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[[File:1990s Metro Auto.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North]]
[[File:1990s Metro Auto.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North]]
'''2nd Avenue North''' (or '''Second Avenue North''', formerly just '''2nd Avenue''') is an [[east-west avenue|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.
'''2nd Avenue North''' (or '''Second Avenue North''', formerly just '''2nd Avenue''') is an [[east-west avenue|east-west street]] running through [[Birmingham]], one block north of, and parallel to [[1st Avenue North]]. 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 Street North|32nd]] and [[35th Street North|35th Street]]s, between [[47th Street North|47th]] and [[52nd Street North|52nd Street]]s, between [[53rd Street North|53rd]] and [[54th Street North|54th Street]]s, and again east of [[Trotwood Park]] between [[71st Street North|71st]] and [[78th Street North|78th Street]]s. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward [[East Lake Park]] from [[80th Street North|80th Street]] near [[I-59]], then resumes between [[85th Street North|85th]] and [[86th Street North|86th Street]]s near [[Roebuck]].
Sections of 2nd Avenue North reappear between [[32nd Street North|32nd]] and [[35th Street North|35th Street]]s, between [[47th Street North|47th]] and [[52nd Street North|52nd Street]]s, between [[53rd Street North|53rd]] and [[54th Street North|54th Street]]s, and again east of [[Trotwood Park]] between [[71st Street North|71st]] and [[78th Street North|78th Street]]s. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward [[East Lake Park]] from [[80th Street North|80th Street]] near [[I-59]], then resumes between [[85th Street North|85th]] and [[86th Street North|86th Street]]s near [[Roebuck]].
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** 11: [[Robertson Glass Company]]
** 11: [[Robertson Glass Company]]
** 28: [[Lollipop Lane Foundation]] day care center
** 28: [[Lollipop Lane Foundation]] day care center
** 29: former location of [[McBride Sign Co.]] (1964)
** 29: former location of [[McBride Sign Co.]] (1964–1973)
** 45: former location of James M. Russell, Attorney at Law (1882)
** 45: former location of James M. Russell, Attorney at Law (1882)
* [[1st Street North]] intersection
* [[1st Street North]] intersection
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** 200½: former location of [[Dr A.N. Ballard]] (1887), [[Exchange Cigar Manufacturing Co.]] (1904)
** 200½: former location of [[Dr A.N. Ballard]] (1887), [[Exchange Cigar Manufacturing Co.]] (1904)
** 208: [[Magic City Plywood]]
** 208: [[Magic City Plywood]]
** 217: former location of [[Newman's Sausage Co.]] (1964)
** 217: former location of [[Newman Sausage Co.]] (1964–1978)
** 228: [[JCCEO|JCCEO Community Services Building]]
** 228: [[JCCEO|JCCEO Community Services Building]]
** 238: [[Birmingham Chapter No. 4]], [[Disabled American Veterans]]
** 238: [[Birmingham Chapter No. 4]], [[Disabled American Veterans]] (1961–)
* [[3rd Street North]] intersects
* [[3rd Street North]] intersects
** 301: former location of [[Alabama Overall Service]] commercial laundry, [[Mid-State Printing]]
** 301: former location of [[Alabama Overall Service]] commercial laundry, [[Mid-State Printing]]
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* [[4th Street South]] intersects
* [[4th Street South]] intersects
** 400: [[Foxx Trap]] (former location of [[Supreme Super Market]])
** 400: [[Foxx Trap]] (former location of [[Supreme Super Market]])
** 401: [[Real Thorough Contractors]], former location of [[Dundee Cleaners]] / [[The Poodle Salon]] barber shop (1964), [[Johnson Cleaners]] (1977)
** 401: [[Real Thorough Contractors]], former location of [[St Lucy's Catholic Mission]] (1946), [[Dundee Cleaners]] / [[The Poodle Salon]] barber shop (1964), [[Johnson Cleaners]] (1977)
** 406: former location of the [[W. L. Wilson residence]]
** 406: former location of the [[W. L. Wilson residence]]
** 416: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1922)
** 416: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1922)
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* [[7th Street North]] intersects
* [[7th Street North]] intersects
** 700: [[Business Machines, Inc.]], former location of [[Birmingham Cooperative Stores]] (1964)
** 700: [[Business Machines, Inc.]], former location of [[Birmingham Cooperative Stores]] (1964)
** 703: former location of [[Giles Memorial Baptist Church]] (1927)
** 706: [[Victory Missionary Baptist Church]], former location of [[Mount Calvary Baptist Church]] (1964)
** 706: [[Victory Missionary Baptist Church]], former location of [[Mount Calvary Baptist Church]] (1964)
** 716: [[Washer & Refrigerator Supply Co.]] (1964-)
** 716: [[Washer & Refrigerator Supply Co.]] (1964-)
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** 912: former location of [[Pierce-Taber Paint Co.]] wholesale (1964)
** 912: former location of [[Pierce-Taber Paint Co.]] wholesale (1964)
** 917: [[Classic Printing & Signs]] former location of [[Bomar Printing Company]] (1964)
** 917: [[Classic Printing & Signs]] former location of [[Bomar Printing Company]] (1964)
** 921: [[Paramount Auto Sales]], former location of [[Birmingham Brick Cleaning & Waterproofing Co.]] (1964)
** 921: [[Faith Chapel Care Center]], former location of [[Birmingham Brick Cleaning & Waterproofing Co.]] (1964), [[Paramount Auto Sales]]
** 925: former location of [[Dixie Coverall Supply]] (1964)
** 925: former location of [[Dixie Coverall Supply]] (1964)
** 930: former location of [[Cowin Equipment Co.]] (1964)
** 930: former location of [[Cowin Equipment Co.]] (1964)
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* [[Southern Railway]] crosses
* [[Southern Railway]] crosses
* 2701: former location of [[Donahoo Horse & Mule Co.]] (1925)
* 2701: former location of [[Donahoo Horse & Mule Co.]] (1925)
* 2714: former location of [[Herman J. Downey  Sons]] auto parts (1964)
* 2714: [[McCorquodale Transfer]] ([[Bart McCorquodale]] 1995–), former location of [[Herman J. Downey  Sons]] auto parts (1964)
* 2720: former location of [[Herman J. Downey & Co.]] manufacturer's representative (1964)
* 2720: former location of [[Herman J. Downey & Co.]] manufacturer's representative (1964)
* 2721: former location of [[Alabama Probation and Parole Birmingham Office]] (-2019)
* 2721: former location of [[Alabama Probation and Parole Birmingham Office]] (-2019)
** former location of [[Brice Building Company]] (1985)
** former location of [[Brice Building Company]] (1985)
* 2728: [[ABC Supply Co.]]
* 2728: [[ABC Supply Co.]]
 
* [[28th Street North]] intersects
====[[28th Street North]] intersects====
** 2831: [[Southland Trailer Service]] (2019-), former location of [[Marc Steel Company]] (1964), [[FleetPride]] (2015-2017)
* 2831: [[Southland Trailer Service]] (2019-), former location of [[Marc Steel Company]] (1964), [[FleetPride]] (2015-2017)
* [[29th Street North]] intersects (north only)
 
====[[29th Street North]] intersects (north only)====
* [[Central of Georgia Railway]] crosses
* [[Central of Georgia Railway]] crosses
* 2906: former location of [[Kirkpatrick Sand & Cement Co.]] (1964)
** 2906: former location of [[Kirkpatrick Sand & Cement Co.]] (1964)


===[[North Avondale]]===
===[[North Avondale]]===
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* 4030: former location of [[Avondale Tailoring Co.]] (1927)
* 4030: former location of [[Avondale Tailoring Co.]] (1927)
* 4143: former location of [[Frederick Barden]] restaurant (1928)
* 4143: former location of [[Frederick Barden]] restaurant (1928)
* 4360: former location of [[Mt Pleasant Baptist Church]] (1940)
* 4367: former location of [[Estelle Phillips]] lunch room (1927)
* 4367: former location of [[Estelle Phillips]] lunch room (1927)


===[[Woodlawn]]===
===[[Woodlawn]]===
* 4600: former location of [[Merit Oak Flooring Co.]], [[Charles F. Melcher]] monuments, and [[Coleanor Coal Co.]] (1925)
* 4600: former location of [[Merit Oak Flooring Co.]], [[Charles F. Melcher]] monuments, and [[Coleanor Coal Co.]] (1925)
* 4735 [[Corpus Christi Faith Church]], former location of [[Full Gospel Church]] (1940), [[First Assembly of God]] (1955, 1971)
* 5012: former site of [[Gibson School]] (1904-1943), which was converted into apartments. Later the [[D'Orleans Condominiums]] (1986, demolished before 2012)
* 5012: former site of [[Gibson School]] (1904-1943), which was converted into apartments. Later the [[D'Orleans Condominiums]] (1986, demolished before 2012)
* 5900: former location of [[Woodlawn Livery Co.]] stables (1910)
* 5900: former location of [[Woodlawn Livery Co.]] stables (1910)
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* 6221: former location of [[Alabama Glastek]] (demolished 2020)
* 6221: former location of [[Alabama Glastek]] (demolished 2020)
* 7721: former location of [[John Ray's Supper Club]]
* 7721: former location of [[John Ray's Supper Club]]
===[[North East Lake]]===
* 8515: [[Wesleyan Methodist Church]] (1940)


=== Unknown addresses ===
=== Unknown addresses ===

Latest revision as of 13:37, 23 April 2024

Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North

2nd Avenue North (or Second Avenue North, formerly just 2nd Avenue) is an east-west street running through Birmingham, one block north of, and parallel to 1st Avenue North. 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 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.

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

Fountain Heights neighborhood

Main article: 2nd Avenue North (Downtown)

Central City neighborhood

Main article: 2nd Avenue North (Downtown)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Wahouma

North East Lake

Unknown addresses

References

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