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'''Twenty-third Street North''' ('''23rd Street North''') is a two-way [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[___]] neighborhood, running north continuously to the [[BJCC]], and then through [[Norwood]] in discontinuous sections until reappearing in [[North Birmingham]] between [[29th Avenue North]] and [[36th Avenue North]].
'''Twenty-third Street North''' ('''23rd Street North''') is a two-way [[north-south street]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Central City neighborhood|Central City]], [[Druid Hills]], [[Evergreen]] and [[North Birmingham neighborhood|North Birmingham]] neighborhoods.
 
The downtown section runs north through the [[Birmingham city center street grid|city center street grid]] from [[Morris Avenue]] continuously to the [[BJCC]]. Af and then through [[Norwood]] in discontinuous sections until reappearing in [[North Birmingham]] between [[29th Avenue North]] and [[36th Avenue North]].


== Notable locations ==
== Notable locations ==
{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}


=== [[Southside]] / [[Five Points South]] ===
===[[Central City]] neighborhood===
* Entrance to [[Birmingham Parking Authority]] [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot A|Lot A]] (1975-)
* Entrance to [[Birmingham Parking Authority]] [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot A|Lot A]] (1975-)
** West side
** West side
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** West side
** West side
*** [[Wheeler Building]], formerly the [[Lawyers Building]], former location of [[A. O. Lane residence]] (1870s-1880s), [[Dan Moore Fruit Stand]] (1929)
*** [[Wheeler Building]], formerly the [[Lawyers Building]], former location of [[A. O. Lane residence]] (1870s-1880s), [[Dan Moore Fruit Stand]] (1929)
*** 312:
*** 312: [[Fire Rock Products]] offices
*** former location of [[Rainbow Laundry]] (1941),  [[Brighton Development Co.]], [[Broadview Title Co.]], [[Collateral Investment Co.]], [[Collateral Mortgage Co.]], [[Colonial Land Co.]], [[Oakland Development Co.]], [[Business Investors Inc.]], [[Realty Investment Co.]] (1964)
*** former location of [[Rainbow Laundry]] (1941),  [[Brighton Development Co.]], [[Broadview Title Co.]], [[Collateral Investment Co.]], [[Collateral Mortgage Co.]], [[Colonial Land Co.]], [[Oakland Development Co.]], [[Business Investors Inc.]], [[Realty Investment Co.]] (1964)
** East side
** East side
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** West side ([[Block 57]])
** West side ([[Block 57]])
*** [[First Light]] shelter (2000-), former location of [[Granada Hotel]] (1925-1967)
*** [[First Light]] shelter (2000-), former location of [[Granada Hotel]] (1925-1967)
*** [[Advance Central Services Alabama]] presses (formerly ''[[Birmingham News]]''/''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' production presses
*** 406: former location of [[Terry's Hot Dogs]]
*** 424: parking for [[Advance Central Services Alabama]] presses, former location of [[City Center Motel]]
** East side
** East side
*** [[Stonewall Building]] (formerly the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]), built 1925), former location of [[Birmingham Female College]] (1883-), [[Alabama Limestone Co.]] (1931), [[Realty Brokers Inc.]] (1964)
*** [[Stonewall Building]] (formerly the [[Stonewall Building|Martin Office Building]]), built 1925), former location of [[Birmingham Female College]] (1883-), [[Alabama Limestone Co.]] (1931), [[Realty Brokers Inc.]] (1964)
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* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side
** West side
*** Surface parking for [[Regions Bank]], former location of [[Don's Old Fashioned Barbecue]], [[Don Nelson]], propr. (1923)
*** Surface parking for [[Regions Bank]], former location of [[Don's Old Fashioned Barbecue]], [[Don Nelson]], propr. (1923), [[Downtowner Motor Inn]] (1963-2004)
** East side
** East side
*** [[Bankhead Towers]], built 1926 as [[Bankhead Hotel]], closed 1960s, renovated in 1970s as subsidized apartments
*** [[Bankhead Towers]], built 1926 as [[Bankhead Hotel]], closed 1960s, renovated in 1970s as subsidized apartments
*** former location of [[George's Food Store]], [[Food Circle]]
*** 513: former location of [[George's Food Store]], [[Family Super Market]], [[Food Circle]]
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[6th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side
** West side
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* [[8th Court North]] intersection (one-way from west only)
* [[8th Court North]] intersection (one-way from west only)
===[[Druid Hills]] neighborhood===
* {{I-59/20}} eastbound crosses on elevated deck
* {{I-59/20}} eastbound crosses on elevated deck
* {{I-59/20}} eastbound onramp begins
* {{I-59/20}} eastbound onramp begins
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* street continues as pedestrian plaza below raised pedestrian plaza
* street continues as pedestrian plaza below raised pedestrian plaza
* [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]] ([[10th Avenue North]]) intersection
* [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]] ([[10th Avenue North]]) intersection
** proposed site of [[BJCC stadium]]
* [[11th Avenue North]] intersection
** proposed site of [[BJCC stadium]]
* [[12th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side
*** parking lot for [[Civic Center Health and Rehabilitation]]
*** [[Barker Park]], former location of [[Barker Elementary School]] (1903-1941)
** East side
*** [[Greater Birmingham Ministries]]
* [[13th Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[14th Avenue North]] intersection (west only)
* [[14th Avenue North]] intersection (east only)
* [[14th Court North]] intersection (west only)
* road bends to northeast
* [[15th Avenue North]] intersection
* [[24th Street North]] intersection (south only)<!--parallel lines intersecting-->
* road tees into [[25th Street North]] at [[16th Avenue North]]
** West side
*** former location of [[LifeSaver|LifeSaver 1]] base (closed 2013)
** East side
*** former location of [[Carraway Hospital]] (1916-2008)
===[[Evergreen]] neighborhood===
* road begins at [[Stouts Road]]
* [[21st Avenue North]] intersection
* [[22nd Avenue North]] intersection
* road tees into [[23rd Avenue North]] short of [[Village Creek]]
===[[North Birmingham neighborhood|North Birmingham]] neighborhood===
* entrance to [[Alabama Brick Delivery]]
* [[24th Avenue North]] intersection
** West side
*** [[Commercial Hauling Co.]]
** East side
*** [[Mississippi Baking Co.]]
* road tees into [[Finley Boulevard]]
* road resumes at [[26th Avenue North]]
* road tees into [[26th Court North]]
** [[Tri-Fab Steel]]
* road resumes at [[29th Avenue North]]
** West side
*** residences
*** [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 13]]
** East side
*** residences
* [[30th Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[31st Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[32nd Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[33rd Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[34th Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* [[35th Avenue North]] intersection
** residences
* road tees into [[36th Avenue North]] short of [[George Washington Carver High School]]


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Revision as of 10:40, 30 August 2016

Twenty-third Street North (23rd Street North) is a two-way north-south street in Birmingham's Central City, Druid Hills, Evergreen and North Birmingham neighborhoods.

The downtown section runs north through the city center street grid from Morris Avenue continuously to the BJCC. Af and then through Norwood in discontinuous sections until reappearing in North Birmingham between 29th Avenue North and 36th Avenue North.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 23rd Street North category.

Central City neighborhood

Druid Hills neighborhood

Evergreen neighborhood

North Birmingham neighborhood

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