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*** 2320: former location of [[Marvin Flowers]] (1926), [[Naked Art]] (1998-2004)
*** 2320: former location of [[Marvin Flowers]] (1926), [[Naked Art]] (1998-2004)
** 2324: [[Mike's Fine Jewelry & Music Center]] (1965-)
** 2324: [[Mike's Fine Jewelry & Music Center]] (1965-)
** 2330: former location of fruit stand (1891)
* South side ([[Block 107]])
* South side ([[Block 107]])
** 2301-2303: [[Liberty House Lofts|Collins & Co. building]] (built [[1909]] for [[Collins & Co.]] wholesale grocers), former location of [[Interstate Electric Co. of Alabama]] (1926), Packard automobile dealership, [[Liberty Overall Company]] factory and store, [[Liberty House Lofts]] (1990s-present)
** 2301-2303: [[Liberty House Lofts|Collins & Co. building]] (built [[1909]] for [[Collins & Co.]] wholesale grocers), former location of [[Interstate Electric Co. of Alabama]] (1926), Packard automobile dealership, [[Liberty Overall Company]] factory and store, [[Liberty House Lofts]] (1990s-present)
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====[[24th Street North|24th Street]] intersection====
====[[24th Street North|24th Street]] intersection====
* North side
* North side
** 2400: [[United Trophy & Specialties]]
** 2400-2402: former location of saloon & pool hall (1891)
** 2402: former location of [[Edwin Paper Co.]] (1926)
*** 2400: [[United Trophy & Specialties]]
** 2404: former location of [[Bower & Sinnott]] saloon (1904)
*** 2402: former location of [[Edwin Paper Co.]] (1926)
** 2404: former location of "negro restaurant" (1891), [[Bower & Sinnott]] saloon (1904)
** 2410: former location of [[J. B. Potter & Co.]] (1926)
** 2410: former location of [[J. B. Potter & Co.]] (1926)
** 2414: former location of [[B.A. Kendall]] grocer (1887)
** 2412: former location of [[Fairview Hotle]] (1891)
** 2414: former location of [[B. A. Kendall]] grocer (1887), general store (1891)
** 2416: [[Johnston Lofts]], former location of [[Johnston Manufacturing Co.]] (1930s), [[Standard Distributors]] (1980s)
** 2416: [[Johnston Lofts]], former location of [[Johnston Manufacturing Co.]] (1930s), [[Standard Distributors]] (1980s)
** 2418: former location of boarding house (1891)
** 2420-2422: former location of [[Cowart & Cole]]/[[McCray Refrigerator Co.]]/[[A. C. Legg Packing Co.]] (1926)
** 2420-2422: former location of [[Cowart & Cole]]/[[McCray Refrigerator Co.]]/[[A. C. Legg Packing Co.]] (1926)
*** 2420: [[Mr Burch]] formal wear
*** 2420: [[Mr Burch]] formal wear, former location of boarding house (1891)
** 2430: former location of [[Viaduct Service Station]] (1926)
** 2430: former location of [[Viaduct Service Station]] (1926)
* South side
* South side

Revision as of 14:49, 9 May 2019

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

11th Street intersection

12th Street intersection

13th Street intersection

14th Street intersection

15th Street intersection (closed)

16th Street intersection

17th Street intersection

18th Street intersection

The Pandora Cafeteria at 1804-1806 1st Avenue North (1927-1936)

Central City neighborhood

19th Street intersection

1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the Morris Block.

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

22nd Street intersection

23rd Street intersection

24th Street intersection

25th Street intersection