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The first three blocks of 9th Avenue North in [[Smithfield neighborhood|Smithfield]] were incorporated into the [[Smithfield Court]] public housing project. The avenue in interrupted again by [[Parker High School]]. In [[Fountain Heights]] the avenue parallels the [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct|I-20/59 viaduct]] through downtown [[Birmingham]].
The first three blocks of 9th Avenue North in [[Smithfield neighborhood|Smithfield]] were incorporated into the [[Smithfield Court]] public housing project. The avenue in interrupted again by [[Parker High School]]. In [[Fountain Heights]] the avenue parallels the [[I-20/59 downtown viaduct|I-20/59 viaduct]] through downtown [[Birmingham]].


After resuming at [[Messer Airport Highway]], 9th Avenue North is primarily residential, ending at [[53rd Street North]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]].
After resuming at [[Messer Airport Highway]], 9th Avenue North is primarily residential, ending at [[53rd Street North]] in [[Woodlawn neighborhood|Woodlawn]]. That section was formerly called '''4th Avenue North (Woodlawn)'''


Fragments of 9th Avenue North, running north-south, can be found in the [[Zion City]] neighborhood, intersecting with [[Tarrant-Huffman Road]].
Fragments of 9th Avenue North, running north-south, can be found in the [[Zion City]] neighborhood, intersecting with [[Tarrant-Huffman Road]].
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===[[Smithfield neighborhood]]===
===[[Smithfield neighborhood]]===
* 504: [[St Joseph Day Care]] (1977)
* 500: [[St Joseph Missionary Baptist Church]]
* 504: [[Abraham L. Woods Day Care & Family Life Center Complex]]
* 901: [[Lincoln Professional Development Center]]
* 901: [[Lincoln Professional Development Center]]


===[[Fountain Heights]] neighborhood===
===[[Fountain Heights]] neighborhood===
[[Image:Bham_SSA_Center.jpg|right|thumb|450px|Birmingham Social Security Administration Center on 9th Avenue North]]
* avenue resumes at [[11th Street North]]
* avenue resumes at [[11th Street North]]
** 1123: [[Peace Baptist Church]]
** 1123: [[Peace Baptist Church (Fountain Heights)|Peace Baptist Church]]
* [[12th Street North]] intersects
* [[12th Street North]] intersects
* [[13th Street North]] intersects
** south side:
* [[14th Street North]] intersects
*** [[Birmingham Social Security Administration Center]]
* [[13th Street North]] intersects (north only)
* [[14th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* avenue ends at [[15th Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[15th Street North]]
* {{I-20/59}} passes overhead
* {{I-20/59}} passes overhead
* avenue resumes at [[16th Street North]]
* avenue resumes at [[16th Street North]]
** north side:
*** [[Metro Mini Storage]]
* [[17th Street North]] intersects
* [[17th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** 1700: former location of [[Sam Zideman]] grocery store (1921)
* [[18th Street North]] intersects
* [[18th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** [[BJCC Parking Lot P-14]]
* [[19th Street North]] intersects
* [[19th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex]] (built 1975)
*** [[Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Complex]] (built 1975)
**** [[Legacy Arena]]


===[[Druid Hills]] neighborhood===
===[[Druid Hills]] neighborhood===
* [[21st Street North]] intersects (as [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]])
* [[21st Street North]] intersects (as [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]])
** north side:
*** [[Sheraton Birmingham]]
* [[22nd Street North]] intersects
* [[22nd Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** 2200-2268: [[22nd Street Parking Deck]]
**** 2200: [[Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau]]
**** 2242: [[Charles Salvagio]] attorney
**** 2250: [[Uptown Jazz]] nightclub ([[Rod Conwell]] & [[Patrick Chatman]] 2022–), former location of [[Nuke's Barber & Style Shop]] / [[Loretta's Alterations Shop]]
**** 2260: [[K & J's Elegant Pastries]] ([[Kristal Bryant]] 2022–)
**** 2268: [[Eugene's Hot Chicken]]
* avenue ends at [[23rd Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[23rd Street North]]


===[[Central City neighborhood]]===
===[[Central City neighborhood]]===
* avenue resumes at [[28th Street North]]
* avenue resumes at [[28th Street North]]
** north side:
*** [[Office Furniture Works]]
** south side:
*** [[U-Haul Moving & Storage]], former location of [[Hardie-Tynes]]
* [[29th Street North]] intersects
* [[29th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** [[Metro Trailer Repair]]
* avenue ends at [[30th Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[30th Street North]]
** south side:
*** [[Motion Industries]]
* avenue resumes at [[31st Street North]]
** south side:
*** [[Heavy Machines Inc.]]
* avenue ends


===[[East Birmingham neighborhood]]===
===[[East Birmingham neighborhood]]===
* avenue resumes as continuation of [[36th Place North]]
* avenue resumes as continuation of [[36th Place North]]
** 3623: [[Alex C. Pate J A Center]]
* [[36th Way North]] intersects
* [[36th Way North]] intersects
** 3625: [[UA Local 91 Plumbers & Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship]]
** 3625: [[UA Local 91|UA Local 91 Plumbers & Steamfitters Joint Apprenticeship]]
** 3631: [[Zion Star AOH Church of God]]
** 3631: [[Zion Star AOH Church of God]]
** 3648: [[UA Local 91]]
* [[37th Street North]] intersects
* [[37th Street North]] intersects
* [[37th Place North]] intersects
* [[37th Place North]] intersects
* [[38th Street North]] intersects
* [[38th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** [[Rhema Word Ministries]], former location of [[McElroy Memorial Methodist Church]], [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]], [[Body of Christ Deliverance Ministries]]
* [[39th Street North]] intersects
* [[39th Street North]] intersects
** former location of [[Anderson Electric|G. L. Anderson Brass Works]] (1887-1927)
* avenue ends at [[Appalachee Street]]
* avenue ends at [[Appalachee Street]]


===[[Kingston]] neighborhood===
===[[Kingston]] neighborhood===
* avenue resumes at [[42nd Place North]]
* avenue resumes at [[42nd Place North]]
** north side:
*** 4240: [[First Baptist Church of Kingston]]
* [[43rd Street North]] intersects
* [[43rd Street North]] intersects
* [[44th Street North]] intersects
* [[44th Street North]] intersects
** south side:
*** 4411: [[Kingston Grocery]]
* [[44th Place North]] intersects
* [[44th Place North]] intersects
** [[Morton Simpson Homes]]
* [[45th Street North]] intersects
* [[45th Street North]] intersects
* [[46th Street North]] intersects
* [[46th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
*** 4600: [[Light House Church Ministries]]
* avenue ends at [[46th Street North]]  
* avenue ends at [[46th Street North]]  


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* [[52nd Way North]] intersects (north only)
* [[52nd Way North]] intersects (north only)
* avenue ends at [[53rd Street North]]
* avenue ends at [[53rd Street North]]
** 5429: [[Ebenezer Baptist Church]] (1946, 1960)


===[[Zion City]] neighborhood===
===[[Zion City]] neighborhood===

Revision as of 14:42, 25 April 2024

9th Avenue North (or Ninth Avenue North, formerly just 9th Avenue) is an east-west street running across Birmingham.

The first three blocks of 9th Avenue North in Smithfield were incorporated into the Smithfield Court public housing project. The avenue in interrupted again by Parker High School. In Fountain Heights the avenue parallels the I-20/59 viaduct through downtown Birmingham.

After resuming at Messer Airport Highway, 9th Avenue North is primarily residential, ending at 53rd Street North in Woodlawn. That section was formerly called 4th Avenue North (Woodlawn)

Fragments of 9th Avenue North, running north-south, can be found in the Zion City neighborhood, intersecting with Tarrant-Huffman Road.

Notable locations

Smithfield neighborhood

Fountain Heights neighborhood

Birmingham Social Security Administration Center on 9th Avenue North

Druid Hills neighborhood

Central City neighborhood

East Birmingham neighborhood

Kingston neighborhood

Woodlawn neighborhood

Zion City neighborhood