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'''15th Street North''' is one of the primary [[north-south street]]s on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]].
'''15th Street North''' is one of the primary [[north-south street]]s on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]].


15th Street begins at [[2nd Avenue North]] and proceeds northward, below the [[I-59/20 downtown viaduct]] to [[12th Court North]], then jogs to the east to continue another block, ending at [[13th Avenue North]]. Another fragment of 15th Street runs from [[22nd Avenue North]] to [[Finley Avenue]]. There is also a cul-de-sac of homes on a section of 15th Street North accessed from [[26th Avenue North]]. Another fragment picks up north of the [[ACIPCO]] plant at [[32nd Avenue North]] and continues past [[33rd Avenue North]] to an alleyway.
The first two blocks of 15th Street have been vacated, so the street now begins at [[2nd Avenue North]] and proceeds northward, below the [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct]] to [[12th Court North]], then jogs to the east to continue another block, ending at [[13th Avenue North]]. Another fragment of 15th Street runs from [[22nd Avenue North]] to [[Finley Avenue]]. There is also a cul-de-sac of homes on a section of 15th Street North accessed from [[26th Avenue North]]. Another fragment picks up north of the [[ACIPCO]] plant at [[32nd Avenue North]] and continues past [[33rd Avenue North]] to an alleyway.


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}
* [[Railroad Reservation]]
* [[Morris Avenue]] (no intersection)
** 30: former location of [[Ward Baking Co.]] (1939)
* [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]] (no intersection)
** [[Innovation Depot]] (2007-), formerly [[Downtown Sears store|Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] (built 1941, closed 1990)
*** 100-130: former location of [[Williamson Iron Co.]] (1891)
**** 100: former location of [[Williamson Iron Co.]] machine & pattern shop (1891)
**** 112: former location of [[Williamson Iron Co.]] brass furnace (1891)


* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection
* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection
** West side ([[Block 91]])
** west side ([[Block 91]]):
*** 220: [[Edwards Chevrolet]], former location of [[Canon Tire Co.]] (1964)
*** 200-208: [[Edwards Chevrolet]] car lot
** East side ([[Block 90]])
**** 200: former location of grocery (1891)
**** 206: former location of dwelling (1891)
**** 208: former location of "colored Baptist church" (1891)
** [[2nd Alley North]] intersects
*** 210-230: [[Edwards Chevrolet]] service department
**** 210: former location of dwelling (1891)
**** 212: former location of dwelling (1891)
**** 216: former location of dwelling (1891)
**** 220-230: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Canon Tire Co.]] (1964)
** east side ([[Block 90]]):
*** 201: [[Wellington's Bistro]], former location of [[French Dry Cleaning]] plant (1922), [[Louzis Restaurant]] (August 1946-1964)
*** 201: [[Wellington's Bistro]], former location of [[French Dry Cleaning]] plant (1922), [[Louzis Restaurant]] (August 1946-1964)
*** 221: [[Firehouse Shelter]], former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]] (built 1905), [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]], [[Birmingham Police Motor Pen]] garage, [[Civil Defense Rescue Squad]] storage (1964)
*** 221: [[Firehouse Shelter]], former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]] (built 1905), [[Birmingham Amateur Radio Club]], [[Birmingham Police Motor Pen]] garage, [[Civil Defense Rescue Squad]] storage (1964)
* [[3rd Avenue North]] intersection ([[Civil Rights District]] begins)
* [[3rd Avenue North]] intersection ([[Civil Rights District]] begins)
** West side ([[Block 68]])
** west side ([[Block 68]]):
*** 300: [[Edwards Chevrolet]], former location of [[15th Street School]] (1883-1888)
*** 300: [[Edwards Chevrolet]], former location of [[15th Street School]] (1883-1888)
** East side ([[Block 69]])
** east side ([[Block 69]]):
*** 301: former location of [[Edwards Chevrolet]] warehouse (1964), [[Nexus]] boutique and head shop
*** 301: former location of [[Edwards Chevrolet]] warehouse (1964), [[Nexus]] boutique and head shop
*** 305: former location of [[Birmingham Cola-Nip Bottliing Co.]] ([[Ben Peeples]] 1914)
*** 317: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]]
*** 317: [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]]
* [[4th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[4th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side ([[Block 65]])
** west side ([[Block 65]]):
*** 402: former location of [[Wallace Rayfield]] architect
*** 402: former location of [[Strong's Floral Shop]] (1939)
**** 402½: former location of [[Wallace Rayfield]] architect, [[Harrington Hood]] dentist / [[Square Deal Building Co.]] (1939)
*** 404:
*** 404:
**** 404½: former location of [[Wallace Rayfield]] architect
**** 404½: former location of [[Wallace Rayfield]] architect
** East side ([[Block 64]])
** east side ([[Block 64]]):
*** 419: former location of [[Birmingham Tobacco Co.]] wholesale (1941)
*** 419: former location of [[Birmingham Tobacco Co.]] wholesale (1941)
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side ([[Block 42]])
** west side ([[Block 42]]):
*** 520: former location of [[T. J. Burke]] grocer (1887)
*** 520: former location of [[T. J. Burke]] grocer (1887)
** East side ([[Block 43]])
** east side ([[Block 43]]):
*** 519: former location of [[Southern Burial Association]] insurers and funeral directors (1939)
 
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side ([[Block 39]])
** west side ([[Block 39]]):
*** 600: [[Disability Rights and Resources]]
*** 600: [[Disability Rights and Resources]]
*** 616: former location of [[Modern Beauty Shop]] (1939)
*** 620: [[Harris Early Learning Center]]
*** 620: [[Harris Early Learning Center]]
** East side ([[Block 38]])
** east side ([[Block 38]]):
*** 601: [[St Paul United Methodist Church]], former location of [[First Congregational Christian Church]] (built 1911-destroyed by fire 1949)
*** 601: [[St Paul United Methodist Church]], former location of [[First Congregational Christian Church]] (built 1911-destroyed by fire 1949)
*** 615: [[Poole's Funeral Chapels]]
*** 615: [[Poole's Funeral Chapels]]
* [[7th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[7th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side: ([[Block 15]])
** west side ([[Block 15]]):
** 700: [[St John African Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1920s-, present building completed 1974)
** 700: [[St John African Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1920s-, present building completed 1974)
** 722: [[Melvin Humes]] insurance
** 722: [[Melvin Humes]] insurance
** East side ([[Block 16]])
** east side ([[Block 16]]):
*** 701: [[Automotive Friction Material]]
*** 701: [[Automotive Friction Material]]
* [[8th Avenue North]] / [[Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard]] intersection ([[Civil Rights District]] ends)
* [[8th Avenue North]] / [[Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard]] intersection ([[Civil Rights District]] ends)
** West side ( [[Block 12]], former edge of [[Little Korea]])
** west side ([[Block 12]], former edge of [[Little Korea]]):
*** 800: former location of [[Burkes Brothers]]
*** 800: former location of [[Burkes Brothers]]
*** 822: former location of [[Peoples Coal Company]] (1928)
*** 822: former location of [[Peoples Coal Company]] (1928), [[City Coal Co.]] (1939)
** East side ([Block 11]])
*** 824: former location of [[Annie Weinstein]] bottlers' supplies (1939)
*** 828: former location of [[Hardwood Charcoal Co.]] (1939)
*** 830: former location of [[Samuel Maniscaleo]] grocer (1939)
** east side ([Block 11]]):
*** 801: [[DSW Converting Knives]]  
*** 801: [[DSW Converting Knives]]  
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side ([[Block 585]])
** west side ([[Block 585]]):
** East side ([[Block 586]], western edge of [[CityWalk BHAM]] (2021-)
** east side ([[Block 586]], western edge of [[CityWalk BHAM]] (2021-)
 
* [[10th Avenue North]]
* [[10th Avenue North]]
* [[11th Avenue North]]
* [[11th Avenue North]]
** former location of [[Gammill Drug Company]]
** former location of [[Gammill Drug Company]]
* [[12th Court North]] intersection
* [[12th Court North]] intersection
** West side
** west side:
*** former location of [[Macedonia 17th Street Baptist Church]] (burned 2018)
*** former location of [[Macedonia 17th Street Baptist Church]] (burned 2018)
** east side:
*** 1231: former location of [[Laconia Court Apartments]] (1939)


[[Category:15th Street North|*]]
[[Category:15th Street North|*]]

Latest revision as of 16:42, 21 March 2020

15th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of downtown Birmingham's business district.

The first two blocks of 15th Street have been vacated, so the street now begins at 2nd Avenue North and proceeds northward, below the I-20/59 downtown viaduct to 12th Court North, then jogs to the east to continue another block, ending at 13th Avenue North. Another fragment of 15th Street runs from 22nd Avenue North to Finley Avenue. There is also a cul-de-sac of homes on a section of 15th Street North accessed from 26th Avenue North. Another fragment picks up north of the ACIPCO plant at 32nd Avenue North and continues past 33rd Avenue North to an alleyway.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 15th Street North category.
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