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** 1901-1911: [[Allright Parking Garage]]
** 1901-1911: [[Allright Parking Garage]]
*** 1901-1907: former location of [[Morris Block]]/[[Morris Hotel]] (built 1891, demolished 1958)
*** 1901-1907: former location of [[Morris Block]]/[[Morris Hotel]] (built 1891, demolished 1958)
**** 1901: former location of [[Southern Railway]] office (1904), [[Engel Realty|Meyer-Engel Real Estate]] (1926-1929), [[Morris Tavern]] (1937)
**** 1901-1903: former location of bank (1891)
**** 1903: former location of [[Frisco System]] office (1904), [[J. H. Huffman]] (1926), [[New Morris Barber Shop]] (1929-1939), [[Morris Jewelers]]
***** 1901: former location of [[Southern Railway]] office (1904), [[Engel Realty|Meyer-Engel Real Estate]] (1926-1929), [[Morris Tavern]] (1937)
**** 1905: former location of [[Morris Hotel]] entrance (1894-1958)
***** 1903: former location of [[Frisco System]] office (1904), [[J. H. Huffman]] (1926), [[New Morris Barber Shop]] (1929-1939), [[Morris Jewelers]]
**** 1907: former location of [[Knights of Pythias]] (1887), [[Davison Electric Co.]] (1929), [[Woodward Billiard Parlor]] (1937)
**** 1905: former location of [[Morris Block]] glass-roofed arcade entrance (1891-1958)
*** 1909: former location of [[Allen Building]] (1880s), [[The Mecca]] billiard hall & saloon (1904), [[Venable's Cafe]] (1926), [[Engel Realty|Meyer & Engel Agency]] (1934), [[Engel Realty]] (1937)
**** 1907: former location of [[Knights of Pythias]] (1887), Morris Block offices (1891), [[Davison Electric Co.]] (1929), [[Woodward Billiard Parlor]] (1937)
*** 1909: former location of [[Allen Building]] (1880s), [[Young & Gage]] grocery (1891), [[The Mecca]] billiard hall & saloon (1904), [[Venable's Cafe]] (1926), [[Engel Realty|Meyer & Engel Agency]] (1934), [[Engel Realty]] (1937)
**** 1909½: former location of [[New South Industrial Monthly]] (1887), [[Charles Turner]] Attorney at Law (1887), [[Robert M. Oliver]] insurance (1887), [[James E. Long]] real estate (1887), [[W. S. Smith & Co.]] architects / [[Alexander & Corpening]] brokers (1888), [[Red Mens Hall]] (1904), [[Allen & Co.]]/[[Bonazzi & Co.]]/[[J. G. McCall]]/[[J. L. Pounds]]/[[Queen City Printing Ink Co.]]/[[Southern Social & Literary Club]] (1926)
**** 1909½: former location of [[New South Industrial Monthly]] (1887), [[Charles Turner]] Attorney at Law (1887), [[Robert M. Oliver]] insurance (1887), [[James E. Long]] real estate (1887), [[W. S. Smith & Co.]] architects / [[Alexander & Corpening]] brokers (1888), [[Red Mens Hall]] (1904), [[Allen & Co.]]/[[Bonazzi & Co.]]/[[J. G. McCall]]/[[J. L. Pounds]]/[[Queen City Printing Ink Co.]]/[[Southern Social & Literary Club]] (1926)
*** 1911-1917: former location of [[Potter Building]] (1904, sold 1964), former location of [[Wheeler Business College]] (1888-)
*** 1911-1917: former location of [[Potter Building]] (1904, sold 1964), former location of [[Wheeler Business College]] (1888-)
**** 1911: former location of [[A. C. Reckling]] harness maker (1887), [[H. Scholze]] photographer (1887), [[Klotz & Goldman]] (1904), [[Marc Linx Men's Clothing]], [[Marc Linx Tailors]] (1926-1964)
**** 1911-1913: former location of [[YMCA]] (3rd floor, 1891)
***** 1911: former location of [[A. C. Reckling]] harness maker / [[H. Scholze]] photographer (1887), clothier (1891), [[Klotz & Goldman]] (1904), [[Marc Linx Men's Clothing]], [[Marc Linx Tailors]] (1926-1964)
***** 1911½: former location of [[DuBois & Webb]] (1893), [[Osce Robert's Stamp & Printing Co.]] (1926)
***** 1911½: former location of [[DuBois & Webb]] (1893), [[Osce Robert's Stamp & Printing Co.]] (1926)
**** 1913-1917: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]] (1919-1964)
**** 1913-1917: former location of [[Britling Cafeteria No. 1]] (1919-1964)
***** 1913: former location of [[D. & A. Rich]] (1904)
***** 1913: former location of insurance agent (1891), [[D. & A. Rich]] (1904)
**** 1915-1917: former location of [[M. Weil & Bro.]] (1886-1918)
**** 1915-1917: former location of [[M. Weil & Bro.]] (1886-1918), armory (3rd floor, 1891)
***** 1917a: former location of [[Artists Recording Company]] / [[Reed Records]] (1956-1960s)
***** 1917A: former location of [[Artists Recording Company]] / [[Reed Records]] (1956-1960s)
*** 1919: former location of [[Western Union]] telegraph office (1904-1929), [[Robert Dickerson]] portrait studio (1954-)
*** 1919-1921: former location of gymnasium (3rd floor, 1891)
*** 1921: former location of the ''[[Evening Chronicle]]'' / ''[[Sunday Chronicle]]'' (1883-1890), [[Alexander Dearborn|A. R. Dearborn & Co.]] (1897-1904), [[Brandon Printing Co.]] / [[Dearborn Desk Co.]] (1904), [[Central of Georgia Railway]] / [[llinois Central Railroad]] ticket office, [[People's Tailors]] (1926-1937), [[Engel Companies]] (1960)
**** 1919: former location of [[Western Union]] telegraph office (1891-1929), [[Robert Dickerson]] portrait studio (1954-)
** 1923: former location of [[Berney Bank building]], [[Berney National Bank]] (1885-1901), [[Eubank Brothers]] dentists (1887), [[American Trust & Savings Bank]] (1902-1904), [[T. U. Walter III]] architect (1904), [[Uhrig Optical Co.]] (1925-1926), [[Powder Puff Beauty Shop]] (1926), [[Bandman-Marx]] tailors, [[Shrib Optical Co.]] (1937), [[Budget Finance Corp.]] (1964)
**** 1921: former location of the ''[[Evening Chronicle]]'' / ''[[Sunday Chronicle]]'' (1883-1890), insurance agent (1891), [[Alexander Dearborn|A. R. Dearborn & Co.]] (1897-1904), [[Brandon Printing Co.]] / [[Dearborn Desk Co.]] (1904), [[Central of Georgia Railway]] / [[llinois Central Railroad]] ticket office, [[People's Tailors]] (1926-1937), [[Engel Companies]] (1960)
*** 1923a: former location of [[J. F. Clark & Co.]] (1926), [[Smile Cafe]] (1929), [[Lontos Cafe]] (1937), [[New Lontos Cafe]] (1939), [[Salvador's Restaurant]] (1964)
** 1923-1931: [[Woodward Building]] (built 1902)
** 1925: former location of [[Taccone's Barber Shop|Taccone's Barber Shop and Bath House]] (1893), [[Brown Bros. & Co.]] (1904), [[R. A. Brown & Co.]]/[[Underwriters Laboratories of Chicago]] (1926), [[Frisco Lines]] ticket office (1937) [[Tinder Optical Co.]] (1964)
*** 1923: former location of [[Berney Bank building]], [[Berney National Bank]] (1885-1901), [[Eubank Brothers]] dentists (1887), [[American Trust & Savings Bank]] (1902-1904), [[T. U. Walter III]] architect (1904), [[Uhrig Optical Co.]] (1925-1926), [[Powder Puff Beauty Shop]] (1926), [[Bandman-Marx]] tailors, [[Shrib Optical Co.]] (1937), [[Budget Finance Corp.]] (1964)
** 1923-1931: [[Woodward Building]] (built 1902), former location of [[Hewlett Block]] (burned 1900)
**** 1923A: former location of [[J. F. Clark & Co.]] (1926), [[Smile Cafe]] (1929), [[Lontos Cafe]] (1937), [[New Lontos Cafe]] (1939), [[Salvador's Restaurant]] (1964)
*** 1925-1931: former location of [[Hewlett Block]] (burned 1900)
**** 1925: former location of [[Brown Bros. & Co.]] (1904), [[R. A. Brown & Co.]]/[[Underwriters Laboratories of Chicago]] (1926), [[Frisco Lines]] ticket office (1937) [[Tinder Optical Co.]] (1964)
***** 1925A: former location of pawnbroker (1891)
***** 1925B: former location of [[Taccone's Barber Shop|Taccone's Barber Shop and Bath House]] (1891-1893)
**** 1927: former location of [[The People's Tailors]] / [[G. Rotholz]] (1899), [[J. H. Tinder & Sons]] (1926), [[Hugh Price Opticians]] (1964)
**** 1927: former location of [[The People's Tailors]] / [[G. Rotholz]] (1899), [[J. H. Tinder & Sons]] (1926), [[Hugh Price Opticians]] (1964)
**** 1929-1931: [[PNC Bank]], former location of [[Parker Drug Store]] (1929), [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949), [[MetroBank]]
**** 1929-1931: [[PNC Bank]], former location of [[Parker Drug Store]] (1929), [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949), [[MetroBank]]
***** 1929: former location of restaurant (1891)
***** 1931: former location of saloon (1891)


==== [[20th Street North|20th Street]] intersection: [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]====
==== [[20th Street North|20th Street]] intersection: [[Heaviest Corner on Earth]]====

Revision as of 16:42, 10 May 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