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* [[Spring Street (Bessemer)]] intersects | * [[Spring Street (Bessemer)]] intersects | ||
* [[Valley Street]] intersects | * [[Valley Street]] intersects | ||
** 64: former location of [[Robert Bryant]] grocery (1926) | |||
* [[1st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[1st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 121: former location of [[Willis Estes]] auto painter (1926) | |||
* [[2nd Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[2nd Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
* avenue dead ends mid-block | * avenue dead ends mid-block | ||
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* [[12th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[12th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 1215: [[Obedium Tarleton]] confectionery (1951–1960) | ** 1215: [[Obedium Tarleton]] confectionery (1951–1960) | ||
** 1224: former location of [[William Jones]] grocery (1926) | |||
** 1230: former location of [[John Crawford]] contractor (1926) | |||
* [[13th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[13th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 1325: former location of [[Massey & Davis]] oils / [[Sinclair Refining Co.]] (1960) | ** 1325: former location of [[Massey & Davis]] oils / [[Sinclair Refining Co.]] (1960) | ||
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** 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 | ||
** 1600–1604: [[Bessemer Electric & Water Services]] (1960–), former location of [[Marvel City Ice Co.]] ( | ** 1600–1604: [[Bessemer Electric & Water Services]] (1960–), former location of [[Marvel City Ice Co.]] (1926–1932), [[Bessemer City Ice Co.]] (1951) | ||
* [[17th Street North Bessemer]] intersects (north only) | * [[17th Street North Bessemer]] intersects (north only) | ||
** 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) | ||
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** 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.]] (1951–1960), [[Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co.]] ([[Durwood Garrett]] / [[Leon Swindal]] 1971) | ** 1729–1731: former location of [[City Lumber & Supply Co.]] (1951–1960), [[Garrett & Swindal Masonry Co.]] ([[Durwood Garrett]] / [[Leon Swindal]] 1971) | ||
*** 1731: former location of [[G. W. Patton]] veterinary surgeon (1916) | |||
* [[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 ''[[The Birmingham Post]]'' Bessemer bureau (1932), [[ | **** 1800: former location of [[Bruns Transfer Co.]] (1926), ''[[The Birmingham Post]]'' Bessemer bureau (1932), [[Bruns Transfer Co.]] (1951) | ||
**** 1802: former location of ''[[Birmingham Post-Herald]]'' distribution (1960) | **** 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.]] / [[Boohaker General Contractors]] ([[C. A. Boohaker]] 1951–1960) | **** 1812–1816: former location of [[Colley Produce Co.]] (1916) | ||
**** 1814: former location of [[Mickey Sign Co.]] ([[Bill Aldridge]] sign painter 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–), [[Oxford-Chambers Produce Co.]] ( | ***** 1814: former location of [[Mickey Sign Co.]] ([[Bill Aldridge]] sign painter 1960) | ||
**** 1822: former location of [[The War Surplus Store]] (1951–1960) | ***** 1816: former location of [[Huey Produce Co.]] (1926) | ||
**** 1824: former location of [[Lillian Croom]] dressmaker (1932), [[Ideal Finance Co.]] (1951), [[Nu-Way Loan Co.]] (1960) | **** 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), [[Bell-Rogers Produce Co.]] (1915–), [[Oxford-Chambers Produce Co.]] (1926–1932), [[ABC Store No. 14]] (1949–1960) | ||
***** 1824½: former location of [[Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses]] | ***** 1820: former location of [[Albert Morrison]] (1916) | ||
**** 1826: former location of [[Maloy & Co.]] storage (1951), [[Sandwich Shop]] restaurant (1960) | **** 1822: former location of [[C. H. Browning]] blacksmith (1916), [[Thomas Goodby]] clothier / [[Robertson-Dunlavy Furniture Co.]] (1926), [[The War Surplus Store]] (1951–1960) | ||
**** 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925), former location of [[Colley Grocery & Market]] (1932), [[Green Front Package Store]] (1960) | **** 1824: former location of [[Z. R. Steen]] undertaker (1916), [[Jacobs Undertaking Co.]] (1926), [[Lillian Croom]] dressmaker (1932), [[Ideal Finance Co.]] (1951), [[Nu-Way Loan Co.]] (1960) | ||
**** 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), former location of [[Huddleston Drug Store]], [[Tommie's House of Beauty]] | ***** 1824½: former location of [[Knights of Pythias Hall]] (1926), [[Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses]] (1960) | ||
**** 1826: former location of [[Thomas Colley]] billiards (1916), [[Maloy & Co.]] storage (1951), [[Sandwich Shop]] restaurant (1960) | |||
**** 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925), former location of [[B. F. Moon]] restaurant (1916), [[Colley Grocery & Market]] (1932), [[Green Front Package Store]] (1960) | |||
**** 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), [[Bessemer Beef Co.]] (1916), former location of [[Huddleston Drug Store]], [[Tommie's House of Beauty]] | |||
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*** 1801–1809: [[Regions Bank]] | *** 1801–1809: [[Regions Bank]] | ||
**** 1801: former location of [[Royal Oil Co.]] gas station (1932), [[Jim Cowley's Service Station]] (1951–1960) | **** 1801: former location of [[Ware Tire Co.]] / [[Keith Perkins]] gas station (1926), [[Royal Oil Co.]] gas station (1932), [[Jim Cowley's Service Station]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1811–1831: [[Alex Bradford Park]] | *** 1811–1831: [[Alex Bradford Park]] | ||
**** 1817: former location of [[Carl Cloninger]] auto repair (1932) | **** 1817: former location of [[Carl Cloninger]] auto repair (1932) | ||
**** 1819: former location of [[A & A Beverage Co.]] beer ([[William Padalino]] 1951) | **** 1819–1821: former location of [[Clarence Cook]] gas station (1926) | ||
**** 1821: former location of [[Melvin Tyler]] battery dealer (1932) | ***** 1819: former location of [[A & A Beverage Co.]] beer ([[William Padalino]] 1951) | ||
***** 1821: former location of [[Melvin Tyler]] battery dealer (1932) | |||
**** 1823: former location of [[Warlick Auto Repair Shop]] (1932) | **** 1823: former location of [[Warlick Auto Repair Shop]] (1932) | ||
**** 1825: former location of [[Boyd & Sons]] machinists ( | **** 1825: former location of [[Boyd & Sons]] machinists (1926–1932) | ||
**** 1831: former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] gas station ( | **** 1831: former location of [[Standard Oil Co.]] gas station (1926–1932), [[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 [[ | *** 1902: former location of [[W. L. Mims]] billiards (1916), [[Speed Reed]] barber (1926) | ||
*** 1906: former location of [[C. W. Jordan]] restaurant (1906), [[Packinghouse Market]] (1926–1932), [[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 [[ | **** 1908: former location of [[Green Mahan]] barber / [[John Lawlah]] tailor (1916), [[National Clothing Co.]] (1926–1932), [[Cook & Long]] jewelers / [[Lawrence Lowe]] watchmaker (1932), [[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) | **** 1910: former location of [[Musso Bros.]] confectionery (1916), [[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) | ***** 1910a: former location of [[Old Reliable First Avenue Taxi Cab]] (1960) | ||
***** 1910½: former location of [[Joe Posey]] shoe shine (1951–1960) | ***** 1910½: former location of [[Isaac Cook]] / [[Robert Lowe]] jewelers / [[Louis King]] clothier (1926), [[Joe Posey]] shoe shine (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1912: | *** 1912: [[Webb Building (Bessemer)]], former location of [[McCrae Chemical Co.]] (1916), [[New Deal Tavern]], [[State Clothing Company]], [[New Deal Cafe]] (1951), [[Debra's Bar & Grill]] (1960) | ||
**** 1912½: former location of [[Busy Bee Hotel]] (1932), [[William Dowdell]] dentist / [[Lorenzo Demby]] physician / [[Carrie Pierce]] (1951) | **** 1912½: former location of [[Louis Glover]] dentist / [[First Avenue Hall]] (1926), [[Busy Bee Hotel]] (1932), [[William Dowdell]] dentist / [[Lorenzo Demby]] physician / [[Carrie Pierce]] (1951) | ||
*** 1914: former location of [[Philip Light]] general merchandise (1932), [[Whitten Clothing Co.]] (1951–1960) | *** 1914: former location of [[Josie Simpson]] restaurant / [[Ward Bros.]] tailors (1916), [[Light Bros.]] clothier (1926), [[Philip Light]] general merchandise (1932), [[Whitten Clothing Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1916: former location of [[John Orange]] restaurant (1932), [[James Moreland]] barber (1951) | *** 1916: former location of [[R. P. Perry]] & [[Walter Leslie]] barbers (1916), [[Daniel Foster]] saloon (1926), [[John Orange]] restaurant (1932), [[James Moreland]] barber (1951) | ||
*** 1918: former location of [[Dixie Theatre (Bessemer)|Dixie Theatre]] ( | *** 1918: former location of [[Dixie Theatre (Bessemer)|Dixie Theatre]] (1913–1916), [[Frolic Theatre (Bessemer)]] (1926–1950s), [[State Clothing Co.]] (1960) | ||
**** 1918a: former location of [[Lawson-Reed Barber Shop]] (1932) | **** 1918a: former location of [[Jacob Smith]] restaurant (1926), [[Lawson-Reed Barber Shop]] (1932) | ||
**** 1918½: former location of [[Essie Field]] beauty shop (1932), [[Arthur Tiddle]] phonographs (1951) | **** 1918½: former location of [[Essie Field]] beauty shop (1932), [[Arthur Tiddle]] phonographs (1951) | ||
*** 1920: former location of [[W. S. Shivers Clothing Co.]] (1951), [[Cash Pawn Shop]] (1960) | *** 1920: former location of [[David Weinstein]] billiards (1916), [[Hyman Weinstein]] clothier (1926), [[W. S. Shivers Clothing Co.]] (1951), [[Cash Pawn Shop]] (1960) | ||
**** 1920a: former location of [[Lee Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | **** 1920a: former location of [[Lee Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1922: former location of [[Palace Billiard Parlor]] / [[Palace Lunch Room]] (1932), [[Hall's Cafe]] (1951–1960) | *** 1922: former location of [[C. F. Banks]] barber / grocery (1916), [[Robert Rush]] restaurant / [[Nicholas Williams]] billiards (1926), [[Palace Billiard Parlor]] / [[Palace Lunch Room]] (1932), [[Hall's Cafe]] (1951–1960) | ||
**** 1922½: former location of [[Allen's Barber Shop]] ([[Samuel Allen]] 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]]), [[Fred Mayo]] tailor (1920s–1963), [[Percy Colvin]] watch repair (1951), [[Star Music Bar]] records (1960) | *** 1924: former location of [[Mayo Tailoring Building]] (built c. 1915 by [[Erlick & Lefkovitz]]), [[W. J. McKenna]] shooting gallery (1916), [[John Jefferson]] restaurant / [[Lee Tailoring Co.]] (1926), [[Fred Mayo]] tailor (1920s–1963), [[Percy Colvin]] watch repair (1951), [[Star Music Bar]] records (1960) | ||
**** 1924a: former location of [[Kaciel Cherner]] clothier (1932), [[White Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | **** 1924a: former location of [[Kaciel Cherner]] clothier (1932), [[White Loan Co.]] (1951–1960) | ||
*** 1926: former location of [[John Lawlah]] tailor ( | *** 1926: former location of [[American Woolen Mills]] (1916), [[John Lawlah]] tailor (1926–1932), [[Money Loan Co.]] (1951–1960), [[Moreland Barber Shop]] (1960), [[McCormick's Barber & Style Shop]] (2017) | ||
**** 1926a: former location of [[Old Reliable Shaving Parlor]] / [[Henry Mosley]] shoe repair (1932) | **** 1926a: former location of [[Old Reliable Shaving Parlor]] / [[Henry Mosley]] shoe repair (1932) | ||
*** 1928: former location of [[Twentieth Century Barber Shop]] (1932), [[Lincoln Theatre]] (1948–1983) | **** 1926½: former location of [[James Cross]] painter / [[Silas Suttle]] barber (1926) | ||
*** 1930: former location of [[Union Drug Store]] (1932), [[Union Confectionery]] (1951), [[Union Drug Co.]] (1960), [[Sam Dunn's Saloon]], [[Corey's Barber & Style]] (2013) | *** 1928: former location of [[Levi Aker]] barber / [[Max Mavraidis]] restaurant / [[Louis Moman]] shoemaker (1916), [[Curtis Jordan]] barber (1926), [[Twentieth Century Barber Shop]] (1932), [[Lincoln Theatre]] (1948–1983) | ||
*** 1930: former location of [[N. C. Williams]] billiards / [[George Thompson]] restaurants (1916), [[Boackle Bros.]] restaurant (1926), [[Union Drug Store]] (1932), [[Union Confectionery]] (1951), [[Union Drug Co.]] (1960), [[Sam Dunn's Saloon]], [[Corey's Barber & Style]] (2013) | |||
**** 1930½: former location of [[Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Inc.]] (1932), [[Aaron Davis]] dentist / [[Lincoln Industrial Insurance Co.]] (1951–1960) | **** 1930½: former location of [[Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Inc.]] (1932), [[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 Furniture]] (1951–1985) | **** 1901–1903: two-story commercial building (built c. 1905), former location of [[Colley's Confectionery]] / [[Rex Loan Co.]] (1916), [[J. C. Lewis Furniture Co.]], [[Braswell Furniture]] (1951–1985) | ||
***** 1901: former location of [[Howard Drug Co.]] ( | ***** 1901: former location of [[Wayne Howard]] physician (1926), [[Howard Drug Co.]] (1926–1932) | ||
***** 1903: former location of [[Edward Bouyer]] restaurant (1932) | ***** 1903: former location of [[Britton Bros.]] shoes & shoe repair / [[Samuel Allen]] barber (1926), [[Edward Bouyer]] restaurant (1932) | ||
**** | **** 1905–1907: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1960), [[Birmingham Southern Railroad]] freight depot (1916) | ||
*** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | *** 1911: former location of [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] warehouse (1951) | ||
*** 1915: former location of [[Michael Burrell]] barber (1960) | *** 1915: former location of [[Michael Burrell]] barber (1960) | ||
*** 1931: former location of [[George & Son]] blacksmiths (1916) | |||
* [[20th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[20th Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side: | ||
*** 2000–2012: [[Alabama Department of Human Resources]] | *** 2000–2012: [[Alabama Department of Human Resources]] | ||
**** 2006: former location of [[Roberts Tire Co.]] (1932) | **** 2006: former location of [[Daniel White]] tailor (1926), [[Roberts Tire Co.]] (1932) | ||
**** 2008: former location of [[Jack Watkins]] auto tops (1932) | **** 2008: former location of [[Daniel Dowdell]] grocery (1926), [[Jack Watkins]] auto tops (1932) | ||
**** 2012: former location of [[Stewart's Barber Shop]] (1960) | **** 2010: former location of [[James Byrd]] bakery (1926) | ||
**** 2012: former location of [[Bessemer Grocery Co.]] wholesale grocers (1916), [[Sandy Griffin]] auto garage (1926), [[Stewart's Barber Shop]] (1960) | |||
*** 2014–2030: parking lot | *** 2014–2030: parking lot | ||
**** 2014–2016: former location of [[Jefferson County Cash Grocery Co.]] (1932) | **** 2014–2016: former location of [[John Lee]] wholesale grocer (1926), [[Jefferson County Cash Grocery Co.]] (1932) | ||
**** 2020a: former location of [[Bessemer Laundry]] (1932) | **** 2020a: former location of [[Bessemer Laundry]] (1932) | ||
**** 2026: former location of [[Cook Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1932) | **** 2124: former location of [[A. D. Smith]] clothes cleaner (1916) | ||
**** 2026: former location of [[Lafayette Wilson]] blacksmith (1916) / [[Cook Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1932) | |||
**** 2028: former location of [[Bessemer Wholesale Co.]] general merchandise (1960) | **** 2028: former location of [[Bessemer Wholesale Co.]] general merchandise (1960) | ||
**** 2030: former location of [[Union Garage]] (1932) | **** 2030: former location of [[Bessemer Laundry]] / [[Simp Burden]] billiards (1926), [[Union Garage]] (1932) | ||
** south side: | ** south side: | ||
*** 2001–2031: parking lot | *** 2001–2031: parking lot | ||
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* [[21st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | * [[21st Street North Bessemer]] intersects | ||
** 2112: former location of [[First Avenue Garage]] (1932) | ** 2101: former location of [[Auto Salvage & Sales Co.]] (1926) | ||
** 2112: former location of [[Bessemer Hide & Bag Co.]] (1916), [[First Avenue Garage]] (1932) | |||
** 2114: former location of [[Meyer Distributing Co.]] beer distributors (1960) | ** 2114: former location of [[Meyer Distributing Co.]] beer distributors (1960) | ||
** 2124–2126: former location of [[Arnold's Repair Shop] (1960) | ** 2124–2126: former location of [[Arnold's Repair Shop] (1960) | ||
*** 2124: former location of [[Richard Johnson]] barber / [[Robert Patterson]] shoemaker (1916) | |||
*** 2126: former location of [[Joseph Echols]] grocer (1916) | |||
** 2130: former location of [[Daniel Amos]] restaurant (1926) | |||
* avenue ends at [[22nd Street North Bessemer]] | * avenue ends at [[22nd Street North Bessemer]] | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 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
- 64: former location of Robert Bryant grocery (1926)
- 1st Street North Bessemer intersects
- 121: former location of Willis Estes auto painter (1926)
- 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)
- 1224: former location of William Jones grocery (1926)
- 1230: former location of John Crawford contractor (1926)
- 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
- north side:
- 1400: Poole's Auto, former location of Mutual Gas Co. gas station (1960)
- 1420: former location of Billy Arrington's Garage (1989)
- 1424: Wagon Wheel Deli & Grill
- 1426: Eddie's Body Shop (1989–)
- south side:
- 1401–1405: Roy Lumber (1947–)
- 1411–1413: former location of ExCello Machine Co. (1960)
- 1415: former location of Bessemer Bottling Co. (1932)
- 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)
- 1425: former location of Morris Bus Line garage (1951)
- north side:
- 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 Marvel City Ice Co. (1926–1932), 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)
- 1731: former location of G. W. Patton veterinary surgeon (1916)
- 18th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1800–1830: parking lot for Jefferson County Bessemer Justice Center
- 1800: former location of Bruns Transfer Co. (1926), The Birmingham Post Bessemer bureau (1932), Bruns Transfer Co. (1951)
- 1802: former location of Birmingham Post-Herald distribution (1960)
- 1806: former location of Birmingham Post-Herald Bessemer bureau (1951)
- 1812–1816: former location of Colley Produce Co. (1916)
- 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)
- 1816: former location of Huey Produce Co. (1926)
- 1818–1820: former location of one-story commercial building (built c. 1915), Bell-Rogers Produce Co. (1915–), Oxford-Chambers Produce Co. (1926–1932), ABC Store No. 14 (1949–1960)
- 1820: former location of Albert Morrison (1916)
- 1822: former location of C. H. Browning blacksmith (1916), Thomas Goodby clothier / Robertson-Dunlavy Furniture Co. (1926), The War Surplus Store (1951–1960)
- 1824: former location of Z. R. Steen undertaker (1916), Jacobs Undertaking Co. (1926), Lillian Croom dressmaker (1932), Ideal Finance Co. (1951), Nu-Way Loan Co. (1960)
- 1824½: former location of Knights of Pythias Hall (1926), Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses (1960)
- 1826: former location of Thomas Colley billiards (1916), Maloy & Co. storage (1951), Sandwich Shop restaurant (1960)
- 1828: one-story commercial building (built before 1925), former location of B. F. Moon restaurant (1916), Colley Grocery & Market (1932), Green Front Package Store (1960)
- 1830: two-story commercial building (built c. 1890), Bessemer Beef Co. (1916), 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 Ware Tire Co. / Keith Perkins gas station (1926), Royal Oil Co. gas station (1932), Jim Cowley's Service Station (1951–1960)
- 1811–1831: Alex Bradford Park
- 1817: former location of Carl Cloninger auto repair (1932)
- 1819–1821: former location of Clarence Cook gas station (1926)
- 1819: former location of A & A Beverage Co. beer (William Padalino 1951)
- 1821: former location of Melvin Tyler battery dealer (1932)
- 1823: former location of Warlick Auto Repair Shop (1932)
- 1825: former location of Boyd & Sons machinists (1926–1932)
- 1831: former location of Standard Oil Co. gas station (1926–1932), Hallman & Bailey filling station (1951), Roger Flynn's Service Station (1960)
- 1801–1809: Regions Bank
- north side:
- 19th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 1902: former location of W. L. Mims billiards (1916), Speed Reed barber (1926)
- 1906: former location of C. W. Jordan restaurant (1906), Packinghouse Market (1926–1932), 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 Green Mahan barber / John Lawlah tailor (1916), National Clothing Co. (1926–1932), Cook & Long jewelers / Lawrence Lowe watchmaker (1932), John Lawlah tailor (1951), Old Reliable Barber Shop / Joseph Croom shoe repair (1951–1960)
- 1910: former location of Musso Bros. confectionery (1916), 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 Isaac Cook / Robert Lowe jewelers / Louis King clothier (1926), Joe Posey shoe shine (1951–1960)
- 1912: Webb Building (Bessemer), former location of McCrae Chemical Co. (1916), New Deal Tavern, State Clothing Company, New Deal Cafe (1951), Debra's Bar & Grill (1960)
- 1912½: former location of Louis Glover dentist / First Avenue Hall (1926), Busy Bee Hotel (1932), William Dowdell dentist / Lorenzo Demby physician / Carrie Pierce (1951)
- 1914: former location of Josie Simpson restaurant / Ward Bros. tailors (1916), Light Bros. clothier (1926), Philip Light general merchandise (1932), Whitten Clothing Co. (1951–1960)
- 1916: former location of R. P. Perry & Walter Leslie barbers (1916), Daniel Foster saloon (1926), John Orange restaurant (1932), James Moreland barber (1951)
- 1918: former location of Dixie Theatre (1913–1916), Frolic Theatre (Bessemer) (1926–1950s), State Clothing Co. (1960)
- 1918a: former location of Jacob Smith restaurant (1926), Lawson-Reed Barber Shop (1932)
- 1918½: former location of Essie Field beauty shop (1932), Arthur Tiddle phonographs (1951)
- 1920: former location of David Weinstein billiards (1916), Hyman Weinstein clothier (1926), W. S. Shivers Clothing Co. (1951), Cash Pawn Shop (1960)
- 1920a: former location of Lee Loan Co. (1951–1960)
- 1922: former location of C. F. Banks barber / grocery (1916), Robert Rush restaurant / Nicholas Williams billiards (1926), Palace Billiard Parlor / Palace Lunch Room (1932), 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), W. J. McKenna shooting gallery (1916), John Jefferson restaurant / Lee Tailoring Co. (1926), Fred Mayo tailor (1920s–1963), Percy Colvin watch repair (1951), Star Music Bar records (1960)
- 1924a: former location of Kaciel Cherner clothier (1932), White Loan Co. (1951–1960)
- 1926: former location of American Woolen Mills (1916), John Lawlah tailor (1926–1932), Money Loan Co. (1951–1960), Moreland Barber Shop (1960), McCormick's Barber & Style Shop (2017)
- 1926a: former location of Old Reliable Shaving Parlor / Henry Mosley shoe repair (1932)
- 1926½: former location of James Cross painter / Silas Suttle barber (1926)
- 1928: former location of Levi Aker barber / Max Mavraidis restaurant / Louis Moman shoemaker (1916), Curtis Jordan barber (1926), Twentieth Century Barber Shop (1932), Lincoln Theatre (1948–1983)
- 1930: former location of N. C. Williams billiards / George Thompson restaurants (1916), Boackle Bros. restaurant (1926), Union Drug Store (1932), Union Confectionery (1951), Union Drug Co. (1960), Sam Dunn's Saloon, Corey's Barber & Style (2013)
- 1930½: former location of Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Inc. (1932), 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 Colley's Confectionery / Rex Loan Co. (1916), J. C. Lewis Furniture Co., Braswell Furniture (1951–1985)
- 1901: former location of Wayne Howard physician (1926), Howard Drug Co. (1926–1932)
- 1903: former location of Britton Bros. shoes & shoe repair / Samuel Allen barber (1926), Edward Bouyer restaurant (1932)
- 1905–1907: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad freight & passenger station (c. 1905–1960), Birmingham Southern Railroad freight depot (1916)
- 1901–1903: two-story commercial building (built c. 1905), former location of Colley's Confectionery / Rex Loan Co. (1916), J. C. Lewis Furniture Co., Braswell Furniture (1951–1985)
- 1911: former location of Atlantic Coast Line Railroad warehouse (1951)
- 1915: former location of Michael Burrell barber (1960)
- 1931: former location of George & Son blacksmiths (1916)
- 1901–1907: former location of R. L. Lumzy Funeral Service
- north side:
- 20th Street North Bessemer intersects
- north side:
- 2000–2012: Alabama Department of Human Resources
- 2006: former location of Daniel White tailor (1926), Roberts Tire Co. (1932)
- 2008: former location of Daniel Dowdell grocery (1926), Jack Watkins auto tops (1932)
- 2010: former location of James Byrd bakery (1926)
- 2012: former location of Bessemer Grocery Co. wholesale grocers (1916), Sandy Griffin auto garage (1926), Stewart's Barber Shop (1960)
- 2014–2030: parking lot
- 2014–2016: former location of John Lee wholesale grocer (1926), Jefferson County Cash Grocery Co. (1932)
- 2020a: former location of Bessemer Laundry (1932)
- 2124: former location of A. D. Smith clothes cleaner (1916)
- 2026: former location of Lafayette Wilson blacksmith (1916) / Cook Dry Cleaning Co. (1932)
- 2028: former location of Bessemer Wholesale Co. general merchandise (1960)
- 2030: former location of Bessemer Laundry / Simp Burden billiards (1926), Union Garage (1932)
- 2000–2012: 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
- 2101: former location of Auto Salvage & Sales Co. (1926)
- 2112: former location of Bessemer Hide & Bag Co. (1916), First Avenue Garage (1932)
- 2114: former location of Meyer Distributing Co. beer distributors (1960)
- 2124–2126: former location of [[Arnold's Repair Shop] (1960)
- 2124: former location of Richard Johnson barber / Robert Patterson shoemaker (1916)
- 2126: former location of Joseph Echols grocer (1916)
- 2130: former location of Daniel Amos restaurant (1926)
- 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