18th Street North: Difference between revisions
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*** 310: [[Pythian Temple]] | *** 310: [[Pythian Temple]] | ||
*** 314: former site of [[ABC Store]] | *** 314: former site of [[ABC Store]] | ||
*** 316: former site of [[Weinstein's Clothing]] | *** 316: former site of [[Durham Woolen Mills]] store / [[Rush Hotel]] (1930s), [[Weinstein's Clothing]] | ||
*** [[Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park]], former site of [[Brock's Drugs building]] | *** 318: former location of [[Equator Pool Room]] (1930s) | ||
*** 320: former location of [[Palm Leaf Hotel]] (1930s) | |||
*** 324: [[Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park]], former site of [[Brock's Drugs building]] | |||
** East side ([[Block 72]]) | ** East side ([[Block 72]]) | ||
*** 301: [[Lyric Theatre]] | *** 301: [[Lyric Theatre]] | ||
Revision as of 15:48, 21 May 2015
18th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets in downtown Birmingham's business district.
18th Street begins at the northern end of 18th Street South, at the 18th Street underpass underneath the railroad tracks of the Railroad Reservation. From there it first crosses Morris Avenue and continues north until ending for Oak Hill Cemetery at 11th Avenue North. Between 1st Avenue North and the cemetery, the downtown section of 18th Street is one-way for north-bound vehicular traffic.
North of the cemetery, 18th Street resumes from an eastern shift by 17th Street North and continues to 17th Avenue North. North of I-65 the street picks up at 19th Avenue and crosses Village Creek before it runs into the interstate onramps at Finley Avenue. At 24th Court North, 18th Street resumes, paralleling I-65 as far as 37th Avenue North.
Electric lights were installed 18th Street North from Morris Avenue to 6th Avenue North in 1945 under the city's contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.
Notable locations
- For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 18th Street North category.
Fountain Heights
- Railroad Reservation
- Morris Avenue intersection
- 1st Avenue North (U. S. Highway 11) intersection
- Pizitz parking deck (1965), formerly Shoppers' Park Lot
- former site of Alabama Grocery Company (birthplace of Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale)
- 107: former location of Beitman Bros. cigar manufacturer (1904)
- 112: Dog Days of Birmingham (formerly Hunter Furniture)
- 2nd Avenue North intersection
- West side (Block 88)
- 200: former site of Birmingham Hotel/New Florence Hotel (1890s-1935), Gulf service station
- 210: original location of Standard Furniture
- 214: O'Carr's. Former location of Cummings Beauty Salon and New Breed Barber Shop
- 230: former location of Jimmie's Soda & Cigar
- East side (Block 87)
- former site of WBRC-AM studios
- McWane Science Center parking deck, formerly Loveman's parking deck, former location of United States Court House and Post Office
- 205: former location of Dixie Cream Donuts
- 217: former site of the Alabama Penny Savings Bank (1890-1913)
- Alabama Theatre stage entrance
- Goldstein building
- West side (Block 88)
- 3rd Avenue North intersection
- West side (Block 71)
- 300: The Parisian, former Citizens Federal building and Calder's department store
- 310: Pythian Temple
- 314: former site of ABC Store
- 316: former site of Durham Woolen Mills store / Rush Hotel (1930s), Weinstein's Clothing
- 318: former location of Equator Pool Room (1930s)
- 320: former location of Palm Leaf Hotel (1930s)
- 324: Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park, former site of Brock's Drugs building
- East side (Block 72)
- 301: Lyric Theatre
- 329: former location of Koplon's Clothing Store
- West side (Block 71)
- 4th Avenue North intersection
- West side (Block 62)
- 1729: Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse, former site of Roden Hotel, A & P grocery store, and Adamson Ford
- Federal Reserve building, proposed site of Federal Reserve tower
- 5th Avenue North intersection
- 6th Avenue North intersection
- 7th Avenue North intersection
- Alabama Power employees parking deck
- Reverend Abraham Woods, Jr Boulevard intersection
- Alabama School of Fine Arts
- Passes under Interstate 20/Interstate 59
- 9th Avenue North intersection
- 10th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- former location of Loveman's warehouse
- 11th Avenue North intersection (road ends)
- 13th Court North intersection (road resumes from 17th Street North)
- 14th Avenue North intersection
- 14th Court North intersection (east only)
- 15th Avenue North intersection
- 16th Avenue North intersection (west only; main road turns west as 16th Street North)
- 17th Avenue North intersection (east only)/17th Court North intersection (road continues as 19th Street North)
Evergreen
- 19th Avenue North intersection
- 20th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 21st Avenue North intersection (east only)
- Crosses railroad tracks
Acipco-Finley
- Crosses railroad tracks
- Finley Boulevard intersection