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The right-of-way for Powell Avenue cuts through the middle of [[Railroad Park]] between [[14th Street South|14th]] and [[18th Street South|18th Streets South]]. The navigable portion of Powell Avenue runs mainly from 18th Street eastward to just beyond the [[22nd Street Viaduct]].  Small sections can be found in [[Elyton]] to the west, and eastward in industrial areas between [[43rd Street South]] and [[50th Street South]].  
The right-of-way for Powell Avenue cuts through the middle of [[Railroad Park]] between [[14th Street South|14th]] and [[18th Street South|18th Streets South]]. The navigable portion of Powell Avenue runs mainly from 18th Street eastward to just beyond the [[22nd Street Viaduct]].  Small sections can be found in [[Elyton]] to the west, and eastward in industrial areas between [[43rd Street South]] and [[50th Street South]].  


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== Notable locations ==
== Notable locations ==


{{Alphabetical locations}}
{{Alphabetical locations}}
=== Central City ===
=== [[Central City]] ===
* [[18th Street South]] intersects (road ends)
* [[18th Street South]] intersects (avenue begins)
** north side:
** north side:
*** 1830: [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]]
*** 1830: [[Powell Avenue Steam Plant]] (built 1895)
** south side ([[Block 113C]]):
** south side ([[Block 113C]]):
*** 1801: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot D]] (1975–present)
*** 1801: [[Birmingham Parking Authority Lot D]] (1975–)
* [[19th Street South]] intersects
* [[19th Street South]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
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*** parking lot
*** parking lot
** south side:
** south side:
*** [[Daniel Building]]
*** [[Daniel Building]] (built 1970), former location of [[Moore-Handley, Inc.]] (1887–1966)
*** parking deck
*** parking deck
* [[Rainbow Viaduct]] crosses over ([[Richard Arrington Boulevard South]])
* [[Rainbow Viaduct]] crosses over ([[Richard Arrington Boulevard South]])
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** south side:
** south side:
*** parking lot
*** parking lot
* [[22nd Street viaduct]] crosses over (road ends)
* [[22nd Street viaduct]] crosses over (avenue ends)


===East Avondale===
=== [[North Avondale]] ===
* [[43rd Street South]] intersects (avenue begins)
* [[43rd Street South]] intersects (avenue begins)
** north side:
** north side:
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** 4400: former location of [[Southern Precision Sands]]
** 4400: former location of [[Southern Precision Sands]]


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=== [[East Avondale]] ===
* avenue begins
** north side
*** 4734: [[Oversize Outfitters]]
*** 4740: [[Traywick Contractors]]
*** 4810: [[L & L Metal Fabricators]] / [[Alabama Tin Shop]]
** south side:
*** 4733: [[Cherokee Stamping & Fab.]]
*** 4741: [[L & L Metal Fabricators]]
*** 4801: former location of [[Mt Moriah Baptist Church]] (1946, 1995)
* [[49th Street South]] intersects (south only)
** north side
*** 4908: [[Lawler Foundry]]
** south side:
*** 4905: [[Birmingham Paint & Body]]
*** 4907: [[Grissom Service Co.]] / [[Accurate Air Balance Co.]]
** [[50th Street South]] intersects (avenue ends)
 
 


[[Category:Powell Avenue|*]]
[[Category:Powell Avenue|*]]

Latest revision as of 12:46, 2 May 2024

Powell Avenue is an east-west avenue‎ between the Railroad Reservation and 1st Avenue South. The avenue is named for James Powell, the first president of the Elyton Land Company who proposed the name "Birmingham" for the new city.

The right-of-way for Powell Avenue cuts through the middle of Railroad Park between 14th and 18th Streets South. The navigable portion of Powell Avenue runs mainly from 18th Street eastward to just beyond the 22nd Street Viaduct. Small sections can be found in Elyton to the west, and eastward in industrial areas between 43rd Street South and 50th Street South.

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Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Powell Avenue category.

Central City

North Avondale

East Avondale

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