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===[[North East Lake]]/[[South East Lake]]===
===[[North East Lake]]/[[South East Lake]]===
* [[79th Street North]] intersects
* [[79th Street North]] intersects
** 7901–7903: [[St Barnabas Catholic School]] (1960–)
** 7901–7919: [[St Barnabas Catholic School]] (1960–)
** 7929: [[St Barnabas Catholic Church]] (1960–)
** 7921–7929: [[St Barnabas Catholic Church]] (1960–)
** 7939: former location of [[M & M Electronics]] (1981)
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* [[80th Street North]] intersects
* [[80th Street North]] intersects
** 8000-8200 blocks: [[Interstate 59]] interchange
** 8000–8200 blocks: [[Interstate 59]] interchange
** 8000-8300 blocks (north side): [[East Lake Park]]
** 8000–8300 blocks (north side): [[East Lake Park]]
*** 8000-8004: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1960)
*** 8000-8004: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1960)
*** 8010: former location of [[Tombola Apartments]] (1960)
*** 8010: former location of [[Tombola Apartments]] (1960)
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* [[83rd Street North]] intersects
* [[83rd Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** 8300: [[Shell]] gas station
*** 8302: former location of [[Ma Camp's Cafe]], [[Paulson's Grill]] / [[Pigs Alley Grill]]<!--sometimes 8301--> ([[Sam Paulson]] 1951–1962)
*** 8302: former location of [[Ma Camp's Cafe]], [[Paulson's Grill]] / [[Pigs Alley Grill]]<!--sometimes 8301--> ([[Sam Paulson]] 1951–1962)
*** 8306: former location of [[El Palacio]] Mexican restaurant (1983)
*** 8306: former location of [[El Palacio]] Mexican restaurant (1983)
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**** 8310: former location of [[Johnnie's Delicatessen]] (1960)
**** 8310: former location of [[Johnnie's Delicatessen]] (1960)
**** 8312: former location of [[East Lake TV & Appliance]] (1960)
**** 8312: former location of [[East Lake TV & Appliance]] (1960)
*** 8316: [[Kids R Us Child Care Center]]
*** 8340: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1973-1983)
*** 8340: former location of [[East Lake Auto Parts]] (1973-1983)
** south side:
** south side:
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*** 8307–8311: former location of [[East Lake Department Store]] (1949), [[T. W. Talley Furniture Co.]] (1960–1981)
*** 8307–8311: former location of [[East Lake Department Store]] (1949), [[T. W. Talley Furniture Co.]] (1960–1981)
*** 8313: former location of [[Sample's Child Center]] barber shop (1960), [[Samples Barber Shop]] (1971)
*** 8313: former location of [[Sample's Child Center]] barber shop (1960), [[Samples Barber Shop]] (1971)
*** 8315: [[H L Coshatt Company]]
*** 8325: [[American Legion Post 171]]
*** 8325: [[American Legion Post 171]]


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* [[85th Street North]] intersects
* [[85th Street North]] intersects
*** north side:
*** north side:
*** 8500: [[Green Acres Cafe]], former location of [[Tony's Gulf Service]] gas station (1960)
*** 8500: [[Green Acres Cafe]] / [[Classic Car Wash]], former location of [[Tony's Gulf Service]] gas station (1960)
*** 8506: [[El Girasol Mexican Tienda]], former location of [[Lou-Jac Drive-In]] (1960), [[Back Door Lounge]] (1972), [[El Palacio]] (1972–1981)
*** 8506: [[El Girasol Mexican Tienda]], former location of [[Lou-Jac Drive-In]] (1960), [[Back Door Lounge]] (1972), [[El Palacio]] (1972–1981)
*** 8512: former location of [[Sybil's Beauty Salon]] (1973)
*** 8512: former location of [[Sybil's Beauty Salon]] (1973)
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*** 8534–8600: [[King Motors]], former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1960–1981)
*** 8534–8600: [[King Motors]], former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1960–1981)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 8501: former location of [[Porter Landrum's Service Station]], [[Sharp's Service Station]] (1949), [[Shell Garage]] / [[Roebuck OK Rubber Welders]] (1960)
*** 8501: [[Tucker Paint & Body]], former location of [[Porter Landrum's Service Station]], [[Sharp's Service Station]] (1949), [[Shell Garage]] / [[Roebuck OK Rubber Welders]] (1960)
*** 8505: former location of [[Morrison Garage]] auto repairs (1960)
*** 8505: former location of [[Morrison Garage]] auto repairs (1960)
*** 8507: former location of [[East Lake Feed Store]] (1960), [[Dobbs Pet Shop]] (1983)
*** 8507: former location of [[East Lake Feed Store]] (1960), [[Dobbs Pet Shop]] (1983)
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* [[West Boulevard]] intersects (avenue continues east as [[Parkway East]])
* [[West Boulevard]] intersects (avenue continues east as [[Parkway East]])
** 8701: former location of [[Quality Oil Co.]] gas station (1960)
** 8701: [[Magic City Car Rental]], former location of [[Quality Oil Co.]] gas station (1960)
** 8707: former location of [[Southern Products Co.]] machine supplies (1960)
** 8707: former location of [[Southern Products Co.]] machine supplies (1960)
** 8715: former location of [[Chateau Drive-In]] restaurant ([[Roy McLaughlin]] 1960)
** 8715: former location of [[Chateau Drive-In]] restaurant ([[Roy McLaughlin]] 1960)

Revision as of 11:52, 26 February 2021

The "Heaviest Corner on Earth" at 1st Avenue North and 20th Street

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 first electric "thoroughfare lighting" was installed on 1st Avenue North on poles spaced 200 feet apart. The lighting was upgraded with new, taller poles on 100-foot spacings between 32nd and 85th Streets under the city's 1945 contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

See also

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Notable locations

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

Smithfield

Downtown Birmingham

Main article: 1st Avenue North (Downtown)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.

Wahouma/East Lake

Bruno's Super Market at 6512 1st Avene North
1940s view of 1st Avenue North, looking east from 76th Street

North East Lake/South East Lake



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