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** 830: vacant lot, former location of [[Wilborn Service Station]] and [[Wilborn Construction Co.]], [[Metro Auto & Detail]] (2000s), [[Swagg Automotive and Detail]]
** 830: vacant lot, former location of [[Wilborn Service Station]] and [[Wilborn Construction Co.]], [[Metro Auto & Detail]] (2000s), [[Swagg Automotive and Detail]]
* [[9th Street North]] intersection
* [[9th Street North]] intersection
** 900: former location of [[Escape Lounge & Restaurant]] (1964), [[Tootie's Cabaret]], [[Downtown Corral]] country nightclub (1972), [[Glenn's Social & Savings Club]] (burned 2010)
** 900: former location of [[Sloan Service System & Garage]] (1958), [[Escape Lounge & Restaurant]] (1964), [[Tootie's Cabaret]], [[Downtown Corral]] country nightclub (1972), [[Glenn's Social & Savings Club]] (burned 2010)
** 901: former location of [[Southern Carpet & Rug Cleaners]] (1964), [[K. U. Jones]] veterinary infirmary
** 901: former location of [[Southern Carpet & Rug Cleaners]] (1964), [[K. U. Jones]] veterinary infirmary
** 910: former location of [[Hunter Built]] stock brokers (1964)
** 910: former location of [[Hunter Built]] stock brokers (1964)
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*** 1424: former location of dwelling (1891)
*** 1424: former location of dwelling (1891)
*** 1426: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Hardy Tire Co.]] (1964)
*** 1426: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Hardy Tire Co.]] (1964)
*** 1428-1430: former location of [[Dixie Motor Exchange]] (1964)
*** 1428-1430: former location of [[Dixie Motor Exchange]] (1958-1964)
**** 1428: former location of vacant lot (1891)
**** 1428: former location of vacant lot (1891)
**** 1430: former location of grocery (1891)
**** 1430: former location of grocery (1891)
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[[File:Thomas Jefferson Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Thomas Jefferson Hotel]]
[[File:Thomas Jefferson Hotel.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Thomas Jefferson Hotel]]
** north side ([[Block 89]]):
** north side ([[Block 89]]):
*** 1600: [[Industrial Staffing of Alabama]], former location of construction site (1891), [[J. G. Hardy]] saloon (1904), [[Nick Photiou]] lunch room (1922), [[Papan's Royal Seafood]]/[[Royal Café]]/[[Royal Cafeteria]] (1964)/[[Royal Restaurant]]
*** 1600: [[Industrial Staffing of Alabama]], former location of construction site (1891), [[J. G. Hardy]] saloon (1904), [[Nick Photiou]] lunch room (1922), [[Royal Cafeteria]] (1958), [[Papan's Royal Seafood]] / [[Royal Café]] / [[Royal Cafeteria]] (1964) / [[Royal Restaurant]]
**** 1600½: former location of dwelling (1891)
**** 1600½: former location of dwelling (1891)
*** 1602-1604: former location of [[Good Housekeeping Store]] (1964)
*** 1602-1604: former location of [[Good Housekeeping Store]] (1964)
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**** 1607: former location of [[W. K. Jones]] physician (1887)
**** 1607: former location of [[W. K. Jones]] physician (1887)
*** 1609: former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] service entrance (1964)
*** 1609: former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] service entrance (1964)
*** 1613: former location of [[Jeff Plumbers & Mill Supply Co.]] (1922)
*** 1613: former location of [[Jeff Plumbers & Mill Supply Co.]] (1922), [[Western Auto Stores]] (1958)
*** 1615: [[Club 21]], former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1964)
*** 1615: [[Club 21]], former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1964)
*** 1617: former location of [[Gibson Veterinary Infirmary]] (1922), [[Thomas Jefferson Garage]] (1964)
*** 1617: former location of [[Gibson Veterinary Infirmary]] (1922), [[Thomas Jefferson Garage]] (1964)
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** 2100-2110: [[Central Parking System]] parking lot, formerly [[Hindon Car Park]] (1964)
** 2100-2110: [[Central Parking System]] parking lot, formerly [[Hindon Car Park]] (1964)
*** 2100-2106: former location of [[Richards House]] hotel (1885-1887)
*** 2100-2106: former location of [[Richards House]] hotel (1885-1887)
**** 2100: former location of grocery store (1885), saloon (1891), [[C. F. Horst]] saloon (1904), [[Star Sandwich Shop]], [[Albert Carnes]] restaurant (1928), [[Ace's Place]] (1929)
**** 2100: former location of grocery store (1885), saloon (1891), [[C. F. Horst]] saloon (1904), [[Albert Carnes]] restaurant (1928), [[Ace's Place]] (1929), [[Star Sandwich Shop]] (1958)
***** 2100A: former location of [[Royal Shoes]] (1929) [[Liberty Loan Co.]] (1931),  
***** 2100A: former location of [[Royal Shoes]] (1929) [[Liberty Loan Co.]] (1931),  
**** 2102: former location of vacant store (1885), [[Palace Royal Restaurant]] (1887), barber (1891), [[Kartus Korner]] (1929)
**** 2102: former location of vacant store (1885), [[Palace Royal Restaurant]] (1887), barber (1891), [[Kartus Korner]] (1929)
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*** 2120½: former location of [[J.H. Gallagher]] upholsterer (1887)
*** 2120½: former location of [[J.H. Gallagher]] upholsterer (1887)
** 2122-2124: former location of [[J. Bonfeld & Sons Clothing]] (1929)
** 2122-2124: former location of [[J. Bonfeld & Sons Clothing]] (1929)
*** 2122: former location of [[S. Francerville]] (1887), [[Theo W. Sweeny]] photographer (1887), tin shop (1891), [[Royal Auto Stores]] (1958)
*** 2122: former location of [[S. Francerville]] (1887), [[Theo W. Sweeny]] photographer (1887), tin shop (1891)
** 2124-2132: former location of [[Shopper's Car Park]] (1964)
** 2124-2132: former location of [[Shopper's Car Park]] (1964)
*** 2124: former location of [[S. W. Emmons]] produce (1887-1888), [[Thomas Dudley]] restaurant (1904), [[Robert's Sporting Goods]] (1946)
*** 2124: former location of [[S. W. Emmons]] produce (1887-1888), [[Thomas Dudley]] restaurant (1904), [[Robert's Sporting Goods]] (1946)
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*** 2220½: former location of print shop (1891)
*** 2220½: former location of print shop (1891)
** 2222-2230: [[Athens Building]] (built 1960s) / [[Athens Flatts]] (2007-)
** 2222-2230: [[Athens Building]] (built 1960s) / [[Athens Flatts]] (2007-)
*** 2222: former location of [[Dawson Brothers Bicycles]], [[Luke & Co.]] grocers (1887), [[J. Krantz Hardware]] (1929), [[U.S. Social Security Payment Center]] annex (1964)
*** 2222: former location of [[Dawson Brothers Bicycles]], [[Luke & Co.]] grocers (1887), [[J. Krantz Hardware]] (1929), [[Royal Auto Stores]] (1958), [[U.S. Social Security Payment Center]] annex (1964)
**** 2222A: former location of saloon (1891)
**** 2222A: former location of saloon (1891)
**** 2222B: former location of shoe shop (1891)
**** 2222B: former location of shoe shop (1891)

Revision as of 16:55, 17 May 2019

1900 block of 2nd Avenue North in 2006

2nd Avenue North (or Second Avenue North, formerly just 2nd Avenue) is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The street is so named from Center Street in the west (where it becomes Tuscaloosa Avenue), continuously through downtown, to 29th Street North, after which it dead ends.

Sections of 2nd Avenue North reappear between 32nd and 35th Streets, between 47th and 52nd Streets, between 53rd and 54th Streets, and again east of Trotwood Park between 71st and 78th Streets. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward East Lake Park from 80th Street near I-59, then resumes between 85th and 86th Streets near Roebuck.

The area surrounding 2nd and 3rd Avenue North near the Alabama and Lyric Theatres is considered the heart of Birmingham's Theater District. The section between 22nd and 25th Streets is part of the City Center Loft District, utilized for the annual ArtWalk festival.

The area north of 2nd Avenue between 11th and 14th Streets was once known as Baconsides, and was particularly hard hit by the 1873 cholera epidemic. 2nd Avenue North is the setting for the fictional "Olympia Gym" in the novel and film, Stay Hungry.

The section of 2nd Avenue between 20th and 24th Street is part of the Downtown Birmingham Historic District. Until the mid-1980s, Red Mountain Expressway terminated at the 2nd Avenue North offramp.

MAX Transit Route 1 and MAX Transit Route 3 take 2nd Avenue westward to Elyton.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 2nd Avenue North category.
Dates in parentheses indicate when the address was known to have been used, not necessarily the entire span of its use.

Smithfield neighborhood

Not all intersections are listed.
St John's Episcopal Church
Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North

Fountain Heights neighborhood

The Thomas Jefferson Hotel
The Ritz Theater in 1927
The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912

Central City neighborhood

Hudgins' fountain in 1886

19th Street North intersection

Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Factory in 1939

20th Street North intersection

BPA Deck No. 6 on 2nd Avenue North

21st Street North intersection

The Zinszer Building at 2115-2119 2nd Avenue North

22nd Street North intersection

23rd Street North intersection

24th Street North intersection

25th Street North intersection

Carraway Boulevard (26th Street North) intersection

28th Street North intersects

29th Street North intersects (north only)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Wahouma

Unknown addresses