Vine Spiritualist Church]] (1941)
** 1303: former location of [[V. Savilla]] grocer (1900)
** 1319: former location of [[Agnes Darden]] grocer (1900)
** 1325: former location of [[Sanctified Church]] (1929), [[True Vine Spiritualist Church]] (1941, 1942)
** 1326: former location of [[C. C. Sandford]] shoemaker (1900)
** 1328: former location of [[John Dumas Restaurant]] (1964)
** 1328: former location of [[John Dumas Restaurant]] (1964)
* [[14th Street North]] intersects
** 1330: former location of [[William Doyle]] meat marker (1900)
 
==== [[14th Street North]] intersects====
* north side:
** 1404-1410: former location of [[Banner Baking Co.]] plant (1929–1941)
*** 1410: former location of [[Arrow-Smith Co.]] heating contractors (1964)
** 1418: former location of [[Mrs. George Flanagan]] dress maker (1887)
* south side:
** 1401: [[Carver Theater]]
** 1401: [[Carver Theater]]
** 1404-1410: former location of [[Banner Baking Co.]] plant (1941)
** 1417: former location of the [[Forniss Building]], [[WEDR-AM]] (1949-) [[Points Building Co.]] (1964), [[Alpha Omega Systems]] (1990)
*** 1410: former location of [[Arrow-Smith Co.]] heating contractors (1964)
** 1417: former location of [[Points Building Co.]] (1964), [[Alpha Omega Systems]] (1990)
*** 1417½ : former location of [[Bonanza's Metropolitan Social Club]] (1964)
*** 1417½ : former location of [[Bonanza's Metropolitan Social Club]] (1964)
** 1418: former location of [[Mrs. George Flanagan]] dress maker (1887)
** 1419: former location of [[Contractors Association Inc.]] (1964)
** 1419: former location of [[Contractors Association Inc.]] (1964)
** 1421-1423: [[Yeh Man]] (2000s-), former location of [[Forniss Printing Company]] (1964), offices of ''[[Glare]]'' magazine
** 1421-1423: [[Yeh Man]] (2000s-), former location of [[Forniss Printing Company]] (1964), offices of ''[[Glare]]'' magazine
*** 1421: former location of [[Just In Time Music]] ([[John Ray]])
** 1427: [[Edwards Chevrolet]] body shop (1964-)
** 1427: [[Edwards Chevrolet]] body shop (1964-)
* [[15th Street North]] intersection
 
** 1500: former location of [[Smith & Gaston Funeral Home]] (1964)
==== [[15th Street North]] intersects====
** 1501: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]]
* north side:
** 1507: former location of [[T. McLaughlin]] grocer (1887)
** 1500: former location of [[Ella Sweetwine]] general merchandise (1900), [[Smith & Gaston Funeral Home]] (1964)
** 1509: former location of [[Classy Hat Works]] manufacturers (1941)
** 1517: former location of [[Edward Burdett]] auto repair (1941), [[Mirror Publishing Co.]] (1964), offices of ''[[The Birmingham Mirror]]''
** 1518: former location of [[Dester Brooks Flower Shop]] (1964)
** 1518: former location of [[Dester Brooks Flower Shop]] (1964)
** 1520: former location of the [[Hi-Stepper Theatre]] (1927), [[Grand Theatre]] (1941)
** 1520: former location of the [[Hi-Stepper Theatre]] (1927), [[Grand Theatre]] (1941)
** 1522: [[Gay Office Supply]], former location of [[Ann's Gifts and Ready To Wear]] (1964)
** 1522: [[Gay Office Supply]], former location of [[Ann's Gifts and Ready To Wear]] (1964)
** 1530: [[Metropolitan AME Zion Church]] (1900-)
* south side:
** 1501: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]]
** 1507: former location of [[T. McLaughlin]] grocer (1887)
** 1509: former location of [[Blue Bird Taxi Cab Co.]] (1929) [[Classy Hat Works]] manufacturers (1941)
** 1517: former location of [[F. R. Gaudin]] grocery (1900), [[Robert Springfield]] battery repair (1929), [[Edward Burdett]] auto repair (1941), [[Mirror Publishing Co.]] (1964), offices of ''[[The Birmingham Mirror]]''
** 1521: former location of [[Shotokan Karate]]
** 1521: former location of [[Shotokan Karate]]
** 1523-1527: former location of [[Trico Coffee Company]] (1941)
** 1523-1527: former location of [[Trico Coffee Company]] (1941)
*** 1523: [[Xtensions]] hair salon
*** 1523: [[Xtensions]] hair salon, former location of [[E. W. Falthall]] garage (1929)
** 1530: [[Metropolitan AME Zion Church]] (1941-)
** 1527: former location of [[Samuel Brown]] vulcanizer (1929)
** 1531: [[Mrs B's on Fourth]]
** 1531: [[Mrs B's on Fourth]]


* [[16th Street North]] intersection
==== [[16th Street North]] intersects ====
** North side ([[Block 63]])
* north side ([[Block 63]]):
*** 1600-1610: former location of [[John Ray's Supper Club]], [[Club Mozambique]] (1970s), [[Infinity Club Connection]]
** 1600-1610: former location of [[John Ray's Supper Club]], [[Club Mozambique]] (1970s), [[Infinity Club Connection]]
*** 1612: former location of [[Jones & Jones Parking Service]] (1964)
*** 1610: [[Just In Time Music]] ([[John Ray]])
*** 1614: former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1954)
** 1612: former location of [[Jones & Jones Parking Service]] (1964)
*** 1616: former location of [[Annie Brown]] auto repair (1941), [[Pink Rose Cafe]] (1964)
** 1614: former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1954)
*** 1618: former location of [[Central Shoe Shop]] (1941), [[Central Barber Shop]] & [[Central Pressing Shop]] (1964)
** 1616: former location of [[Steck's Garage]] (1929), [[Annie Brown]] auto repair (1941), [[Pink Rose Cafe]] (1959–1964)
*** 1620: former location of [[Maizie's Beauty Shop]] (1941-1964)
** 1618: former location of [[Central Shoe Shop]] (1929–1941), [[Central Barber Shop]] & [[Central Pressing Shop]] (1964)
*** 1620½: former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1941-1964)
** 1620: former location of [[Acme Finance Corp.]] (1929), [[Maizie's Beauty Shop]] (1941-1964)
*** 1622-1624: former location of [[Weekly Review]] (1941)
*** 1620½: former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1929-1964)
**** 1622: former location of [[Mabry Brothers]] mens' clothes (1929), [[Monroe's Steak House]] (1964)
** 1622-1624: former location of [[Mabry Brothers]] department store (1929)
**** 1624: former location of [[Fraternal Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1622: former location of ''[[Weekly Review]]'' newspaper (1938–1942), [[Monroe's Steak House]] (1964)
*** 1626: former location of [[Prince Robinson Barber Shop]] (1887), [[Morris Cafe]] (1929), [[Fraternal Cafe]] (1941)
*** 1624: former location of [[Fraternal Cafe]] (1957-1977)
*** 1628: former location of parking lot (1929), [[Floyd Wright]] confectioner (1941), [[Apex Cab Co.]] and [[Jackson Cab Co.]] (1964)
** 1626: former location of [[Prince Robinson Barber Shop]] (1887), [[Norris Cafe]] ([[Hezekiah Norris]] 1929), [[Fraternal Cafe]] (1941)
*** 1630: [[Colored Masonic Temple]] (built 1922), [[Masonic Auditorium]]
** 1628: parking lot, former location of [[J. O. Gardner]] men's furnishings (1929), [[Floyd Wright]] confectioner (1941), [[Apex Cab Co.]] and [[Jackson Cab Co.]] (1964)
 
** 1630: [[Colored Masonic Temple]] (built 1922), [[Masonic Auditorium]]
** South side ([[Block 70]])
* south side ([[Block 70]]):
*** 1601: former location of [[4th Avenue Service Station]] (1964)
** 1601: former location of [[4th Avenue Service Station]] (1964)
*** 1603-1613: former location of [[Davis' Fourth Avenue Parking Lot]] (1964)
** 1603-1613: former location of [[Davis' Fourth Avenue Parking Lot]] (1964)
**** 1611: former location of [[4th Avenue Service Station]] (1941)
*** 1611: former location of [[4th Avenue Service Station]] (1941)
*** 1615: [[Well Groomed Beauty Supply]] (2008-), former location of [[Brown Belle Bottling Company]] (1938-1950), [[Afro-American Life Insurance Co.]] (1964), [[Sherri's Dry Cleaners & Head Shop]] (1980)
** 1615: [[Well Groomed Beauty Supply]] (2008-), former location of [[Alabama Baptist Publishing Board]] / ''[[Baptist Leader]]'' (1929), [[Brown Belle Bottling Company]] (1938-1950), [[Afro-American Life Insurance Co.]] (1964), [[Sherri's Dry Cleaners & Head Shop]] (1980)
*** 1617: [[Dawson's Burgers Wings & Fries]] (2008-), former location of [[Chico's Hot Dogs & Lounge]] (1980)
** 1617: [[Dawson's Burgers Wings & Fries]] (2008-), former location of [[Henry Billingsley]] tires (1929), [[Chico's Hot Dogs & Lounge]] (1980)
*** 1619: [[Touch of Elegance]] barber & style shop (2011-), former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1938), [[Hendrix Wallpaper Display]] (1941), [[Carver Beauty Salon]] (1964-1980)  
** 1619: [[Touch of Elegance]] barber & style shop (2011-), former location of [[Fraternal Hotel]] (1938), [[Hendrix Wallpaper Display]] (1941), [[Carver Beauty Salon]] (1964-1980)  
*** 1621: former location of [[Wheaten Printing Co.]], ''[[The Baptist Leader]]'' (1929-1964)
** 1621: former location of [[Wheaten Printing Co.]], ''[[The Baptist Leader]]'' (1929-1964)
*** 1623: [[Yehman Caribbean Restaurant]], former location of [[Banner Printing Co.]] (1929), [[Patton's Variety Shop]] & [[Patton's Beauty Shop]] (1964)
** 1623: [[Yehman Caribbean Restaurant]], former location of [[Frances Willard Howells Manufacturing Co.]] / [[Mor-Life Medicine Co.]] / ''[[The Voice of the People]]'' newspaper ([[Willard Howell]] 1922), [[Banner Printing Co.]] (1929), [[Patton's Variety Shop]] & [[Patton's Beauty Shop]] (1964)
*** 1623½: former location of [[LaPetite Lodge]] hotel (1964)
** 1623½: former location of [[LaPetite Lodge]] hotel (1964)
*** 1625: former location of [[Hill's Place Cafe]] (1929), [[Chism & Wright Beauty Shop]] (1941)
** 1625: former location of [[Hill's Place Cafe]] ([[Harris Hill]] 1929), [[Chism & Wright Beauty Shop]] (1941)
*** 1627-1629: former location of [[Walton's Cafe]] (1929-1941)
** 1627-1629: former location of [[Walton's Cafe]] ([[J. L. Walton]] 1928-1941)
**** 1629: former location of [[Bellmeade Pressing Club]] cleaners & dyers (1925), [[C. O. Drive Barber Shop]] (1929)
*** 1629: former location of [[Bellmeade Pressing Club]] cleaners & dyers (1925), [[C. O. Drive Barber Shop]] (1929)
*** 1631: [[Carver Theatre]] (built 1934), [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] (opened 1993), former location of [[Madam Greenly's Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Payne's Medical Clinic]] (1931), [[Claudius Beauty Salon]] (1941)
** 1631: [[Carver Theatre]] (built 1934), [[Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame]] (opened 1993), former location of [[Madam Greenly's Barber Shop]] ([[C. O. Driver]] 1929), [[Payne's Medical Clinic]] (1931), [[Claudius Beauty Salon]] (1941)


[[File:New Deal Barber Shop.JPG|right|thumb|225px|The [[New Deal Barber Shop]] at 1701 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:New Deal Barber Shop.JPG|right|thumb|225px|The [[New Deal Barber Shop]] at 1701 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:1977 4th Ave N.jpg|right|thumb|225px|View of the 1700 block of 4th Avenue North in 1977]]
[[File:1977 4th Ave N.jpg|right|thumb|225px|View of the 1700 block of 4th Avenue North in 1977]]
* [[17th Street North]] intersects
 
** North side ([[Block 62]]):
====[[17th Street North]] intersects====
*** 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)
* north side ([[Block 62]]):
*** 1702: former offices of ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]'' (c. 1920)
** 1700: [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] secured parking, former location of [[James Luckie residence]], [[Lambrakes Confectionery Co.]] (1929), [[William Minos]]' restaurant (1904–1941), [[Brown Derby Grill]] (1949), [[Stanley's Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1704½: former location of [[Blue Note Hotel]]
** 1702: former offices of ''[[The Progressive Farmer]]'' (c. 1920)
*** 1706: former location of [[Manhattan Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[John Gillespie]] billiard hall (1941)
** 1704: former location of [[James Love]] shoe repair (1929), [[James A. Robinson]] shooting gallery (1949)
*** 1708: former location of [[Alper's Clothes Store]] (1929), [[Mabry Brothers]] men's furnishings (1941)
*** 1704½: former location of [[The Manhattan]] / [[Porter's Temple]] (1929), [[Enterprise Hotel]] (1940), [[Blue Note Hotel]], [[Club Zombi]] / [[Musicians Union Local No. 733]] / [[Alf Taylor]] (1949)
*** 1710-1712: former location of [[Little Savoy Cafe]] (1937-1958)
** 1706: former location of [[Manhattan Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[John Gillespie]] billiard hall (1940–1941), [[Lincoln Inn]] restaurant (1949)
**** 1710 former location of [[Peterman's Barbecue]] & [[Peterman Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Julius Peterman]] barber & [[Vaughn 5 & 10 Cent Store]] (1941)
** 1708: former location of [[Alper's Shirt Shop]] (1929), [[Mabry Brothers]] men's furnishings (1940-1949)
**** 1712: former location of [[Dixie Theatre]] / [[Dixie Cafeteria]] (1927-1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
** 1710-1712: former entrance to [[Little Savoy Cafe]] / [[Bob's Savoy Cafe]] (411–415 [[17th Avenue North]] 1937-1958)
*** 1714: former location of [[People's Photo Studio]] & [[Charles Johnson's Barbecue]] (1929), [[Thunderbird Restaurant]] (1960), [[Lounge Grill]] (1964)
*** 1710 former location of [[Peterman's Barbecue]] / [[Dixie Cafeteria]] / [[Peterman Barber Shop]] (1927–1929), [[Wilson 5¢ 10¢ to $1.00 Store]] (1940), [[Vaughn 5 & 10 Cent Store]] (1940–1941), [[Julius Peterman]] barber (1940-1949)
*** 1716: former location of [[Star Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
*** 1712: former location of [[Veribest Theatre]] (1915), [[Dixie Theatre]] (1927-1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (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)
** 1714: former location of [[William Tolliver]] peanuts (1940), [[People's Photo Studio]], [[Utopia Cleaners]] / [[Fair Lee Cab Co.]] (1949), [[Thunderbird Restaurant]] (1960), [[Step & Fetch It]] ([[Ernest George]] 1960), [[Lounge Grill]] (1964)
*** 1718½: former location of [[Our Home Hotel]] (1920 - ), [[New Home Hotel]] (1935-1941)
*** 1714A: former location of [[Charles Johnson]] barbecue (1929)
*** 1720: former location of [[The Style Shop]] (1929), [[New Frolic Theatre]] (1941), [[Tower Burger Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 1714½: former location of [[P. S. Moten]] physician (1919)
**** 1720A: former location of [[Universal Optical & Jewelry Co.]] (1941) [[Mac's Famous Shine Parlour]] (1964)
** 1716: former location of [[Broyles Furniture Co.]] / [[Star Billiard Parlor]] (1929), [[Woodlawn Pool Room]] (1940), [[Royal Art Studios]] (1949)
*** 1722: former location of [[Frolic Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Wesley Murray]] billiard hall (1941), [[Famous Shines & Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
** 1718: former location of [[Fashion Tailor]] / [[Frolic Theatre]] (1929), [[Esquire Tailors]] (1940), [[Haynes Shooting Gallery]] (1941), [[New Home Billiard Parlor]] (1949-1964)
*** 1724: former location of [[Bennie's Cafe]] (1928-1929) [[Green Acres Cafe|Green Acres Restaurant]] (1964)
*** 1718½: former location of [[Our Home Hotel]] (1920–1929), [[New Home Hotel]] ([[Austin Sylvester]] 1935-1949)
*** 1726: former location of [[Red Ball Billiard Hall]] (1929), [[Peerless Laundry Corp.]] (1941), [[Big Bargain Outlet]] (1964)
** 1720–1722: former location of [[New Frolic Theatre]] (1940–1941), [[Frolic Theatre]] (1949)
*** 1728: former location of [[Madame Clisby]] salon (1925), [[Blumber's Loan & Pawn]] (1929), [[Esquire Tailors]] (1941), [[Famous Record Bar]] & [[Bomchel Watch Repair]] (1964)
*** 1720: former location of [[The Style Shop]] / [[W. R. Strother]] confectionery (1929), [[Tower Burger Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 1730: former location of [[Guaranty Mercantile]] clothing (1929), [[Quality Store]] (1941-1964)
**** 1720A: former location of [[Universal Optical & Jewelry Co.]] (1940–1941). [[Catherine Lambert]] news dealer (1949), [[Mac's Famous Shine Parlor]] (1964)
** South side ([[Block 71]]):
**** 1720B: former location of [[Universal Optical & Jewelry Co.]] (1949)
*** 1701: [[Urban Impact, Inc.]] former location of [[Charles Cafe]] (1929), [[Fourth Avenue Grill]] (1941), [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1964)
*** 1722: former location of [[Frolic Billiard Hall]] / [[Sanis Toggery]] (1929), [[Wesley Murray]] billiard hall (1941), [[Famous Shines & Billiard Parlor]] (1964)
**** 1701A: former location of [[Marie Simpson]] photographer (1941)
** 1724: former location of [[Bennie's Cafe]] (1928-1929), [[M & G Clothing Co.]] (1949), [[Green Acres Cafe|Green Acres Restaurant]] (1964)
**** 1701B: [[New Deal Barber Shop]] (1941-)
** 1726: former location of [[Red Ball Billiard Parlor]] (1929), [[Peerless Laundry Corp.]] (1941), [[The Orange Bowl]] confectionary (1949), [[Big Bargain Outlet]] (1964)
** 1728: former location of [[J. M. Chishold]] tailor (1919), [[Madame Clisby]] salon (1925), [[Blumberg Loan Co.]] (1929), [[Esquire Tailors]] (1941), [[Famous Record & Jewelry Store]] (1949), [[Famous Record Bar]] & [[Bomchel Watch Repair]] (1964)
** 1730: former location of [[Guaranty Mercantile Co.]] clothing (1929), [[The Quality Store]] department store (1940-1964)
 
* south side ([[Block 71]]):
** 1701: [[Urban Impact, Inc.]] former location of [[P. M. Murphy]] barber / [[Miguel Ochua]] shoe repairs / [[Constantine Beris]] cleaners / [[Charles Cafe]] (1929), [[Timothy Smith]] restaurant (1940), [[Fourth Avenue Grill]] (1941), [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1949-1964)
*** 1701A: former location of [[Marie Simpson]] photographer (1940-1949)
*** 1701B-C: [[William Patton]] barber (1949)
**** 1701B: [[New Deal Barber Shop]] (1941-), former location of [[William Patton]] barber / [[Daniel Williams]] clothes cleaner (1940)
**** 1701C: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
**** 1701C: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1964)
*** 1703 [[Davenport-Harris Building]]: former location of [[Alabama Tailoring Company]] (1941)
** 1703 [[Davenport-Harris Building]]: former location of [[Alabama Fine Tailoring Co.]] (1929), [[Alabama Tailoring Company]] (1940–1941), [[Fourth Avenue Grill]] (1949)
**** 1703B: [[Historic 4th Avenue Shirts]], former location of [[Alabama Fine Tailoring]] (1929),  [[Carlisle's Variety Shop]] (-1980), [[Help One Another Club]] (1980), [[Miles Lounge]]
*** 1703B: [[Historic 4th Avenue Shirts]], former location of [[Carlisle's Variety Shop]] (-1980), [[Help One Another Club]] (1980), [[Miles Lounge]]
**** 1703A: [[Talk of the Town Barber & Style Shop]], former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Brothers Shoe Repair]] (1980)
*** 1703A: [[Talk of the Town Barber & Style Shop]], former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Brothers Shoe Repair]] (1980)
*** 1705: [[Green Acres Cafe]], former location of [[Lincoln's Cafe]] (1929), [[Silver Slipper Restaurant]] (1939), [[Alex's Steak House]] (1941), [[OK Cleaning Co.]] (1964-1980)
** 1705: [[O.K. Cleaners Building]], [[Green Acres Cafe]] (1990–), former location of [[Southern Bell]] stockroom (1908–1913), [[O.K. French Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1915–1926), [[Lincoln's Cafe]] / [[George Kanelis]] billiards (1927–1938), [[Silver Slipper Restaurant]] (1939), [[Alex's Steak House]] (1940–1945), [[OK Cleaning Co.]] (1946-1980)
*** 1707-1711: Commercial building
** 1707-1711: Commercial building
**** 1707: [[Civil Rights Activist Committee Headquarters]], former location of [[Dunbar Billiard Hall]] (1929), ice cream parlor (1939), [[Arlene's Tea Room]] (1941), [[Hollywood Tea Room]] (1964)
*** 1707: [[Civil Rights Activist Committee Headquarters]], former location of [[Dunbar Billiard Hall]] (1929), ice cream parlor (1939), [[Arlene's Tea Room]] (1940–1941), [[Hollywood Tea Room]] (1949-1964)
**** 1709: [[Magnolia BBQ & Fish]], former location of [[Famous Shoe Shop]] (1941), [[Dixie Shoe Hospital]] (1964)
*** 1709: [[Magnolia BBQ & Fish]], former location of [[Reuben Williams]] billiards (1929), [[Famous Shoe Shop]] (1940-1949), [[Dixie Shoe Hospital]] (1964)
**** 1711: [[Magic City Barber Shop]] (1936-), former location of [[White Front Barber Shop]] (1929)
*** 1711: [[Magic City Barber Shop]] (1936-; [[Mamie Love]] 1940), former location of [[White Front Barber Shop]] ([[Shepherd Hollins]] 1929)
*** 1713: former location of [[Famous Cafeteria]] (1941)
**** 1711½: former location of [[Arthur Jones]] tailor (1929)
*** 1715: [[Alabama College of Barber Instruction]], former location of [[C. O. Kaking's]] (1929), [[Molton Gray]] restaurant (1941), [[Carlisle Variety Shop]] (1965), billiard hall (1980)
** 1713–1715: [[Famous Cafeteria building]] (expanded 1945)
*** 1713: former location of [[Famous Cafeteria]] (1928–1950s), [[Swank Drug Co.]] (1949–1950s)
*** 1715: [[Alabama College of Barber Instruction]], former location of [[Alabama Hat Shop]] ([[C. O. Kaking]] 1929), [[Molton Gray]] restaurant (1940–1941), [[New Famous Cafeteria]] (1949), [[Carlisle Variety Shop]] (1965), billiard hall (1980)
**** 1715½: former location of [[Charles Akins]] shoe shine (1941)
**** 1715½: former location of [[Charles Akins]] shoe shine (1941)
*** 1717: former location of [[F.H. Cloud]] photography studio (1920), [[Famous Theater]] (built 1927), [[R. H. Sthmer Hot Dogs]] (1929), [[Louis Sarris]] confectioner (1941), [[Club Reunion]] (1980s)
** 1717–1719: former location of [[F. H. Cloud]] photography studio (1920), [[Famous Theatre]] (built 1927; [[Louis Sarris]] confectioner 1940), [[Club Reunion]] (1980s)
**** 1717A: former location of [[Chicago Defender Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Famous Shoe Shine Parlor]] (1941)
*** 1717: former location of [[R. H. Stahmer]] hot dogs (1929), [[Louis Sarris]] confectioner (1941),
*** 1719-1721: former location of [[Dixie Cafeteria]] (1939-1964)
**** 1717A: former location of [[Chicago Defender Shoe Shine]] / [[R. Price]] restaurant (1929), [[Famous Shoe Shine Parlor]] (1940–1941)
**** 1719: former location of [[Champion Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Steamline Billiard Parlour]] (1964)
*** 1719–1721: former location of [[Dixie Cafeteria]] (1939-1964)
**** 1721: former location of [[Champion Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
**** 1719: former location of [[Mabry Brothers]] department store (1916), [[Champion Shoe Shine]] ([[D. M. Rush]], 1929), [[Steamline Billiard Parlor]] (1964)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Champion Theatre]] (1929-1941)
**** 1721: former location of [[Fashion Hat & Cap Store]] (1929)
**** 1723: former location of [[Jones Valley Barber Shop]] (1941-1964) & [[McAlpine's Beauty Land]] (1941)
***** 1721A: former location of [[Champion Billiard Parlor]] (1929)
*** 1725: former location of [[Palm Leaf Shoe Shine]] (1929), [[Stag Shine Parlor]] (1964)
*** 1721-1723: former location of [[Champion Theatre]] (1929-1949)
**** 1725½: former location of [[Jenkins Brothers Shine Parlor]] (1927)
**** 1723: former location of [[Jones Valley Barber Shop]] (1940-1964) & [[McAlpine's Beauty Land]] (1941)
*** 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)
***** 1723½: former location of [[Sallie Gallagher]] furnished rooms (1900)
**** 1729: former location of [[Jacob Schoettlin]] saloon (1904)
** 1725: former location of [[20th Century Barber Shop]] (A. Culpepper 1916), [[W. H. Henderson]] barber / [[Palm Leaf Shoe Shine]] ([[Jenkins Bros.]] 1929), [[John Gillespie]] shoe shine (1949), [[Stag Shine Parlor]] (1964)
*** 1725½: former location of [[Jenkins Brothers Shine Parlor]] (1927)
** 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]] or [[Harlem Shoe Shop]] (1937-1980)
*** 1729: former location of [[Tony Tringali]] fruit stand (1900), [[Jacob Schoettlin]] saloon (1904)


[[File:Mewbourne & Spain ambulance.png|right|thumb|275px|Mewbourne & Spain at 1809 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:Mewbourne & Spain ambulance.png|right|thumb|275px|Mewbourne & Spain at 1809 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:Fox Building.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Fox Building at 1824-30 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:Fox Building.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The Fox Building at 1824-30 4th Avenue North]]
* [[18th Street North]] intersection
 
** North side ([[Block 61]])
==== [[18th Street North]] intersects====
*** 1800-1818: [[Central Parking System]] surface lot
* north side ([[Block 61]]):
**** 1800: former location of [[Berman's Store]] No. 3 (1929-1964)
** 1800-1818: [[Central Parking System]] surface lot
**** 1802-1804 or 1804-1806: former location of [[Bohemian Bakery]] (1910-1970s)
*** 1800: former location of [[Berman's Store]] No. 3 (1929-1964)
***** 1802½: former location of [[Suburban Hotel]] (1920-), [[St James Hotel]] (1941)
*** 1802-1804 or 1804-1806: former location of [[Bohemian Bakery]] (1910-1970s)
**** 1806: former location of [[Kaplaman's Market]] (1929), [[J. Chaimowitz Meats]] (1931)
**** 1802½: former location of [[Suburban Hotel]] (1920-), [[St James Hotel]] (1941)
**** 1808: former location of [[Gorden & Crewet]] (1887), [[Birmingham Gas Appliance Co.]] (1923), [[Barstein Fruit Co.]] & [[Jacob Chaimowitz]] meats (1941)
*** 1806: former location of [[Kaplaman's Market]] (1929), [[J. Chaimowitz Meats]] (1931)
**** 1810: former site of [[Everybody's Market]] (1929-1941), [[Bargain Town USA|War Surplus Store]] (1957), [[Shniper's 4th Avenue Clothing]] (1964)
*** 1808: former location of [[Gorden & Crewet]] (1887), [[Kate McEvoy]] boarding house (1900), [[Birmingham Gas Appliance Co.]] (1923), [[Barstein Fruit Co.]] & [[Jacob Chaimowitz]] meats (1941)
**** 1812-1816: former site of [[Car Park Inc.]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1810: former site of [[Everybody's Market]] (1929-1941), [[Bargain Town USA|War Surplus Store]] (1957), [[Shniper's 4th Avenue Clothing]] (1964)
***** 1812-1814: former location of [[Clarence Saunders Groceries]] (1929), [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Store]] (1931-1941)
*** 1812–1822: former location of [[J. Fies & Sons]] livery (1900)
***** 1816: former location of [[Tolbert & Boone]] market (1927), [[Gulf Coast Meat & Vegetable Co.]] (1929), [[Bloomston's Meat Market]] (1931-1941)
**** 1812–1818: former location of [[City Market]] (1911)
*** 1818: former location of [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1929), [[Sirote's Delicatessen]] delicatessen (1931-1941)
***** 1812-1816: former site of [[Car Park Inc.]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1820-1830: [[One Federal Place]] (built 2002)
****** 1812-1814: former location of [[Clarence Saunders Groceries]] (1929), [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Store]] (1931-1941)
**** 1820: former location of Maurice Letaw druggist (1925), Lane Drugs (1931), Restaurant G (2002-2006), Mix (2011-2013), Continental Bakery Downtown (2014-2015)
****** 1816: former location of [[Tolbert & Boone]] market (1927), [[Gulf Coast Meat & Vegetable Co.]] (1929), [[Bloomston's Meat Market]] (1931-1941)
*** 1820-1822: former location of [[Piggly-Wiggly]] (1929)
***** 1818: former location of [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1929), [[Sirote's Delicatessen]] delicatessen (1931-1941)
**** 1822: former location of [[Catanzano Brothers]] produce and fish market (1914-1941)
**** 1820-1830: [[One Federal Place]] (built 2002)
*** 1824-1830: former site of the [[Fox Building]] (built 1895, demolished 1981)
****** 1822: former location of [[Catanzano Brothers]] produce and fish market (1914-1941)
**** 1824: former location of [[John Fox's Sons Groceries]] (1895-1910), [[Roger's Groceries]] (1929), [[Quality Market]] (1931), [[Thomas Feinstein]] second-hand clothes (1941)
***** 1824-1830: former location of [[Fox Building]] (built 1895, demolished 1981)
**** 1826: former location of [[Tom D. And on Vegetables]] and [[Alabama Fish Oyster Co.]] (1929), meat market (1931)
* south side ([[Block 72]]):
**** 1828: former location of [[H. E. Max]] (1927), [[Elite Market]] (1929), ladies' clothes (1931), [[Chicago Clothing Co.]] (1941), [[Bel-Air Finance Co.]] (1964)
** 1801–1811: [[1801 4th Avenue North|4-story office building]], [[U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama]]
**** 1830: former location of [[Letaw's Drug Store]] (1929), [[Lane Drug Store]] (1931), [[Home Loan & Discount Corp]] & [[Famous Loan & Finance Co.]] (1964)
** South side ([[Block 72]])
*** 1801: former location of [[Koplon's Korner]] clothes (1931-1964)
*** 1801: former location of [[Koplon's Korner]] clothes (1931-1964)
*** 1803: former location of [[T. F. Daly]] grocery store (1888), [[Roosevelt Hotel]] (1931-1941), [[Ansley Hotel]] (1964)
*** 1803: former location of [[T. F. Daly]] grocery store (1888), [[William Bulger]] grocery (1900), [[Roosevelt Hotel]] (1931-1941), [[Ansley Hotel]] (1964)
**** 1803½: former location of the [[Suburban Hotel]] (1925)
**** 1803½: former location of the [[Suburban Hotel]] (1925)
*** 1805: former location of [[Bob Stubbs]]' Indian motorcycle dealership (1914), [[Browdy's]] delicatessen (1929), [[Roy Logan]] shoes (1941), [[Phillip's Jewelry Store]] (1964)
*** 1805: former location of [[Bob Stubbs]]' Indian motorcycle dealership (1914), [[Browdy's]] delicatessen (1929), [[Roy Logan]] shoes (1941), [[Phillip's Jewelry Store]] (1964)
*** 1807: former location of [[Peerless Supply Co.]] (1929), [[Philip's Jewelry Store]] (1941), [[Oscar Hyde Loans]] (1964)
*** 1807: former location of [[Peerless Supply Co.]] (1929), [[Philip's Jewelry Store]] (1941), [[Oscar Hyde Loans]] (1964)
*** 1809-1811: [[United Temple]] building
*** 1809-1811: [[United Temple]] building, former location of [[Mewbourne & Spain]] undertakers & embalmers (1900s), [[New Peerless Market]] (1927), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1929),  [[National Lunch]] (1931-1941), [[Uncle Sam's Pawn Shop]] (1964)
****former location of [[Mewbourne & Spain]] undertakers & embalmers (1900s), [[New Peerless Market]] (1927), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1929),  [[National Lunch]] (1931-1941), [[Uncle Sam's Pawn Shop]] (1964)
**** 1809: former location of [[Florence Posey]] boarding house (1900)
**** 1809½: former location of [[D. H. Gilreath]] contractor (1923),  [[Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc.]] (1924-1931)
***** 1809½: former location of [[D. H. Gilreath]] contractor (1923),  [[Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc.]] (1924-1931)
*** 1811: former location of [[Abel-Rose Merchandise Co.]] (1964)
**** 1811: former location of [[Abel-Rose Merchandise Co.]] (1964)
*** 1813: [[Harambe]], former location of [[M. M. Zavelo Army Goods]] store (1929), [[Boston Shoe Store]] (1931-1964)
** 1813: [[Harambe]], former location of [[M. M. Zavelo Army Goods]] store (1929), [[Boston Shoe Store]] (1931-1964)
*** 1815: [[Wee Care Academy]], former location of [[Feltus Brothers Wallpaper & Hardware]] (1929), [[Moses Koplon]] shoes (1941), [[Alabama Loan Co.]] pawnbrokers (1964)
** 1815: [[Wee Care Academy]], former location of [[Feltus Brothers Wallpaper & Hardware]] (1929), [[Moses Koplon]] shoes (1941), [[Alabama Loan Co.]] pawnbrokers (1964)
*** 1817-1831: surface parking
** 1817-1831: surface parking
**** 1817: former location of [[George's Cafe]] [[Theo Kanelis]] (1929-1964)
*** 1817: former location of [[George's Cafe]] [[Theo Kanelis]] (1929-1964)
**** 1819: former location of [[H. Bloomston Meat Market]] (1929), [[David Coplon]] shoes (1941) [[Coplon Loan & Jewelry Co.]] (1964)
*** 1819: former location of [[H. Bloomston Meat Market]] (1929), [[David Coplon]] shoes (1941) [[Coplon Loan & Jewelry Co.]] ([[Israel Coplon]] 1960-1964)
**** 1821-1835: former site of [[Hillman Hotel]] (built 1901, demolished 1967)
*** 1821-1835: parking lot, former site of [[Hillman Hotel]] (built 1901, demolished 1967)
***** 1821: former location of [[A. W. Hosiery]] (1929), [[Joseph Rubel]] hardware (1941), [[Hudson's Cut-Rate Store]] (1964)
**** 1821: former location of [[A. W. Hosiery]] (1929), [[Joseph Rubel]] hardware (1941), [[Hudson's Cut-Rate Store]] (1964)
***** 1823: former location of [[Alabama Auction Room]] (1929), [[Chicago Shoe Store]] (1941)
**** 1823: former location of [[Alabama Auction Room]] (1929), [[Chicago Shoe Store]] (1941)
***** 1825: hotel entrance
**** 1825: hotel entrance
***** 1827: former location of [[Hillman Shoe Shop]] (1929-1941)
**** 1827: former location of [[Hillman Shoe Shop]] (1929-1941)
***** 1829: former location of [[Hillman Hotel Cafe]] (1929), [[Hillman Hotel Grill]] (1941-1964)
**** 1829: former location of [[Hillman Hotel Cafe]] (1929), [[Hillman Hotel Grill]] (1941-1964)
***** 1831: former location of [[Sablow Brothers Gent's Furnishings]] (1929)
**** 1831: former location of [[Sablow Brothers Gent's Furnishings]] (1929)
***** 1833: former location of [[Loveman Jewelry]] (1929), [[Henry Coplon]] shoes (1941)
**** 1833: former location of [[Loveman Jewelry]] (1929), [[Henry Coplon]] shoes (1941)
***** 1835: former location of [[Town Talk Clothes]] (1929)
**** 1835: former location of [[Town Talk Clothes]] (1929)


===[[Central City]]===
===[[Central City]]===
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[[Image:Cyclists on 4th Ave.jpg|right|thumb|387px|1900 block of 4th Avenue North]]
[[Image:Cyclists on 4th Ave.jpg|right|thumb|387px|1900 block of 4th Avenue North]]
[[File:Southern Hotel 1909.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Southern Hotel at 4th & 20th]]
[[File:Southern Hotel 1909.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Southern Hotel at 4th & 20th]]
* [[19th Street North]] intersection
==== [[19th Street North]] intersects====
** north side ([[Block 60]]):
* north side ([[Block 60]]):
** 1900–1912: [[Wells Fargo]] drive-thru ATM
*** 1900-1908: former location of [[Trailways Bus Depot]] (1962-), [[Allright Parking Lot]]
*** 1900-1908: former location of [[Trailways Bus Depot]] (1962-), [[Allright Parking Lot]]
**** 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)
**** 1900–1902: former location of saloon (1891)
**** 1902: former location of [[Martin Clothing Co.]] (1929), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1931)
***** 1900:  former location of [[City Hall Lunch Room]] (1928-1929), [[A & P]] grocery strore (1931-), [[Silver Fox Bakery]] (1941)
**** 1904: former location of [[George Canakos]] restaurant (1910), [[Dee Gun & Key]] (1929-1931),  [[Arnold Clothing Co.]] (1941), [[Bernardine Seay Accordion Center]] (1964)
**** 1902–1904: former location of [[Miner's Retreat]] saloon (1900), [[Morris Wertheimer]] saloon (1904)
***** 1902: former location of [[Martin Clothing Co.]] (1929), [[Kantor's Delicatessen]] (1931)
***** 1904: former location of jeweler (1891), [[G. W. Leggett]] barber / [[M. Greenman]] furniture (1900), [[George Canakos]] restaurant (1910), [[Dee Gun & Key]] (1929-1931),  [[Arnold Clothing Co.]] (1941), [[Bernardine Seay Accordion Center]] (1964)
**** 1906-1908: former location of [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1931)
**** 1906-1908: former location of [[John Broyles Furniture Co.]] (1931)
***** 1906: former location of cafe (1931), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1964)
***** 1906: former location of barber (1891), [[A. C. Diffay]] barber (1900), cafe (1931), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1964)
***** 1908: former location of [[Burson Gun & Key]] (1941)
****** 1906½: former location of [[Jennie Lewis]] madam (1900)
*** 1910: former location of [[Katie Moore]] restaurant (1904), auto parking (1931) [[City Gun & Key]] (1941-1982)
***** 1908: former location of plumber (1891), [[William Garrett]] merchant (1900), [[Burson Gun & Key]] (1941)
*** 1912-1914: former location of [[Baird, Morris & Co.]] (-1887), [[C. M. Bolden & Co.]] "[[Kentucky Stables]]" livery stable (1887-)
** 1910: former location of saloon (1891), [[J. H. Patton]] buggy house (1900), [[Katie Moore]] restaurant (1904), auto parking (1931) [[City Gun & Key]] (1941-1982)
**** 1912: former location of [[Haverty Furniture]] (1929), [[Lefty Cook's Cafe]] (1941), [[Mutual Finance & Thrift]] (1964), [[First Finance]] (1982)
** 1912-1914: former location of [[Baird, Morris & Co.]] (-1887), [[C. M. Bolden & Co.]] "[[Kentucky Stables]]" livery stable (1887-)
**** 1914: [[Forbes Building]] (built c. 1912), 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), [[Alabama Barber College]], [[Burr & Forman]], [[Lightfoot, Franklin & White]]
*** 1912: former location of [[C. Royal]] horseshoer (1900), [[Haverty Furniture]] (1929), [[Lefty Cook's Cafe]] (1941), [[Mutual Finance & Thrift]] (1964), [[First Finance]] (1982)
*** 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)
*** 1914–1916: former location of [[J. H. Patton]] livery (1900)
*** 1918: former location of [[Ira Watts & Co.]] hardware (1929), [[Lasseter & Co.]] school & art supplies (1931-1955), warehouse (1964)
**** 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]]
**** 1918½: [[NYA]] exploratory workshop (1941)
** 1916–1920: parking lot
*** 1920: former location of [[J. G. Hill]] steam and gas fitter (1887), [[Horton & Biddle Cycle Company]] (1920s), [[Williams Music House]] (1931-1964), [[Lasseter & Co.]] school & art supplies (1968), [[Alabama Music Center]] (1982), [[Wuxtry]] (1985-1990s)
*** 1916–1918: former location of [[Louise Wooster]]'s brothel (1884–1901)
**** 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)
**** 1918: former location of [[Lou Wooster]] madam (1900), [[Ira Watts & Co.]] hardware (1929), [[Lassetter & Co.]] school & art supplies (1931-1970), warehouse (1964)
***** 1918½: [[NYA]] exploratory workshop (1941)
*** 1920: former location of [[J. G. Hill]] steam & gas fitter (1887), saloon (1891), [[J. L. Walker]] shoemaker / [[Dolphus Shields]] carpenter / [[C. M. Harris & Co.]] undertakers (1900), [[C. D. Kenny Co.]] coffees & teas (1910–1915), [[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)
**** 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), [[B. C. Bunn]] barber (1900), [[Hickman Cycle Co.]] (1913–1922), [[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), [[Birmingham Club for Young Executives & Professionals]] (1964), [[Cane Break Supper Club]] (late 1960s) and [[Grundy's Music Room]] (1980-1992)
*** 1924: former location of [[Ford & Coombs]] contractors / [[Floyd & Co.]] plumbers (1887), "eating house" (1891), [[J. R. Stiff]] carpenter (1900), [[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), [[G. W. Ammons & Bro.]] grocery (1900), [[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), [[Mattie Berry]] boarding house (1900)
**** 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]]):
*** 1901-1915: surface parking. former location of [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] (built 1901, demolished c. 1950)
** 1901-1915: [[Park-Rite Parking Deck]] (formerly [[City Parking Deck]]), former location of [[Birmingham City Hall (1901)|Birmingham City Hall]] (built 1901, demolished c. 1950)
**** 1901-1905: former location of [[Birmingham City Hall (1882)|Birmingham City Hall]] (built 1882, demolished 1900)
*** 1901-1905: former location of [[Birmingham City Hall (1882)|Birmingham City Hall]] (built 1882, demolished 1900)
***** 1901: former location of [[Levy Bros. Drugs]] (1929)
**** 1907: [[City Hall Shoe Rebuilders]] (1964)
***** 1903: former location of [[McCain Tailoring Co.]] (1929), [[Dixie Cafe]] (1941)
**** 1909: [[Alabama Reweaving Co.]] (1964)
**** 1907-1909: former location of market hall, [[Birmingham Police Department]] and [[Birmingham Municipal Court]] at rear (1882-1900), [[Austin Music Co.]] (1941)
*** 1911: [[Community Finance & Thrift]] & [[Community Acceptance Co.]] (1964)
***** 1907: former location of [[Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop]] (1923-1929), [[City Hall Shoe Rebuilders]] (1964)
*** 1913: parking deck entrance
***** 1909: former location of [[Wright Office Equipment]] (1929), [[Austin Music Co.]] (1947), [[Alabama Reweaving Co.]] (1964)
*** 1915: [[Gus's Hot Dogs]], former location of [[Chesterfield Co.]] loans (1964)
**** 1911: former location of [[City Hall Barber Shop]] (1929), [[Jefferson County Board of Health]] WPA project bureau (1941), [[Community Finance & Thrift]] & [[Community Acceptance Co.]] (1964)
** 1917-1933: parking lot
**** 1913: former location of [[Birmingham Traffic Department]] (1929), [[City Industrial Water]] (1941), [[City Parking Deck]]
*** 1917: former location of [[A. R. Collier & Co.]] grocers (1891-1894), [[J. Coleman]] grocery (1900), [[Oliver Chalifoux]]'s music store (1929), [[Meadows Shoe Store]] (1964)
**** 1915: [[Gus's Hot Dogs]], former location of [[Cozy Lunch Room]] (1928-1929), [[Woodford Electric Supply Co.]] (1941), [[Chesterfield Co.]] loans (1964)
*** 1919: former location of [[Henry & Scab]] billiard room (1887), saloon & restaurant (1891), [[C. Olim]] grocery (1900), [[Tanner's Meat Market]] (-1918), [[Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop]] (1941), [[E-Z Finance Co.]] (1964)
***** 1915½: [[City Traffic Division]] paint & sign (1941)
**** 1919½: former location of [[Johnson & Lacey Printers]] (1887), [[Emma Mehaffy]] furnished rooms (1900), [[Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation]] (1941)
*** 1917-1933: parking lot
*** 1921-1933:  former location of [[Southern Hotel|Linville]]/[[Southern Hotel]] (built 1899, demolished 1964)
**** 1917: former location of [[A. R. Collier & Co.]] grocers (1891-1894), [[Oliver Chalifoux]]'s music store (1929), [[Meadows Shoe Store]] (1964)
**** 1921-1923: former row of produce stands (1891)
**** 1919: former location of [[Henry & Scab]] billiard room (1887), saloon & restaurant (1891), [[Tanner's Meat Market]] (-1918), [[Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop]] (1941), [[E-Z Finance Co.]] (1964)
***** 1921: former location of [[Alabama Fish Co.]] (1900), [[Lowe's Cafe]] (1929)
***** 1919½: former location of [[Johnson & Lacey Printers]] (1887), [[Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation]] (1941)
***** 1923: former location of [[Broom Fish Co.]] (1900), [[Burson Gun & Key Shop]] (1929)
**** 1921-1933:  former location of [[Southern Hotel|Linville]]/[[Southern Hotel]] (built 1899, demolished 1964)
**** 1923-1927: former location of [[Tom's Cafe & Steak House]] (1939-1941)
***** 1921-1923: former row of produce stands (1891)
***** 1925-1927: former location of [[Tom's Lunch Room]] (1920-1929)  
****** 1921: former location of [[Lowe's Cafe]] (1929)
****** 1925: former location of produce stand (1891), [[Kaufman & Levy]] grocery (1900)
****** 1923: former location of [[Burson Gun & Key Shop]] (1929)
****** 1927: former location of produce stand (1891), [[J. J. Boggan Co.]] grocery (1900)
***** 1925-1927: former location of [[Tom's Lunch Room]] (1929), [[Tom's Cafe & Steak House]] (1941)
**** 1929: former location of fruit stand (1891), [[M. Shapiro]] (1900), [[Schob Taylor Co.]] (1929), [[Herman Plevine]] & [[Viola Plevin]]<!--sic--> chiropodists (1941)
****** 1925: former location of produce stand (1891)
**** 1931-1933: former location of drug store (1891)
****** 1927: former location of produce stand (1891)
***** 1931: former location of [[Lee's Smart Shoes]] (1929). [[Arthur Meadows]] shoes (1941)
***** 1929: former location of fruit stand (1891), [[Schob Taylor Co.]] (1929), [[Herman Plevine]] & [[Viola Plevin]]<!--sic--> chiropodists (1941)
***** 1933: former location of [[Norton's Drug Store]] (1929), [[Lane's Drug Store]] and [[Hardy Shoe Store]], [[Shirley & Warr Optical]] (1964)
***** 1931-1933: former location of drug store (1891)
****** 1931: former location of [[Lee's Smart Shoes]] (1929). [[Arthur Meadows]] shoes (1941)
****** 1933: former location of [[Norton's Drug Store]] (1929), [[Lane's Drug Store]] and [[Hardy Shoe Store]], [[Shirley & Warr Optical]] (1964)


[[File:BPA Deck 3.jpg|right|thumb|275px|BPA Deck 3 addition (2009)]]
[[File:BPA Deck 3.jpg|right|thumb|275px|BPA Deck 3 addition (2009)]]
* [[20th Street North]] intersection
** north side ([[Block 59]]):
*** 2000-2022: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] (built 1976), former location of [[Birmingham Central Market]] (1907-1908)
**** 2000: former location of [[Patterson Cigar Store]] (1929)
**** 2002: former location of [[Glover & Kincaid]] barber shop (1923), [[Peerless Barber Shop]] (1929)
**** 2004-2006: former location of [[Birmingham Optical Co.]] (1941)
***** 2004: former location of [[Tasty-Toasty Sandwich Shop]] (1929), optician (1931)
***** 2006½: former location of [[Alex Hood]], physician and [[America First Committee]] (1941)
**** 2008: former location of [[Office Equipment Dealers]] (1929), [[E. E. Forbes Piano Co.]] (1931-1941)
***** 2008½: former location of [[Birmingham Sandwich Co.]] (1920)
**** 2010: former location of [[Allison-McAdory-Withington Co.]] insurance & [[Jacobs Barber Shop]] (1923), [[U. S. Bond & Mortgage Co.]] (1929), [[National Optical Co.]] (1931-1941), [[Alabama Auction Room]] antiques (1949)
***** 2010B: former location of [[Alabama Reweaving Co.]] (1941)
**** 2012: former location of [[Rainbow Cafe]] (1920), [[Cypress Dry Cleaning]]/ [[Cypress Dye Works]] (1925-1929), [[Ideal Home Furniture]] (1931-1941), [[Chalifoux Music Co.]] (1941) [[Quick-Park]] (side, 1964)
**** 2014: former location of [[Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.]] (1941)
***** 2014½: former office of [[R. R. Board]] chiropodist and [[New Deluxe Turkish Bath]] (1925)
**** 2016: former location of [[Smith, Schultz & Hood Realty]] & [[George W. Harris & Son Wallpaper]] (1929), [[Birmingham Paint Co.]] (1931)
**** 2018: former location of [[Dixie Paint & Glass Co.]] (1929), [[Magic City Paint Co.]] &  [[Octagon Premium Store]] (1931-1941)
**** 2020: former location of [[Sun Realty Co.]] (1927), [[Universal Printing Co.]] (1941)
**** 2022: former location of [[Parker & Humphry]] insurance & real estate (1929), [[P. F. Collier & Son]] publishers (1931-1941)
*** 2024-2032: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] expansion (built 2009)
**** 2024: former location of [[Birmingham Hollow Tile Co.]] (1929), [[James Clary]] wholesale radio supplies (1931-1941)
**** 2026: former location of [[Allison, Russel & Withington]] real estate (1929), [[Shepherd-Sloss Real Estate Co.]] (1931-1941), [[Harwell & Fell]] wholesale newspapers (1941), [[Charles A. Jones]] & [[James T. Johnson]] realty co's. (1964)
**** 2028: former location of [[Washington Memorial Sales Co.]] insurance & real estate (1929), [[Ace Re-Weaving Co.]] (1964)
***** 2028A: former location of [[Birmingham Re-Weaving Co.]] (1964)
**** 2030: former location of [[Chandler & Witt Realty Co.]] (1929), stationery co. (1931), [[Andrews-Wood Realty Co.]] and [[Morton Purifier Co.]] (1941), [[Union Finance Co.]] (1964)
**** 2032: former location of [[Nelson Real Estate & Investment Co.]] (1929), [[Burch Tailoring]] (1931-1941), [[Burch & Tant]] formal wear (1964)


** south side ([[Block 74]]):
==== [[20th Street North]] intersects====
*** 2001-2009: former location of [[Busch Jewelry Co.]] (1964)
* north side ([[Block 59]]):
**** 2001-2007: former location of dry goods / [[Phoenix Club]] hall (1891)
** 2000-2022: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] (built 1976), former location of [[Birmingham Central Market]] (1907-1908)
***** 2001: former location of [[Brackin Jewelry]] (1929-1934)
*** 2000: former location of [[Patterson Cigar Store]] (1929)
***** 2003: former location of [[Universal Metal]] (1929)
*** 2002: former location of [[Glover & Kincaid]] barber shop (1923), [[Peerless Barber Shop]] (1929)
***** 2005: former location of [[Cozy Book Shop]] (1929)
*** 2004-2006: former location of [[Birmingham Optical Co.]] (1941)
***** 2007: former location of [[Industrial Loan & Finance Co.]] (1929)
**** 2004: former location of [[Tasty-Toasty Sandwich Shop]] (1929), optician (1931)
****** 2007½: former location of [[Rex Billiards]] (enter from rear) (1941)
**** 2006½: former location of [[Alex Hood]], physician and [[America First Committee]] (1941)
**** 2009: former location of dwelling (1891) [[Remington-Rand Inc.]] business supplies (1929-1941)
*** 2008: former location of [[Watson-Newell Co.]] office equipment (1929), [[E. E. Forbes Piano Co.]] (1931-1941)
*** 2011: [[Regions Investment Company building]], former location of dwelling (1891), [[Hood-Booth & Chandler Furniture]] (1929), [[Alabama Auction Room]] (1931-1941), [[Exchange Security Bank]] (side, 1964)
**** 2008½: former location of [[Birmingham Sandwich Co.]] (1920)
*** 2013: [[Hood-McPherson building]] (built 1914), former location of [[Hood-Wheeler Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Hood-McPherson Furniture Co.]] (1931-1964)
*** 2010: former location of [[Allison-McAdory-Withington Co.]] insurance & [[Jacobs Barber Shop]] (1923), [[U. S. Bond & Mortgage Co.]] (1929), [[National Optical Co.]] (1931-1941), [[Alabama Auction Room]] antiques (1949)
*** 2015: former location of [[Home Paint Co.]] (1925), [[Ogle Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1929), [[Pan-American Wallpaper & Paint Co.]] (1931-1941)
**** 2010B: former location of [[Alabama Reweaving Co.]] (1941)
*** 2017-2021: former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1931-1942)
*** 2012: former location of [[Laura Lanham]] boarding house (1900), [[Rainbow Cafe]] (1920), [[Cypress Dry Cleaning]]/ [[Cypress Dye Works]] (1925-1929), [[Ideal Home Furniture]] (1931-1941), [[Chalifoux Music Co.]] (1941) [[Quick-Park]] (side, 1964)
*** 2019-2021: [[Harbert Center]] event facility (built 1986)
*** 2014: former location of [[Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.]] (1941)
**** 2019: former location of [[Lawson Realty Co.]] (1929)
**** 2014½: former office of [[R. R. Board]] chiropodist and [[New Deluxe Turkish Bath]] (1925)
**** 2021: former location of [[Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.]] (1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 2016: former location of [[Smith, Schultz & Hood Realty]] & [[George W. Harris & Son Wallpaper]] (1929), [[Birmingham Paint Co.]] (1931)
*** 2023-2031: Commercial building (built c. 1908)
*** 2018: former location of [[Dixie Paint & Glass Co.]] (1929), [[Magic City Paint Co.]] &  [[Octagon Premium Store]] (1931-1941)
**** 2023: [[Fashion Desirable]] consignment, former location of [[Knight Hardware & Electric Co.]] / [[Knight Electric Co.]] (1914-1941), [[Phipps Piano Co.]] (1956-1964), [[Jeffco Finance & Discount Co.]] (1984)
*** 2020: former location of [[Sun Realty Co.]] (1927), [[Universal Printing Co.]] (1941)
**** 2025: former location of "negro shanty" (1891), [[Stephenson Brick Co.]] (1929), [[Movi-Mart Inc.]] home movie equipment (1941), [[Southland Studio]] photographers (1946), [[Realty Title Co.]] (1964)
*** 2022: former location of [[Parker & Humphry]] insurance & real estate (1929), [[P. F. Collier & Son]] publishers (1931-1941), [[Burch & Tant|Burch & Tant Formal Shop]] (1974)
**** 2031: [[ServisFirst Bank]], former location of 2-story dwelling (1891), [[Patterson's Cigar Store]] (1929), [[Par Value Loan Company]] (1984)
** 2024-2032: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] expansion (built 2009)
*** 2024: former location of [[Birmingham Hollow Tile Co.]] (1929), [[James Clary]] wholesale radio supplies (1931-1941)
*** 2026: former location of [[Allison, Russel & Withington]] real estate (1929), [[Shepherd-Sloss Real Estate Co.]] (1931-1941), [[Harwell & Fell]] wholesale newspapers (1941), [[Charles A. Jones]] & [[James T. Johnson]] realty co's. (1964)
*** 2028: former location of [[Washington Memorial Sales Co.]] insurance & real estate (1929), [[Ace Re-Weaving Co.]] (1964)
**** 2028A: former location of [[Birmingham Re-Weaving Co.]] (1964)
*** 2030: former location of [[Chandler & Witt Realty Co.]] (1929), stationery co. (1931), [[Andrews-Wood Realty Co.]] and [[Morton Purifier Co.]] (1941), [[X Finance Company]] (1957), [[Union Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 2032: former location of [[Nelson Real Estate & Investment Co.]] (1929), [[Burch Tailoring]] (1931-1941), [[Burch & Tant]] formal wear (1964)


* [[21st Street North]] intersection
* south side ([[Block 74]]):
** north side ([[Block 58]]):
** 2001-2009: [[Gelders Building]] (renovated 1926)
*** 2100-2112: [[First Presbyterian Church]] (established 1872, current building completed 1888)
*** 2001-2007: former location of dry goods / [[Phoenix Club]] hall (1891)
**** 2112 [[First Presbyterian Church]] Sunday School building
**** 2001: former location of [[Brackin's]] jewelry store (1923–1950s), [[Busch Jewelry Co.]] (1964)
*** 2114-2124: former location of [[C. T. Walters Parking Lot]] (1929)
**** 2003: former location of [[Universal Metal]] (1929)
*** 2118: [[Elizabeth Perry Rushton Child Development Center]] (1995-), former location of [[Royal Tire Co.]] (1941), [[W. B. Phillips & Co.]] mortgage loans & [[Phillips-Gerelds & Associates]] insurance agents (1964)
**** 2005: former location of [[Cozy Book Shop]] (1929)
*** 2120-2132: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 4]] (built 1984)
**** 2007: former location of [[Industrial Loan & Finance Co.]] (1929)
**** 2120: former location of [[Empire Parking Lot]] (1964)
***** 2007½: former location of [[Rex Billiards]] (enter from rear) (1941)
**** 2124-2126: former location of [[Catholic Information Center]] & [[Catholic Gift Shop]] (1964)
*** 2009: former location of dwelling (1891) [[Remington-Rand Inc.]] business supplies (1929-1941)
**** 2126: former location of [[Morton's Cafe]] (1929)
** 2011: [[Regions Investment Company building]], [[Mudd Bolvig Luke & Wells]], former location of dwelling (1891), [[Hood-Booth & Chandler Furniture]] (1929), [[Alabama Auction Room]] (1931-1941), [[Exchange Security Bank]] (side, 1964)
**** 2128-2132: former location of former location of [[Empire Hotel (1915)|Empire Hotel]] (built 1915, 1964)
** 2013–2015: [[Hood-McPherson building]] (built 1914), former location of [[Hood-Wheeler Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Hood-McPherson Furniture Co.]] (1931-1964)
***** 2128: [[Jimmie's Place Cafe]] (1929), [[Empire Cafe]] (1941), [[Dean's Beauty Salon]] (1964)
*** 2013: former location of [[Warner-Smiley Co.]] livery (1900)
***** 2130-2132: first offices of the [[Land Title Company]] (1951)
*** 2015: former location of [[The Pate Co.]] plumbing & heating (1924), [[Home Paint Co.]] (1925), [[Ogle Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1929), [[Pan-American Wallpaper & Paint Co.]] (1931-1941)
****** 2130: former location of [[Empire Hotel Barber Shop]] (1929)
** 2017-2021: former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1931-1942)
** south side ([[Block 75]]):
** 2019-2021: [[Harbert Center]] event facility (built 1986)
*** 2101: [[Downtown YMCA]] (built 1984), former location parking lot and filling station (1931), county jail (1885)
*** 2019: former location of [[Lawson Realty Co.]] (1929)
*** 2119-2123: former location of [[St Paul's Parochial School]] (1941)
*** 2021: former location of [[Birmingham Paint & Glass Co.]] (1924-1929), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
** 2023-2031: [[Jefferson Corner]] (built 1910)
*** 2025: former location of "negro shanty" (1891)
*** 2031: former location of two-story residence (1891)


* [[22nd Street North]] intersection
==== [[21st Street North]] intersects====
** North side ([[Block 57]])
* north side ([[Block 58]]):
*** 2200: parking lot, former site of [[Birmingham News building (1917)]] (built 1917, demolished 2006)
** 2100-2112: [[First Presbyterian Church]] (established 1872, current building completed 1888)
*** 2212-2216: former location of Birmingham News building parking lot (1917-2006)
*** 2108: former location of [[Albert Curry residence]] (1900)
**** 2212: former location of [[Dr. B.G. Abernathy]] (1887)
*** 2112 [[First Presbyterian Church]] Sunday School building
*** 2218: former location of ''[[Birmingham News]]'' news stand (1941)
** 2114-2124: former location of [[C. T. Walters Parking Lot]] (1929)
*** 2230: [[First Light]] shelter (2000-), former location of [[Granada Hotel]] (1920-1967)
** 2118: [[Elizabeth Perry Rushton Child Development Center]] (1995-), former location of [[Royal Tire Co.]] (1941), [[W. B. Phillips & Co.]] mortgage loans & [[Phillips-Gerelds & Associates]] insurance agents (1964)
** South side ([[Block 76]])
** 2120-2132: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 4]] (built 1984)
*** 2201: [[Infinity Property & Casualty building]] (built 2006), former site of [[Reinhard Wilda residence]] & [[Holy Angels Academy]] (1882-1887), [[Uptown Service Station]] (1941), [[Uptown Parking Lot]] (1964), ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' (2006-2013), [[Infinity Property & Casualty]] (2016-)
*** 2120: former location of [[Empire Parking Lot]] (1964)
*** 2221: former location of [[Dewberry Printing & Engraving Co.]] (1929)
*** 2124-2126: former location of [[Catholic Information Center]] & [[Catholic Gift Shop]] (1964)
*** 2223: vacant, former location of [[Ruby House]], [[Charcoal Steak House]] (1934-1968), [[Press & Radio Club]] (1964), [[Steppers & Walkers]], [[Guster Law Firm]] (-2015)
*** 2126: former location of [[Morton's Cafe]] (1929)
*** 2225: former location of [[Sidney Billingsley]] auto parking (1941)
*** 2128-2132: former location of former location of [[Empire Hotel (1915)|Empire Hotel]] (built 1915, 1964)
*** 2231: former location of [[Mrs. W.H. Fallis Boarding House]] (1887)
**** 2128: [[Jimmie's Place Cafe]] (1929), [[Empire Cafe]] (1941), [[Dean's Beauty Salon]] (1964)
*** 2233: former location of [[Rainbow Laundry]] (1941), [[Brighton Development Co.]], [[Broadview Title Co.]], [[Collateral Investment Co.]], [[Collateral Mortgage Co.]], [[Colonial Land Co.]], [[Oakland Development Co.]], [[Business Investors Inc.]], [[Realty Investment Co.]] (1964)
**** 2130-2132: first offices of the [[Land Title Company]] (1951)
***** 2130: former location of [[Empire Hotel Barber Shop]] (1929)
* south side ([[Block 75]]):
** 2101: [[Downtown YMCA]] (built 1984), former location parking lot and filling station (1931), county jail (1885)
** 2119-2123: former location of [[St Paul's Parochial School]] (1941)


* [[23rd Street North]] intersection
==== [[22nd Street North]] intersects====
** North side ([[Block 56]])
* north side ([[Block 57]])
*** 2300-2310: [[Stonewall Building]] (formerly the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]), built 1925), former location of [[Birmingham Female College]] (1883-), [[Doctor's Building]] (-1925)
** 2200: parking lot, former location of [[Frances Perry]] boarding house (1900), [[Birmingham News building (1917)]] (built 1917, demolished 2006)
**** 2302: former location of [[Woodstock Typewriter Sales Co.]] (1931), [[International Business Machines]] (1941)
** 2212-2216: former location of Birmingham News building parking lot (1917-2006)
**** 2304: former location of [[Western Union]] (1931-1941), [[Kime Carbon Co.]] (1964)
*** 2212: former location of [[Dr. B.G. Abernathy]] (1887)
**** 2306: former location of [[Addressograph Co.]] (1931)
** 2218: former location of ''[[Birmingham News]]'' news stand (1941)
**** 2308: former location of [[Patterson Cigar Shop]] (1931), [[American Life Cigar & Soda Co.]] (1964)
** 2230: [[First Light]] shelter (2000-), former location of [[E. Arnold Wright residence]] (1900), [[Granada Hotel]] (1920-1967)
**** 2310: building entrance
* south side ([[Block 76]])
*** 2312-2330: vacant
** 2201: [[Infinity Property & Casualty building]] (built 2006), former site of [[Reinhard Wilda residence]] & [[Holy Angels cademy]] (1882-1887), [[Uptown Service Station]] (1941), [[Uptown Parking Lot]] (1964), ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' (2006-2013), [[Infinity Property & Casualty]] (2016-)
**** 2330: former location of [[City Service Station]], [[Rainwater's Garage]], & [[Osborne & Co.]] truck lines (1941)
** 2205: former location of [[Farie Dubose]] boarding house (1900)
**** 2316: former location of [[Imperial Laundry Company]] (1941), [[Rust Buildiing]], offices of [[Rust Engineering]] (1964)
** 2217: former location of [[Mary Nave]] boarding house (1900)
** South side ([[Block 77]])
** 2221: former location of [[Dewberry Printing & Engraving Co.]] (1929)
*** 2301: [[YWCA Building]] parking lot, former location of [[Wardy's Cafe]] (1929), [[Abraham George]] restaurant (1941),  [[State Farm Insurance Co.]] (1964), [[Stand 'N Snack]]
** 2223: vacant, former location of [[Ruby House]], [[Charcoal Steak House]] ([[Frank Merrill]] 1934–1968), [[Press & Radio Club]] (1964), [[Steppers & Walkers]], [[Guster Law Firm]] (-2015)
*** 2303: former location of [[Empire Parking Lot]] (1964)
** 2225: former location of [[Sidney Billingsley]] auto parking (1941)
*** 2313: former location of [[Southern United Life Insurance Co.]] & [[Menefee & Smith]] engineers (1964)
** 2231: former location of Mrs [[W. H. Fallis]] boarding house (1887)
*** 2321: [[Fife's Restaurant]], former location of [[Volunteers of America]] (1923), [[Atlas Sewing Center]] (1964)
** 2233: former location of [[Rainbow Laundry]] (1941),  [[Brighton Development Co.]], [[Broadview Title Co.]], [[Collateral Investment Co.]], [[Collateral Mortgage Co.]], [[Colonial Land Co.]], [[Oakland Development Co.]], [[Business Investors Inc.]], [[Realty Investment Co.]] (1964)
*** 2335: former location of [[Downtown OK Rubber Welders]] (1964)


* [[24th Street North]] intersection (street ends)
==== [[23rd Street North]] intersects====
** [[Birmingham Post Office]] (1970s)
* north side ([[Block 56]])
*** 2400: former location of [[Hotel Caswell]] (1925), [[Caswell Cafe]] (1928)
** 2300-2310: [[Stonewall Building]] (formerly the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]), built 1925), former location of [[Birmingham Female College]] (1883-), [[Doctor's Building]] (-1925)
*** 2401: former location of [[Cowles & Lassiter]] filling station (1941)
*** 2302: former location of [[Woodstock Typewriter Sales Co.]] (1931), [[International Business Machines]] (1941)
*** 2406: former location of [[C. C. Evans Painting & Decorating Co.]] (1925)
*** 2304: former location of [[Western Union]] (1931-1941), [[Kime Carbon Co.]] (1964)
*** 2409: former location of [[Sloan Wholesale Produce]] (1941-1964)
*** 2306: former location of [[Addressograph Co.]] (1931)
*** 2410: former location of [[Oscar Oswalt]] auto repair (1941)
*** 2308: former location of [[Mattie McMakin]] boarding house (1900), [[Patterson Cigar Shop]] (1931), [[American Life Cigar & Soda Co.]] (1964)
*** 2417-2419: former location of [[Norman Tobacco & Candy]] wholesale (1964)
*** 2310: building entrance
*** 2420: former location of [[John Malik]] restaurant (1941), [[Standard Distributors]] warehouse (1964)
** 2312-2330: vacant
**** 2420½: former location of [[A & A Rooms]] furnished rooms (1964)
*** 2330: former location of [[City Service Station]], [[Rainwater's Garage]], & [[Osborne & Co.]] truck lines (1941)
*** 2421: former location of [[Fuller Supply]] janitor's supply (1941), [[B & I Bargain Center]] grocery (1964)
*** 2316: former location of [[Imperial Laundry Company]] (1941), [[Rust Buildiing]], offices of [[Rust Engineering]] (1964)
*** 2422: former location of [[Alabama Bag & Burlap Co.]] (1941), [[Standard Distributors]] store (1964)
* south side ([[Block 77]])
*** 2427: former location of [[Scott & Anderson Produce]] (1941)
** 2301: [[YWCA Building]] parking lot, former location of [[Wardy's Cafe]] (1929), [[Abraham George]] restaurant (1941),  [[State Farm Insurance Co.]] (1964), [[Stand 'N Snack]]
*** 2429-2431: former location of [[Farmer's Cafe]] (1941)
** 2303: former location of [[Empire Parking Lot]] (1964)
*** 2430: former location of [[Albert McCray]] coal yard (1941)
** 2313: former location of [[Southern United Life Insurance Co.]] & [[Menefee & Smith]] engineers (1964)
** 2321: [[Fife Restaurant]] (1974–), former location of [[Volunteers of America]] (1923), [[Atlas Sewing Center]] (1964)
** 2335: former location of [[Downtown OK Rubber Welders]] (1964)
 
==== [[24th Street North]] intersects====
* street ends at [[Birmingham Post Office]] (built 1970s)
* north side:
** 2400: former location of [[Hotel Caswell]] (1925), [[Caswell Cafe]] (1928)
** 2406: former location of [[C. C. Evans Painting & Decorating Co.]] (1925)
** 2410: former location of [[Oscar Oswalt]] auto repair (1941)
** 2420: former location of [[John Malik]] restaurant (1941), [[Standard Distributors]] warehouse (1964)
*** 2420½: former location of [[Bob Wood Real Estate]] (1957), [[A & A Rooms]] furnished rooms (1964)
** 2422: former location of [[Alabama Bag & Burlap Co.]] (1941), [[Standard Distributors]] store (1964)
** 2430: former location of [[Albert McCray]] coal yard (1941)
* south side:
** 2401: former location of [[Cowles & Lassiter]] filling station (1941)
** 2409: former location of [[Sloan Wholesale Produce]] (1941-1964)
** 2417-2419: former location of [[Norman Tobacco & Candy]] wholesale (1964)
** 2421: former location of [[Fuller Supply]] janitor's supply (1941),  [[B & I Bargain Center]] grocery (1964)
** 2427: former location of [[Scott & Anderson Produce]] (1941), [[Wilder's Produce]] (1957)
** 2429-2431: former location of [[Farmer's Cafe]] (1941)


* [[25th Street]] formerly intersected
* [[25th Street]] formerly intersected
*** 2501: former location of [[T.W. Haines]] grocery agent (1887), [[Fife & Drum Cafe]] (1941)
** north side:
*** 2508: former location of [[Brother Bryan's Rescue Mission]] (1964)
*** 2508: former location of [[Brother Bryan Mission|Brother Bryan Rescue Mission]] (1964)
*** 2513: former location of [[Fuller Supply Co.]] (1964)
*** 2512: former location of [[Hillman Hospital]] (1900)
*** 2515-2523: former location of [[Home Baking Company]] (1920-1964)
*** 2518: former location of Mrs [[N. E. Campbell]] dress maker (1887)
*** 2518: former location of [[Mrs. N.E. Campbell]] dress maker (1887)
*** 2520: former location of [[Elijah Bush]] restaurant (1941)
*** 2520: former location of [[Elijah Bush]] restaurant (1941)
**** 2520½: former location of [[Julia Stone Rooming House]] (1964)
**** 2520½: former location of [[Julia Stone Rooming House]] (1964)
*** 2522: former location of [[Sheppard Furniture]] warehouse (1964)
*** 2522: former location of [[Sheppard Furniture]] warehouse (1964)
** south side:
*** 2501: former location of [[T. W. Haines]] grocery agent (1887), [[William H. Smith]] grocery (1900), [[Fife & Drum Cafe]] ([[Bill Fife]] 1941–1945, [[Robert Frost]] -1952)
*** 2513: former location of [[Fuller Supply Co.]] (1964)
*** 2515-2523: former location of [[Home Baking Company]] (1920-1964)
*** 2527: former location of [[Walter Jackson]] barber (1941), [[Mitchell's Barber Shop]] (1964)
*** 2527: former location of [[Walter Jackson]] barber (1941), [[Mitchell's Barber Shop]] (1964)
*** 2529-2531: former location of [[James Despanakis]] restaurant (1928-1941), [[Crystal Lunch Room]] (1964)
*** 2529-2531: former location of [[James Despanakis]] restaurant (1928-1941), [[Crystal Lunch Room]] (1964)
===[[Wahouma]]===
* [[4th Court North]] avenue begins
** 7220: [[East Lake Full Gospel Baptist Church]], former location of [[Fourth Avenue Baptist Church]] (1954)
* [[74th Street North]] intersects (south side only)
* avenue dead-ends before [[I-59]]
==References==
* Bryant, Joseph D. (August 21, 2007) "Study looks at rerouting 7 one-way streets." {{BN}}
* Garrison, Greg (March 11, 2024) "Birmingham gets $14.5 million federal grant to turn 4th Ave. North into two-way street." {{AL}}
* Koplowitz, Howard (April 2, 2024) "Pete Buttigieg coming to Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate $14.5 million grant for 4th Avenue." {{AL}}


[[Category:4th Avenue North|*]]
[[Category:4th Avenue North|*]]

Revision as of 11:04, 8 May 2024

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

The stretch of 4th Avenue between 15th and 19th Streets long served as the city's busiest Black business and entertainment district during decades of enforced racial segregation. It has since been recognized as the "4th Avenue Historic District" in the National Register of Historic Places and as a crucial part of the city's Civil Rights District. The nonprofit Urban Impact has coordinated revitalization efforts and special events in the district. In 2017 President Barack Obama created the Birmingham Civil Rights National Monument.

In the late 1960s two blocks of 4th Avenue at the eastern end of the city center were abandoned to prepare a site for the new Birmingham Post Office. In 1973 4th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic from the Post Office on 24th Street North to [9th Street North]], just west of I-65 in Smithfield. The work was done as part of the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

In 2003 the 2004 City Center Master Plan, drafted by Urban Design Associates of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, recommended returning one-way downtown streets to two-way traffic. In July 2008 the city approved matching funds to commission Gonzalez-Strength & Associates to conduct a traffic study of the proposal. In August 2023 the city applied for a "Reconnecting Communities" grant from U.S. Department of Transportation's "Neighborhood Access and Equity" program to support conversion of 4th Avenue North to two-way traffic between 9th and 24th Streets. The $14,556,040 grant was awarded in March 2024. U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg visited Birmingham on April 3 to make the formal announcement.

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

Wahouma

References

  • Bryant, Joseph D. (August 21, 2007) "Study looks at rerouting 7 one-way streets." The Birmingham News
  • Garrison, Greg (March 11, 2024) "Birmingham gets $14.5 million federal grant to turn 4th Ave. North into two-way street." AL.com
  • Koplowitz, Howard (April 2, 2024) "Pete Buttigieg coming to Birmingham on Wednesday to celebrate $14.5 million grant for 4th Avenue." AL.com
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