4th Avenue North

Fourth Avenue North is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. It runs from Center Street in the west to 24th Street North in the east. From 9th to 24th Streets, the three- to four-lane street is one way westbound.

The road appears again as a two-lane residential street between Interstate 59 and Wahouma Park, west of 72nd Street. It is interrupted by the interstate between 75th and 77th Streets, but then continues from 77th to 88th Place, running between Lynn Park and East Lake Park.

Fourth Avenue runs through a few historic districts, including its own 4th Avenue Historic District (from 16th to 19th Street), the Civil Rights District, and the Loft District. In addition, the buildings at 1914, 1917, 1919, and 1930 are part of the Downtown Birmingham Retail and Theatre Historic District.

History

Fourth Avenue originally extended east to 26th Street North, but when the Birmingham Post Office was constructed in the early 1970s, it occupied the space where the street had run.

4th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic was from 24th Street North to 9th Street North in 1973 by the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 4th Avenue North category.

Smithfield neighborhood

• Center Street intersects
• 1st Street North intersects
• 2nd Street North intersects
  • 221: former location of Bennett Brokerage Co. (1941), Stacey Williams Co. food brokers & Yellow Label Syrup manufacturers (1941-1964)
  • 230: former location of Mutual Service Station (1964)
• 3rd Street North intersects (north only)
  • 301: former location of Mercury Freight Lines garage (1964)
  • 312: former location of Mercury Freight Lines (1964)
• Atlantic Coast Line Railroad crosses
• 4th Street North intersects
• Valley Creek crosses
  • 416: R C Body Shop, former location of Carroll Machine & Welding (1964)
• 5th Street North intersects
  • 500: former location of Little Mt Zion Baptist Church (1929)
  • 501: Parnell's Tire & Wash
  • 520: former location of Associated Cleaning Contractors (1964)
  • 524: former location of Genuine Parts Co. (1964)
  • 526: former location of Joseph Perkins barber (1929)
  • 529-531: former location of Circle ES Steak House ("Excellent Steaks") (1961-1964)
• 6th Street North intersects
  • 600: former location of New St James Missionary Baptist Church (2000)
  • 601: former location of Mark's Oxygen Co.
  • 610: New St James Baptist Church
• 7th Street North intersects
• 8th Street North intersects
  • 804: former location of Long-Lewis Hardware Co. (1964)
  • 829: former location of Vulcan Printing & Litho storage (1964)
  • 831: Birmingham Daiquiris, former location of Beco Cleaning Co. (1964)
• 9th Street North intersects
  • 900: Dreams Imports
  • 901: Adams Inn
  • 928-930: former location of Birmingham Electric Company roadway department (1941)
• I-65 south onramp from 10th Street North
  • 1000–1030: former location of Birmingham Electric Company shops (1929–1941)
  • 1006-1046: former location of Birmingham Transit Company 4th Avenue Barn
• I-65 crosses above
• I-65 north offramp at 11th Street North

Fountain Heights

• Interstate 65 offramp at 11th Street North
  • 1100: Mike's Downtown Shell
  • 1101: Texaco containing a Sneaky Pete's
  • 1129: Sera-Tech Biologicals & Biomat USA

12th Street North intersects

• former Birmingham Southern Railroad crossing
• former St Louis & San Francisco Railway crossing
  • 1200-1224: America's First Federal Credit Union building, America's First Federal Credit Union
  • 1227-1229: former location of David Tire Co. (1964)
• Birmingham Southern Railroad and St Louis & San Francisco Railway crossing

13th Street North intersects

• • 1301: Jim Burke Nissan, former location of B. D. Joyce & Co. grocers (1887), William Wyatt saloon (1900), W. P. Wyatt & Son saloon (1904), Centennial Ice Co. (1929)
  • 1303: former location of V. Savilla grocer (1900)
  • 1319: former location of Agnes Darden grocer (1900)
  • 1325: former location of Sanctified Church (1929), True Vine Spiritualist Church (1941)
  • 1326: former location of C. C. Sandford shoemaker (1900)
  • 1328: former location of John Dumas Restaurant (1964)
  • 1330: former location of William Doyle meat marker (1900)

14th Street North intersects

• north side:
  • 1404-1410: former location of Banner Baking Co. plant (1929–1941)
    • 1410: former location of Arrow-Smith Co. heating contractors (1964)
  • 1418: former location of Mrs. George Flanagan dress maker (1887)
• south side:
  • 1401: Carver Theater
  • 1417: former location of the Forniss Building, WEDR-AM (1949-) Points Building Co. (1964), Alpha Omega Systems (1990)
    • 1417½ : former location of Bonanza's Metropolitan Social Club (1964)
  • 1419: former location of Contractors Association Inc. (1964)
  • 1421-1423: Yeh Man (2000s-), former location of Forniss Printing Company (1964), offices of Glare magazine
    • 1421: former location of Just In Time Music (John Ray)
  • 1427: Edwards Chevrolet body shop (1964-)

15th Street North intersects

• north side:
  • 1500: former location of Ella Sweetwine general merchandise (1900), Smith & Gaston Funeral Home (1964)
  • 1518: former location of Dester Brooks Flower Shop (1964)
  • 1520: former location of the Hi-Stepper Theatre (1927), Grand Theatre (1941)
  • 1522: Gay Office Supply, former location of Ann's Gifts and Ready To Wear (1964)
  • 1530: Metropolitan AME Zion Church (1900-)
• south side:
  • 1501: Birmingham Fire Station No. 6
  • 1507: former location of T. McLaughlin grocer (1887)
  • 1509: former location of Blue Bird Taxi Cab Co. (1929) Classy Hat Works manufacturers (1941)
  • 1517: former location of F. R. Gaudin grocery (1900), Robert Springfield battery repair (1929), Edward Burdett auto repair (1941), Mirror Publishing Co. (1964), offices of The Birmingham Mirror
  • 1521: former location of Shotokan Karate
  • 1523-1527: former location of Trico Coffee Company (1941)
    • 1523: Xtensions hair salon, former location of E. W. Falthall garage (1929)
  • 1527: former location of Samuel Brown vulcanizer (1929)
  • 1531: Mrs B's on Fourth

16th Street North intersects

• north side (Block 63):
  • 1600-1610: former location of John Ray's Supper Club, Club Mozambique (1970s), Infinity Club Connection
    • 1610: Just In Time Music (John Ray)
  • 1612: former location of Jones & Jones Parking Service (1964)
  • 1614: former location of Fraternal Hotel (1954)
  • 1616: former location of Steck's Garage (1929), Annie Brown auto repair (1941), Pink Rose Cafe (1959–1964)
  • 1618: former location of Central Shoe Shop (1929–1941), Central Barber Shop & Central Pressing Shop (1964)
  • 1620: former location of Acme Finance Corp. (1929), Maizie's Beauty Shop (1941-1964)
    • 1620½: former location of Fraternal Hotel (1929-1964)
  • 1622-1624: former location of Mabry Brothers department store (1929)
    • 1622: former location of Weekly Review newspaper (1938–1942), Monroe's Steak House (1964)
    • 1624: former location of Fraternal Cafe (1957-1977)
  • 1626: former location of Prince Robinson Barber Shop (1887), Norris Cafe (Hezekiah Norris 1929), Fraternal Cafe (1941)
  • 1628: parking lot, former location of J. O. Gardner men's furnishings (1929), Floyd Wright confectioner (1941), Apex Cab Co. and Jackson Cab Co. (1964)
  • 1630: Colored Masonic Temple (built 1922), Masonic Auditorium
• south side (Block 70):
  • 1601: former location of 4th Avenue Service Station (1964)
  • 1603-1613: former location of Davis' Fourth Avenue Parking Lot (1964)
    • 1611: former location of 4th Avenue Service Station (1941)
  • 1615: Well Groomed Beauty Supply (2008-), former location of Alabama Baptist Publishing Board / Baptist Leader (1929), Brown Belle Bottling Company (1938-1950), Afro-American Life Insurance Co. (1964), Sherri's Dry Cleaners & Head Shop (1980)
  • 1617: Dawson's Burgers Wings & Fries (2008-), former location of Henry Billingsley tires (1929), Chico's Hot Dogs & Lounge (1980)
  • 1619: Touch of Elegance barber & style shop (2011-), former location of Fraternal Hotel (1938), Hendrix Wallpaper Display (1941), Carver Beauty Salon (1964-1980)
  • 1621: former location of Wheaten Printing Co., The Baptist Leader (1929-1964)
  • 1623: Yehman Caribbean Restaurant, former location of Banner Printing Co. (1929), Patton's Variety Shop & Patton's Beauty Shop (1964)
  • 1623½: former location of LaPetite Lodge hotel (1964)
  • 1625: former location of Hill's Place Cafe (Harris Hill 1929), Chism & Wright Beauty Shop (1941)
  • 1627-1629: former location of Walton's Cafe (J. L. Walton 1928-1941)
    • 1629: former location of Bellmeade Pressing Club cleaners & dyers (1925), C. O. Drive Barber Shop (1929)
  • 1631: Carver Theatre (built 1934), Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame (opened 1993), former location of Madam Greenly's Barber Shop (C. O. Driver 1929), Payne's Medical Clinic (1931), Claudius Beauty Salon (1941)

The New Deal Barber Shop at 1701 4th Avenue North

View of the 1700 block of 4th Avenue North in 1977

17th Street North intersects

• north side (Block 62):
  • 1700: Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse secured parking, former location of James Luckie residence, Lambrakes Confectionery Co. (1929), William Minos' restaurant (1904–1941), Brown Derby Grill (1949), Stanley's Cafe (1964)
  • 1702: former offices of The Progressive Farmer (c. 1920)
  • 1704: former location of James Love shoe repair (1929), James A. Robinson shooting gallery (1949)
    • 1704½: former location of The Manhattan / Porter's Temple (1929), Enterprise Hotel (19340), Blue Note Hotel, Club Zombi / Musicians Union Local No. 733 / Alf Taylor (1949)
  • 1706: former location of Manhattan Billiard Hall (1929), John Gillespie billiard hall (1940–1941), Lincoln Inn restaurant (1949)
  • 1708: former location of Alper's Shirt Shop (1929), Mabry Brothers men's furnishings (1940-1949)
  • 1710-1712: former location of Little Savoy Cafe also known as Bob's Savoy Cafe (1937-1958)
    • 1710 former location of Peterman's Barbecue / Dixie Cafeteria / Peterman Barber Shop (1927–1929), Vaughn 5 & 10 Cent Store (1940–1941), Julius Peterman barber (1940-1949)
    • 1712: former location of Dixie Theatre (1927-1929), Allright Parking lot (1964)
  • 1714: former location of William Tolliver peanuts (1940), People's Photo Studio, Utopia Cleaners / Fair Lee Cab Co. (1949), Thunderbird Restaurant (1960), Step & Fetch It (Ernest George 1960), Lounge Grill (1964)
    • 1714A: former location of Charles Johnson barbecue (1929)
  • 1716: former location of Broyles Furniture Co. / Star Billiard Parlor (1929), Woodlawn Pool Room (1940), Royal Art Studios (1949)
  • 1718: former location of Fashion Tailor / Frolic Theatre (1929), Esquire Tailors (1940), Haynes Shooting Gallery (1941), New Home Billiard Parlor (1949-1964)
    • 1718½: former location of Our Home Hotel (1920–1929), New Home Hotel (Austin Sylvester 1935-1949)
  • 1720–1722: former location of New Frolic Theatre (1940–1941), Frolic Theatre (1949)
    • 1720: former location of The Style Shop / W. R. Strother confectionery (1929), Tower Burger Snack Bar (1964)
      • 1720A: former location of Universal Optical & Jewelry Co. (1940–1941). Catherine Lambert news dealer (1949), Mac's Famous Shine Parlor (1964)
      • 1720B: former location of Universal Optical & Jewelry Co. (1949)
    • 1722: former location of Frolic Billiard Hall / Sanis Toggery (1929), Wesley Murray billiard hall (1941), Famous Shines & Billiard Parlor (1964)
  • 1724: former location of Bennie's Cafe (1928-1929), M & G Clothing Co. (1949), Green Acres Restaurant (1964)
  • 1726: former location of Red Ball Billiard Parlor (1929), Peerless Laundry Corp. (1941), The Orange Bowl confectionary (1949), Big Bargain Outlet (1964)
  • 1728: former location of Madame Clisby salon (1925), Blumberg Loan Co. (1929), Esquire Tailors (1941), Famous Record & Jewelry Store (1949), Famous Record Bar & Bomchel Watch Repair (1964)
  • 1730: former location of Guaranty Mercantile Co. clothing (1929), The Quality Store department store (1940-1964)

• south side (Block 71):
  • 1701: Urban Impact, Inc. former location of P. M. Murphy barber / Miguel Ochua shoe repairs / Constantine Beris cleaners / Charles Cafe (1929), Timothy Smith restaurant (1940), Fourth Avenue Grill (1941), Dunbar Cafe (1949-1964)
    • 1701A: former location of Marie Simpson photographer (1940-1949)
    • 1701B-C: William Patton barber (1949)
      • 1701B: New Deal Barber Shop (1941-), former location of William Patton barber / Daniel Williams clothes cleaner (1940)
      • 1701C: former location of Utopia Cleaners (1964)
  • 1703 Davenport-Harris Building: former location of Alabama Fine Tailoring Co. (1929), Alabama Tailoring Company (1940–1941), Fourth Avenue Grill (1949)
    • 1703B: Historic 4th Avenue Shirts, former location of Carlisle's Variety Shop (-1980), Help One Another Club (1980), Miles Lounge
    • 1703A: Talk of the Town Barber & Style Shop, former location of Service Barber Shop (1929), Brothers Shoe Repair (1980)
  • 1705: OK Cleaners Building, Green Acres Cafe (1990–), former location of Southern Bell stockroom (1908–1913), OK French Dry Cleaning Co. (1915–1926), Lincoln's Cafe / George Kanelis billiards (1927–1938), Silver Slipper Restaurant (1939), Alex's Steak House (1940–1945), OK Cleaning Co. (1946-1980)
  • 1707-1711: Commercial building
    • 1707: Civil Rights Activist Committee Headquarters, former location of Dunbar Billiard Hall (1929), ice cream parlor (1939), Arlene's Tea Room (1940–1941), Hollywood Tea Room (1949-1964)
    • 1709: Magnolia BBQ & Fish, former location of Reuben Williams billiards (1929), Famous Shoe Shop (1940-1949), Dixie Shoe Hospital (1964)
    • 1711: Magic City Barber Shop (1936-; Mamie Love 1940), former location of White Front Barber Shop (Shepherd Hollins 1929)
      • 1711½: former location of Arthur Jones tailor (1929)
  • 1713–1715: Famous Cafeteria building (expanded 1945)
    • 1713: former location of Famous Cafeteria (1928–1950s), Swank Drug Co. (1949–1950s)
    • 1715: Alabama College of Barber Instruction, former location of Alabama Hat Shop (C. O. Kaking 1929), Molton Gray restaurant (1940–1941), New Famous Cafeteria (1949), Carlisle Variety Shop (1965), billiard hall (1980)
      • 1715½: former location of Charles Akins shoe shine (1941)
  • 1717–1719: former location of F. H. Cloud photography studio (1920), Famous Theatre (built 1927; Louis Sarris confectioner 1940), Club Reunion (1980s)
    • 1717: former location of R. H. Stahmer hot dogs (1929), Louis Sarris confectioner (1941),
      • 1717A: former location of Chicago Defender Shoe Shine / R. Price restaurant (1929), Famous Shoe Shine Parlor (1940–1941)
    • 1719–1721: former location of Dixie Cafeteria (1939-1964)
      • 1719: former location of Champion Shoe Shine (D. M. Rush, 1929), Steamline Billiard Parlor (1964)
      • 1721: former location of Fashion Hat & Cap Store (1929)
        • 1721A: former location of Champion Billiard Parlor (1929)
    • 1721-1723: former location of Champion Theatre (1929-1949)
      • 1723: former location of Jones Valley Barber Shop (1940-1964) & McAlpine's Beauty Land (1941)
        • 1723½: former location of Sallie Gallagher furnished rooms (1900)
  • 1725: former location of W. H. Henderson barber / Palm Leaf Shoe Shine (Jenkins Bros. 1929), John Gillespie shoe shine (1949), Stag Shine Parlor (1964)
    • 1725½: former location of Jenkins Brothers Shine Parlor (1927)
  • 1727-1731: Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park, former location of Brock's Drugs building (built 1915, demolished 1980s), Brock Drug Co. (1928-1962) and Palm Leaf Hotel/Palm Leaf Lunch Room (1928-1977), Palm Leaf Billiard Hall (1929), and Famous Harlem Shoe Shop or Harlem Shoe Shop (1937-1980)
    • 1729: former location of Tony Tringali fruit stand (1900), Jacob Schoettlin saloon (1904)

Mewbourne & Spain at 1809 4th Avenue North

The Fox Building at 1824-30 4th Avenue North

18th Street North intersects

• north side (Block 61):
  • 1800-1818: Central Parking System surface lot
    • 1800: former location of Berman's Store No. 3 (1929-1964)
    • 1802-1804 or 1804-1806: former location of Bohemian Bakery (1910-1970s)
      • 1802½: former location of Suburban Hotel (1920-), St James Hotel (1941)
    • 1806: former location of Kaplaman's Market (1929), J. Chaimowitz Meats (1931)
    • 1808: former location of Gorden & Crewet (1887), Kate McEvoy boarding house (1900), Birmingham Gas Appliance Co. (1923), Barstein Fruit Co. & Jacob Chaimowitz meats (1941)
    • 1810: former site of Everybody's Market (1929-1941), War Surplus Store (1957), Shniper's 4th Avenue Clothing (1964)
    • 1812–1822: former location of J. Fies & Sons livery (1900)
      • 1812-1816: former site of Car Park Inc. parking lot (1964)
        • 1812-1814: former location of Clarence Saunders Groceries (1929), Hill Grocery Store (1931-1941)
        • 1816: former location of Tolbert & Boone market (1927), Gulf Coast Meat & Vegetable Co. (1929), Bloomston's Meat Market (1931-1941)
      • 1818: former location of Hill Grocery Co. (1929), Sirote's Delicatessen delicatessen (1931-1941)
      • 1820-1830: One Federal Place (built 2002)
        • 1820-1822: former location of Maurice Letaw druggist (1925), Piggly-Wiggly (1929), Lane Drugs (1931), Restaurant G (2002-2006), Mix (2011-2013), Continental Bakery Downtown (2014-2015)
          • 1822: former location of Catanzano Brothers produce and fish market (1914-1941)
        • 1824-1830: former location of the Fox Building (built 1895, demolished 1981), John Fox's Sons Groceries (1895-1910), Roger's Groceries (1929), Quality Market (1931), Thomas Feinstein second-hand clothes (1941)
          • 1826: former location of Tom D. And on Vegetables and Alabama Fish Oyster Co. (1929), meat market (1931)
          • 1828: former location of H. E. Max (1927), Elite Market (1929), ladies' clothes (1931), Chicago Clothing Co. (1941), Bel-Air Finance Co. (1964)
          • 1830: former location of Letaw's Drug Store (1929), Lane Drug Store (1931), Home Loan & Discount Corp & Famous Loan & Finance Co. (1964)
• south side (Block 72):
  • 1801–1811: 4-story office building, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama
    • 1801: former location of Koplon's Korner clothes (1931-1964)
    • 1803: former location of T. F. Daly grocery store (1888), William Bulger grocery (1900), Roosevelt Hotel (1931-1941), Ansley Hotel (1964)
      • 1803½: former location of the Suburban Hotel (1925)
    • 1805: former location of Bob Stubbs' Indian motorcycle dealership (1914), Browdy's delicatessen (1929), Roy Logan shoes (1941), Phillip's Jewelry Store (1964)
    • 1807: former location of Peerless Supply Co. (1929), Philip's Jewelry Store (1941), Oscar Hyde Loans (1964)
    • 1809-1811: United Temple building, former location of Mewbourne & Spain undertakers & embalmers (1900s), New Peerless Market (1927), Kantor's Delicatessen (1929), National Lunch (1931-1941), Uncle Sam's Pawn Shop (1964)
      • 1809: former location of Florence Posey boarding house (1900)
        • 1809½: former location of D. H. Gilreath contractor (1923), Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Inc. (1924-1931)
      • 1811: former location of Abel-Rose Merchandise Co. (1964)
  • 1813: Harambe, former location of M. M. Zavelo Army Goods store (1929), Boston Shoe Store (1931-1964)
  • 1815: Wee Care Academy, former location of Feltus Brothers Wallpaper & Hardware (1929), Moses Koplon shoes (1941), Alabama Loan Co. pawnbrokers (1964)
  • 1817-1831: surface parking
    • 1817: former location of George's Cafe Theo Kanelis (1929-1964)
    • 1819: former location of H. Bloomston Meat Market (1929), David Coplon shoes (1941) Coplon Loan & Jewelry Co. (Israel Coplon 1960-1964)
    • 1821-1835: parking lot, former site of Hillman Hotel (built 1901, demolished 1967)
      • 1821: former location of A. W. Hosiery (1929), Joseph Rubel hardware (1941), Hudson's Cut-Rate Store (1964)
      • 1823: former location of Alabama Auction Room (1929), Chicago Shoe Store (1941)
      • 1825: hotel entrance
      • 1827: former location of Hillman Shoe Shop (1929-1941)
      • 1829: former location of Hillman Hotel Cafe (1929), Hillman Hotel Grill (1941-1964)
      • 1831: former location of Sablow Brothers Gent's Furnishings (1929)
      • 1833: former location of Loveman Jewelry (1929), Henry Coplon shoes (1941)
      • 1835: former location of Town Talk Clothes (1929)

Central City

Birmingham City Hall in 1927

1900 block of 4th Avenue North

Southern Hotel at 4th & 20th

19th Street North intersects

• north side (Block 60):
  • 1900–1912: Wells Fargo drive-thru ATM
    • 1900-1908: former location of Trailways Bus Depot (1962-), Allright Parking Lot
      • 1900–1902: former location of saloon (1891)
        • 1900: former location of City Hall Lunch Room (1928-1929), A & P grocery strore (1931-), Silver Fox Bakery (1941)
      • 1902–1904: former location of Miner's Retreat saloon (1900), Morris Wertheimer saloon (1904)
        • 1902: former location of Martin Clothing Co. (1929), Kantor's Delicatessen (1931)
        • 1904: former location of jeweler (1891), G. W. Leggett barber / M. Greenman furniture (1900), George Canakos restaurant (1910), Dee Gun & Key (1929-1931), Arnold Clothing Co. (1941), Bernardine Seay Accordion Center (1964)
      • 1906-1908: former location of John Broyles Furniture Co. (1931)
        • 1906: former location of barber (1891), A. C. Diffay barber (1900), cafe (1931), Alabama Music Center (1964)
          • 1906½: former location of Jennie Lewis madam (1900)
        • 1908: former location of plumber (1891), William Garrett merchant (1900), Burson Gun & Key (1941)
  • 1910: former location of saloon (1891), J. H. Patton buggy house (1900), Katie Moore restaurant (1904), auto parking (1931) City Gun & Key (1941-1982)
  • 1912-1914: former location of Baird, Morris & Co. (-1887), C. M. Bolden & Co. "Kentucky Stables" livery stable (1887-)
    • 1912: former location of C. Royal horseshoer (1900), Haverty Furniture (1929), Lefty Cook's Cafe (1941), Mutual Finance & Thrift (1964), First Finance (1982)
    • 1914–1916: former location of J. H. Patton livery (1900)
      • 1914: Forbes Building (built c. 1912), Ed Farm (2020–), former site of M. B. Gafford livery stable (1891), J. C. Ashcraft restaurant (1910), former location of Forbes Furniture Co. & E. E. Forbes & Sons Piano Co. (1912-1996), John Broyles Furniture Co. (1941), Miss Guila Williams Music Studio (1957), Alabama Barber College, Burr & Forman, Lightfoot, Franklin & White
  • 1916–1920: parking lot
    • 1916–1918: former location of Louise Wooster's brothel (1884–1901)
      • 1916: former location of Queen Liquor Co. (1904), Alabama Supply Co., auto parking (1931), Joseph Damico auto parking (1941), Samuel E. Maples Auto Parking (1964)
      • 1918: former location of Lou Wooster madam (1900), Ira Watts & Co. hardware (1929), Lassetter & Co. school & art supplies (1931-1970), warehouse (1964)
        • 1918½: NYA exploratory workshop (1941)
    • 1920: former location of J. G. Hill steam & gas fitter (1887), saloon (1891), J. L. Walker shoemaker / Dolphus Shields carpenter / C. M. Harris & Co. undertakers (1900), C. D. Kenny Co. coffees & teas (1910–1915), Horton & Biddle Cycle Company (1920s), Williams Music House (1931-1964), Alabama Music Center (1982), Wuxtry (1985-1990s)
      • 1920½: former location of Childress Printing Co. (1941-1964)
  • 1922-1930: Clark Building (built 1908)
    • 1922: former location of Mrs E. Murphy dress maker (1887), B. C. Bunn barber (1900), Hickman Cycle Co. (1913–1922), Spivy & Johnson portraits and frames (1929-1941), Steer Trail Inn restaurant (1960) Austin Music Co. (1964)
    • 1924: former location of Ford & Coombs contractors / Floyd & Co. plumbers (1887), "eating house" (1891), J. R. Stiff carpenter (1900), National Shoe Fixery (1929), Tom's Cafe & Steak House (1946), The Angus (1956), Birmingham Club for Young Executives & Professionals (1964), Cane Break Supper Club (late 1960s), Grundy's Music Room (1979-1992)
      • 1924A: former location of John Spencer shoe shine (1941)
      • 1924B: former location of Francis Day optometrist (1931-1941)
    • 1926-1930: Clark Building entrance at 404 20th Street North)
      • 1926: former location of George E. Cool plumber (1887), saloon (1891), Ben Barbour plumber (1896), G. W. Ammons & Bro. grocery (1900), Gregory & Blake insurance agents (1929), Gregory Insurance Agency (1941)
      • 1928: former location of saloon (1891), Mattie Berry boarding house (1900)
      • 1930: former location of saloon (1891), C. S. Doud saloon (1904), Industrial Savings Bank (1929), men's clothes (1931), Schwobilt Clothing (1964), Central Bank (-1983)

• south side (Block 73):
  • 1901-1915: surface parking. former location of Birmingham City Hall (built 1901, demolished c. 1950)
    • 1901-1905: former location of Birmingham City Hall (built 1882, demolished 1900)
      • 1901: former location of Levy Bros. Drugs (1929)
      • 1903: former location of McCain Tailoring Co. (1929), Dixie Cafe (1941)
    • 1907-1909: former location of market hall, Birmingham Police Department and Birmingham Municipal Court at rear (1882-1900), Austin Music Co. (1941)
      • 1907: former location of Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop (1923-1929), City Hall Shoe Rebuilders (1964)
      • 1909: former location of Wright Office Equipment (1929), Austin Music Co. (1947), Alabama Reweaving Co. (1964)
    • 1911: former location of City Hall Barber Shop (1929), Jefferson County Board of Health WPA project bureau (1941), Community Finance & Thrift & Community Acceptance Co. (1964)
    • 1913: former location of Birmingham Traffic Department (1929), City Industrial Water (1941), City Parking Deck
    • 1915: Gus's Hot Dogs, former location of Cozy Lunch Room (1928-1929), Woodford Electric Supply Co. (1941), Chesterfield Co. loans (1964)
      • 1915½: City Traffic Division paint & sign (1941)
  • 1917-1933: parking lot
    • 1917: former location of A. R. Collier & Co. grocers (1891-1894), J. Coleman grocery (1900), Oliver Chalifoux's music store (1929), Meadows Shoe Store (1964)
    • 1919: former location of Henry & Scab billiard room (1887), saloon & restaurant (1891), C. Olim grocery (1900), Tanner's Meat Market (-1918), Blue Ribbon Shoe Shop (1941), E-Z Finance Co. (1964)
      • 1919½: former location of Johnson & Lacey Printers (1887), Emma Mehaffy furnished rooms (1900), Birmingham Amateur Baseball Federation (1941)
    • 1921-1933: former location of Linville/Southern Hotel (built 1899, demolished 1964)
      • 1921-1923: former row of produce stands (1891)
        • 1921: former location of Alabama Fish Co. (1900), Lowe's Cafe (1929)
        • 1923: former location of Broom Fish Co. (1900), Burson Gun & Key Shop (1929)
      • 1923-1927: former location of Tom's Cafe & Steak House (1939-1941)
        • 1925-1927: former location of Tom's Lunch Room (1920-1929)
          • 1925: former location of produce stand (1891), Kaufman & Levy grocery (1900)
          • 1927: former location of produce stand (1891), J. J. Boggan Co. grocery (1900)
      • 1929: former location of fruit stand (1891), M. Shapiro (1900), Schob Taylor Co. (1929), Herman Plevine & Viola Plevin chiropodists (1941)
      • 1931-1933: former location of drug store (1891)
        • 1931: former location of Lee's Smart Shoes (1929). Arthur Meadows shoes (1941)
        • 1933: former location of Norton's Drug Store (1929), Lane's Drug Store and Hardy Shoe Store, Shirley & Warr Optical (1964)

BPA Deck 3 addition (2009)

20th Street North intersects

• north side (Block 59):
  • 2000-2022: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3 (built 1976), former location of Birmingham Central Market (1907-1908)
    • 2000: former location of Patterson Cigar Store (1929)
    • 2002: former location of Glover & Kincaid barber shop (1923), Peerless Barber Shop (1929)
    • 2004-2006: former location of Birmingham Optical Co. (1941)
      • 2004: former location of Tasty-Toasty Sandwich Shop (1929), optician (1931)
      • 2006½: former location of Alex Hood, physician and America First Committee (1941)
    • 2008: former location of Watson-Newell Co. office equipment (1929), E. E. Forbes Piano Co. (1931-1941)
      • 2008½: former location of Birmingham Sandwich Co. (1920)
    • 2010: former location of Allison-McAdory-Withington Co. insurance & Jacobs Barber Shop (1923), U. S. Bond & Mortgage Co. (1929), National Optical Co. (1931-1941), Alabama Auction Room antiques (1949)
      • 2010B: former location of Alabama Reweaving Co. (1941)
    • 2012: former location of Laura Lanham boarding house (1900), Rainbow Cafe (1920), Cypress Dry Cleaning/ Cypress Dye Works (1925-1929), Ideal Home Furniture (1931-1941), Chalifoux Music Co. (1941) Quick-Park (side, 1964)
    • 2014: former location of Birmingham Paint & Glass Co. (1941)
      • 2014½: former office of R. R. Board chiropodist and New Deluxe Turkish Bath (1925)
    • 2016: former location of Smith, Schultz & Hood Realty & George W. Harris & Son Wallpaper (1929), Birmingham Paint Co. (1931)
    • 2018: former location of Dixie Paint & Glass Co. (1929), Magic City Paint Co. & Octagon Premium Store (1931-1941)
    • 2020: former location of Sun Realty Co. (1927), Universal Printing Co. (1941)
    • 2022: former location of Parker & Humphry insurance & real estate (1929), P. F. Collier & Son publishers (1931-1941), Burch & Tant Formal Shop (1974)
  • 2024-2032: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3 expansion (built 2009)
    • 2024: former location of Birmingham Hollow Tile Co. (1929), James Clary wholesale radio supplies (1931-1941)
    • 2026: former location of Allison, Russel & Withington real estate (1929), Shepherd-Sloss Real Estate Co. (1931-1941), Harwell & Fell wholesale newspapers (1941), Charles A. Jones & James T. Johnson realty co's. (1964)
    • 2028: former location of Washington Memorial Sales Co. insurance & real estate (1929), Ace Re-Weaving Co. (1964)
      • 2028A: former location of Birmingham Re-Weaving Co. (1964)
    • 2030: former location of Chandler & Witt Realty Co. (1929), stationery co. (1931), Andrews-Wood Realty Co. and Morton Purifier Co. (1941), X Finance Company (1957), Union Finance Co. (1964)
    • 2032: former location of Nelson Real Estate & Investment Co. (1929), Burch Tailoring (1931-1941), Burch & Tant formal wear (1964)

• south side (Block 74):
  • 2001-2009: Gelders Building (renovated 1926)
    • 2001-2007: former location of dry goods / Phoenix Club hall (1891)
      • 2001: former location of Brackin's jewelry store (1923–1950s), Busch Jewelry Co. (1964)
      • 2003: former location of Universal Metal (1929)
      • 2005: former location of Cozy Book Shop (1929)
      • 2007: former location of Industrial Loan & Finance Co. (1929)
        • 2007½: former location of Rex Billiards (enter from rear) (1941)
    • 2009: former location of dwelling (1891) Remington-Rand Inc. business supplies (1929-1941)
  • 2011: Regions Investment Company building, Mudd Bolvig Luke & Wells, former location of dwelling (1891), Hood-Booth & Chandler Furniture (1929), Alabama Auction Room (1931-1941), Exchange Security Bank (side, 1964)
  • 2013–2015: Hood-McPherson building (built 1914), former location of Hood-Wheeler Furniture Co. (1929), Hood-McPherson Furniture Co. (1931-1964)
    • 2013: former location of Warner-Smiley Co. livery (1900)
    • 2015: former location of The Pate Co. plumbing & heating (1924), Home Paint Co. (1925), Ogle Real Estate & Insurance Co. (1929), Pan-American Wallpaper & Paint Co. (1931-1941)
  • 2017-2021: former location of Western Auto Supply (1931-1942)
  • 2019-2021: Harbert Center event facility (built 1986)
    • 2019: former location of Lawson Realty Co. (1929)
    • 2021: former location of Birmingham Paint & Glass Co. (1924-1929), Allright Parking lot (1964)
  • 2023-2031: Jefferson Corner (built c. 1908)
    • 2023: Fashion Desirable consignment, former location of Knight Hardware & Electric Co. / Knight Electric Co. (1914-1941), Phipps Piano Co. (1956-1964), Jeffco Finance & Discount Co. (1984)
    • 2025: former location of "negro shanty" (1891), Stephenson Brick Co. (1929), Movi-Mart Inc. home movie equipment (1941), Southland Studio photographers (1946), Realty Title Co. (1964)
    • 2031: ServisFirst Bank, former location of 2-story dwelling (1891), Patterson's Cigar Store (1929), Par Value Loan Company (1984)

21st Street North intersects

• north side (Block 58):
  • 2100-2112: First Presbyterian Church (established 1872, current building completed 1888)
    • 2108: former location of Albert Curry residence (1900)
    • 2112 First Presbyterian Church Sunday School building
  • 2114-2124: former location of C. T. Walters Parking Lot (1929)
  • 2118: Elizabeth Perry Rushton Child Development Center (1995-), former location of Royal Tire Co. (1941), W. B. Phillips & Co. mortgage loans & Phillips-Gerelds & Associates insurance agents (1964)
  • 2120-2132: Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 4 (built 1984)
    • 2120: former location of Empire Parking Lot (1964)
    • 2124-2126: former location of Catholic Information Center & Catholic Gift Shop (1964)
    • 2126: former location of Morton's Cafe (1929)
    • 2128-2132: former location of former location of Empire Hotel (built 1915, 1964)
      • 2128: Jimmie's Place Cafe (1929), Empire Cafe (1941), Dean's Beauty Salon (1964)
      • 2130-2132: first offices of the Land Title Company (1951)
        • 2130: former location of Empire Hotel Barber Shop (1929)
• south side (Block 75):
  • 2101: Downtown YMCA (built 1984), former location parking lot and filling station (1931), county jail (1885)
  • 2119-2123: former location of St Paul's Parochial School (1941)

22nd Street North intersects

• north side (Block 57)
  • 2200: parking lot, former location of Frances Perry boarding house (1900), Birmingham News building (1917) (built 1917, demolished 2006)
  • 2212-2216: former location of Birmingham News building parking lot (1917-2006)
    • 2212: former location of Dr. B.G. Abernathy (1887)
  • 2218: former location of Birmingham News news stand (1941)
  • 2230: First Light shelter (2000-), former location of E. Arnold Wright residence (1900), Granada Hotel (1920-1967)
• south side (Block 76)
  • 2201: Infinity Property & Casualty building (built 2006), former site of Reinhard Wilda residence & Holy Angels cademy (1882-1887), Uptown Service Station (1941), Uptown Parking Lot (1964), The Birmingham News (2006-2013), Infinity Property & Casualty (2016-)
  • 2205: former location of Farie Dubose boarding house (1900)
  • 2217: former location of Mary Nave boarding house (1900)
  • 2221: former location of Dewberry Printing & Engraving Co. (1929)
  • 2223: vacant, former location of Ruby House, Charcoal Steak House (Frank Merrill 1934–1968), Press & Radio Club (1964), Steppers & Walkers, Guster Law Firm (-2015)
  • 2225: former location of Sidney Billingsley auto parking (1941)
  • 2231: former location of Mrs W. H. Fallis boarding house (1887)
  • 2233: 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)

23rd Street North intersects

• north side (Block 56)
  • 2300-2310: Stonewall Building (formerly the Martin Office Building), built 1925), former location of Birmingham Female College (1883-), Doctor's Building (-1925)
    • 2302: former location of Woodstock Typewriter Sales Co. (1931), International Business Machines (1941)
    • 2304: former location of Western Union (1931-1941), Kime Carbon Co. (1964)
    • 2306: former location of Addressograph Co. (1931)
    • 2308: former location of Mattie McMakin boarding house (1900), Patterson Cigar Shop (1931), American Life Cigar & Soda Co. (1964)
    • 2310: building entrance
  • 2312-2330: vacant
    • 2330: former location of City Service Station, Rainwater's Garage, & Osborne & Co. truck lines (1941)
    • 2316: former location of Imperial Laundry Company (1941), Rust Buildiing, offices of Rust Engineering (1964)
• south side (Block 77)
  • 2301: YWCA Building parking lot, former location of Wardy's Cafe (1929), Abraham George restaurant (1941), State Farm Insurance Co. (1964), Stand 'N Snack
  • 2303: former location of Empire Parking Lot (1964)
  • 2313: former location of Southern United Life Insurance Co. & Menefee & Smith engineers (1964)
  • 2321: Fife Restaurant (1974–), former location of Volunteers of America (1923), Atlas Sewing Center (1964)
  • 2335: former location of Downtown OK Rubber Welders (1964)

24th Street North intersects

• street ends at Birmingham Post Office (built 1970s)
• north side:
  • 2400: former location of Hotel Caswell (1925), Caswell Cafe (1928)
  • 2406: former location of C. C. Evans Painting & Decorating Co. (1925)
  • 2410: former location of Oscar Oswalt auto repair (1941)
  • 2420: former location of John Malik restaurant (1941), Standard Distributors warehouse (1964)
    • 2420½: former location of Bob Wood Real Estate (1957), A & A Rooms furnished rooms (1964)
  • 2422: former location of Alabama Bag & Burlap Co. (1941), Standard Distributors store (1964)
  • 2430: former location of Albert McCray coal yard (1941)
• south side:
  • 2401: former location of Cowles & Lassiter filling station (1941)
  • 2409: former location of Sloan Wholesale Produce (1941-1964)
  • 2417-2419: former location of Norman Tobacco & Candy wholesale (1964)
  • 2421: former location of Fuller Supply janitor's supply (1941), B & I Bargain Center grocery (1964)
  • 2427: former location of Scott & Anderson Produce (1941), Wilder's Produce (1957)
  • 2429-2431: former location of Farmer's Cafe (1941)

• 25th Street formerly intersected
  • north side:
    • 2508: former location of Brother Bryan Rescue Mission (1964)
    • 2512: former location of Hillman Hospital (1900)
    • 2518: former location of Mrs N. E. Campbell dress maker (1887)
    • 2520: former location of Elijah Bush restaurant (1941)
      • 2520½: former location of Julia Stone Rooming House (1964)
    • 2522: former location of Sheppard Furniture warehouse (1964)
  • south side:
    • 2501: former location of T. W. Haines grocery agent (1887), William H. Smith grocery (1900), Fife & Drum Cafe (Robert Frost 1941-1952)
    • 2513: former location of Fuller Supply Co. (1964)
    • 2515-2523: former location of Home Baking Company (1920-1964)
    • 2527: former location of Walter Jackson barber (1941), Mitchell's Barber Shop (1964)
    • 2529-2531: former location of James Despanakis restaurant (1928-1941), Crystal Lunch Room (1964)