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** 1926: former location of [[Bains & Peeples]] druggists (1887), [[W. T. Hensley]] jewelry & railroad ticket broker (1887), [[Chris's Place]] restaurant (1909-1934), [[Empire Steak House]] (1934-1944), [[Top that Chick]], [[Seven Seas Seafood]] (1956-1964), [[Toby's]] (1999-2007)
** 1926: former location of [[Bains & Peeples]] druggists (1887), [[W. T. Hensley]] jewelry & railroad ticket broker (1887), [[Chris's Place]] restaurant (1909-1934), [[Empire Steak House]] (1934-1944), [[Top that Chick]], [[Seven Seas Seafood]] (1956-1964), [[Toby's]] (1999-2007)
*** 1926½: [[Alabama Sentinel]] newspaper (1887), [[Dickey & Gillespie]] Attorney at Law (1887), [[J.P. Gayle]] real estate agent (1887), [[Southern Teachers' Agency]] (1887), [[W.H. Hughes]] real estate (1887), [[J.V. Musgrove]] real estate (1887)
*** 1926½: [[Alabama Sentinel]] newspaper (1887), [[Dickey & Gillespie]] Attorney at Law (1887), [[J.P. Gayle]] real estate agent (1887), [[Southern Teachers' Agency]] (1887), [[W.H. Hughes]] real estate (1887), [[J.V. Musgrove]] real estate (1887)
** 1928-1930: [[Empire Building]] (built 1909), former location of [[Solomon & Levi]] saloon (1904)
** 1928-1930: [[Empire Building]] (built 1909), former location of [[Bank Saloon]] / [[Solomon & Levi]] liquors (1883-1908)
*** 1928: [[Elyton Hotel]] (2016-)
*** 1928: [[Elyton Hotel]] (2016-)
*** 1930: former location of [[Bank Saloon]] / [[Solomon & Levi]] saloon (1883-1908), [[Empire Cafe]] / [[Brown's Cigar Store]] (1900s), [[Patterson's Cigar & Soda Store]] (1929), [[Greene Drug Company]] (1917-1937),  [[City National Bank]] (1965-1982), [[Colonial Bank]] (1982-2009)
*** 1930: former location of [[Empire Cafe]] / [[Brown's Cigar Store]] (1900s), [[Patterson's Cigar & Soda Store]] (1929), [[Greene Drug Company]] (1917-1937),  [[City National Bank]] (1965-1982), [[Colonial Bank]] (1982-2009)
[[File:1890s 1st Ave E from 20th.jpg|right|thumb|425px|1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the [[Morris Hotel|Morris Block]].]]
[[File:1890s 1st Ave E from 20th.jpg|right|thumb|425px|1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the [[Morris Hotel|Morris Block]].]]
* South side ([[Block 108A]])
* South side ([[Block 108A]])

Revision as of 10:24, 10 March 2019

1st Avenue North (Downtown) is the section of 1st Avenue North running through downtown Birmingham's Fountain Heights and Central City neighborhoods, between 13th and 26th Streets. The street is also part of U.S. Highway 11.

In the downtown area, 1st Avenue North has a 100-foot right of way, 20 feet wider than the typical street. It carries two lanes of traffic in each direction with a central turn lane and parallel parking at each curb.


Locations

1st Avenue North continues west through Smithfield to Center Street, continuing as Cotton Avenue Southwest

Fountain Heights

11th Street intersection

12th Street intersection

13th Street intersection

14th Street intersection

15th Street intersection (closed)

16th Street intersection

17th Street intersection

18th Street intersection

The Pandora Cafeteria at 1804-1806 1st Avenue North (1927-1936)

Central City neighborhood

19th Street intersection

1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the Morris Block.

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

22nd Street intersection

23rd Street intersection

24th Street intersection

25th Street intersection