12th Avenue North

12th Avenue North (or Twelfth Avenue North, formerly just 12th Avenue) is an east-west street running north of downtown Birmingham and continuing in sections through the east side of the city.

12th Avenue North begins as a continuation of 12th Avenue West at Center Street in East Thomas and runs eastward for two blocks, terminating at Bankhead Highway North and Dorothy Spears Greenway. The street resumes at 3rd Street North in Enon Ridge, and continues as far as 5th Street North, where it is interrupted by Malfunction Junction. It begins again east of I-65 in Fountain Heights and jogs slightly northward, continuing to Oak Hill Cemetery at 17th Street North.

12th Avenue picke up again at Arthur Shores Park and past the north side of Protective Stadium. It crosses over the railroad tracks between [[26th Street North|26th] and 27th Street North and through Norwood, with an overpass over I-20/59, continuing to Vanderbilt Road at the offices of McWane Cast Iron Pipe Co.

12th Avenue resumes at Appalachee Street, near W. C. Patton Park in East Birmingham, terminating at 40th Street North. It picks back up at 42nd Place North in Kingston for two blocks, then reappears between 45th Street North to 50th Street North.

Notable locations

East Thomas neighborhood

• avenue begins at Center Street North
  • north side:
  • 14: Oscar Adams residence (1970)
• 1st Street North intersects
• avenue ends at Bankhead Highway North

Enon Ridge neighborhood

• avenue resumes at 3rd Street North
  • south side:
    • Enon Ridge Cemetery
• 3rd Place North intersects
  • north side:
    • 328: Ernest Taggart residence (–1968)
  • south side:
    • Enon Ridge Cemetery
• 4th Street North intersects
• 4th Place North intersects
• avenue ends at 5th Street North

Fountain Heights neighborhood

• avenue resumes
  • north side:
    • 1120: former location of Hancock Apartments (1970)
    • 1132: former location of Magic View Apartments (1970)
• 12th Street North intersects (north only)
• avenue jogs north at 13th Street North
  • north side:
    • 1300: former location of St John Baptist Church (1970)
• 14th Street North intersects (south only)
• 15th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 1530: Omar's Discount convenience store
  • south side:
    • 1521: former location of A. G. Gaston Apartments (1970)
• 16th Street North intersects
• avenue ends at 17th Street North (Oak Hill Cemetery)

Druid Hills neighborhood

• avenue resumes at F. L. Shuttlesworth Drive (formerly Huntsville Road)
  • 1920: His Word Ministries
• 20th Street North intersects (north only)
  • north side:
    • 2018: former location of Echols & Haddon Inc. building materials (1970)
    • 2020: Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles Day Reporting Center
    • 2024: former location of Frew Rug Service carpet layers (1970)
  • south side:
    • 2001–2031: Patriot Center (built 1974), Jefferson County Department Of Human Resources, former location of Social Security Administration Southeast Program Service Center (1974–2008)
      • 2009: former location of Magnolia Court Apartments (1970)
      • 2027: former location of Lilly Dennis boarding house (1970)
• 21st Place North intersects
  • north side:
    • 2112: The Installation at Uptown (2018–) / SARCOR LLC / SolarUp, former location of Jefferson County Employee's Credit Union
  • south side:
    • 2127: former location of Sterling Wortham statue manufacturer (1970)
    • 2129: Briana Smith Hair Studio
    • 2131: Bahakel & Bahakel attorneys

• 22nd Street North intersects
  • north side:
  • south side:
    • Protective Stadium (built 2021)

• 23rd Street North intersects (north only)
  • north side:
    • 2304: Greater Birmingham Ministries
  • south side:
    • Protective Stadium (built 2021)

• 23rd Place North intersects (north only)
  • north side:
    • 2322: former location of Benton Bros. Cleaners (1970)
  • south side:
    • 2301–2331: Protective Stadium (built 2021)
      • 2331: former location of Uncle Jim's Barbecue (1970)

• 24th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 2400: former location of Old Rebel Barbecue (1970)
    • 2404: Electronic Repairs, former location of La Dame Laundry & Cleaners (1970)
    • 2408: former location of James Goins chiropractor (1970)
    • 2410: Mani Stop
  • south side:
    • 2401–2431: TopGolf (built 2017), former location of BJCC Parking Lot P-11 (-2017)
      • 2401: former location of Wingard Florist (1970)
      • 2405: former location of Skelton Variety Store (1970)
      • 2413: former location of Hamby's Barber Shop (1970)
      • 2415: former location of Norwood Apartments (1970)
      • 2417: former location of Chick's Poly-Clean laundromat (1970)
      • 2419: former location of Wood's Drug & Apothecary (1970)

• 25th Street North intersects (north only)
  • north side:
    • 2500: former location of Mine Safety Appliances Co. (1970)
    • 2516: former location of Ivan's Drive-In restaurant (Ivan Anglin 1970)
    • 2520: Exotic Wings & Things, former location of Rally's drive-in
    • 2530: former location of Cleveland Gulf Service (1970)
  • south side:
    • 2507: former location of Brown-Service Funeral Home (1970)
    • 2519: former location of Service Insurance Co. of Alabama (1970)
    • 2521: former location of Norton's Florist (J. S. Norton & Forney Renfroe 1921–)
    • 2523: former location of Roothee's Lounge (1970)
    • 2531: former location of Haffey's Service Station (1970)

Norwood neighborhood

• 26th Street North/Carraway Boulevard / U.S. Highway 31 intersects
  • north side:
    • 2600: former location of Assembly of Divine Reality
    • 2602: former location of Howard Odorless Cleaners (1946)
  • south side:
    • 2611: former location of Corky Bell Dance Studio (Corky Bell 1964)

• avenue passes over railroad tracks

• 27th Street North intersects
  • 2701: Moussa Food Mart / Boosh Quick Stop

• 27th Place North intersects
  • former location of Birmingham Awning & Tent Works (M. D. Smith Jr 1920s)

• 28th Street North intersects
• 28th Place North intersects
• 29th Street North intersects
• 29th Place North intersects
• 30th Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 3000: II Fish V Loaves grocery store (Antonio & Temesha Washington, 2017–)
    • 3002: Sol's Hot Dogs (Solomon Zarzaur 1970–)
    • 3008: Sani-Clean Laundromat
    • 3020: Shell gas station / McCullough Snappy Services Oil Co.
  • south side:
    • 3001: Family Dollar #7275

• 31st Street North intersects
  • north side:
    • 3100: Texaco gas station
    • former location of Milo's Hamburgers (Milo & Bea Carlton 1946-1963)
  • south side:
    • 3131: former location of Palace Cafe (Pete Cosmos 1930s)

• 32nd Street North intersects (south only), avenue resumes
  • former location of Norwood Exchange Club Recreation Center
  • 3200: 12th Avenue Bar & Grill, former location of Cosmos Sports Bar & Grill (Stephen Tutt, 2011–)

• 33rd Street North intersects (north only)
• avenue passes over I-20/59
• 34th Place North intersects (south only)
• 35th Street North intersects (south only)
• avenue ends at Vanderbilt Road

East Birmingham neighborhood

• avenue resumes
• Appalachee Street intersects
• Coosa Street intersects
  • north side:
    • W. C. Patton Park
• Cahaba Street intersects (south only)
  • north side:
    • W. C. Patton Park
  • south side:
    • 3937: St Luke AME Zion Church
• Escambia Street intersects (south only)
  • north side:
    • W. C. Patton Park / Shields Conference Center, former location of Alberta Shields Elementary School
• avenue ends at 40th Street North

Kingston neighborhood

• avenue resumes at 42nd Place North
• 43rd Street North) intersects
• avenue ends at 44th Street North
• avenue resumes at 45th Street North
  • 4506: former location of Clark's Place night club, dancing pavilion and coal yard (E. M. Clark 1919)
• 46th Street North intersects (south only)
• 47th Street North intersects
• 48th Street North intersects
• avenue ends at 50th Street North