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** 101: former location of [[Alabama Outdoor Advertising Co.]] (1949) | ** 101: former location of [[Alabama Outdoor Advertising Co.]] (1949) | ||
* [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection | * [[2nd Avenue North]] intersection | ||
** 204½: former location of [[Nick Colias]] (1907) | |||
** 210: former location of [[Birmingham Mirror Co.]] (1925) | ** 210: former location of [[Birmingham Mirror Co.]] (1925) | ||
* [[3rd Avenue North]] intersection (west only) | * [[3rd Avenue North]] intersection (west only) | ||
** 300: former location of [[Old Reliable]] soft drink stand ([[Bud Huffman]] 1919) | |||
* Former [[4th Avenue North]] intersection | * Former [[4th Avenue North]] intersection | ||
** 400: former location of [[Bar Kontos]] (1907) | |||
** 406: former location of [[Chris's Place]] restaurant (1910) | ** 406: former location of [[Chris's Place]] restaurant (1910) | ||
** 408: former location of [[Samuel Tebshrany]] restaurant (1910), [[Hudson Tailoring Co.]] (1923) | ** 408: former location of [[Samuel Tebshrany]] restaurant (1910), [[Hudson Tailoring Co.]] (1923) | ||
** 410: former location of [[J. F. Winter]] store (1923), [[Terminal Cafe]] ([[M. G. Sarris]] 1942-1949) | ** 410: former location of [[J. F. Winter]] store (1923), [[Terminal Cafe]] ([[M. G. Sarris]] 1942-1949) | ||
** 414: former location of [[John Angelakos]] restaurant (1928) | ** 414: former location of [[S. Berzis]] (1907), [[John Angelakos]] restaurant (1928) | ||
** 426: former location of [[Reliance Hotel]] (1907–1910) | |||
** former location of [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] | ** former location of [[Birmingham Terminal Station]] | ||
* [[5th Avenue North]] intersection (west only; 5th Avenue continues east under Carraway Boulevard in the [[5th Avenue North tunnel]]) | * [[5th Avenue North]] intersection (west only; 5th Avenue continues east under Carraway Boulevard in the [[5th Avenue North tunnel]]) | ||
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** [[Park Place (Hope VI project)]] | ** [[Park Place (Hope VI project)]] | ||
*** 711: former location of [[Lassetter & Co.]] warehouse (1940s-1970s) | *** 711: former location of [[Lassetter & Co.]] warehouse (1940s-1970s) | ||
** 725: former location of [[Coronado Stone Products]] (1981) | |||
* [[Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard]] (8th Avenue) intersection | * [[Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard]] (8th Avenue) intersection | ||
** 822: former location of [[Spur]] gas station (1966) | ** 822: former location of [[Spur]] gas station (1966) | ||
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** 1015: former location of [[Melrose Ice Cream]] | ** 1015: former location of [[Melrose Ice Cream]] | ||
* [[11th Avenue North]] intersection | * [[11th Avenue North]] intersection | ||
** 1100: former location of [[Burks Pan-Am Service Station]] ([[1951]]–?) | ** west side: | ||
** 1128: former location of [[Norton's Florist]] (1935) | *** 1100: former location of [[Burks Pan-Am Service Station]] ([[1951]]–?) | ||
*** 1128: former location of [[Norton's Florist]] (1935) | |||
** east side: | |||
*** 1101–1129: [[Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church]] (construction began 2016) | |||
* [[12th Avenue North]] intersection | * [[12th Avenue North]] intersection | ||
** 1212: former location of [[Colonial Stores]] ([[1957]]–?) and [[Bruno's]] grocery store ([[1967]]–?) | ** 1212: former location of [[Colonial Stores]] ([[1957]]–?) and [[Bruno's]] grocery store ([[1967]]–?) | ||
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* [[Finley Boulevard]] intersection | * [[Finley Boulevard]] intersection | ||
* 2600-2900: Bridge over railroad | * 2600-2900: Bridge over railroad | ||
** 2822: former location of [[Yarbrough Motor Co.]] Service Department (1957) | |||
* [[29th Avenue North]] intersection | * [[29th Avenue North]] intersection | ||
** 3001: former location of [[O. Z. Hall Motors]], [[O. Z. Hall Ford]] (1960) | ** 3001: former location of [[O. Z. Hall Motors]], [[O. Z. Hall Ford]] (1960) | ||
** [[31st Avenue North]] | ** 3018: former location of [[Yarbrough Motor Co.]] (1957) | ||
* [[31st Avenue North]] intersection | |||
** former location of [[Pentecostal Church]] (1928) | |||
** former location of [[Hill Food Stores]] [[North Birmingham]] store | ** former location of [[Hill Food Stores]] [[North Birmingham]] store | ||
** 3102: former location of [[Cowgill | ** 3102: former location of [[Cowgill Drug Co.]] (1974) | ||
** 3103: former location of [[Catfish King]] | ** 3103: former location of [[Catfish King]] | ||
** 3200: [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] No. 3 | ** 3200: [[Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style]] No. 3 | ||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 9 April 2024
Carraway Boulevard (also known as 26th Street North) is the on-grade section of U. S. Highway 31 running through the north side of downtown Birmingham. A small section of the street also runs on the surface beneath the elevated Elton B. Stephens Expressway south of the western terminus of U. S. Highway 280 at I-59/I-20/20.
Carraway Boulevard is named for the Carraway Medical Center which dominates the streetscape in Norwood. The highway becomes the "Decatur Highway" as it crosses the Norfolk Southern Railroad near North Birmingham Park. The railroad turns south and parallels Carraway Boulevard to the former site of the Birmingham Terminal Station, which occupied two blocks of 26th Street centered on 5th Avenue North.
Prior to the construction of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway, 26th Street continued south over the Railroad reservation on the 26th Street viaduct, which once sheltered Ingalls Iron Works.
The first electric "thoroughfare lighting" was installed on 26th Street North on poles spaced 200 feet apart. The lighting was upgraded with new, taller poles on 100-foot spacings between 1st Avenue and 29th Avenue under the city's 1945 contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Carraway Boulevard category.
- 1st Avenue North intersection (road ends; 1st Avenue North viaduct to east)
- 101: former location of Alabama Outdoor Advertising Co. (1949)
- 2nd Avenue North intersection
- 204½: former location of Nick Colias (1907)
- 210: former location of Birmingham Mirror Co. (1925)
- 3rd Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 300: former location of Old Reliable soft drink stand (Bud Huffman 1919)
- Former 4th Avenue North intersection
- 400: former location of Bar Kontos (1907)
- 406: former location of Chris's Place restaurant (1910)
- 408: former location of Samuel Tebshrany restaurant (1910), Hudson Tailoring Co. (1923)
- 410: former location of J. F. Winter store (1923), Terminal Cafe (M. G. Sarris 1942-1949)
- 414: former location of S. Berzis (1907), John Angelakos restaurant (1928)
- 426: former location of Reliance Hotel (1907–1910)
- former location of Birmingham Terminal Station
- 5th Avenue North intersection (west only; 5th Avenue continues east under Carraway Boulevard in the 5th Avenue North tunnel)
- Park Place (Hope VI project)
- 500: former location of Terminal Hotel (1909-1918), Alabama Cafe (1920)
- 510: former location of Simon Hubig Co. bakery (1922-1932)
- former location of Gus Jebeles's shop and Birmingham Terminal Station
- 6th Avenue North intersection (west); I-20/59 exit ramp (east)
- Park Place (Hope VI project)
- 601: former location of John A. Keif & Co. grocers (1887), Hotel Venice (1920), Johnny's Place (1937), Renaissance Grill (John Barranco 1942), Club Belvedere (Hubert Hare 1959)
- 621: former location of Levens Auto Shop (1923)
- 7th Avenue North intersection
- Park Place (Hope VI project)
- 711: former location of Lassetter & Co. warehouse (1940s-1970s)
- 725: former location of Coronado Stone Products (1981)
- Park Place (Hope VI project)
- Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard (8th Avenue) intersection
- 822: former location of Spur gas station (1966)
- 920: former location of Salvatore's Drive-In & Omar's Drive-In
- I-20/59 interchange
- Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North (10th Avenue) intersection
- I-20/59 interchange
- 1001: former location of Purity Ice Co. (Mantteo Ferlise 1958)
- 1015: former location of Melrose Ice Cream
- 11th Avenue North intersection
- west side:
- 1100: former location of Burks Pan-Am Service Station (1951–?)
- 1128: former location of Norton's Florist (1935)
- east side:
- 1101–1129: Trinity Christian Methodist Episcopal Church (construction began 2016)
- west side:
- 12th Avenue North intersection
- 1212: former location of Colonial Stores (1957–?) and Bruno's grocery store (1967–?)
- 1217: former location of Kentucky Fried Chicken
- 1227: former location of Salt and Pepper and H. Salt Fish & Chips
- 13th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 1300: Norwood Park, Kirby Middle School
- Carraway Parkway intersection (west only)
- 15th Avenue North intersection
- 1500: Norwood Clinic
- 16th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 1600: Carraway Hospital
- 1928: former location of Travelodge motel & cafe (1958)
- 21st Avenue North intersection
- 2115: former location of Beckham's Barbecue (1928-1942)
- 2200-2400: Bridge over railroad and Village Creek
- Finley Boulevard intersection
- 2600-2900: Bridge over railroad
- 2822: former location of Yarbrough Motor Co. Service Department (1957)
- 29th Avenue North intersection
- 3001: former location of O. Z. Hall Motors, O. Z. Hall Ford (1960)
- 3018: former location of Yarbrough Motor Co. (1957)
- 31st Avenue North intersection
- former location of Pentecostal Church (1928)
- former location of Hill Food Stores North Birmingham store
- 3102: former location of Cowgill Drug Co. (1974)
- 3103: former location of Catfish King
- 3200: Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style No. 3
- 33rd Avenue North intersection
- 35th Avenue North intersection
| U. S. Highway 31 in Birmingham | ||
|---|---|---|
| North side | South side | |
| Current route | Carraway Blvd · Elton B. Stephens Expressway | Elton B. Stephens Expressway |
| Previous routes | 8th Avenue N · 24th Street N | 24th Street S · 7th Avenue S · 20th Street S · 21st Street S |