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* [[Crawford Street]] intersects (northwest only)
* [[Crawford Street]] intersects (northwest only)
* [[South Plaza]] intersects (southeast only)
* [[South Plaza]] intersects (southeast only)
** 4600–4604: [[Carmichael Building]]  
** west side:
*** 4600: former location of [[Donald Drug Co.]] (1925), [[Herlong Drug Co.]] (1935–1946)
*** 4600–4602: vacant lot, former location of [[Carmichael Building]]  
*** 4602: former location of [[Homestead Savings & Mortgage Co.]] (1925–1935), [[Donald Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] / [[Homestead Building & Loan Association]] (1935), [[Ray's Home Supply Store]] (1946)
**** 4600: former location of [[Donald Drug Co.]] (1925), [[Herlong Drug Co.]] (1935–1946)
*** 4604: former location of [[Curg Journey]] shoe repair / [[Gregory Kamps]] restaurant (1925), [[Julius Routman]] dry goods (1935–1946)
**** 4602: former location of [[Homestead Savings & Mortgage Co.]] (1925–1935), [[Donald Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] / [[Homestead Building & Loan Association]] (1935), [[Ray's Home Supply Store]] (1946)
**** 4604½, former location of [[Fairfield City Hall]] / [[J. T. Endsley]] dentist / [[E. L. Hargrove]] & [[M. W. Pratt]] attorneys (1925), [[Josiah Carmichael]] & [[William Carmichael]] physicians / [[Fairfield Lodge No. 749]] (1925–1935), [[Robert Shirley]] dentist / [[Arthur Esslinger]] attorney (1935), [[U.S. Selective Service System Local Board No. 3]] (1946)
*** 4604–4606: former location of [[Diversified Printing & Engraving]]
** 4601: [[Church of The Reconciler Charismatic Episcopal Church]], former location of [[First Bank of Corey]] / [[Hotel Plaza]] (built 1910)
**** 4604: former location of [[Curg Journey]] shoe repair / [[Gregory Kamps]] restaurant (1925), [[Julius Routman]] dry goods (1935–1946)
** 4606: former location of [[G. P. Bell]] undertaker (1925), [[Marie's Beauty Shoppe]] (1935), [[Forbes Inc. Five & Ten Cent Store]] (1946)
***** 4604½, former location of [[Fairfield City Hall]] / [[J. T. Endsley]] dentist / [[E. L. Hargrove]] & [[M. W. Pratt]] attorneys (1925), [[Josiah Carmichael]] & [[William Carmichael]] physicians / [[Fairfield Lodge No. 749]] (1925–1935), [[Robert Shirley]] dentist / [[Arthur Esslinger]] attorney (1935), [[U.S. Selective Service System Local Board No. 3]] (1946)
** 4607: former location of [[First National Bank of Fairfield]] (1925), [[Fairfield First National Bank Branch]] (1935–1946), [[AmSouth Bank]]
**** 4606: former location of [[G. P. Bell]] undertaker (1925), [[Marie's Beauty Shoppe]] (1935), [[Forbes Inc. Five & Ten Cent Store]] (1946)
** 4608–4610: [[Magic City Grille]], former location of [[Elmore's|V. J. Elmore Five & Ten Cent Store]] (1946)
*** 4608–4610: [[Magic City Grille]], former location of [[Elmore's|V. J. Elmore Five & Ten Cent Store]] (1946)
** 4611A: former location of [[Braswell Barber Shop]] (1946)
*** 4612: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1935), [[A & P|A & P Food Store]] (1946)
** 4612: former location of [[A & P|Great A & P Tea Co.]] (1935), [[A & P|A & P Food Store]] (1946)
*** 4614: former location of [[Donald Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1925)
** 4614: former location of [[Donald Real Estate & Insurance Co.]] (1925)
*** 4616: former location of [[West End Dry Goods Co.]] (1925), [[Jollitt Mitchell]] dry goods (1946)
** 4615: [[Walter J. Hanna Public Library]]
*** 4618: [[Realty Building]], former location of [[Piggly-Wiggly]] (1925), [[Piper Ice Cream Co.]] (1946)
** 4616: former location of [[West End Dry Goods Co.]] (1925), [[Jollitt Mitchell]] dry goods (1946)
**** 4618½: [[Fairfield Library]] / [[Hawkins & Denman Realty & Insurance Co.]] / [[W. M. Thompson]] real estate / [[C. W. Shackelford]] physician (1925), [[E. Wood Tucker]] physician / [[Malta Naramore]] dentist (1925–1935), [[Gabor Club]] / [[George Benton]] attorney / [[Milton Dulaney]] / [[D'Accord Club]] (1935), [[Mutual Savings Credit Union]] / [[Allen F. Smith]] / [[George Benton]] / [[Victor Harwood]] attorneys / [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co.]] electrical engineering department & drafting room (1946)  
** 4618: [[Realty Building]], former location of [[Piggly-Wiggly]] (1925), [[Piper Ice Cream Co.]] (1946)
** east side:
*** 4618½: [[Fairfield Library]] / [[Hawkins & Denman Realty & Insurance Co.]] / [[W. M. Thompson]] real estate / [[C. W. Shackelford]] physician (1925), [[E. Wood Tucker]] physician / [[Malta Naramore]] dentist (1925–1935), [[Gabor Club]] / [[George Benton]] attorney / [[Milton Dulaney]] / [[D'Accord Club]] (1935), [[Mutual Savings Credit Union]] / [[Allen F. Smith]] / [[George Benton]] / [[Victor Harwood]] attorneys / [[Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co.]] electrical engineering department & drafting room (1946)  
*** 4601: [[Church of The Reconciler Charismatic Episcopal Church]], former location of [[First Bank of Corey]] / [[Hotel Plaza]] (built 1910)
*** 4607: former location of [[First National Bank of Fairfield]] (1925), [[Fairfield First National Bank Branch]] (1935–1946), [[AmSouth Bank]]
*** 4611A: former location of [[Braswell Barber Shop]] (1946)
*** 4615: [[Walter J. Hanna Public Library]]
 
* [[47th Street Ensley]] intersects
* [[47th Street Ensley]] intersects
** 4700: former location of [[Eugene Parvin]] garage (1925), [[Braswell Radio & Refrigeration Co.]] (1946)
** 4700: former location of [[Eugene Parvin]] garage (1925), [[Braswell Radio & Refrigeration Co.]] (1946)
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* [[51st Street Ensley]] intersects (Gary Avenue also addressed as [[Valley Road]])
* [[51st Street Ensley]] intersects (Gary Avenue also addressed as [[Valley Road]])
** 5100: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1925–1946)
** 5100: former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1925–1946)
** 5104: [[Stephen Smith Fine Art]] (2016–), former location of [[Fairfield Theatre (1920s)|Fairfield Theatre]] (1920–1946), [[T-Shirt Shop]] (2011)
** 5104: [[Fairfield Theatre building]] (built c. 1920), [[Stephen Smith Fine Art]] (2016–), former location of [[Fairfield Theatre (1920s)|Fairfield Theatre]] (1920–1946), [[T-Shirt Shop]] (2011)
** 5106: [[Aicha's African Hair Braiding]], former location of [[Angelo Angelakis]] hat cleaner (1935), [[William Guilian]] grocery (1946)
** 5106: [[Aicha's African Hair Braiding]], former location of [[Angelo Angelakis]] hat cleaner (1935), [[William Guilian]] grocery (1946)
** 5110: former location of [[John Comnearis]] restaurant / [[Thomas Borum]] jeweler / [[Syx-Moxley Realty Co.]] (1925), [[Charles Tombrello]] shoe repair (1946)
** 5110: former location of [[John Comnearis]] restaurant / [[Thomas Borum]] jeweler / [[Syx-Moxley Realty Co.]] (1925), [[Charles Tombrello]] shoe repair (1946)

Latest revision as of 15:05, 11 March 2024

1959 view of Gary Avenue

Gary Avenue is a major thoroughfare through downtown Fairfield, part of the street pattern planned by the Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company in 1909, and named in honor of Elbert Gary, the first president of TCI's parent company, U.S. Steel.

Gary Avenue runs southwest as a continuation of Avenue E Ensley, which also becomes Lloyd Noland Parkway as it passes below I-20/59. Gary Avenue and Lloyd Noland Parkway split between 40th Street Ensley and 41st Street Ensley, with Gary bending westward and crossing Opossum Creek (in a culvert) before entering Fairfield's business district. The street proceeds southwest, then turns to the south at 47th Street Ensley, terminating at Valley Road / Donald Parkway. Formerly the section of Valley Road continuing to E. J. Oliver Boulevard was also addressed as Gary Avenue.

The Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company's No. 5 Ensley-Fairfield streetcar line ran down Gary Avenue, and that service continues as MAX Transit Route 5.

Notable addresses

References

  • Polk's Birmingham City Directory (1925) Birmingham, Alabama: R. L. Polk & Co.
  • Polk's Birmingham (Jefferson County, Ala.) City Directory (1935) Richmond, Virginia: R. L. Polk & Co.
  • Polk's Birmingham (Jefferson County, Ala.) City Directory (1946) Richmond, Virginia: R. L. Polk & Co.
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