1st Avenue North (Downtown): Difference between revisions

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*** 1632: former location of photography studio (1891)
*** 1632: former location of photography studio (1891)


* south side ([[Block 109B]]):
* south side ([[Block 109B]]), backing up to [[L & N Railroad]] machine shops & roundhouse (1891):
** 1601: former location of [[Walters Brokerage Co.]]/[[Donovan Provision Co.]]/[[Diem & Wing Paper Co.]]/[[Ormond Bros. Brokerage Co.]] (1926), [[Hendon Car Park]] parking lot (1964)
** 1601: former location of [[Walters Brokerage Co.]]/[[Donovan Provision Co.]]/[[Diem & Wing Paper Co.]]/[[Ormond Bros. Brokerage Co.]] (1926), [[Hendon Car Park]] parking lot (1964)
** 1605-1615: former location of [[Pizitz]] warehouse (1964)
** 1605-1615: former location of [[Pizitz]] warehouse (1964)
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*** 1613: former location of [[Henry Chairsell]] (1896), [[Tyler Grocery Co.]] (1926), [[Architectural Interiors]], [[Jeffcoat Warehouse]] (2007)
*** 1613: former location of [[Henry Chairsell]] (1896), [[Tyler Grocery Co.]] (1926), [[Architectural Interiors]], [[Jeffcoat Warehouse]] (2007)
** 1617-1619: former location of [[Magnus Grocery Co.]] (1926), [[Beck Candy & Grocery Co.]] (1929-1931)
** 1617-1619: former location of [[Magnus Grocery Co.]] (1926), [[Beck Candy & Grocery Co.]] (1929-1931)
** 1621: former location of [[Mineral City Coal & Coke Co.]] (1896), [[Morton-Bowles & Co.]] merchandise brokers (1925-1926), [[Noble Bryant Co.]] mill supplies (1929), [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] printing department (1964), [[American Armored Transport]] (2007)
** 1621: former location of [[Magic City Machine Co.]] (1891), [[Mineral City Coal & Coke Co.]] (1896), [[Morton-Bowles & Co.]] merchandise brokers (1925-1926), [[Noble Bryant Co.]] mill supplies (1929), [[Birmingham Trust National Bank]] printing department (1964), [[American Armored Transport]] (2007)
** 1623: former Birmingham office of [[West Disinfecting Co.]] (1925-1929)
** 1623: former location of wholesale produce (1891), [[West Disinfecting Co.]] (1925-1929)
** 1625: former location of [[Deacon Brown Bottling Company]] (1911), [[Magic City Bottling & Syrup Co.]] (1911), [[Dixie Asbestos Co.]] (1925-1929), [[Salon Oni's]]
** 1625: former location of warehouse (1891), [[Deacon Brown Bottling Company]] (1911), [[Magic City Bottling & Syrup Co.]] (1911), [[Dixie Asbestos Co.]] (1925-1929), [[Salon Oni's]]
** 1627: former location of [[Sherwin-Williams Co.]] (1926), [[Enterprise Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Wallace Fabrics]] drapery material (1964), [[Cabaret Event Center]] (2007)
** 1627: former location of coal yeard (1891) [[Sherwin-Williams Co.]] (1926), [[Enterprise Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Wallace Fabrics]] drapery material (1964), [[Cabaret Event Center]] (2007)
** 1629: former location of [[E. J. Jones Grain Co.]]/[[Jones Bros. Sales Co.]] (1926)
** 1629-1631: former location of [[Henry Chairsell]] feed & grain (1887), beer storage (1891)
** 1631: [[Downtown Lounge]], former location of [[Henry Chairsell]] feed and grain (1887), [[Tennessee Biscuit Co.]] (1926), [[C. D. Kenney Coffee Company]] (1937), [[Diamond Jim's Warehouse]] (late 1970s-early 1980s)
*** 1629: former location of [[E. J. Jones Grain Co.]]/[[Jones Bros. Sales Co.]] (1926)
*** 1631: [[Downtown Lounge]], former location of [[Tennessee Biscuit Co.]] (1926), [[C. D. Kenney Coffee Company]] (1937), [[Diamond Jim's Warehouse]] (late 1970s-early 1980s)


====[[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection====
====[[17th Street North|17th Street]] intersection====

Revision as of 16:16, 16 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