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'''12th Avenue North''' (or '''Twelfth Avenue North''', formerly just '''12th Avenue''') is an [[east-west avenue|east-west street]] running north of downtown [[Birmingham]] and continuing in sections through the east side of the city.
'''12th Avenue North''' (or '''Twelfth Avenue North''', formerly '''Fountain Avenue''' and '''12th Avenue''') is an [[east-west avenue|east-west street]] running north of downtown [[Birmingham]] and continuing in sections through the east side of the city.


12th Avenue North begins as a continuation of [[12th Avenue West]] at [[Center Street North|Center Street]] in [[East Thomas]] and runs eastward for two blocks, terminating at [[Bankhead Highway North]] and [[Dorothy Spears Greenway]]. The street resumes at [[3rd Street North]] in [[Enon Ridge]], and continues as far as [[5th Street North]], where it is interrupted by [[Malfunction Junction]]. It begins again east of [[I-65]] in [[Fountain Heights]] and jogs slightly northward, continuing to [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] at [[17th Street North]].
12th Avenue North begins as a continuation of [[12th Avenue West]] at [[Center Street North|Center Street]] in [[East Thomas]] and runs eastward for two blocks, terminating at [[Bankhead Highway North]] and [[Dorothy Spears Greenway]]. The street resumes at [[3rd Street North]] in [[Enon Ridge]], and continues as far as [[5th Street North]], where it is interrupted by [[Malfunction Junction]]. It begins again east of [[I-65]] in [[Fountain Heights]] and jogs slightly northward, continuing to [[Oak Hill Cemetery]] at [[17th Street North]].


12th Avenue picke up again at [[Arthur Shores Park]] and past the north side of [[Protective Stadium]]. It crosses over the railroad tracks between [[26th Street North|26th] and [[27th Street North]] and through [[Norwood]], with an overpass over {{I-20/59}}, continuing to [[Vanderbilt Road]] at the offices of [[McWane Inc.|McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co.]]
12th Avenue picke up again at [[Arthur Shores Park]] and past the north side of [[Protective Stadium]]. It crosses over the railroad tracks between [[26th Street North|26th]] and [[27th Street North]] and through [[Norwood]], with an overpass over {{I-20/59}}, continuing to [[Vanderbilt Road]] at the offices of [[McWane Inc.|McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co.]]


12th Avenue resumes at [[Appalachee Street]], near [[W. C. Patton Park]] in [[East Birmingham]], terminating at [[40th Street North]]. It picks back up at [[42nd Place North]] in [[Kingston]] for two blocks, then reappears between [[45th Street North]] to [[50th Street North]].
12th Avenue resumes at [[Appalachee Street]], near [[W. C. Patton Park]] in [[East Birmingham]], terminating at [[40th Street North]]. It picks back up at [[42nd Place North]] in [[Kingston]] for two blocks, then reappears between [[45th Street North]] to [[50th Street North]].
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*** 1120: former location of [[Hancock Apartments]] (1970)
*** 1120: former location of [[Hancock Apartments]] (1970)
*** 1132: former location of [[Magic View Apartments]] (1970)
*** 1132: former location of [[Magic View Apartments]] (1970)
** south side:
*** 1129: former location of [[Israelite Spiritual Church]] (1942)
* [[12th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[12th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* avenue jogs north at [[13th Street North]]
* avenue jogs north at [[13th Street North]]
** north side:
** north side:
*** 1300: former location of [[St John Baptist Church]] (1970)
*** 1300: former location of [[Fountain Heights Methodist Church]] (1954), [[St John Baptist Church]] (1970)
** south side:
*** 1301: former location of [[Fountain Heights Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1926)
 
* [[14th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[14th Street North]] intersects (south only)
** 1418: former location of [[Jackson Kindergarten of Fountain Heights]] ([[Nat Jackson]] 1941)
** 1428: former location of [[WKBC-AM]] transmitter (1926)
* [[15th Street North]] intersects
* [[15th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 1530: [[Omar's Discount]] convenience store
*** 1530: [[Omar's Discount]] convenience store
** south side:
** south side:
*** 1521: former location of [[A. G. Gaston Apartments]] (1970)
*** 1521: former location of [[Cline Apartments]] (1941), [[A. G. Gaston Apartments]] (1970)
* [[16th Street North]] intersects
* [[16th Street North]] intersects
* avenue ends at [[17th Street North]] ([[Oak Hill Cemetery]])
* avenue ends at [[17th Street North]] ([[Oak Hill Cemetery]])
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** north side:
** north side:
*** 2304: [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
*** 2304: [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
*** 2320: former location of [[B. A. Thompson residence]] (1918–1920)
** south side:
** south side:
*** [[Protective Stadium]] (built 2021)
*** 2301–2319: [[Protective Stadium]] (built 2021)
 


* [[23rd Place North]] intersects (north only)
* [[23rd Place North]] intersects (north only)
** north side:
** north side:
*** 2322: former location of [[Benton Bros. Cleaners]] (1970)
*** 2322: former location of [[Guarantee Cleaning Co.]] (1926), [[Benton Bros. Cleaners]] (1941–1970)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 2301–2331: [[Protective Stadium]] (built 2021)
*** 2321–2331: [[Protective Stadium]] (built 2021)
**** 2331: former location of [[Uncle Jim's Barbecue]] (1970)
**** 2331: former location of [[Norwood Filling Station]] (1926–1941), [[Uncle Jim's Barbecue]] (1970)


* [[24th Street North]] intersects
* [[24th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 2400: former location of [[Old Rebel Barbecue]] (1970)
*** 2400: former location of [[One Star Cafe]] (1941), [[Leontis & Kosmas]] (1970), [[Old Rebel Barbecue]] (1970)
*** 2404: [[Electronic Repairs]], former location of [[La Dame Laundry & Cleaners]] (1970)
*** 2402–2404: [[Electronic Repairs]], former location of [[La Dame Laundry & Cleaners]] (1941–1970)
*** 2408: former location of [[James Goins]] chiropractor (1970)
*** 2408: former location of [[James Goins]] chiropractor (1970)
*** 2410: [[Mani Stop]]
*** 2410: [[Mani Stop]]
** south side:
** south side:
*** 2401–2431: [[TopGolf]] (built 2017), former location of [[BJCC Parking Lot P-11]] (-2017)
*** 2401–2431: [[TopGolf]] (built 2017), former location of [[BJCC Parking Lot P-11]] (-2017)
**** 2401: former location of [[Wingard Florist]] (1970)
**** 2401: former location of [[Hillman Drug Co.]] (1926), [[Liles Drug Co.]] (1941), [[Wingard Florist]] (1970)
**** 2405: former location of [[Skelton Variety Store]] (1970)
**** 2403: former location of [[Blue Moon Cafe]] (1926), [[Tom Jones Dry Cleaning & Laundry]] (1941)
**** 2413: former location of [[Hamby's Barber Shop]] (1970)
**** 2405–2407: former location of [[Norwood Quality Market]] grocery (1941)
**** 2415: former location of [[Norwood Apartments]] (1970)
***** 2405: former location of [[Skelton Variety Store]] (1970)
**** 2417: former location of [[Chick's Poly-Clean]] laundromat (1970)
***** 2407: former location of [[Piggly-Wiggly]] (1970)
**** 2419: former location of [[Wood's Drug & Apothecary]] (1970)
**** 2490–2411: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1926–1941)
**** 2413: former location of [[Chambers Dairy]] (1926), [[George Stanfield]] barber (1941), [[Hamby's Barber Shop]] (1970)
**** 2415: former location of [[The Norwood Apartments]] (1926–1970)
**** 2417: former location of [[Glen Iris Dairies]] (1926), [[Chick's Creamery]] (1941), [[Chick's Poly-Clean]] laundromat (1970)
**** 2419–2421: former location of [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1926–1941), [[Wood's Drug & Apothecary]] (1970)


* [[25th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[25th Street North]] intersects (north only)
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*** 2516: former location of [[Ivan's Drive-In]] restaurant ([[Ivan Anglin]] 1970)
*** 2516: former location of [[Ivan's Drive-In]] restaurant ([[Ivan Anglin]] 1970)
*** 2520: [[Exotic Wings & Things]], former location of [[Rally's]] drive-in
*** 2520: [[Exotic Wings & Things]], former location of [[Rally's]] drive-in
*** 2530: former location of [[Cleveland Gulf Service]] (1970)
*** 2530: former location of [[Norwood Service Station]] (1941), [[Cleveland Gulf Service]] (1970)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 2507: former location of [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] (1970)
*** 2501–2515: former location of [[Brown-Service Funeral Home]] (1941–1970)
*** 2519: former location of [[Service Insurance Co. of Alabama]] (1970)
*** 2519: former location of [[Service Insurance Co. of Alabama]] (1970)
*** 2521: former location of [[Norton's Florist]] ([[J. S. Norton]] & [[Forney Renfroe]] 1921–)
*** 2521: former location of [[Norton's Florist]] ([[J. S. Norton]] & [[Forney Renfroe]] 1921–)
*** 2523: former location of [[Roothee's Lounge]] (1970)
*** 2523: former location of [[The Wonder Bar B Q]] restaurant (1941), [[Roothee's Lounge]] (1970)
*** 2531: former location of [[Haffey's Service Station]] (1970)
*** 2531: former location of [[Feagin Service Station]] (1941), [[Haffey's Service Station]] (1970)


===[[Norwood neighborhood]]===
===[[Norwood neighborhood]]===
* [[26th Street North]]/[[Carraway Boulevard]] / [[U.S. Highway 31]] intersects
* [[26th Street North]]/[[Carraway Boulevard]] / [[U.S. Highway 31]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 2600: former location of [[Assembly of Divine Reality]]
*** 2600: former location of [[Alley's Norwood Drug Store]] (1926), [[Helm's Color Service]] photo finishing (1970), [[Assembly of Divine Reality]]
*** 2602: former location of [[Howard Odorless Cleaners]] (1946)
*** 2602: former location of [[Howard Odorless Cleaners]] (1941–1946), [[Helm's Durell Studio]] photography (1970)
*** 2604: former location of [[Sunshine Cleaners]] (1941), [[Norwood Cleaners]] (1970)
*** 2630: former location of [[Norwood Grocery Co.]] (1926)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 2611: former location of [[Corky Bell Dance Studio]] ([[Corky Bell]] 1964)
*** 2601: former location of [[Norwood Pharmacy]] (1926), [[Tradewinds]] restaurant (1970)
*** 2605: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1941), [[Bill Smith's Barber Shop]] (1970)
*** 2607: former location of [[Norwood Beverage Co.]] (1970)
*** 2609: former location of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' branch (1941)
*** 2611: former location of [[Thompson Barber Shop]] (1941), [[Corky Bell Dance Studio]] ([[Corky Bell]] 1964), [[Neat Job Cabinet Shop]] (1970)
*** 2613: former location of [[[Norwood Bakery]] (1926), [[G & R Electric Motor Repairs]] (1970)
*** 2623: former location of [[Acme Cycle Shop]] (1941), [[Primp-Up Beauty Salon]] (1970)
*** 2629–2631: former location of [[Birmingham Awning & Tent Works]] ([[M. D. Smith Jr]] 1920s–1941)


* avenue passes over railroad tracks
* avenue passes over [[Southern Railway]] / [[St Louis–San Francisco Railway|Frisco Line]] railroad tracks


* [[27th Street North]] intersects
* [[27th Street North]] intersects
** 2701: [[Moussa Food Mart]] / [[Boosh Quick Stop]]
** 2701: [[Moussa Food Mart]] / [[Boosh Quick Stop]], former location of [[Qwik Mart]] (1970)


* [[27th Place North]] intersects
* [[27th Place North]] intersects
** former location of [[Birmingham Awning & Tent Works]] ([[M. D. Smith Jr]] 1920s)
 
** 2720: former location of [[Hargis Clinic]] (1941), [[Leigh-Ann Rest Home]] (1970)
** 2728–2730: former location of [[The Hooper]] apartments (1926), [[Luray Apartments]] (1941–1970)


* [[28th Street North]] intersects
* [[28th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** 2812: former location of [[John Parrish]] structural detailer (1970)
*** 2816: former location of [[The Roberts]] apartments (1926), [[Jennings Apartments]] (1941–1970)
** south side:
*** 2817–2831: former location of [[Bon Air Apartments]] (1941–1970)
* [[28th Place North]] intersects
* [[28th Place North]] intersects
* [[29th Street North]] intersects
* [[29th Street North]] intersects
** 2900–2918: former location of [[The Aberdeen Apartments]] (1926–1970)
* [[29th Place North]] intersects
* [[29th Place North]] intersects
** 2930: former location of [[Simon-Williamson Clinic]] (1970)
* [[30th Street North]] intersects
* [[30th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 3000: [[II Fish V Loaves]] grocery store ([[Antonio Washington|Antonio]] & [[Temesha Washington]], 2017–)
*** 3000: [[II Fish V Loaves]] grocery store ([[Antonio Washington|Antonio]] & [[Temesha Washington]], 2017–), former location of [[Warren Drugs]] (1970)
*** 3002: [[Sol's Hot Dogs]] ([[Solomon Zarzaur]] 1970–)
*** 3002: [[Sol's Hot Dogs]] ([[Solomon Zarzaur]] 1970–), former location of [[Norwood Barber Shop]] (–1970)
*** 3004: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners & Laundry]] (1970)
*** 3006: former location of [[Edith Mullins Beauty Shop]] (1970)
*** 3008: [[Sani-Clean Laundromat]]
*** 3008: [[Sani-Clean Laundromat]]
*** 3020: [[Shell]] gas station / [[McCullough Snappy Services Oil Co.]]
*** 3014–3020: former location of [[Whiteside Apartments]] (1941)
*** 3020: [[Shell]] gas station / [[McCullough Snappy Services Oil Co.]], former location of [[Myrtle Vaught]] dressmaker (1941), [[Glenn Hauser Texaco]] service station (1970)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 3001: [[Family Dollar|Family Dollar #7275]]
*** 3001–2005: [[Family Dollar|Family Dollar #7275]], former location of [[A & P|A & P Food Store]] (1941–1970)
*** 3011: former location of [[Willis Beauty & Barber Shop]] (1941), [[Tom Jones Cleaning & Laundry Co.]] (1970)
*** 3013: former location of [[Coe Grocery Co.]] (1941)
*** 3015: former location of [[Norwood Paint & Hardware Co.]] (1970)
*** 3017: former location of [[Franklin-Hoadley Grocery Co.]] (1926)
*** 3019: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1926), [[LaDame Cleaners]] (1941), [[Banks Beverages]] (1970)
*** 3021: former location of [[Home Roofing Co.]] (1941)
*** 3023: former location of [[R & R Cleaners]] (1926), [[Jesse Walls]] shoe repair (1941)


* [[31st Street North]] intersects
* [[31st Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 3100: [[Texaco]] gas station
*** 3100: [[Texaco]] gas station, former location of [[The Norwood Terrace]] apartments (1926–1941)
*** former location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] ([[Milo Carlton|Milo]] & [[Bea Carlton]] 1946-1963)
*** former location of [[Milo's Hamburgers]] ([[Milo Carlton|Milo]] & [[Bea Carlton]] 1946-1963)
*** 3116: former location of [[Handy Pack]] convenience store (1970)
*** 3118: former location of [[Bell Beauty Shop]] (1941), [[Norwood Shoe Shop]] (1970)
*** 3120: former location of [[Norwood Grill]] (1941–1970)
*** 3128: former location of [[Piggly-Wiggly]] (1926–1941)
*** 3130: former location of [[Lane Drug Co.]] (1941), [[Lew Murray Drugs]] (1970)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 3131: former location of [[Palace Cafe]] ([[Pete Cosmos]] 1930s)
*** 3105: former location of [[Ward Apartments]] (1941)
*** 3107: former location of [[Norwood Hamburger Shoppe]] (1941)
*** 3115: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1941), [[Raceway Auto Parts]] (1970)
*** 3117: former location of [[Lucky & Lynch]] (1926), [[Aral Lucky]] baker (1941)
*** 3119: former location of [[Hill Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1926), [[A. N. Pharo 5¢ & 10¢ Store]] (1941)
*** 3121: former location of [[Duke Bradford]] physician (1941)
*** 3125–3127: former location of [[A & R Food Store]] (1941)
**** 3125: former location of [[Norwood Plumbing & Heating Co.]] (1926)
**** 3127: former location of [[Norwood Art Cleaning Co.]] ([[Howard Burchfield]] 1926)
*** 3129: former location of [[Tom Jones Dry Cleaning & Laundry]] (1941)
*** 3131: former location of [[Masberg Arnold Drug Corp.]] (1926), [[Palace Cafe]] ([[Pete Cosmos]] 1930s), [[Harper's Cafe]] (1941)


* [[32nd Street North]] intersects (south only), avenue resumes
* [[32nd Street North]] intersects (south only), avenue resumes
** former location of [[Norwood Exchange Club Recreation Center]]
** former location of [[Norwood Exchange Club Recreation Center]]
** 3200: [[12th Avenue Bar & Grill]], former location of [[Cosmos Sports Bar & Grill]] ([[Stephen Tutt]], 2011–)
** north side:
*** 3200: [[12th Avenue Bar & Grill]], former location of [[Miller's Drug Store]] (1941), [[Economy Forms & Office Supplies]] (1970), [[Cosmos Sports Bar & Grill]] ([[Stephen Tutt]], 2011–)
*** 3202: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners]] (1941), [[Mailing Service Inc.]] (1970)
*** 3204A: former location of [[Economy Press Inc.]] (1970)
*** 3204B: former location of [[Sandy's Beauty Shop]] (1970)
*** 3204C: former location of [[Tucker's Barber Shop]] (1970)
** south side:
*** 3201–3213: former location of [[The Arnold]] apartments (1926), [[The Larchmont]] apartments (1941)


* [[33rd Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[33rd Street North]] intersects (north only)
* avenue passes over {{I-20/59}}
* avenue passes over {{I-20/59}}
* [[34th Place North]] intersects (south only)
* [[34th Place North]] intersects (south only)
** 3412: former location of [[The Averyt]] apartments (1940)
* [[35th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[35th Street North]] intersects (south only)
** north side:
*** 3508: former location of [[Skyview Apartments]] (1970)
** south side:
*** 3531: former location of [[Thomas Graffo]] grocery & meats (1941)
* avenue ends at [[Vanderbilt Road]]
* avenue ends at [[Vanderbilt Road]]


===[[East Birmingham neighborhood]]===
===[[East Birmingham neighborhood]]===
* 3902: former location of [[Alabama Pattern Works]] (1941), [[Metal Plate & Coathings Inc.]] Plant No. 2 / [[Metal Stamping & Processing Co.]] (1970)
* avenue resumes
* avenue resumes
* [[Appalachee Street]] intersects
* [[Appalachee Street]] intersects
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** north side:
** north side:
*** [[W. C. Patton Park]]
*** [[W. C. Patton Park]]
*** 3924: former location of [[Amanda's Beauty Shop]] (1970)
*** 3926: former location of [[William Parker (barber)|William Parker]] barber shop (1941)
*** 3928: former location of [[Sam's Barber Shop]] (1970)
*** 3954 [sic]: former location of [[The New Blue Bird Inn]] (1970)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 3937: [[St Luke AME Zion Church]]
*** 3937 (formerly 4601): [[St Luke AME Zion Church]] (1926–)
*** 3953: former location of [[Thirty-Nine Fifty-Three Apartments]] (1970)
* [[Escambia Street]] intersects (south only)
* [[Escambia Street]] intersects (south only)
** north side:
** north side:
*** [[W. C. Patton Park]] / [[Shields Conference Center]], former location of [[Shields Elementary School|Alberta Shields Elementary School]]
*** [[W. C. Patton Park]] / [[Shields Conference Center]]
*** 3928: (formerly 4606) former location of [[East Birmingham School]] (1926), [[Shields Elementary School|Alberta Shields Elementary School]]
*** 3952: former location of [[Thomas Clark]] confectioner (1941)
 
* avenue ends at [[40th Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[40th Street North]]


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* [[47th Street North]] intersects
* [[47th Street North]] intersects
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
** 4812; former location of [[Benjamin Scott]] building contractor (1941)
* avenue ends at [[50th Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[50th Street North]]
 
** 5441 [[Hopewell Baptist Church]] (1971)


[[Category:12th Avenue North|*]]
[[Category:12th Avenue North|*]]

Latest revision as of 14:57, 30 April 2024

12th Avenue North (or Twelfth Avenue North, formerly Fountain Avenue and 12th Avenue) is an east-west street running north of downtown Birmingham and continuing in sections through the east side of the city.

12th Avenue North begins as a continuation of 12th Avenue West at Center Street in East Thomas and runs eastward for two blocks, terminating at Bankhead Highway North and Dorothy Spears Greenway. The street resumes at 3rd Street North in Enon Ridge, and continues as far as 5th Street North, where it is interrupted by Malfunction Junction. It begins again east of I-65 in Fountain Heights and jogs slightly northward, continuing to Oak Hill Cemetery at 17th Street North.

12th Avenue picke up again at Arthur Shores Park and past the north side of Protective Stadium. It crosses over the railroad tracks between 26th and 27th Street North and through Norwood, with an overpass over I-20/59, continuing to Vanderbilt Road at the offices of McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co.

12th Avenue resumes at Appalachee Street, near W. C. Patton Park in East Birmingham, terminating at 40th Street North. It picks back up at 42nd Place North in Kingston for two blocks, then reappears between 45th Street North to 50th Street North.


Notable locations

East Thomas neighborhood

Enon Ridge neighborhood

Fountain Heights neighborhood

Druid Hills neighborhood


Norwood neighborhood

East Birmingham neighborhood

Kingston neighborhood

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