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* [[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection
* [[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection
** North side ([[Block 88]])
** north side ([[Block 88]]):
*** 1700-1708: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]], former site of [[Orr & Lanning]] livery stables, [[Palace Livery Co.]] (1904), [[Weaver & Carnes Garage]] (1922), former offices of [[Southern Bell]] telephone company
*** 1700-1708: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]], former site of [[Orr & Lanning]] livery stables, [[Palace Livery Co.]] (1904), [[Weaver & Carnes Garage]] (1922), former offices of [[Southern Bell]] telephone company
**** 1700-1702: former location of 2-story duplex (1891)
**** 1700-1702: former location of 2-story duplex (1891)
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**** 1732: former location of [[A. Chafitino]] restaurant (1897), [[J. F. Laird]] barber (1922)
**** 1732: former location of [[A. Chafitino]] restaurant (1897), [[J. F. Laird]] barber (1922)
[[File:1927 Ritz Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Ritz Theater in 1927]]
[[File:1927 Ritz Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Ritz Theater in 1927]]
** South side  ([[Block 97]])
 
** south side  ([[Block 97]]):
*** 1701-1731: surface parking
*** 1701-1731: surface parking
*** 1701-1703: former location of [[Goodyear Tire Co.]] (1929), [[C. T. Walter's Auto Garage]] (1931), [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
*** 1701-1703: former location of [[Goodyear Tire Co.]] (1929), [[C. T. Walter's Auto Garage]] (1931), [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
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*** 1711-1715: former location of [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
*** 1711-1715: former location of [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
**** 1711: former location of [[Cotton States Tire & Rubber Co.]] (1922)
**** 1711: former location of [[Cotton States Tire & Rubber Co.]] (1922)
**** 1713: former location of [[E. A. Bradford Undertaking Co.]] (1922), barber shop & [[Hunter M. Smith Co.]] (1929)
**** 1713: former location of blacksmith & wood shop (1891), [[E. A. Bradford Undertaking Co.]] (1922), barber shop & [[Hunter M. Smith Co.]] (1929)
*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922)
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922)
**** 1717: former location of [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
**** 1717: former location of [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
*** 1719: former location of [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[George Flanagan]] vet (1887)
*** 1717-1721: [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[A. A. Posey & Brother]] livery stable (1891)
*** 1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
**** 1719½: former location of [[George Flanagan]] veterinarian (1887)
*** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
**** 1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
*** 1725: former location of [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
*** 1723-1725: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
*** 1727: former location of [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
**** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
**** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922)
**** 1725: former location of [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
*** 1729: former location of [[J. F. Ehrhart]] harnesses (1922), [[Channell Florist]] (1929-1931), [[Dorothy's Hat Shop]], [[WBRC-AM]] studio (1964)
*** 1727-1733: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
*** 1731: former location of [[City Barbecue]] restaurant (1922), [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]] (1964), [[Allen's Record Bar]]
**** 1727: former location of [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
*** 1733: former location of [[Weatherly Retail Foods]] restaurant (1964), [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]]
***** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922)
**** 1729: former location of [[J. F. Ehrhart]] harnesses (1922), [[Channell Florist]] (1929-1931), [[Dorothy's Hat Shop]], [[WBRC-AM]] studio (1964)
**** 1731: former location of [[City Barbecue]] restaurant (1922), [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]] (1964), [[Allen's Record Bar]]
**** 1733: former location of [[Weatherly Retail Foods]] restaurant (1964), [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]]
 
[[File:Bell Building.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912]]
[[File:Bell Building.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912]]
* [[18th Street North|18th Street]] intersection
* [[18th Street North|18th Street]] intersection
** North side ([[Block 87]])
** north side ([[Block 87]]):
*** 1800: [[Loveman's parking deck]], former site of [[United States Court House and Post Office]] & [[167th Infantry Army National Guard Armory]], [[American Legion]] (1925) later [[Herman Saks & Sons]] clothiers (1925-1929), [[Alabama Sandwich Shop]], [[Dr Gus No. 2]] drive-in (1945), [[Krystal]] hamburgers (1964), later a parking lot
*** 1800-1806: [[Loveman's parking deck]], former site of [[United States Court House and Post Office]] (built 1893, demolished 1925), [[Herman Saks & Sons]] clothiers (1925-1929), [[167th Infantry Army National Guard Armory]], [[American Legion]]
*** 1802: former location of [[Rumore's Record Rack|Joe Rumore's Record Rack]] (1954-1970)
**** 1800: former location of [[Alabama Sandwich Shop]], [[Dr Gus No. 2]] drive-in (1945), [[Krystal]] hamburgers (1964), later a parking lot
**** 1802a: former location of [[Avalon Beauty Salon]] (1964)
**** 1802: former location of [[Rumore's Record Rack|Joe Rumore's Record Rack]] (1954-1970)
*** 1804: former location of [[Alabama Lock & Key]], [[Arrow Finance Co.]] (1964)
***** 1802a: former location of [[Avalon Beauty Salon]] (1964)
**** 1804a: former location of [[Alabama Shoe Service]] (1964)
**** 1804: former location of [[Alabama Lock & Key]], [[Arrow Finance Co.]] (1964)
*** 1808-10: former location of [[Ullman Hardware Company]], [[Calder's]], [[Paul Worrell]] optometrist (1964)
***** 1804a: former location of [[Alabama Shoe Service]] (1964)
*** 1810: former location of [[Birmingham Steel Jacket Co.]] armory (1929), [[Pope Jewelry Company]] (1964)
*** 1808-1810: former location of [[Ullman Hardware Company]], [[Calder's]], [[Paul Worrell]] optometrist (1964)
**** 1810: former location of [[Birmingham Steel Jacket Co.]] armory (1929), [[Pope Jewelry Company]] (1964)
*** 1812-1814 : former location of [[Magic City Printing Works]] / ''[[Birmingham News]]'' / [[Planters' Journal]] (1887)
*** 1812-1814 : former location of [[Magic City Printing Works]] / ''[[Birmingham News]]'' / [[Planters' Journal]] (1887)
**** 1812: former location of [[Vulcan Loan & Discount Co.]] (1964)
**** 1812: former location of [[Vulcan Loan & Discount Co.]] (1964)
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**** 1824: former location of [[William Wise & Co.]] saloon (1904), [[R. M. Mingea]] tailor (1910), [[The Film Shop]] (1964)
**** 1824: former location of [[William Wise & Co.]] saloon (1904), [[R. M. Mingea]] tailor (1910), [[The Film Shop]] (1964)
**** 1826: former location of [[G. W. Hutchins]] barber shop (1888)
**** 1826: former location of [[G. W. Hutchins]] barber shop (1888)
*** 1846: former [[Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph]] office (1907-1912)
**** 1846: former [[Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph]] office (1907-1912)
** South side ([[Block 98]])
 
*** 1801: [[New Ideal building]], former location of [[C. A. Dorsey]] saloon (1904), [[Newmon & Co.]] meats (1922), [[Herman Saks & Sons]] (1929), [[Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] (1931), [[New Ideal]] Department Store, housing [[A & M Millinery]] and [[Aland's]] (1964)
** south side ([[Block 98]]):
**** 1801½: former location of [[C. T. Drennen]] physician (1892), [[Empire Loan Co.]]/[[Ball Loan Co.]]/[[Ehler's]] news stand (1922)
*** 1801-1805: [[New Ideal building]], former location of [[New Ideal]] department store (1941-1990), [[A & M Millinery]] / [[Aland's]] (1964)
*** 1803: former location of [[Post Office Cafe]] (1904), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1910-1922), [[Blinn Est. Imp. Co.]] (1929)
**** 1801-1803: former location of [[Herman Saks & Sons]] department store (1925), [[Sears, Roebuck & Co.]] department store (1931-1939)
***** 1801: former location of [[C. A. Dorsey]] saloon (1904), [[Newmon & Co.]] meats (1922)  
****** 1801½: former location of [[C. T. Drennen]] physician (1892), [[Empire Loan Co.]]/[[Ball Loan Co.]]/[[Ehler's]] news stand (1922)
***** 1803: former location of [[Post Office Cafe]] (1904), [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1910-1922), [[Blinn Est. Imp. Co.]] (1929)
*** 1805-1807: former site of [[Excelsior Laundry Building]], former location of [[Excelsior Laundry]] (1922)
*** 1805-1807: former site of [[Excelsior Laundry Building]], former location of [[Excelsior Laundry]] (1922)
*** 1809-1811: former location of the [[Climax Bar]], [[McLelland]] or [[McLellan Store]] (1929), [[Betty Gay Shop]] (1964), [[New Ideal]] ladies' department
*** 1809-1813: former location of [[New Ideal]] department store (1935-1990), [[Betty Gay Shop]] (1964)
**** 1809: former location of [[Saizis & Caravella]] pool hall, [[Little Gem Cafe]] (1922)
**** 1809-1811: former location of [[Climax Bar]], [[McLelland]] or [[McLellan Store]] (1929)
***** 1809½: former location of [[Cosmopolitan Club]] (1922)
***** 1809: former location of [[Saizis & Caravella]] pool hall, [[Little Gem Cafe]] (1922)
**** 1811: former location of [[Guaranty Leather Co.]] / [[Frederick Romei]] shoemaker (1922)
****** 1809½: former location of [[Cosmopolitan Club]] (1922)
*** 1813: former location of [[Durham Woolen Mills]] (1922) [[Tennessee Distilling Company]], [[Goold Shop]] and [[The Style Shop]] (closed 1943)
***** 1811: former location of [[Guaranty Leather Co.]] / [[Frederick Romei]] shoemaker (1922)
**** 1813½: former location of [[W. W. Gammon]] show cards (1922)
**** 1813: former location of [[Durham Woolen Mills]] (1922) [[Tennessee Distilling Company]], [[Goold Shop]] and [[The Style Shop]] (closed 1943)
*** 1815-1817: former location of [[Bonnet Box]] (1934)
***** 1813½: former location of [[W. W. Gammon]] show cards (1922)
**** 1815: former location of [[I. S. Engel]] general merchandise (1922), [[The Busy Bee Store]] (1929)
*** 1815-1831: [[Pizitz Building]] (built 1923), former home of the [[Pizitz|Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Company]]
***** 1815½: former location of [[W. J. Schwantes]] paper hanger (1922)
**** 1815-1817: former location of [[Bonnet Box]] (1934)
**** 1817: former location of [[P. F. Goss]] saloon (1904), [[W. F. Fidger]] restaurant (1910), [[Saratoga Exchange Saloon]] (1904)
***** 1815: former location of [[I. S. Engel]] general merchandise (1922), [[The Busy Bee Store]] (1929)
*** 1819: former location of [[Empire Laundry]] (1922)
****** 1815½: former location of [[W. J. Schwantes]] paper hanger (1922)
*** 1821-1831: [[Pizitz Building]] (built 1923), former home of the [[Pizitz|Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Company]]
***** 1817: former location of [[P. F. Goss]] saloon (1904), [[W. F. Fidger]] restaurant (1910), [[Saratoga Exchange Saloon]] (1904)
**** 1819: former location of [[Empire Laundry]] (1922)
**** 1821: former location of [[Pat Walsh]] stoves and tinware (1887), [[Pizitz]] wall paper dept. (1922)
**** 1821: former location of [[Pat Walsh]] stoves and tinware (1887), [[Pizitz]] wall paper dept. (1922)
**** 1823: former location of [[A.B. Greene & Co.]] (1887), [[Clark, Guild & Co.]] (1887), [[E.R. Hall]] printer (1887), [[George P. Herndon & Co.]] real estate (1887), [[John V. Sparks]] real estate (1887), [[Rankin-Tuck Paint Co.]] (1905)
**** 1823: former location of [[A.B. Greene & Co.]] (1887), [[Clark, Guild & Co.]] (1887), [[E.R. Hall]] printer (1887), [[George P. Herndon & Co.]] real estate (1887), [[John V. Sparks]] real estate (1887), [[Rankin-Tuck Paint Co.]] (1905)
***** 1823½: former location of [[James P. Withrow]] surveyor (1887)
***** 1823½: former location of [[James P. Withrow]] surveyor (1887)
**** 1825-1831: former location of the [[Iron Age Publishing Company]] (1881-1888)
**** 1825-1831: former location of the [[Iron Age Publishing Company]] (1881-1888)
***** 1827: former location of [[Allen, Carlisle & Taylor]] insurance (1887)
***** 1827-1831: former location of [[Allen, Carlisle & Taylor]] insurance (1887)


===[[Central City neighborhood]]===
===[[Central City neighborhood]]===

Revision as of 11:00, 16 May 2019

1900 block of 2nd Avenue North in 2006

2nd Avenue North (or Second Avenue North, formerly just 2nd Avenue) is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The street is so named from Center Street in the west (where it becomes Tuscaloosa Avenue), continuously through downtown, to 29th Street North, after which it dead ends.

Sections of 2nd Avenue North reappear between 32nd and 35th Streets, between 47th and 52nd Streets, between 53rd and 54th Streets, and again east of Trotwood Park between 71st and 78th Streets. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward East Lake Park from 80th Street near I-59, then resumes between 85th and 86th Streets near Roebuck.

The area surrounding 2nd and 3rd Avenue North near the Alabama and Lyric Theatres is considered the heart of Birmingham's Theater District. The section between 22nd and 25th Streets is part of the City Center Loft District, utilized for the annual ArtWalk festival.

The area north of 2nd Avenue between 11th and 14th Streets was once known as Baconsides, and was particularly hard hit by the 1873 cholera epidemic. 2nd Avenue North is the setting for the fictional "Olympia Gym" in the novel and film, Stay Hungry.

The section of 2nd Avenue between 20th and 24th Street is part of the Downtown Birmingham Historic District. Until the mid-1980s, Red Mountain Expressway terminated at the 2nd Avenue North offramp.

MAX Transit Route 1 and MAX Transit Route 3 take 2nd Avenue westward to Elyton.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 2nd Avenue North category.
Dates in parentheses indicate when the address was known to have been used, not necessarily the entire span of its use.

Smithfield neighborhood

Not all intersections are listed.
St John's Episcopal Church
Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North

Fountain Heights neighborhood

The Thomas Jefferson Hotel
The Ritz Theater in 1927
The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912

Central City neighborhood

Hudgins' fountain in 1886

19th Street North intersection

Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Factory in 1939

20th Street North intersection

BPA Deck No. 6 on 2nd Avenue North

21st Street North intersection

The Zinszer Building at 2115-2119 2nd Avenue North

22nd Street North intersection

23rd Street North intersection

24th Street North intersection

25th Street North intersection

Carraway Boulevard (26th Street North) intersection

28th Street North intersects

29th Street North intersects (north only)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Wahouma

Unknown addresses