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In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and [[2nd Avenue North]] fronted the [[Baconsides]] slum district. | In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and [[2nd Avenue North]] fronted the [[Baconsides]] slum district. | ||
The [[2004]] [[City Center Master Plan]] recommended "greening" 14th Street as a walkable corridor connecting [[UAB]] and the [[Railroad Park] on [[Southside]] to the [[Entrepreneurial Center]] and the [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] downtown. A $1.3 million landscape improvement project, including new sidewalks and paving, was begun in December [[2009]]. The project was funded largely with federal money. | The [[2004]] [[City Center Master Plan]] recommended "greening" 14th Street as a walkable corridor connecting [[UAB]] and the [[Railroad Park]] on [[Southside]] to the [[Entrepreneurial Center]] and the [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] downtown. A $1.3 million landscape improvement project, including new sidewalks and paving, was begun in December [[2009]]. The project was funded largely with federal money. | ||
==Notable locations== | ==Notable locations== | ||
{{Alphabetical locations}} | |||
* [[Railroad Reservation]] | * [[Railroad Reservation]] | ||
* Intersection with [[Morris Avenue]] (terminus of downtown section) | * Intersection with [[Morris Avenue]] (terminus of downtown section) | ||
* Intersection with [[1st Avenue North]] ([[U. S. Highway 11]]) | * Intersection with [[1st Avenue North]] ([[U. S. Highway 11]]) | ||
** "[[Catch-out Corner]]" | ** "[[Catch-out Corner]]" | ||
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** [[Church of the Reconciler]] | ** [[Church of the Reconciler]] | ||
* Intersection with [[2nd Avenue North]], former location of [[Hudgins' fountain]] | * Intersection with [[2nd Avenue North]], former location of [[Hudgins' fountain]] | ||
* Intersection with [[3rd Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[3rd Avenue North]] | ||
** [[Edwards Chevrolet]] | ** [[Edwards Chevrolet]] | ||
* Intersection with [[4th Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[4th Avenue North]] | ||
* Intersection with [[5th Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[5th Avenue North]] | ||
** 517: [[Jim Burke Automotive|Jim Burke Body Shop]] | |||
* Intersection with [[6th Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[6th Avenue North]] | ||
* Intersection with [[7th Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[7th Avenue North]] | ||
* Intersection with [[8th Avenue North]] | * Intersection with [[8th Avenue North]] | ||
** [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] | ** [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]] | ||
* Intersection with [[9th Avenue North]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 9 December 2009
14th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of downtown Birmingham's business district.
14th Street begins at the northern end of 14th Street South, emerging from the 14th Street Tunnel underneath the railroad tracks of the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Morris Avenue and continues north past 9th Avenue North and ending short of I-20/59. There is an additional short section of the street in Fountain Heights between 11th and 12th Avenue North.
In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and 2nd Avenue North fronted the Baconsides slum district.
The 2004 City Center Master Plan recommended "greening" 14th Street as a walkable corridor connecting UAB and the Railroad Park on Southside to the Entrepreneurial Center and the Birmingham Social Security Administration Center downtown. A $1.3 million landscape improvement project, including new sidewalks and paving, was begun in December 2009. The project was funded largely with federal money.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 14th Street North category.
- Railroad Reservation
- Intersection with Morris Avenue (terminus of downtown section)
- Intersection with 1st Avenue North (U. S. Highway 11)
- Intersection with 2nd Avenue North, former location of Hudgins' fountain
- Intersection with 3rd Avenue North
- Intersection with 4th Avenue North
- Intersection with 5th Avenue North
- 517: Jim Burke Body Shop
- Intersection with 6th Avenue North
- Intersection with 7th Avenue North
- Intersection with 8th Avenue North
- Intersection with 9th Avenue North
References
- Cooper, Lauren B. (December 8, 2009) "$1.3M downtown upgrade project set to start." Birmingham Business Journal