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* 4023: former location of [[Highland Ice Cream Co.]] (1926)
* 4023: former location of [[Highland Ice Cream Co.]] (1926)
* 4031: former location of [[F. R. Wall]] & Son's [[Woco Pep]] service station (1925)
* 4031: former location of [[F. R. Wall]] & Son's [[Woco Pep]] service station (1925)
* 4106: former location of [[A. B. C. Wrecking & Supply Co.]] (1960)
* 4242: former location of [[New Sanitary Market]] (1937-1938)
* 4242: former location of [[New Sanitary Market]] (1937-1938)
* 4356: former location of [[Birmingham Ornamental Iron Co.]] (1960-1968)
* 4356: former location of [[Birmingham Ornamental Iron Co.]] (1960-1968)
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* 4418: former location of [[Mingotile]]
* 4418: former location of [[Mingotile]]
* 4419: former location of [[Peacock Sandwich Shoppe]] (1927)
* 4419: former location of [[Peacock Sandwich Shoppe]] (1927)
* 4600: former location of [[A. B. C. Wrecking & Supply Co.]] (1960)


===[[Woodlawn]]===
===[[Woodlawn]]===
[[Image:Woodlawn City Hall.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.]]
[[Image:Woodlawn City Hall.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.]]
* [[47th Street North]] intersects
* [[47th Street North]] intersects
** 4709: former location of [[Stephens Wholesale Building Supply]] (1960)
** 4711: former location of [[Concrete Products Co.]] (1922)
** 4711: former location of [[Concrete Products Co.]] (1922)
** 4729: former location of [[W. P. Wood Garage]] (1922)
** 4729: former location of [[W. P. Wood Garage]] (1922)
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* 6909-6913: [[Contri Brothers]], former location of [[Contri Brothers Food Basket]] (1956-1973)
* 6909-6913: [[Contri Brothers]], former location of [[Contri Brothers Food Basket]] (1956-1973)
* 7201: former location of [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] (1973)
* 7201: former location of [[Seafood & Chicken Box]] (1973)
* 7205: former location of [[Charlie Thetford Furniture & Appliances]] (1960)
* 7216: former location of [[Self's Upholstering & Furniture Repair]] (1973)
* 7216: former location of [[Self's Upholstering & Furniture Repair]] (1973)
* 7303: [[Roadside Bar BQ]], former location of [[Tricia's Treasures]] antiques (1983)
* 7303: [[Roadside Bar BQ]], former location of [[Tricia's Treasures]] antiques (1983)
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* [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard]] intersection
* [[Oporto-Madrid Boulevard]] intersection
* 7700: former location of [[Charles L. Allen & Son]] restaurant (1928), [[Bledsoe's Modern Cleaners]], [[McCain Manufacturing]]
* 7700: former location of [[Charles L. Allen & Son]] restaurant (1928), [[Bledsoe's Modern Cleaners]], [[McCain Manufacturing]]
* 7703: former location of [[Jack Dorough Apothecary]] (1960)
* 7707: former location of [[American Barbecue]] (1928)
* 7707: former location of [[American Barbecue]] (1928)
* 7709: former location of [[Wood Bros. Feed Store]]
* 7709: former location of [[Wood Bros. Feed Store]]
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* 8209: former location of [[Charles R. Butts]] restaurant (1928)
* 8209: former location of [[Charles R. Butts]] restaurant (1928)
* 8230: former location of [[East Lake Hotel]]
* 8230: former location of [[East Lake Hotel]]
* 8301: former location of [[Gibbs Drug Company]]
* 8301: former location of [[Gibbs Drug Company]], [[Lehman Alley Drug Store]] (1960)
* 8302: former location of [[Ma Camp's Cafe]]
* 8302: former location of [[Ma Camp's Cafe]]
* 8306: former location of [[El Palacio]] Mexican restaurant (1983)
* 8306: former location of [[El Palacio]] Mexican restaurant (1983)
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* 8512: former location of [[Sybil's Beauty Salon]] (1973)
* 8512: former location of [[Sybil's Beauty Salon]] (1973)
* 8518: [[Electronic Repair Company]]
* 8518: [[Electronic Repair Company]]
* 8534: former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1973)
* 8534: former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1960-1973)
* 8601: former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1973)
* 8601: former location of [[East Lake Auto Sales]] (1973)
* 8629: former location of [[Roebuck Pit Grill BBQ]] (1960s-1977), [[Roebuck Bar & Grill]] (1970s), [[SOS Lounge]] (-2013)
* 8629: former location of [[Roebuck Pit Grill BBQ]] (1960s-1977), [[Roebuck Bar & Grill]] (1970s), [[SOS Lounge]] (-2013)

Revision as of 11:15, 18 March 2019

The "Heaviest Corner on Earth" at 1st Avenue North and 20th Street

First 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 Cotton Avenue Southwest. The easternmost section ends at West Boulevard along Roebuck Municipal Golf Course. First Avenue North is the only east-west Birmingham street to run continuously from Center Street to Roebuck. It is also a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.

Between Carraway Boulevard (formerly 26th Street) and 34th Street, 1st Avenue is on a viaduct which runs beside Sloss Furnaces. Between 42nd Street and 44th Street, 1st Avenue is separated from Messer Airport Highway by only a narrow, landscaped median. Messer Airport Highway is not accessible from 1st at this point, the closest links being 41st Street and 45th Place North. Two gas stations at either end of the narrow median use concrete barriers to prevent motorists from cutting through. First Avenue is also a primary street through the Woodlawn neighborhood.

U.S. Highway 11 runs along 1st Avenue from 9th Street in the east to between 86th and 87th Streets in the west. At this point in the west, the road forks, with Highway 11 continuing along Parkway East while 1st Avenue, the lesser route, continues for a block and a half to West Boulevard. U.S. Highway 78 also runs along 1st Avenue between 9th Street and 24th Street.

In addition, 1st Avenue is fully accessible from and to Interstate 59. It is directly accessible from Interstate 20 eastbound and provides direct access to I-20 westbound. It is accessible from the northbound side of the Elton B. Stephens Expressway (Highways 31 and 280). It passes under Interstate 65 without providing any access.

The curbstones installed in the early 20th century on 1st Avenue North between 18th and 21st Streets were quarried in Lane Park. The first electric "thoroughfare lighting" was installed on 1st Avenue North on poles spaced 200 feet apart. The lighting was upgraded with new, taller poles on 100-foot spacings between 32nd and 85th Streets under the city's 1945 contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

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Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 1st Avenue North category.

Smithfield

Downtown Birmingham

Main article: 1st Avenue North (Downtown)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.

Wahouma/East Lake

North East Lake/South East Lake

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