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'''First Avenue North''' is an east-west street running through downtown [[Birmingham]].  The westernmost section by that name ends at [[Center Street]], although the road continues further west as [[Cotton Avenue Southwest]].  The easternmost section ends at West Boulevard along [[Roebuck Municipal Golf Course]].  First Avenue North is the only east-west Birmingham street to run continuously from Center Street to Roebuck.  It is also a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.
'''First Avenue North''' is an east-west street running through downtown [[Birmingham]].  The westernmost section by that name ends at [[Center Street]], although the road continues further west as [[Cotton Avenue Southwest]].  The easternmost section ends at West Boulevard along [[Roebuck Municipal Golf Course]].  First Avenue North is the only east-west Birmingham street to run continuously from Center Street to Roebuck.  It is also a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.


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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[1st Avenue North Viaduct]]
* [[1st Avenue North Viaduct]]
* [[Cotton Avenue Southwest]]


==Notable locations==
==Notable locations==
''For an alphabetical list of locations, see the [[:Category:1st Avenue North|1st Avenue North category]].
{{Alphabetical locations}}


===[[Smithfield]]===
===[[Smithfield]]===
* [[Center Street North]]
* [[Center Street North]] intersection (continues west as [[Cotton Avenue Southwest]])
:* 830: [[Rib-It-Up]]
** 830: [[Rib-It-Up]]
* [[I-65]] (between [[10th Street North]] and [[11th Street North]]
* [[Interstate 65]] overpass (between [[10th Street North]] and [[11th Street North]])
===[[Fountain Heights]]===
===[[Fountain Heights]]===
* [[14th Street North|14th Street]] intersection ([[Catch-out Corner]])
* [[14th Street North|14th Street]] intersection ([[Catch-out Corner]])
* [[15th Street North|15th Street]] intersection
* [[15th Street North|15th Street]] intersection
* [[16th Street North|16th Street]] intersection
* [[16th Street North|16th Street]] intersection
:* 1631: former location of [[C. D. Kenney Coffee Company]]
** 1631: former location of [[C. D. Kenney Coffee Company]]
* [[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection
* [[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection
:* North side ([[Block 97]])
** North side ([[Block 97]])
::* 1700: former location of [[Sinclair Filling Station]]
*** 1700: former location of [[Sinclair Filling Station]]
::* 1710: [[Birmingham Police Headquarters]] ([[Birmingham Pledge mural]]), former location of [[McKesson-Doster-Northington, Inc.]] wholesale drugs
*** 1710: [[Birmingham Police Headquarters]] ([[Birmingham Pledge mural]]), former location of [[McKesson-Doster-Northington, Inc.]] wholesale drugs
::* 1714: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Company]]
*** 1714: former location of [[Boyd Manufacturing Company]]
::* 1722: former location of [[Alabama Barber Supply]]
*** 1722: former location of [[Alabama Barber Supply]]
::* 1728: former location of [[American Life Insurance Company of Alabama]]
*** 1728: former location of [[American Life Insurance Company of Alabama]]
:* South side
** South side
::* 1701: former location of [[Lee Rodgers Garage]]
*** 1701: former location of [[Lee Rodgers Garage]]
::* 1703: former location of [[Watts-Newsome Company]]
*** 1703: former location of [[Watts-Newsome Company]]
::* 1705: former location of [[Alabama Paper & Metalware Company]]
*** 1705: former location of [[Alabama Paper & Metalware Company]]
::* 1709: former location of [[He & She Scene]] nightclub and Standard Oil gas & garage
*** 1709: former location of [[He & She Scene]] nightclub and Standard Oil gas & garage
::* 1725: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]]
*** 1725: former location of [[Birmingham Woodenware Company]]
::* 1731: [[Center for Regional Planning and Design]] ([[Region 2020]], [[Auburn University Center for Architecture and Urban Studies]], [[Scenic Alabama]]) - formerly [[Young & Vann Supply Company]] mill & mine warehouse
*** 1731: [[Center for Regional Planning and Design]] ([[Region 2020]], [[Auburn University Center for Architecture and Urban Studies]], [[Scenic Alabama]]) - formerly [[Young & Vann Supply Company]] mill & mine warehouse
* [[18th Street North|18th Street]] intersection
* [[18th Street North|18th Street]] intersection
:* North side ([[Block 98]])
** North side ([[Block 98]])
::* 1808: former location of Chinese restaurant
*** 1808: former location of Chinese restaurant
::* 1810: former location of [[State #12 Liquor Store]]
*** 1810: former location of [[State #12 Liquor Store]]
::* 1812: former location of [[Majic City Barber Supplies]]
*** 1812: former location of [[Majic City Barber Supplies]]
::* 1814: former location of [[Shook & Fletcher Supply Company]]
*** 1814: former location of [[Shook & Fletcher Supply Company]]
::* 1818: former location of [[Sokol Brothers]] department store
*** 1818: former location of [[Sokol Brothers]] department store
::* 1820: former [[Tanner & Elledye]] saloon
*** 1820: former [[Tanner & Elledye]] saloon
::* 1840: former location of [[O'Brien Opera House]]
*** 1840: former location of [[O'Brien Opera House]]
:* South side
** South side
::* 1801: former location of [[Alabama Appliance Company]]
*** 1801: former location of [[Alabama Appliance Company]]
::* 1807: former location of [[Veltex Company]]
*** 1807: former location of [[Veltex Company]]
::* 1809: former location of [[National Birmingham Garage]] (with [[Highland Cleaners]] and [[Roberts Electric]])
*** 1809: former location of [[National Birmingham Garage]] (with [[Highland Cleaners]] and [[Roberts Electric]])
::* 1817: former location of [[Matthews Electric Company]]
*** 1817: former location of [[Matthews Electric Company]]
::* 1827: [[Jemison Flats]]/[[Stallings Building]] ([[Giattina Fisher Architecture Studio]]), formerly the [[Chamber of Commerce Building]]. Former site of the [[Chalifoux Building]]
*** 1827: [[Jemison Flats]]/[[Stallings Building]] ([[Giattina Fisher Architecture Studio]]), formerly the [[Chamber of Commerce Building]]. Former site of the [[Chalifoux Building]]


===[[Central City neighborhood]]===
===[[Central City neighborhood]]===
* [[19th Street North|19th Street]] intersection
* [[19th Street North|19th Street]] intersection
:* North side ([[Block 99]])
** North side ([[Block 99]])
::* 1900: former location of men's suit store, [[Old Gold]] and lunch counter.
*** 1900: former location of men's suit store, [[Old Gold]] and lunch counter.
::* 1902: former location of [[Marvin Hawkins Pen Store]]
*** 1902: former location of [[Marvin Hawkins Pen Store]]
::* 1904: [[Corporate Realty Development]]
*** 1904: [[Corporate Realty Development]]
::* 1906: former location of [[European Bakery]]
*** 1906: former location of [[European Bakery]]
::* 1908: former location of [[Linnehaw Jewelry Store]]
*** 1908: former location of [[Linnehaw Jewelry Store]]
::* 1910: former location of [[Lichter Department Store]]
*** 1910: former location of [[Lichter Department Store]]
::* 1912: former location of [[Robertson Hardware Company]]
*** 1912: former location of [[Robertson Hardware Company]]
::* 1914: former location of [[Standard Clothing Company]]
*** 1914: former location of [[Standard Clothing Company]]
::* 1916: former location of [[Alabama Home Furniture]]
*** 1916: former location of [[Alabama Home Furniture]]
::* 1918: former location of [[Peddinghaus Studio]] and [[Alabama Gas Corporation building]] ([[Birmingham Gas Company]])
*** 1918: former location of [[Peddinghaus Studio]] and [[Alabama Gas Corporation building]] ([[Birmingham Gas Company]])
::* 1922: former location of [[Porter's Clothing]] and  [[Bank for Savings and Trust]]
*** 1922: former location of [[Porter's Clothing]] and  [[Bank for Savings and Trust]]
::* 1926: [[Toby's]] (formerly [[Top that Chick]], [[Chris' Place Café]] [[Seven Seas Seafood]] and [[Empire Steak House]])  
*** 1926: [[Toby's]] (formerly [[Top that Chick]], [[Chris' Place Café]] [[Seven Seas Seafood]] and [[Empire Steak House]])  
::* 1928: [[Empire Building]] (former site of [[Bank Saloon]])
*** 1928: [[Empire Building]] (former site of [[Bank Saloon]])
:* South side
** South side
::* 1901: former location of [[Morris Hotel]] (including [[Morris Tavern]], [[Morris Jewelers]], [[Woodward Billiard Parlor]], [[Engel Realty]])
*** 1901: former location of [[Morris Hotel]] (including [[Morris Tavern]], [[Morris Jewelers]], [[Woodward Billiard Parlor]], [[Engel Realty]])
::* 1909: Allright parking garage (former site of [[Allen Building]] ([[Mark Liyx Men's Clothes]] and [[Lighthouse]] nightclub)
*** 1909: Allright parking garage (former site of [[Allen Building]] ([[Mark Liyx Men's Clothes]] and [[Lighthouse]] nightclub)
::* 1913-17: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria]] No. 1
*** 1913-17: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria]] No. 1
::* 1927: [[Woodward Building]], (former location of [[MetroBank]])
*** 1927: [[Woodward Building]], (former location of [[MetroBank]])
* [[20th Street North|20th Street]] intersection: [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]
* [[20th Street North|20th Street]] intersection: [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]
:* North side ([[Block 100]])
** North side ([[Block 100]])
::* 2000: [[Brown Marx Building]] (former site of [[National Bank of Birmingham building]])
*** 2000: [[Brown Marx Building]] (former site of [[National Bank of Birmingham building]])
::* 2010: former location of [[Fidelity Loan Company]]
*** 2010: former location of [[Fidelity Loan Company]]
::* 2012: former location of [[R. A. Brown & Company]]
*** 2012: former location of [[R. A. Brown & Company]]
::* 2014: former location of [[Zac Smith Stationery Company]]
*** 2014: former location of [[Zac Smith Stationery Company]]
::* 2016: former location of Glidden Paints
*** 2016: former location of Glidden Paints
::* 2022: former location of [[Garber, Cook & Hulsey]]
*** 2022: former location of [[Garber, Cook & Hulsey]]
::* 2026: former location of [[Birmingham Federal Savings and Loan]]
*** 2026: former location of [[Birmingham Federal Savings and Loan]]
::* 2030: former location of [[Sarris Grill]]
*** 2030: former location of [[Sarris Grill]]
:* South side
** South side
::* 2001: [[John A. Hand Building]]
*** 2001: [[John A. Hand Building]]
::* 2013: [[McAdory Building]] (former location of [[Wimberly & Thomas Hardware]])
*** 2013: [[McAdory Building]] (former location of [[Wimberly & Thomas Hardware]])
::* 2015: [[Caldwell-Milner Building]] (former location of [[Jason A. Head Office Supplies]] and [[Underwood Typewriters]])
*** 2015: [[Caldwell-Milner Building]] (former location of [[Jason A. Head Office Supplies]] and [[Underwood Typewriters]])
::* 2017: former offices of [[Sutcliffe, Armstrong & Willett Architects]] and location of [[Mazer's Office & Store Equipment]]) [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum]] and [[Simmons Electric]])
*** 2017: former offices of [[Sutcliffe, Armstrong & Willett Architects]] and location of [[Mazer's Office & Store Equipment]]) [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum]] and [[Simmons Electric]])
::* 2025: [[Skyline Lofts]] (former location of [[Reprint Company]])
*** 2025: [[Skyline Lofts]] (former location of [[Reprint Company]])
::* 2027: [[Protective Life building]] ([[Commerce Center]])
*** 2027: [[Protective Life building]] ([[Commerce Center]])
* [[21st Street North|21st Street]] intersection ([[Rainbow Viaduct]])
* [[21st Street North|21st Street]] intersection ([[Rainbow Viaduct]])
:* North side ([[Block 101]])
** North side ([[Block 101]])
::* 2100: [[Landmark Building]] (former site of [[Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Building]])
*** 2100: [[Landmark Building]] (former site of [[Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Building]])
::* 2104: former location of [[R. P. McDavid Company]] radios & refrigerators
*** 2104: former location of [[R. P. McDavid Company]] radios & refrigerators
::* 2106-8: former location of [[Doster-Northington Drug Co.]]
*** 2106-8: former location of [[Doster-Northington Drug Co.]]
:* South side
** South side
::* 2101: [[Steiner Building]] ([[KPS Group]]), former location of [[Steiner Brothers Bank]] and barber shop (former site of [[William Nabors residence]])
*** 2101: [[Steiner Building]] ([[KPS Group]]), former location of [[Steiner Brothers Bank]] and barber shop (former site of [[William Nabors residence]])
::* 2105: parking lot, former site of [[Bradford-Norton, Inc.]] millenery
*** 2105: parking lot, former site of [[Bradford-Norton, Inc.]] millenery
::* 2121: [[Body & Soul Fitness]]
*** 2121: [[Body & Soul Fitness]]
* [[22nd Street North|22nd Street]] intersection
* [[22nd Street North|22nd Street]] intersection
:* 2200: [[Wine Loft]], former location of the [[Caldwell Hotel]]
** 2200: [[Wine Loft]], former location of the [[Caldwell Hotel]]
:* 2202: [[Goodall-Brown Lofts]]
** 2202: [[Goodall-Brown Lofts]]
:* 2201: [[Transportation Building]] ([[Wee Care Academy]])
** 2201: [[Transportation Building]] ([[Wee Care Academy]])
:* 2209: The [[Fanaei Building]] (formerly [[Slater Sales]])
** 2209: The [[Fanaei Building]] (formerly [[Slater Sales]])
:* 2213: former location of [[Steve Watson Restaurant]]
** 2213: former location of [[Steve Watson Restaurant]]
:* 2226: former location of [[Europa]]
** 2226: former location of [[Europa]]
* [[23rd Street North|23rd Street]] intersection
* [[23rd Street North|23rd Street]] intersection
:* 2310: [[Neighborhood Market]]
** 2310: [[Neighborhood Market]]
:* 2316-2318: The [[Avenues Lofts]]
** 2316-2318: The [[Avenues Lofts]]
:* 2321-2325: [[Wooster Lofts]]
** 2321-2325: [[Wooster Lofts]]
::*2323: formerly [[Cafe Lanetta]]  
***2323: formerly [[Cafe Lanetta]]  
::*2325: [[Phillip Griffith Photography]], former location of [[Reed Books]]
***2325: [[Phillip Griffith Photography]], former location of [[Reed Books]]
:* 2329: [[Wooten Lofts]]
** 2329: [[Wooten Lofts]]
* [[24th Street North|24th Street]] intersection
* [[24th Street North|24th Street]] intersection
:* 2400: [[United Trophy & Specialties]]
** 2400: [[United Trophy & Specialties]]
:* 2401: Security Bonded Warehouse (former [[Royal Cup building]])
** 2401: Security Bonded Warehouse (former [[Royal Cup building]])
:* 2411: [[ABC Foodservice Equipment]]
** 2411: [[ABC Foodservice Equipment]]
:* 2413: [[From Darkness to Light Biblical Counseling Ministries]]
** 2413: [[From Darkness to Light Biblical Counseling Ministries]]
:* 2416: [[Johnson Lofts]] ([[Johnson D. C. & Co building]])
** 2416: [[Johnson Lofts]] ([[Johnson D. C. & Co building]])
:* 2420: [[Mr Burch]] formal wear
** 2420: [[Mr Burch]] formal wear
:* 2425: [[Dixie Fixtures]]
** 2425: [[Dixie Fixtures]]
:* 2429: [[Blackwell Furniture]]/[[BB's China and Glassware]]
** 2429: [[Blackwell Furniture]]/[[BB's China and Glassware]]
* [[25th Street North|25th Street]] intersection
* [[25th Street North|25th Street]] intersection
:* 2500: [[Roger's Trading Company Building]] ([[Vazda Studios]], [[Intermark Interactive]], formerly [[Crawford Ford]] and [[Roger's Army Navy Store]])
** 2500: [[Roger's Trading Company Building]] ([[Vazda Studios]], [[Intermark Interactive]], formerly [[Crawford Ford]] and [[Roger's Army Navy Store]])
* [[Red Mountain Expressway]] overpass (former site of [[Birmingham Farmer's Market]])
* [[Red Mountain Expressway]] overpass (former site of [[Birmingham Farmer's Market]])
* [[Carraway Boulevard]] intersection
* [[Carraway Boulevard]] intersection
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* 8518: [[Electronic Repair Company]]
* 8518: [[Electronic Repair Company]]
* 8629: [[SOS Lounge]]
* 8629: [[SOS Lounge]]
* [[West Boulevard]] intersection; continues east as [[Parkway East]]
* [[West Boulevard]] intersection (continues east as [[Parkway East]])


[[Category: 1st Avenue North|*]]
[[Category: 1st Avenue North|*]]

Revision as of 10:31, 14 October 2009

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First Avenue North is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The westernmost section by that name ends at Center Street, although the road continues further west as Cotton Avenue Southwest. The easternmost section ends at West Boulevard along Roebuck Municipal Golf Course. First Avenue North is the only east-west Birmingham street to run continuously from Center Street to Roebuck. It is also a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.

Between Carraway Boulevard (formerly 26th Street) and 34th Street, 1st Avenue is on a viaduct which runs beside Sloss Furnaces. Between 42nd Street and 44th Street, 1st Avenue is separated from Messer Airport Highway by only a narrow, landscaped median. Messer Airport Highway is not accessible from 1st at this point, the closest links being 41st Street and 45th Place North. Two gas stations at either end of the narrow median use concrete barriers to prevent motorists from cutting through. First Avenue is also a primary street through the Woodlawn neighborhood.

U.S. Highway 11 runs along 1st Avenue from 9th Street in the east to between 86th and 87th Streets in the west. At this point in the west, the road forks, with Highway 11 continuing along Parkway East while 1st Avenue, the lesser route, continues for a block and a half to West Boulevard. U.S. Highway 78 also runs along 1st Avenue between 9th Street and 24th Street.

In addition, 1st Avenue is fully accessible from and to Interstate 59. It is directly accessible from Interstate 20 eastbound and provides direct access to I-20 westbound. It is accessible from the northbound side of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (Highways 31 and 280). It passes under Interstate 65 without providing any access.

The curbstones installed in the early 20th century on 1st Avenue North between 18th and 21st Streets were quarried in Lane Park.

See also

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 1st Avenue North category.

Smithfield

Fountain Heights

Central City neighborhood

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.

Wahouma/East Lake

North East Lake/South East Lake

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