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** 1708: former location of ''[[Birmingham News]]'' Bessemer bureau (1951–1960) / ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' Bessemer bureau (1960) | ** 1708: former location of ''[[Birmingham News]]'' Bessemer bureau (1951–1960) / ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' Bessemer bureau (1960) | ||
** 1718: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] barn (1951) | ** 1718: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] barn (1951) | ||
** 1724: [[Brown Beauty Barber School]], former location of [[Rosser Service Station]] (1960) | ** 1724: [[Brown Beauty Barber School]], former location of [[Rosser Service Station]] / [[Rosser Bus Line]] ([[Leon Rosser]] 1960) | ||
** 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.]] ( | ** 1729–1731: former location of [[City Lumber & Supply Co.]] (1951–1960), [[Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co.]] ([[Durwood Garrett]] / [[Leon Swindal]] 1971) | ||
* [[18th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[18th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side: | ||
*** 1800–1830: parking lot for [[Jefferson County Bessemer Justice Center]] | *** 1800–1830: parking lot for [[Jefferson County Bessemer Justice Center]] | ||
**** 1800: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] (1951) | **** 1800: former location of [[Burns Transfer Co.]] (1951) | ||
**** 1802: former location of ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' distribution (1960) | |||
**** 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.]] ([[C. A. Boohaker]] 1951–1960) | **** 1812: former location of [[Cab Lumber Co.]] / [[Boohaker General Contractors]] ([[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]] ( | **** 1814: former location of [[Mickey Sign Co.]] ([[Bill Aldridge]] sign painter 1960) | ||
**** 1822: former location of [[The War Surplus Store]] ( | **** 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), [[Bell-Rogers Produce Co.]] (1915–), [[ABC Store No. 14]] (1949–1960) | ||
**** 1824: former location of [[Ideal Finance Co.]] (1951) | **** 1822: former location of [[The War Surplus Store]] (1951–1960) | ||
**** 1826: former location of [[Maloy & Co.]] storage (1951) | **** 1824: former location of [[Ideal Finance Co.]] (1951), [[Nu-Way Loan Co.]] (1960) | ||
**** 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925) | ***** 1824½: former location of [[Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses]] | ||
**** 1826: former location of [[Maloy & Co.]] storage (1951), [[Sandwich Shop]] restaurant (1960) | |||
**** 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925), [[Green Front Package Store]] (1960) | |||
**** 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), former location of [[Huddleston Drug Store]], [[Tommie's House of Beauty]] | **** 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), former location of [[Huddleston Drug Store]], [[Tommie's House of Beauty]] | ||
** south side: | ** south side: | ||
*** 1801–1809: [[Regions Bank]] | *** 1801–1809: [[Regions Bank]] | ||
**** 1801: former location of [[Jim Cowley's Service Station]] ( | **** 1801: former location of [[Jim Cowley's Service Station]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1811–1831: [[Alex Bradford Park]] | *** 1811–1831: [[Alex Bradford Park]] | ||
**** 1819: former location of [[A & A Beverage Co.]] beer ([[William Padalino]] 1951) | **** 1819: former location of [[A & A Beverage Co.]] beer ([[William Padalino]] 1951) | ||
**** 1831: former location of [[Hallman & Bailey]] filling station (1951) | **** 1831: former location of [[Hallman & Bailey]] filling station (1951), [[Roger Flynn's Service Station]] (1960) | ||
* [[19th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[19th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side: | ||
*** 1906: former location of [[Digby Grocery]] (1951) | *** 1906: former location of [[Digby Grocery]] (1951), [[Packing House Market]] grocery (1960) | ||
*** 1908–1910: one-story commercial building (built c. 1910), former location of [[U. Friedman]], [[National Clothing Co.]], [[Gatewood's Bar & Grill]], [[Public Finance]] | *** 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 | **** 1908: former location of [[John Lawlah]] tailor (1951), [[Old Reliable Barber Shop]] / [[Joseph Croom]] shoe repair (1951–1960) | ||
**** 1910: former location of [[Anthony LaSala]] billiards / [[Bill Hall's Cafe]] (1951) | **** 1910: former location of [[Anthony LaSala]] billiards / [[Bill Hall's Cafe]] (1951), [[Palace Pool Room]] / [[Webster's Snack Bar]] (1960) | ||
***** 1910½: former location of [[Joe Posey]] shoe shine ( | ***** 1910a: former location of [[Old Reliable First Avenue Taxi Cab]] (1960) | ||
*** 1912: two-story commercial building, former location of [[New Deal Tavern]], [[State Clothing Company]], [[New Deal Cafe]] (1951) | ***** 1910½: former location of [[Joe Posey]] shoe shine (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1912: two-story commercial building, former location of [[New Deal Tavern]], [[State Clothing Company]], [[New Deal Cafe]] (1951), [[Debra's Bar & Grill]] (1960) | |||
**** 1912½: former location of [[William Dowdell]] dentist / [[Lorenzo Demby]] physician / [[Carrie Pierce]] (1951) | **** 1912½: former location of [[William Dowdell]] dentist / [[Lorenzo Demby]] physician / [[Carrie Pierce]] (1951) | ||
*** 1914: former location of [[Whitten Clothing Co.]] ( | *** 1914: former location of [[Whitten Clothing Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1916: former location of [[James Moreland]] barber (1951) | *** 1916: former location of [[James Moreland]] barber (1951) | ||
*** 1918: former location of [[Dixie Theatre (Bessemer)|Dixie Theatre]] (1913), [[Frolic Theatre (Bessemer)]] (1920s–1950s) | *** 1918: former location of [[Dixie Theatre (Bessemer)|Dixie Theatre]] (1913), [[Frolic Theatre (Bessemer)]] (1920s–1950s), [[State Clothing Co.]] (1960) | ||
**** 1918½: former location of [[Arthur Tiddle]] phonographs (1951) | **** 1918½: former location of [[Arthur Tiddle]] phonographs (1951) | ||
*** 1920: former location of [[W. S. Shivers Clothing Co.]] (1951) | *** 1920: former location of [[W. S. Shivers Clothing Co.]] (1951), [[Cash Pawn Shop]] (1960) | ||
**** 1920a: former location of [[Lee Loan Co.]] ( | **** 1920a: former location of [[Lee Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1922: former location of [[Hall Cafe]] ( | *** 1922: former location of [[Hall's Cafe]] (1951–1960) | ||
**** 1922½: former location of [[Samuel Allen]] | **** 1922½: former location of [[Allen's Barber Shop]] ([[Samuel Allen]] 1951–1960) | ||
*** 1924: former location of [[ | *** 1924: former location of [[Mayo Tailoring Building]] (built c. 1915 by [[Erlick & Lefkovitz]]), [[Frank Mayo]] tailor (1920s–1963), [[Percy Colvin]] watch repair (1951), [[Star Music Bar]] records (1960) | ||
**** 1924a: former location of [[White Loan Co.]] ( | **** 1924a: former location of [[White Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1926: former location of [[Money Loan Co.]] ( | *** 1926: former location of [[Money Loan Co.]] (1951–1960), [[Moreland Barber Shop]] (1960), [[McCormick's Barber & Style Shop]] (2017) | ||
*** 1928: former location of [[Lincoln Theatre]] (1948–1983) | *** 1928: former location of [[Lincoln Theatre]] (1948–1983) | ||
*** 1930: former location of [[Union Confectionery]] (1951), [[Sam Dunn's Saloon]], [[Corey's Barber & Style]] (2013) | *** 1930: former location of [[Union Confectionery]] (1951), [[Union Drug Co.]] (1960), [[Sam Dunn's Saloon]], [[Corey's Barber & Style]] (2013) | ||
**** 1930½: former location of [[Aaron Davis]] dentist / [[Lincoln Industrial Insurance Co.]] ( | **** 1930½: former location of [[Aaron Davis]] dentist / [[Lincoln Industrial Insurance Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
** 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 Furniture]] (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), freight station (1960) | ||
*** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | *** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | ||
*** 1915: former location of [[ | *** 1915: former location of [[Michael Burrell]] barber (1960) | ||
* [[20th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[20th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 2000–2014: [[Alabama Department of Human Resources]] | ** north side: | ||
** | *** 2000–2014: [[Alabama Department of Human Resources]] | ||
** | **** 2012: former location of [[Stewart's Barber Shop]] (1960) | ||
*** 2016–2030: parking lot | |||
**** 2028: former location of [[Bessemer Wholesale Co.]] general merchandise (1960) | |||
** south side: | |||
*** 2001–2031: parking lot | |||
**** 2001: former location of [[First Avenue Service Station]] (1960) | |||
* [[21st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[21st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 2114: former location of [[Meyer Distributing Co.]] beer distributors (1960) | |||
** 2124–2126: former location of [[Arnold's Repair Shop] (1960) | |||
* avenue ends at [[22nd Street North Bessemer]] | * avenue ends at [[22nd Street North Bessemer]] | ||
Revision as of 17:47, 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
- 1215: Obedium Tarleton confectionery (1951–1960)
- 13th Street North Bessemer intersects
- 1325: former location of Massey & Davis oils / Sinclair Refining Co. (1960)
- 1329: General Auto & Truck Repair, former location of Massey Garage (J. A. Massey 1960)
- 1331: Ride Today USA, former location of Massey Service Station (J. A. Massey 1951–1960), Langston's Service Station (1981), Cox's Service Station (1985–1989)
- 14th Street North Bessemer (Alabama State Highway 150) intersects
- 1400: Poole's Auto, former location of Mutual Gas Co. gas station (1960)
- 1401–1405: Roy Lumber (1947–)
- 1411–1413: former location of ExCello Machine Co. (1960)
- 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 Russell Auto Parts wholesaler (1960), 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 (1960–), former location of Bessemer City Ice Co. (1951)
- 17th Street North Bessemer intersects (north only)
- 1708: former location of Birmingham News Bessemer bureau (1951–1960) / Birmingham Post Bessemer bureau (1960)
- 1718: former location of Burns Transfer Co. barn (1951)
- 1724: Brown Beauty Barber School, former location of Rosser Service Station / Rosser Bus Line (Leon Rosser 1960)
- 1728–1730: former location of Veterans of Foreign Wars Bailey Rogers Post No. 1762
- 1729–1731: former location of City Lumber & Supply Co. (1951–1960), Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co. (Durwood Garrett / Leon Swindal 1971)
- 18th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1800–1830: parking lot for Jefferson County Bessemer Justice Center
- 1800: former location of Burns Transfer Co. (1951)
- 1802: former location of Birmingham Post-Herald distribution (1960)
- 1806: former location of Birmingham Post-Herald Bessemer bureau (1951)
- 1812: former location of Cab Lumber Co. / Boohaker General Contractors (C. A. Boohaker 1951–1960)
- 1814: former location of Mickey Sign Co. (Bill Aldridge sign painter 1960)
- 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), Bell-Rogers Produce Co. (1915–), ABC Store No. 14 (1949–1960)
- 1822: former location of The War Surplus Store (1951–1960)
- 1824: former location of Ideal Finance Co. (1951), Nu-Way Loan Co. (1960)
- 1824½: former location of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses
- 1826: former location of Maloy & Co. storage (1951), Sandwich Shop restaurant (1960)
- 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925), Green Front Package Store (1960)
- 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 Justice Center
- south side:
- 1801–1809: Regions Bank
- 1801: former location of Jim Cowley's Service Station (1951–1960)
- 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), Roger Flynn's Service Station (1960)
- 1801–1809: Regions Bank
- north side:
- 19th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1906: former location of Digby Grocery (1951), Packing House Market grocery (1960)
- 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 (1951), Old Reliable Barber Shop / Joseph Croom shoe repair (1951–1960)
- 1910: former location of Anthony LaSala billiards / Bill Hall's Cafe (1951), Palace Pool Room / Webster's Snack Bar (1960)
- 1910a: former location of Old Reliable First Avenue Taxi Cab (1960)
- 1910½: former location of Joe Posey shoe shine (1951–1960)
- 1912: two-story commercial building, former location of New Deal Tavern, State Clothing Company, New Deal Cafe (1951), Debra's Bar & Grill (1960)
- 1912½: former location of William Dowdell dentist / Lorenzo Demby physician / Carrie Pierce (1951)
- 1914: former location of Whitten Clothing Co. (1951–1960)
- 1916: former location of James Moreland barber (1951)
- 1918: former location of Dixie Theatre (1913), Frolic Theatre (Bessemer) (1920s–1950s), State Clothing Co. (1960)
- 1918½: former location of Arthur Tiddle phonographs (1951)
- 1920: former location of W. S. Shivers Clothing Co. (1951), Cash Pawn Shop (1960)
- 1920a: former location of Lee Loan Co. (1951–1960)
- 1922: former location of Hall's Cafe (1951–1960)
- 1922½: former location of Allen's Barber Shop (Samuel Allen 1951–1960)
- 1924: former location of Mayo Tailoring Building (built c. 1915 by Erlick & Lefkovitz), Frank Mayo tailor (1920s–1963), Percy Colvin watch repair (1951), Star Music Bar records (1960)
- 1924a: former location of White Loan Co. (1951–1960)
- 1926: former location of Money Loan Co. (1951–1960), Moreland Barber Shop (1960), McCormick's Barber & Style Shop (2017)
- 1928: former location of Lincoln Theatre (1948–1983)
- 1930: former location of Union Confectionery (1951), Union Drug Co. (1960), Sam Dunn's Saloon, Corey's Barber & Style (2013)
- 1930½: former location of Aaron Davis dentist / Lincoln Industrial Insurance Co. (1951–1960)
- 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 Furniture (1951–1985)
- 1907: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1951), freight station (1960)
- 1911: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad warehouse (1951)
- 1915: former location of Michael Burrell barber (1960)
- 1901–1907: former location of R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service
- north side:
- 20th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 2000–2014: Alabama Department of Human Resources
- 2012: former location of Stewart's Barber Shop (1960)
- 2016–2030: parking lot
- 2028: former location of Bessemer Wholesale Co. general merchandise (1960)
- 2000–2014: Alabama Department of Human Resources
- south side:
- 2001–2031: parking lot
- 2001: former location of First Avenue Service Station (1960)
- 2001–2031: parking lot
- north side:
- 21st Street North Bessemer intersects
- 2114: former location of Meyer Distributing Co. beer distributors (1960)
- 2124–2126: former location of [[Arnold's Repair Shop] (1960)
- 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