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* [[5th Avenue North]] intersects
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersects
** former location of [[Temple Emanu-El]] (1886-1914)
** former location of [[Temple Emanu-El]] (1886-1914)
** [[Kelly Ingram Park]]
** west side:
** 509: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 7]]
*** [[Kelly Ingram Park]] (dedicated 1871 as [[Kelly Ingram Park|West Park]] or [[Kelly Ingram Park|West End Park]])
** [[AT&T Tower]]
** east side:
* [[6th Avenue North]]
*** 505: former location of [[John Beach]] painter (1938)
** east side
**** 505½: former location of [[Douglas Apartments]] (1938)
*** 507: former location of [[Reynolds Printing Co.]] (1938)
*** 509: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 7]], former location of [[Molton, Allen & Williams]] warehouse (1938)
*** 511–521: [[AT&T Microwave Tower]] (built 1968), former location of residences (1938)
 
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersects
** west side ([[Block 17]]):
*** 630: [[Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God]], former location of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]] (1903-1955)
** east side:
*** [[Alabama Power Company parking deck]]
*** [[Alabama Power Company parking deck]]
*** [[Alabama Power Company Headquarters Complex]]
*** [[Alabama Power Company Headquarters Complex]]
*** 621: former location of [[Michael Arcidiacano]] grocery (1938)
*** former location of [[West End Grammar School]]/[[West End School]]/[[Henley School]]
*** former location of [[West End Grammar School]]/[[West End School]]/[[Henley School]]
** west side ([[Block 17]])
 
*** [[Apostolic Overcoming Holy Church of God]], former location of [[Knesseth Israel Congregation]] (1903-1955)
* [[7th Avenue North]] intersects
* [[7th Avenue North]]
** 708: [[Birmingham Police Credit Union]], former location of [[Carpenter's Hall]] / [[Carpenters and Joiners of America Local No. 103]] (1938)
** 708: [[Birmingham Police Credit Union]]
** 720: former location of [[R.S. Rutter]] grocer (1887), [[Samuel Schwartz]] used furniture (1938)
** 720: former location of [[R.S. Rutter]] grocer (1887)
** 726: former location of [[Nellie Marshall]] dressmaker (1938)
** 728: former location of [[Ehlers News Co.]] (1938)
** 730: former location of [[Antonio Dipiazza]] grocery (1938)
** 750: [[APCO Employees Credit Union]]
** 750: [[APCO Employees Credit Union]]
* [[8th Avenue North]]
 
* [[8th Avenue North]] intersects
** former location of [[W. B. Summerville]]'s [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] (1886-1900)
** former location of [[W. B. Summerville]]'s [[Weather Forecast Office Birmingham]] (1886-1900)
** 801: [[David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center]]
** 801: [[David J. Vann Municipal Justice Center]]
** 806: former location of [[Widow's Curb Market] (1957)
** 806: former location of [[Widow's Curb Market] (1957)
* [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]]
 
* [[9th Avenue North]]
* [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]] passes over
** 900: [[Metro Mini Storage]], former location of [[Sam Zideman]]'s grocery store
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersects
** 900: [[Metro Mini Storage]], former location of [[Charles Renta]] grocery (1938), [[Sam Zideman]] grocery
** 916–918: former location of [[Minnie Watts]] restaurant (1938)
** 922: former location of [[Macedonia Baptist Church]] (1938)
** 925: former location of [[Madison Cowan]] barber (1938)
** 944: former location of [[Samuel Nero]] grocery (1938)
** [[United State Drug Enforcement Administration]]
** [[United State Drug Enforcement Administration]]
* [[10th Avenue North]]
 
* [[10th Avenue North]] intersects
** 1003 [[Western Grain]] (1957)
** 1003 [[Western Grain]] (1957)
* [[11th Avenue North]]
** 1010: former location of [[Central Cahaba Coal Co.]] (1938)
 
* [[11th Avenue North]] intersects
** [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]
** [[Oak Hill Cemetery]]
* [[11th Court North]]
** 1125: former location of [[Francis Fossett]] contractor (1938)
* [[12th Avenue North]]
 
* [[11th Court North]] intersects
 
* [[12th Avenue North]] intersects
** 1214: former location of [[Margaret Stateson]] dressmaker (1938)
** 1500: former location of [[M.E. King]] grocer (1887)
** 1500: former location of [[M.E. King]] grocer (1887)
** 1630: former location of [[North Highland Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1938)
** 1756: [[Ephraim Temple]]
** 1756: [[Ephraim Temple]]
** 2221: [[Deep South Freight]]
** 2221: [[Deep South Freight]]
** 2400: former location of [[Mt Hebron Baptist Church]] (1938)
** 2416: former location of [[Mt Calvary Baptist Church]] (1938)
** [[Popeye's]]
** [[Popeye's]]
* [[Finley Boulevard]]
 
* [[Finley Boulevard]] intersects
** [[McDonald's]]
** [[McDonald's]]


[[Category:17th Street North|*]]
[[Category:17th Street North|*]]

Revision as of 11:22, 12 April 2020

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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