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'''14th Street North''' is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]]. | '''14th Street North''' is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of [[downtown]] [[Birmingham]]'s [[business district]]. | ||
14th Street begins at the northern end of [[14th Street South]], emerging from the [[14th Street | 14th Street begins at the northern end of [[14th Street South]], emerging from the [[14th Street underpass]] underneath the railroad tracks of the [[Railroad Reservation]]. From there it first crosses [[Morris Avenue]] and continues north past [[9th Avenue North]] and ending short of [[I-20]]/[[I-59|59]]. There is an additional short section of the street in [[Fountain Heights]] between [[11th Avenue North|11th]] and [[12th Avenue North|12th Avenue North]]. | ||
In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and [[2nd Avenue North]] fronted the [[Baconsides]] slum district. | In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and [[2nd Avenue North]] fronted the [[Baconsides]] slum district. | ||
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{{Alphabetical locations}} | {{Alphabetical locations}} | ||
* [[14th Street | * [[14th Street underpass]] ([[Railroad Reservation]]; continues south as [[14th Street South]]) | ||
** West side: | ** West side: | ||
*** Former location of [[Linn Iron Works]] (entire block) | *** Former location of [[Linn Iron Works]] (entire block) | ||
Revision as of 12:59, 30 June 2010
14th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of downtown Birmingham's business district.
14th Street begins at the northern end of 14th Street South, emerging from the 14th Street underpass underneath the railroad tracks of the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Morris Avenue and continues north past 9th Avenue North and ending short of I-20/59. There is an additional short section of the street in Fountain Heights between 11th and 12th Avenue North.
In the city's early history, a low-lying marshy area northwest of 14th Street and 2nd Avenue North fronted the Baconsides slum district.
The 2004 City Center Master Plan recommended "greening" 14th Street as a walkable corridor connecting UAB and the Railroad Park on Southside to the Entrepreneurial Center and the Birmingham Social Security Administration Center downtown. A $1.3 million landscape improvement project, including new sidewalks and paving, was begun in December 2009. The project was funded largely with federal money.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 14th Street North category.
- 14th Street underpass (Railroad Reservation; continues south as 14th Street South)
- West side:
- Former location of Linn Iron Works (entire block)
- 14: AAA Mini Storage
- West side:
- Morris Avenue intersection (east only; terminus of downtown section)
- Bailey's Corner Conoco station
- 1st Avenue North intersection (U. S. Highway 11)
- 2nd Avenue North intersection, former location of Hudgins' fountain
- 3rd Avenue North intersection
- 4th Avenue North intersection
- 5th Avenue North intersection
- 517: Jim Burke Body Shop
- 6th Avenue North intersection
- 7th Avenue North intersection
- 8th Avenue North intersection
- 9th Avenue North intersection
References
- Cooper, Lauren B. (December 8, 2009) "$1.3M downtown upgrade project set to start." Birmingham Business Journal