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==Notable locations== | ==Notable locations== | ||
{{Alphabetical locations}} | {{Alphabetical locations}} | ||
* [[Center Street]] | * [[Center Street]] intersects (road continues as [[6th Avenue West]]) | ||
** 102: former location of the [[Canyon Club]] (1940s-1950s) | ** 102: former location of the [[Canyon Club]] (1940s-1950s) | ||
** 105: [[Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church]] | ** 105: [[Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church]] | ||
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* [[Interstate 65]] south off-ramp/[[10th Street North]] intersection | * [[Interstate 65]] south off-ramp/[[10th Street North]] intersection | ||
* [[11th Street North]] | * [[11th Street North]] intersects | ||
** 1101: [[Tourway Inn of Birmingham]] | ** 1101: [[Tourway Inn of Birmingham]] | ||
* [[12th Street North]] | * [[12th Street North]] intersects | ||
** 1201-1231: [[Alabama Power Company]] vehicle maintenance garage (1950s-2020) | ** 1201-1231: [[Alabama Power Company]] vehicle maintenance garage (1950s-2020) | ||
** 1231: former location of [[Dixie Brass & Foundry]] (1925) | ** 1231: former location of [[Dixie Brass & Foundry]] (1925) | ||
* [[13th Street North]] | * [[13th Street North]] intersects | ||
** former crossing of [[Pratt Coal & Iron Co.]] / [[Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad]] (1887) | ** former crossing of [[Pratt Coal & Iron Co.]] / [[Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad]] (1887) | ||
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** 1313: [[Alabama Power]] Metro Central customer service center | ** 1313: [[Alabama Power]] Metro Central customer service center | ||
* [[14th Street North]] | * [[14th Street North]] intersects | ||
** 1414: former location of [[Zion Hill Baptist Church]] (1957) | ** 1414: former location of [[Zion Hill Baptist Church]] (1957) | ||
** 1431: former location of [[T.J. Burke]] grocer (1887) | ** 1431: former location of [[T.J. Burke]] grocer (1887) | ||
* [[15th Street North]] | * [[15th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** 1530: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] | *** 1530: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] | ||
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*** [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] | *** [[Birmingham Civil Rights Institute]] | ||
* [[16th Street North]] | * [[16th Street North]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side: | ||
*** former site of [[Jockey Boy Restaurant]] | *** former site of [[Jockey Boy Restaurant]] | ||
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*** [[Kelly Ingram Park]] | *** [[Kelly Ingram Park]] | ||
* [[17th Street North]] | * [[17th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** [[Alabama Power Building]] | *** [[Alabama Power Building]] | ||
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*** 1725: former location of [[Bill Wilson Photo Studio]] (1957) | *** 1725: former location of [[Bill Wilson Photo Studio]] (1957) | ||
* [[18th Street North]] | * [[18th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** [[AT&T City Center]] | *** [[AT&T City Center]] | ||
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*** [[First United Methodist Church]] | *** [[First United Methodist Church]] | ||
* [[19th Street North]] | * [[19th Street North]] intersects | ||
** north side ([[Block 34]]): | ** north side ([[Block 34]]): | ||
*** [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] (1946), also known as the Land Title Building. Former site of the [[A. W. Smith residence]] | *** [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] (1946), also known as the Land Title Building. Former site of the [[A. W. Smith residence]] | ||
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**** [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] | **** [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]] | ||
* [[20th Street North]] | * [[20th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** 2012-2014: [[Crow Building]] | *** 2012-2014: [[Crow Building]] | ||
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*** 2019: [[Advent Episcopal Day School]] | *** 2019: [[Advent Episcopal Day School]] | ||
* [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]] | * [[Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North]] intersects | ||
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*** [[Energen Plaza]] (former site of [[Essex House]]/Daniel-Branscomb Tower (with the [[Downtown Club]], [[Dale's Cellar]]), proposed site of [[Robert E. Lee Klan]] meeting hall (1924) | *** [[Energen Plaza]] (former site of [[Essex House]]/Daniel-Branscomb Tower (with the [[Downtown Club]], [[Dale's Cellar]]), proposed site of [[Robert E. Lee Klan]] meeting hall (1924) | ||
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**** 2131: Former location of a residence, used as the first location of the [[University of Alabama Birmingham Extension Center]] (1936-) | **** 2131: Former location of a residence, used as the first location of the [[University of Alabama Birmingham Extension Center]] (1936-) | ||
* [[22nd Street North]] | * [[22nd Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** [[Park Place (Hope VI project)]] (former site of [[Metropolitan Gardens]]) | *** [[Park Place (Hope VI project)]] (former site of [[Metropolitan Gardens]]) | ||
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**** 2215: former location of [[Perry Carpenter residence]] (-1893) | **** 2215: former location of [[Perry Carpenter residence]] (-1893) | ||
* [[23rd Street North]] | * [[23rd Street North]] intersects | ||
** north side: | ** north side ([[Block 30]]): | ||
*** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) | *** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) | ||
**** 2308: former location of [[St Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1891) | **** 2308: former location of [[St Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1891) | ||
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*** [[Powell School]], former site of the Free School (1874–1886) | *** [[Powell School]], former site of the Free School (1874–1886) | ||
* [[24th Street North]] | * [[24th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** [[Marconi Park]], formerly [[East Park]] (dedicated 1871) | *** [[Marconi Park]], formerly [[East Park]] (dedicated 1871) | ||
** south side: | ** south side ([[Block 52]]): | ||
*** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) | *** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) | ||
* [[25th Street North]] | * [[25th Street North]] intersects | ||
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*** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) | *** Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens) |
Revision as of 11:02, 24 March 2020
Sixth Avenue North is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The westernmost section by that name ends at Center Street, although the road continues further west as 6th Avenue West. The main section ends at Carraway Boulevard in the east, although additional segments can be found further east, particularly in East Lake.
Between 9th Street North and Carraway Boulevard, 6th Avenue is one way westbound and three lanes wide. At the east end, off-ramps from Interstate 20/59, both east- and westbound exit in line with 6th Avenue. An Interstate 65 south off-ramp ends at 6th Avenue feeding into 10th Avenue North while an I-65 north on-ramp splits from 11th Avenue North just north of 6th Avenue.
History
Electric lights were installed on 6th Avenue North from 17th to 25th Street in 1945 under the city's contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.
6th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic was from Red Mountain Expressway to 9th Street North in 1973 by the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 6th Avenue North category.
- Center Street intersects (road continues as 6th Avenue West)
- 102: former location of the Canyon Club (1940s-1950s)
- 105: Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church
- 212: former location of Ransom's Garage (1927)
- 600: Roland's Auto Works
- 701: Karl's Kar Klinic
- 900: I Got a Deal Auto Glass & Trim
- 930: Perfect Repair Collision Center, former location of Gray Printing
- Interstate 65 south off-ramp/10th Street North intersection
- 11th Street North intersects
- 12th Street North intersects
- 1201-1231: Alabama Power Company vehicle maintenance garage (1950s-2020)
- 1231: former location of Dixie Brass & Foundry (1925)
- 13th Street North intersects
- former crossing of Pratt Coal & Iron Co. / Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham Railroad (1887)
- north side:
- 1318: former location of Brocato Gardens restaurant (Joseph Brocato 1958)
- south side:
- 1301: former location of church (1887)
- 1313: Alabama Power Metro Central customer service center
- 14th Street North intersects
- 1414: former location of Zion Hill Baptist Church (1957)
- 1431: former location of T.J. Burke grocer (1887)
- 15th Street North intersects
- north side:
- south side:
- 16th Street North intersects
- north side:
- former site of Jockey Boy Restaurant
- former site of West End Grammar School
- south side:
- north side:
- 17th Street North intersects
- north side:
- Alabama Power Building
- 1706: former location of Young Men's Hebrew Association (1920)
- south side:
- 1725: former location of Bill Wilson Photo Studio (1957)
- north side:
- 18th Street North intersects
- north side:
- south side:
- 19th Street North intersects
- north side (Block 34):
- Family Reserve Insurance building (1946), also known as the Land Title Building. Former site of the A. W. Smith residence
- 1904: former location of Estell's Place
- south side:
- 1901: Regions-Harbert Plaza (former site of Masonic Temple Building containing Loew's Temple Theater)
- north side (Block 34):
- 20th Street North intersects
- north side:
- 2012-2014: Crow Building
- 2014: Alabama Rivers Alliance (2013-)
- Tutwiler Hotel (1986) (formerly the Ridgely Apartments, former site of the Enslen Building)
- 2012-2014: Crow Building
- south side:
- 2017: Cathedral Church of the Advent (built 1880s)
- 2019: Advent Episcopal Day School
- north side:
- Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North intersects
- north side:
- Energen Plaza (former site of Essex House/Daniel-Branscomb Tower (with the Downtown Club, Dale's Cellar), proposed site of Robert E. Lee Klan meeting hall (1924)
- Energen Plaza parking deck (former site of the T. L. Hudgins residence)
- south side:
- 2101-2109: Colonial Plaza (built 1982)
- 2101: former location of the Red Room bar (1973)
- 2111-2131: 2-level parking deck
- 2131: Former location of a residence, used as the first location of the University of Alabama Birmingham Extension Center (1936-)
- 2101-2109: Colonial Plaza (built 1982)
- north side:
- 22nd Street North intersects
- north side:
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- south side:
- parking lot
- 2215: former location of Perry Carpenter residence (-1893)
- parking lot
- north side:
- 23rd Street North intersects
- north side (Block 30):
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- 2308: former location of St Paul's Colored Methodist Episcopal Church (1891)
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- south side (Block 51):
- Powell School, former site of the Free School (1874–1886)
- north side (Block 30):
- 24th Street North intersects
- north side (Block 29):
- Marconi Park, formerly East Park (dedicated 1871)
- south side (Block 52):
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- north side (Block 29):
- 25th Street North intersects
- north side:
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- south side:
- Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
- north side:
- Carraway Boulevard intersection (road ends facing I-20/59 off-ramps)
To north: I-20/59 |
Interstate 65 southbound exits 6th Avenue North |
To south: 4th Avenue South |