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**** 1518: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Century Finance Co.]] (1964)
**** 1518: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Century Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 1520-1522: former location of [[Alabama Home Supply Co.]] warehouse (1964)
*** 1520-1522: former location of [[Alabama Home Supply Co.]] warehouse (1964)
**** 1520: former location of dwelling (1891), [[R. P. Elliott]] blacksmith (1922)
**** 1520: former location of dwelling (1891), [[J. N. Hull & Son]] (1904), [[R. P. Elliott]] blacksmith (1922)
**** 1522: former location of vacant store (1891)
**** 1522: former location of vacant store (1891)
*** 1524: former location of [[Birmingham Scale & Supply Co.]] (1910)
*** 1524: former location of [[Birmingham Scale & Supply Co.]] (1910)
**** 1524½: former location of [[Knights of Pythias]] hall (1922)
**** 1524½: former location of [[Knights of Pythias]] hall (1922)
*** 1526: former location of [[Dement Motor Company]] (1922), [[T. O. Ellis Jewelry]]
*** 1526: former location of [[Dement Motor Company]] (1922), [[T. O. Ellis Jewelry]]
*** 1528: former location of vacant store (1891)
*** 1528–1530: former location of [[M. C. Hudson & Co.]] saloon (1904)
*** 1530: former location of vacant store (1891)[[M. C. Hudson]] saloon (1904), [[Alabama Home Supply Co.]] appliances (1964)
**** 1528: former location of vacant store (1891)  
**** 1536: former location of [[Peerless Garage]] (1922)
**** 1530: former location of vacant store (1891), [[Alabama Home Supply Co.]] appliances (1964)
*** 1536: former location of [[Peerless Garage]] (1922)


** south side ([[Block 95]]):
** south side ([[Block 95]]):
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*** 1513: former location of [[Iron City Steam Bottling Works]] (1891)
*** 1513: former location of [[Iron City Steam Bottling Works]] (1891)
*** 1521-1531: former location of [[Iron City Foundry & Machine Works]] (1885), [[Magic City Steam Bottling Works]] (1891, burned 1896)
*** 1521-1531: former location of [[Iron City Foundry & Machine Works]] (1885), [[Magic City Steam Bottling Works]] (1891, burned 1896)
**** 1529½: former location of [[B. F. Caffey & Co.]] (1904)


* [[16th Street North]] intersects
* [[16th Street North]] intersects
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*** 1606: [[Setta's Righteous Cuts]] barber shop, former location of [[National Metal Products Co.]] (1922), [[Yessick Cycle Company]]
*** 1606: [[Setta's Righteous Cuts]] barber shop, former location of [[National Metal Products Co.]] (1922), [[Yessick Cycle Company]]
*** 1608-1610: former location of [[Exclusive Rubber Tire Co.]] (1910-1922) / [[Southern Laboratory Supply]] (1922), [[Southern Leather Company]], [[Mid-South Paint Co.]] (1964) [[Lewis Kennedy]] studio, and [[J. Mark Gooch]] studio
*** 1608-1610: former location of [[Exclusive Rubber Tire Co.]] (1910-1922) / [[Southern Laboratory Supply]] (1922), [[Southern Leather Company]], [[Mid-South Paint Co.]] (1964) [[Lewis Kennedy]] studio, and [[J. Mark Gooch]] studio
*** 1612: former location of [[Black Horse Inc.]] (1964)
*** 1612: former location of [[Standard Basket Co.]] / [[Standard Stove Works]] (1904), [[Black Horse Inc.]] (1964)
*** 1614: former location of [[W. J. Williams]] blacksmith (1922), [[Auto Park Inc.]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1614: former location of [[W. J. Williams]] blacksmith (1922), [[Auto Park Inc.]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1616-1618: former location of attached dwellings (1891)
*** 1616-1618: former location of attached dwellings (1891)
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** south side ([[Block 96]]):
** south side ([[Block 96]]):
*** 1601: former location of [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] freight depot (1922), [[Hayes-Acton Nursery]]/[[Hayes Sandwich Shop]], [[Shoppers Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 1601: former location of [[Birmingham Marble Works]] (1904), [[Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company]] freight depot (1922), [[Hayes-Acton Nursery]]/[[Hayes Sandwich Shop]], [[Shoppers Snack Bar]] (1964)
*** 1603: former location of [[J. Cobin Baker]] barber shop (1964)
*** 1603: former location of [[J. Cobin Baker]] barber shop (1964)
*** 1605-1609: former location of [[J. W. Snow & Co.]] carriage factory (1891)
*** 1605-1609: former location of [[J. W. Snow & Co.]] carriage factory (1891)
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*** 1613: former location of [[Jeff Plumbers & Mill Supply Co.]] (1922), [[Western Auto Stores]] (1958)
*** 1613: former location of [[Jeff Plumbers & Mill Supply Co.]] (1922), [[Western Auto Stores]] (1958)
*** 1615: [[Club 21]], former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1964)
*** 1615: [[Club 21]], former location of [[Western Auto Supply]] (1964)
*** 1617: former location of [[Gibson Veterinary Infirmary]] (1922), [[Thomas Jefferson Garage]] (1964)
*** 1617–1621: former location of [[Birmingham Sales & Hardware Co.]] (1904)
**** 1617: former location of [[Gibson Veterinary Infirmary]] (1922), [[Thomas Jefferson Garage]] (1964)
*** 1629-1631: [[Thomas Jefferson Tower]] (built 1929 as the [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]]), former location of vacant stores (1891)
*** 1629-1631: [[Thomas Jefferson Tower]] (built 1929 as the [[Thomas Jefferson Hotel]]), former location of vacant stores (1891)


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**** 1716: former location of grocery store (1891), [[Fain Motor Co.]] (1922), [[Duke Bros. Furniture Co.]] (1953)
**** 1716: former location of grocery store (1891), [[Fain Motor Co.]] (1922), [[Duke Bros. Furniture Co.]] (1953)
***** 1716A: former location of ticket office (1891)
***** 1716A: former location of ticket office (1891)
**** 1718: former location of [[Kate Cole]] restaurant (1904), [[Drive-a-Ford]] taxi co. (1922), [[Drive-a-Ford]] car rental (1923)
**** 1718: former location of [[Katie Cole]] restaurant / [[Hawkes & Robinson]] / [[Ben Chapman]] (1904), [[Drive-a-Ford]] taxi co. (1922), [[Drive-a-Ford]] car rental (1923)
*** 1720-1722: former location of [[American Laundry Co.]] (1922)
*** 1720-1722: former location of [[American Laundry Co.]] (1922)
**** 1720: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Excelsior Laundry Co.]] (1926), [[Peerless Laundry]] (1929), [[Pruit Shooting Gallery]] (1937), [[J. E. Cain Furniture Co.]] (1953)
**** 1720: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Excelsior Laundry Co.]] (1926), [[Peerless Laundry]] (1929), [[Pruit Shooting Gallery]] (1937), [[J. E. Cain Furniture Co.]] (1953)
**** 1722: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1911), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1926-1929), [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum Company]] (1949-1964)
**** 1722: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1911), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1926-1929), [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum Company]] (1949-1964)
*** 1724-1726: former location of [[Evans Company]] electrical equipment (1931), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1724-1726: former location of [[Evans Company]] electrical equipment (1931), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1724: former location of dwelling (1891), [[W. H. Day & Co.]] restaurant (1904), [[Charles W. Mays]] harness & hardware (1922-1937), [[American Laundry Co.]] (1926-1931), [[Eugene Beauty Salon]] / [[Bessie Peterson]] chiropodist (1953)
*** 1724: former location of dwelling (1891), [[W. H. Day & Co.]] restaurant / [[M. A. McCutcheon & Co.]] (1904), [[Charles W. Mays]] harness & hardware (1922-1937), [[American Laundry Co.]] (1926-1931), [[Eugene Beauty Salon]] / [[Bessie Peterson]] chiropodist (1953)
*** 1724½: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1929), [[Birmingham Chickery]] (1931)
*** 1724½: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1929), [[Birmingham Chickery]] (1931)
*** 1726: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Annex Cafe]] (1910), [[Whaley-Burgin-Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1922-1926), [[Burgin & Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Credit Tire Store]] (1937), [[Mehr's Music Store]] (1953)
*** 1726: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Annex Cafe]] (1910), [[Whaley-Burgin-Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1922-1926), [[Burgin & Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Credit Tire Store]] (1937), [[Mehr's Music Store]] (1953)
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*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922), [[Clyde's Tire Shop]] (1926), [[Clarence Walters]] auto parking / [[Ritz Parking Station]] (1937)
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922), [[Clyde's Tire Shop]] (1926), [[Clarence Walters]] auto parking / [[Ritz Parking Station]] (1937)
**** 1717: former location of [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
**** 1717: former location of [[Alabama Livery Co.]] (1904), [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
*** 1717-1721: [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[A. A. Posey & Brother]] livery stable (1891)
*** 1717-1721: [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[A. A. Posey & Brother]] livery stable (1891)
**** 1719-1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
**** 1719-1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
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**** 1723-1733: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
**** 1723-1733: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
***** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
***** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
***** 1725: former location of [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Johnson & Co.]] jewelers (1937-1959), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
***** 1725: former location of [[Ross Brothers]] / [[Molton Transfer Co.]] (1904), [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Johnson & Co.]] jewelers (1937-1959), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
***** 1727: former location of [[Ritz Beauty Shop]] (1937), [[Miami Permanent Wave Co.]] beauty shop (1953), [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
***** 1727: former location of [[Donaldson Furniture Co.]] (1904), [[Ritz Beauty Shop]] (1937), [[Miami Permanent Wave Co.]] beauty shop (1953), [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
****** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922), [[Talbot Hotel]] (1926), [[Ritz Billiard Parlor]] (1931), [[WBRC-AM]] studios / [[Birmingham Broadcasting Co.]] / [[International News Service]] (1953-1964)
****** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922), [[Talbot Hotel]] (1926), [[Ritz Billiard Parlor]] (1931), [[WBRC-AM]] studios / [[Birmingham Broadcasting Co.]] / [[International News Service]] (1953-1964)
***** 1729-1731: former location of [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Woods Drugs]] (1937), [[Weatherly Cigar & Soda Co.]], [[Leon & Arnold's Inc.]] confectionary (1953)
***** 1729-1731: former location of [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Woods Drugs]] (1937), [[Weatherly Cigar & Soda Co.]], [[Leon & Arnold's Inc.]] confectionary (1953)
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*** 1801-1813: [[New Ideal building]], former location of [[New Ideal]] department store (1941-1990), [[A & M Millinery]] / [[Aland's]] (1964)
*** 1801-1813: [[New Ideal building]], former location of [[New Ideal]] department store (1941-1990), [[A & M Millinery]] / [[Aland's]] (1964)
**** 1801-1803: former location of [[Herman Saks & Sons]] department store (1925-1929), [[Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] department store (1931-1939)
**** 1801-1803: former location of [[Herman Saks & Sons]] department store (1925-1929), [[Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] department store (1931-1939)
***** 1801: former location of [[Birmingham Gas Company]] (1891), [[C. A. Dorsey]] saloon (1904), [[Newmon & Co.]] meats (1922)  
***** 1801: former location of [[Birmingham Gas Company]] (1891), [[C. A. Dorsey]] / [[Eagle Saloon]] (1904), [[Newmon & Co.]] meats (1922)  
****** 1801½: former location of [[C. T. Drennen]] physician (1892), [[Empire Loan Co.]] / [[Ball Loan Co.]] / [[Ehler's]] news stand (1922)
****** 1801½: former location of [[C. T. Drennen]] physician (1892), [[Empire Loan Co.]] / [[Ball Loan Co.]] / [[Ehler's]] news stand (1922)
***** 1803: former location of plumbing (1891), [[Post Office Cafe]] (1904), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1910-1922), [[Blinn Est. Imp. Co.]] (1929)
***** 1803: former location of plumbing (1891), [[Post Office Cafe]] (1904), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1910-1922), [[Blinn Est. Imp. Co.]] (1929)

Revision as of 16:32, 25 April 2020

1900 block of 2nd Avenue North in 2006. The Old Kress Building is prominent.

2nd Avenue North (or Second Avenue North, formerly just 2nd Avenue) is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The street is so named from Center Street in the west (where it becomes Tuscaloosa Avenue), continuously through downtown, to 29th Street North, after which it dead ends.

Sections of 2nd Avenue North reappear between 32nd and 35th Streets, between 47th and 52nd Streets, between 53rd and 54th Streets, and again east of Trotwood Park between 71st and 78th Streets. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward East Lake Park from 80th Street near I-59, then resumes between 85th and 86th Streets near Roebuck.

The area surrounding 2nd and 3rd Avenue North near the Alabama and Lyric Theatres is considered the heart of Birmingham's Theater District. The section between 22nd and 25th Streets is part of the City Center Loft District, utilized for the annual ArtWalk festival.

The area north of 2nd Avenue between 11th and 14th Streets was once known as Baconsides, and was particularly hard hit by the 1873 cholera epidemic. 2nd Avenue North is the setting for the fictional "Olympia Gym" in the novel and film, Stay Hungry.

The section of 2nd Avenue between 20th and 24th Street is part of the Downtown Birmingham Historic District. Until the mid-1980s, Red Mountain Expressway terminated at the 2nd Avenue North offramp. During that decade rows of Gingko trees were installed along 2nd Avenue as part of the city's urban tree planting project, guided by Nimrod Long & Associates. In general, female trees were planted on the north side of the street and males on the south side.

MAX Transit Route 1 and MAX Transit Route 3 take 2nd Avenue westward to Elyton.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 2nd Avenue North category.
Dates in parentheses indicate when the address was known to have been used, not necessarily the entire span of its use.

Smithfield neighborhood

Not all intersections are listed.
St John's Episcopal Church
Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North

Fountain Heights neighborhood

The Thomas Jefferson Hotel
1700 block of 2nd Avenue North with the Ritz Theater, c. 1950s
The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912

Central City neighborhood

Hudgins' fountain in 1886

19th Street North intersection

Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Factory in 1939

20th Street North intersection

BPA Deck No. 6 on 2nd Avenue North

21st Street North intersection

The Zinszer Building at 2115-2119 2nd Avenue North

22nd Street North intersection

23rd Street North intersection

24th Street North intersection

25th Street North intersection

Carraway Boulevard (26th Street North) intersection

28th Street North intersects

29th Street North intersects (north only)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Wahouma

Unknown addresses

References