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** 2113: former location of [[Standard Jewelry]] (1929), [[Patton-Harris Co.]] blueprints (1964)
** 2113: former location of [[Standard Jewelry]] (1929), [[Patton-Harris Co.]] blueprints (1964)
** 2115: former location of [[Enslen Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1929), [[Jay Novelty Co.]] wholesale jewelry (1964)
** 2115: former location of [[Enslen Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1929), [[Jay Novelty Co.]] wholesale jewelry (1964)
** 2117: former location of [[Birmingham Map Co.]] / [[Sowell Insurance]] / [[Jeromine Tucker]] insurance (1929), [[F. T. Skelton & Co.]] jewelry repair (1964)
** 2117: former location of [[Vulcan Paint Company]] (1905), [[Birmingham Map Co.]] / [[Sowell Insurance]] / [[Jeromine Tucker]] insurance (1929), [[F. T. Skelton & Co.]] jewelry repair (1964)
** 2119: former location of [[Manufacturing Co. of Alabama]] / [[Manufacturing Purchasing Co. of Birmingham]] (1929), [[U.S. Army Reserve 87th Maneuver Area Command]] headquarters (1964)
** 2119: former location of [[Manufacturing Co. of Alabama]] / [[Manufacturing Purchasing Co. of Birmingham]] (1929), [[U.S. Army Reserve 87th Maneuver Area Command]] headquarters (1964)
** 2121: former location of [[Blumburg Dry Goods Co.]] (1929), [[Magnolia Diamonds]] jewelers (1964), [[Body & Soul Fitness]] (2005-)
** 2121: former location of [[Blumburg Dry Goods Co.]] (1929), [[Magnolia Diamonds]] jewelers (1964), [[Body & Soul Fitness]] (2005-)

Revision as of 10:42, 18 June 2015

1st Avenue North (Downtown) is the section of 1st Avenue North running through downtown Birmingham's Fountain Heights and Central City neighborhoods, between 13th and 26th Streets. The street is also part of U.S. Highway 11.

In the downtown area, 1st Avenue North has a 100-foot right of way, 20 feet wider than the typical street. It carries two lanes of traffic in each direction with a central turn lane and parallel parking at each curb.


Locations

1st Avenue North continues west through Smithfield to Center Street, continuing as Cotton Avenue Southwest

Fountain Heights

13th Street intersection

14th Street intersection

16th Street intersection

17th Street intersection

18th Street intersection

Central City neighborhood

19th Street intersection

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

22nd Street intersection

23rd Street intersection

24th Street intersection

25th Street intersection