1st Avenue North Bessemer: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
* [[13th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[13th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 1329: [[General Auto & Truck Repair]] | ** 1329: [[General Auto & Truck Repair]] | ||
** 1331: [[Ride Today USA]], former location of [[J. A. Massey]] service station (1951) | ** 1331: [[Ride Today USA]], former location of [[J. A. Massey]] service station (1951), [[Langston's Service Station]] (1981), [[Cox's Service Station]] (1985–1989) | ||
* [[14th Street North Bessemer]] ([[Alabama State Highway 150]]) intersects | * [[14th Street North Bessemer]] ([[Alabama State Highway 150]]) intersects | ||
** 1400: [[Poole's Auto]] | ** 1400: [[Poole's Auto]] | ||
** 1401–1405: [[Roy Lumber]] ( | ** 1401–1405: [[Roy Lumber]] (1947–) | ||
** 1420: former location of [[Billy Arrington's Garage]] (1989) | |||
** 1421: former location of [[ExCello Machine Co.]] (1951) | ** 1421: former location of [[ExCello Machine Co.]] (1951) | ||
** 1423: [[First Avenue Recycling Corporation]] | ** 1423: [[First Avenue Recycling Corporation]], former location of [[Salvage Parts & Metals]] (1988) | ||
** 1424: [[Wagon Wheel Deli & Grill]] | ** 1424: [[Wagon Wheel Deli & Grill]] | ||
** 1425: former location of [[Morris Bus Line]] garage (1951) | ** 1425: former location of [[Morris Bus Line]] garage (1951) | ||
** 1426: [[Eddie's Body Shop]] | ** 1426: [[Eddie's Body Shop]] (1989–) | ||
* [[15th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[15th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 1500: former location of the ''[[Bessemer Advertizer]]'' newspaper (1963) | |||
** 1501–1511: [[Bessemer Municipal Court]] / [[Bessemer Police Department]] | ** 1501–1511: [[Bessemer Municipal Court]] / [[Bessemer Police Department]] | ||
* [[16th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[16th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
| Line 38: | Line 40: | ||
** 1724: [[Brown Beauty Barber School]] | ** 1724: [[Brown Beauty Barber School]] | ||
** 1728–1730: former location of [[Veterans of Foreign Wars Bailey Rogers Post No. 1762]] | ** 1728–1730: former location of [[Veterans of Foreign Wars Bailey Rogers Post No. 1762]] | ||
** | ** 1729–1731: former location of [[City Lumber & Supply Co.]] (1951), [[Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co.]] ([[Durwood Garrett]] / [[Leon Swindal]] 1971) | ||
* [[18th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[18th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side: | ||
| Line 44: | Line 46: | ||
**** 1800: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] (1951) | **** 1800: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] (1951) | ||
**** 1806: former location of ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' Bessemer bureau (1951) | **** 1806: former location of ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' Bessemer bureau (1951) | ||
**** 1812: former location of [[Cab Lumber Co.]] ( | **** 1812: former location of [[Cab Lumber Co.]] ([[C. A. Boohaker]] 1951–1960) | ||
**** 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), [[Bell-Rogers Produce Co.]] (1915–), [[ABC Store No. 14]] (1949–1951) | **** 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), [[Bell-Rogers Produce Co.]] (1915–), [[ABC Store No. 14]] (1949–1951) | ||
**** 1822: former location of [[The War Surplus Store]] (1951) | **** 1822: former location of [[The War Surplus Store]] (1951) | ||
| Line 83: | Line 85: | ||
** south side: | ** south side: | ||
*** 1901–1907: former location of [[R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service]] | *** 1901–1907: former location of [[R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service]] | ||
**** 1901–1903: two-story commercial building (built c. 1905), former location of [[J.C. Lewis Furniture Co.]], [[Braswell | **** 1901–1903: two-story commercial building (built c. 1905), former location of [[J.C. Lewis Furniture Co.]], [[Braswell Home Furnishings]] (1951–1985) | ||
**** 1907: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1951) | **** 1907: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1951) | ||
*** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | *** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | ||
Revision as of 10:51, 20 July 2020
1st Avenue North Bessemer (often just 1st Avenue Bessemer) is an east-west avenue paralleling the Alabama Great Southern Railroad tracks, a block north of Alabama Avenue, through downtown Bessemer.
Notable addresses (west to east)
- Spring Street (Bessemer) intersects
- Valley Street intersects
- 1st Street North Bessemer intersects
- 2nd Street North Bessemer intersects
- avenue dead ends mid-block
- 4th Street North Bessemer intersects
- McCulley Street intersects (south only)
- 7th Avenue North Bessemer intersects
- Rose Avenue Bessemer intersects (avenue ends)
- avenue resumes at 8th Avenue North Bessemer
- 9th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 10th Street North Bessemer intersects
- avenue ends at 11th Street North Bessemer
- avenue resumes opposite Halls Creek
- 12th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 13th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 1329: General Auto & Truck Repair
- 1331: Ride Today USA, former location of J. A. Massey service station (1951), Langston's Service Station (1981), Cox's Service Station (1985–1989)
- 14th Street North Bessemer (Alabama State Highway 150) intersects
- 1400: Poole's Auto
- 1401–1405: Roy Lumber (1947–)
- 1420: former location of Billy Arrington's Garage (1989)
- 1421: former location of ExCello Machine Co. (1951)
- 1423: First Avenue Recycling Corporation, former location of Salvage Parts & Metals (1988)
- 1424: Wagon Wheel Deli & Grill
- 1425: former location of Morris Bus Line garage (1951)
- 1426: Eddie's Body Shop (1989–)
- 15th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 1500: former location of the Bessemer Advertizer newspaper (1963)
- 1501–1511: Bessemer Municipal Court / Bessemer Police Department
- 16th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 1600–1604: Bessemer Electric & Water Services, former location of Bessemer City Ice Co. (1951)
- 17th Street North Bessemer intersects (north only)
- 1708: former location of Birmingham News Bessemer bureau
- 1718: former location of Burns Transfer Co. barn (1951)
- 1724: Brown Beauty Barber School
- 1728–1730: former location of Veterans of Foreign Wars Bailey Rogers Post No. 1762
- 1729–1731: former location of City Lumber & Supply Co. (1951), Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co. (Durwood Garrett / Leon Swindal 1971)
- 18th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1800–1830: parking lot for Jefferson County Bessemer Courthouse
- 1800: former location of Burns Transfer Co. (1951)
- 1806: former location of Birmingham Post-Herald Bessemer bureau (1951)
- 1812: former location of Cab Lumber Co. (C. A. Boohaker 1951–1960)
- 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), Bell-Rogers Produce Co. (1915–), ABC Store No. 14 (1949–1951)
- 1822: former location of The War Surplus Store (1951)
- 1824: former location of Ideal Finance Co. (1951)
- 1826: former location of Maloy & Co. storage (1951)
- 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925)
- 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), former location of Huddleston Drug Store, Tommie's House of Beauty
- 1800–1830: parking lot for Jefferson County Bessemer Courthouse
- south side:
- 1801–1809: Regions Bank
- 1801: former location of Jim Cowley's Service Station (1951)
- 1811–1831: Alex Bradford Park
- 1819: former location of A & A Beverage Co. beer (William Padalino 1951)
- 1831: former location of Hallman & Bailey filling station (1951)
- 1801–1809: Regions Bank
- north side:
- 19th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1906: former location of Digby Grocery (1951)
- 1908–1910: one-story commercial building (built c. 1910), former location of U. Friedman, National Clothing Co., Gatewood's Bar & Grill, Public Finance
- 1908: former location of John Lawlah tailor / Joseph Croom shoe repair / Old Reliable Barber Shop (1951)
- 1910: former location of Anthony LaSala billiards / Bill Hall's Cafe (1951)
- 1910½: former location of Joe Posey shoe shine (1951)
- 1912: two-story commercial building, former location of New Deal Tavern, State Clothing Company, New Deal Cafe (1951)
- 1912½: former location of William Dowdell dentist / Lorenzo Demby physician / Carrie Pierce (1951)
- 1914: former location of Whitten Clothing Co. (1951)
- 1916: former location of James Moreland barber (1951)
- 1918: former location of Frolic Theatre (Bessemer) (1951)
- 1918½: former location of Arthur Tiddle phonographs (1951)
- 1920: former location of W. S. Shivers Clothing Co. (1951)
- 1920a: former location of Lee Loan Co. (1951)
- 1922: former location of Hall Cafe (1951)
- 1922½: former location of Samuel Allen barber (1951)
- 1924: former location of F. D. Mayo tailor / Percy Colvin watch repair (1951)
- 1924a: former location of White Loan Co. (1951)
- 1926: former location of Money Loan Co. (1951), McCormick's Barber & Style Shop (2017)
- 1928: former location of Lincoln Theatre (1948–1983)
- 1930: former location of Union Confectionery (1951), Sam Dunn's Saloon, Corey's Barber & Style (2013)
- 1930½: former location of Aaron Davis dentist / Lincoln Industrial Insurance Co. (1951)
- south side:
- 1901–1907: former location of R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service
- 1901–1903: two-story commercial building (built c. 1905), former location of J.C. Lewis Furniture Co., Braswell Home Furnishings (1951–1985)
- 1907: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1951)
- 1911: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad warehouse (1951)
- 1915: former location of Mayo Tailoring Building (built c. 1915 by Erlick & Lefkovitz), Frank Mayo tailor (1920s–1963)
- 1901–1907: former location of R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service
- north side:
- 20th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 2000–2014: Alabama Department of Human Resources
- 2001–2031: parking lot
- 2016–2030: parking lot
- 21st Street North Bessemer intersects
- avenue ends at 22nd Street North Bessemer
References
- Nelson, Linda and Melanie Best (December 12, 1990) "Downtown Bessemer Historic District, Supplementary Listing Record" National Register of Historic Places. Listed July 15, 1992