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*** 323½: former location of [[Hotel Dunbar]] (1925-1930s), [[New Dunbar Hotel]] (1935-1940)
*** 323½: former location of [[Hotel Dunbar]] (1925-1930s), [[New Dunbar Hotel]] (1935-1940)
*** 325: [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1920)
*** 325: [[Dunbar Cafe]] (1920)
* [[4th Avenue North]]
 
** 400: [[Colored Masonic Temple]]
* [[4th Avenue North]] intersects
** 401: former location of [[James Luckie]] residence
** west side:
** 404: [[Malcolm's Reading Room]], former location of the [[Temple Record Bar]]
*** 400-412: [[Colored Masonic Temple]] building (built 1924)
** 406: former location of [[Harris Bros. Co.]] grocer (1925)
**** 400: building entrance
** 411: former location of the [[Little Savoy Cafe]]
**** 402: [[Esquire's Shoe Care]]
* [[5th Avenue North]]
**** 404: former location of the [[Temple Record Bar]], [[Malcolm's Reading Room]] (2007-2009)
**** 406: former location of [[Harris Bros. Co.]] grocer (1925), [[Simp's Barber & Style]]
**** 408:
**** 410: former location of [[Your Flower Shop]]
**** 412: building entrance, former location of [[Patton's Beauty Shop]], [[John's Alterations & Repair]]
*** 414-428: [[Freedom Manor]] (built 1986)
** east side:
*** 401-403: [[History Park]], former location of [[James Luckie]] residence
*** 405-431: [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]] parking lot
**** 411: former location of the [[Little Savoy Cafe]]
 
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersects
** former location of [[Temple Emanu-El]] (1886-1914)
** former location of [[Temple Emanu-El]] (1886-1914)
** [[Kelly Ingram Park]]
** [[Kelly Ingram Park]]

Revision as of 10:21, 14 December 2019

17th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets in downtown Birmingham's business district. Downtown, south of 11th Avenue North, the street is one-way for South-bound vehicular traffic. The change was made in 1973 as part of the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

17th Street North begins at Morris Avenue just north of the Railroad Reservation. It continues north past Kelly Ingram Park and below I-20/59. Alongside Oak Hill Cemetery, the street changes to 17th Street Viaduct and continues as 18th Street North. 17th Street picks up separately south of 13th Avenue North and continues past 16th Avenue North just shy of I-65.

17th Street resumes north of the interstate between 16th Terrace North and 19th Avenue North. North of Village Creek another short section begins at 22nd Avenue North and crosses Finley Boulevard. It is interrupted at 27th Avenue North for the Ensley Branch and Birmingham Mineral Railroad, but resumes at 28th Court North and continues to the foot of Sand Mountain at Zion Heights.

17th Street North forms the western edge of the Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District. The 300 block of 17th is included in the 4th Avenue Historic District. Formerly the No. 5 Ensley-Fairfield streetcar line, the No. 6 Pratt-Ensley streetcar line, the No. 7 Wylam-Bush Hills streetcar line, and the No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line utilized parts of 17th Street.

In 1945 electric lighting was installed on 17th Street North between 1st and 6th Avenues under the city's contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 17th Street North category.
View on the 300 block of 17th Street North in the 1930s
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