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** 4709: former location of [[Stephens Wholesale Building Supply]] (1960)
** 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)
** 4727: former location of [[Empire Coal Yard]] (1938)
** 4729: former location of [[W. P. Wood Garage]] (1922)
** 4729: former location of [[W. P. Wood Garage]] (1922)
** 4732: former location of [[Leonard Miglionico]] ice cream, candy & tobacco store (1922-1925)
** 4732: former location of [[Leonard Miglionico]] ice cream, candy & tobacco store (1922-1925), [[Birmingham Statuary Products Co.]] / [[Musie Mauldin]] art instructor / [[Anthony Mariani]] (1938)
** 4737-4745: former location of [[Rejoy Service Station]] (1938)
** 4749: former location of [[Alf Bright]] florist (1938)
** 4765-4767: former location of [[Seyforth Roofing Co.]] (1938)
** 4766: former location of [[K Market & Grocery]] / [[Peter Vaccaro]] (1938)
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
* [[48th Street North]] intersects
** 4800: former location of [[Martin's Pharmacy]] (1938)
** 4802: former location of [[Lillian Woods]] grocery (1938)
** 4811: [[Bachus Engineering]]
** 4811: [[Bachus Engineering]]
** 4816: former location of [[James Burson]] dentist (1938)
** 4821-4829: former location of ''[[The Birmingham News]]'' substation (1938)
** 4831: former location of [[Acme Furniture Co.]] second-hand furniture (1938)
* [[49th Street North]] intersects
* [[49th Street North]] intersects
** 4909: former location of [[Evan Kincheloe]] boarding house (1938)
** 4913: former location of [[[Clarence Adams]] contractor (1938)
** 4917: former location of [[Edwards Furniture Galleries]] (1971)
** 4917: former location of [[Edwards Furniture Galleries]] (1971)
** 4924: [[One Stop Environmental]]
** 4924: [[One Stop Environmental]]
** 4930: former location of [[Harold Morgan Auto & Mobile Home Sales]] (1971)
** 4930: former location of [[Harold Morgan Auto & Mobile Home Sales]] (1971)
* [[50th Street North]] intersects
* [[50th Street North]] intersects
** 5001: former location of [[Shelby & Co.]] grocer (1922), [[Radio Shoe Shop]] (1928)
** 5000: former location of [[Fennel Drug Co.]] (1938)
** 5003: former location of [[Woodlawn Drug Co.]] (1922)
** 5001: former location of [[Shelby & Co.]] grocer (1922), [[Radio Shoe Shop]] (1928), [[Burchfiel's Drug Store]] (1938)
** 5002-5004: former location of [[A & P Food Store]] (1938)
** 5003: former location of [[Woodlawn Drug Co.]] (1922), [[Babe's Place]] restaurant (1938)
** 5005: former location of [[Woodlawn Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1925)
** 5005: former location of [[Woodlawn Dry Cleaning Co.]] (1925)
*** 5005½: former location of [[H. E. Narkates]] clothes cleaner (1922)
*** 5005½: former location of [[H. E. Narkates]] clothes cleaner (1922)
*** 5005A: former location of ''[[Birmingham Post]]'' substation (1938)
** 5006: former location of [[John E. Reid]] barber (1938)
* [[51st Street North]] intersects
* [[51st Street North]] intersects
** 5113: former location of [[Southern Photo Service]] (1970s)
** 5113: former location of [[Southern Photo Service]] (1970s)
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* [[52nd Street North]] intersects
* [[52nd Street North]] intersects
** 5200: former location of [[William Wardy]] grocer (1922)
** 5200: former location of [[William Wardy]] grocer (1922)
** 5201: former location of [[McCarter Service Station (1938)
** 5210: former location of [[Rufus Cobb residence]] (1900)
** 5210: former location of [[Rufus Cobb residence]] (1900)
** 5230: [[Woco-Pep]] gas station (1930s-40s), [[Ray Harris Service Station]] (1964), [[D. J. Williams Motors]]
** 5230: [[Woco-Pep]] gas station / [[Oscar Randle]] (1930s-40s), [[Ray Harris Service Station]] (1964), [[D. J. Williams Motors]]
** 5232: former location of [[J. Ray Snowden]] auto repairs (1938)
** 5245: former location of [[Unique Beauty Shop]] (1938)
** 5247: former location of [[Tobia Grocery Co.]] (1938)
** 5250: former location of [[James A. Collins]] physician (1938)
* [[53rd Street North]] intersects
* [[53rd Street North]] intersects
** north side
** north side
*** 5310: [[Woodlawn Post Office]]
*** 5310: [[Woodlawn Post Office]]
*** 5350: former location of [[Woodlawn Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1922)
*** 5350: former location of [[Woodlawn Methodist Episcopal Church]] (1922), [[Roberts Realty Co.]] (1938)
** south side
** south side
*** 5301: former location of [[Wardy Grocery Co.]] (1938)
*** 5317: former location of [[W. S. Mallory]] grocer (1922)
*** 5317: former location of [[W. S. Mallory]] grocer (1922)
*** 5341: former location of [[Bliss & Kelly]] restaurant (1928)
*** 5341: former location of [[Bliss & Kelly]] restaurant (1928)
*** 5343: former location of [[Gray Jewelry Co.]] (1928)
*** 5343: former location of [[Gray Jewelry Co.]] (1928)
*** 5349: former location of [[The Red-Neck]] or The Red-Nek (-1977), [[The Red-Neck|The Wheeler Dealer]] (1977- closed 1978)
*** 5349: former location of [[The Red-Neck]] or The Red-Nek (-1977), [[The Red-Neck|The Wheeler Dealer]] (1977- closed 1978)
*** 5353: former location of [[William Garlington]] physician (1938)
*** 5357: former location of [[Woodlawn Medical Arts Building]] (1938)
*** 5365: former location of [[John J. Chapman]] piano tuner (1938)
*** 5371: former location of [[Three Dorriety Bros.]] printers / ''[[Woodlawn Herald]]'' newspaper (1938)
*** 5385: former location of [[Lewis Allbritton]] / [[Sterling Somerset]] physicians (1938)
*** 5391: former location of [[East End Apothecary]] (1949)
*** 5391: former location of [[East End Apothecary]] (1949)
* [[54th Street North]] intersects (south only)
* [[54th Street North]] intersects (south only)
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*** 5424: [[Forge Chiropractic]] (2019-), former location of [[Smith's Apothecary]] (1973)
*** 5424: [[Forge Chiropractic]] (2019-), former location of [[Smith's Apothecary]] (1973)
*** 5428: [[Regions Bank]]
*** 5428: [[Regions Bank]]
*** 5434: [[Woodlawn United Methodist Church]]
*** 5430-5434: former location of [[Woodlawn United Methodist Church]] (built 1912, demolished 2011)
** south side
** south side
*** 5401: [[Family Dollar]]
*** 5401: [[Family Dollar]], former location of [[Mize Service Center]] gas station (1938)
*** 5403: former location of [[Woodlawn Theatre]] (1924)
*** 5403: former location of [[Woodlawn Theatre]] (1924)
*** 5411: former location of [[City Ice Delivery Co.]] (1922)
*** 5411: former location of [[City Ice Delivery Co.]] (1922), [[May-Ree Beauty Salon]] (1938)
*** 5417: former location of [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949)
*** 5417: former location of [[Goodyear Service Inc.]] (1938), [[Lane Rexall Drugs]] (1949)
*** 5427: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 12|Hose Company No. 12]]
*** 5427: former location of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 12|Hose Company No. 12]]
* [[55th Street North]] intersects
* [[55th Street North]] intersects
** north side
** north side
*** 5500-5502: [[Woodrow Hall|Woodlawn Masonic Temple]]/[[Woodrow Hall]] (built 1914-1915)
*** 5500-5506: [[Woodrow Hall|Woodlawn Masonic Temple]]/[[Woodrow Hall]] (built 1914-1915)
**** 5500: [[Desert Island Supply Co.]] (2012-), former location of [[Bains Drug Co.]] (1922-1923)
**** 5500: [[Desert Island Supply Co.]] (2012-), former location of [[Bains Drug Co.]] (1922-1923), [[Jack's Pharmacy]] (1938)
**** 5502: [[Red Mountain Makers]] (2013-)
**** 5502: [[Red Mountain Makers]] (2013-), former location of [[First National Bank of Birmingham]] (1938)
*** 5504-5506: parking lot
**** 5504: former location of [[Woodlawn Post Office]] (1938)
**** 5506: former location of [[Theater Barber Shop]] (1948)
**** 5506: former location of [[Theater Barber Shop]] (1948)
*** 5510: former location of [[T. P. Wood]] shoe repair (1922)
*** 5510: former location of [[T. P. Wood]] shoe repair (1922)
*** 5512: former location of [[T. B. Hopps]] garage (1922), [[Woodlawn Garage]] (1925)
*** 5512: former location of [[T. B. Hopps]] garage (1922), [[Woodlawn Garage]] (1925)
*** 5514: former location of [[The Elf's Attic]] craft store (1985), [[New Life Ministries]] (1990)
*** 5514: former location of [[The Elf's Attic]] craft store (1985), [[New Life Ministries]] (1990)
*** 5516: former location of [[J. L. Davis]] barber (1922), [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (1930), [[American Furniture]] (1971), [[House of James]] (1990)
*** 5516: former location of [[J. L. Davis]] barber (1922), [[Aladdin Cleaners]] (1930-1938), [[American Furniture]] (1971), [[House of James]] (1990)
*** 5518: pocket park/walkway  
*** 5518: pocket park/walkway  
*** 5520: former location of [[William Drogains]] restaurant (1922), [[Touch of Bel Air]] / [[JP's Creative Cuts]] (2008), [[Salon You]]
*** 5520-5522: [[Boogs Block]] also called [[Beggs Hall]], (built c. 1928)
*** 5522: [[Boogs Block]] (built c. 1928) former location of [[Woodlawn Hardware]] (1971), [[Burch Antiques]], [[ADW Temporary Staffing]] (2012)
**** 5520: former location of [[William Drogains]] restaurant (1922), [[Gray Jewelry Co.]] / [[Logan Glover]] barber (1938), [[Touch of Bel Air]] / [[JP's Creative Cuts]] (2008), [[Salon You]]
**** 5522: former location of [[Woodlawn Hardware]] (1971), [[Burch Antiques]], [[ADW Temporary Staffing]] (2012)
** south side
** south side
*** 5501: [[Imperial Hair & Beauty]], former location of [[Family Warehouse]] (2007-2008), [[Mission Possible]] thrift store (2012)
*** 5501: [[Imperial Hair & Beauty]], former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1938), [[Family Warehouse]] (2007-2008), [[Mission Possible]] thrift store (2012)
*** 5503: [[God's Army Outreach Bible Ministry]] (2007-), former location of [[Woodlawn Monument Co.]] (1922), [[Woodlawn Theatre]] (1929-1957), [[The Wood Doctor]] (-2007)
*** 5503: [[God's Army Outreach Bible Ministry]] (2007-), former location of [[Woodlawn Monument Co.]] (1922), [[Dixie Barber Shop]] (1938)
**** 5503B: former location of [[The Wood Doctor]] (2008)
**** 5503B: former location of [[The Wood Doctor]] (-2007)
**** 5503½: former location of National Guard Armory (1922)
**** 5503½: former location of National Guard Armory (1922)
*** 5505: [[Boehm Buildings]]
*** 5505: [[Boehm Buildings]], former location of [[Woodlawn Theatre]] (1929-1957)
*** 5507: [[1st Ave Upholstery]]
*** 5507: [[1st Ave Upholstery]], former location of [[A & P Food Store]] (1938)
*** 5515-5519: former location of [[White House Sandwich Shop]] (1935)
*** 5509: former location of [[Pearson's Bakery]] (1938)
*** 5523-5531: [[Eastside Funeral Home]], former [[Woodlawn City Hall]] (built 1908)
*** 5511: former location of [[City Ice Delivery]] (1938)
**** 5523: former location of [[C. L. Bromberg's]], [[Morgan Bros.]], [[Ben Franklin Store]], [[Woodlawn Library]], [[Fabric Jungle]], [[Kent Photo Service]] / [[Art & Frame Mart]] (1971)
*** 5515-5519: former location of [[White House Sandwich Shop]] (1935-1938)
*** 5523-5529: [[Eastside Funeral Home]], former [[Woodlawn City Hall]] (built 1908)
**** 5523: former location of [[C. L. Bromberg's]], [[Ben Franklin Store]] (1938), [[Fabric Jungle]], [[Kent Photo Service]] / [[Art & Frame Mart]] (1971)
**** 5525: former location of [[Morgan Bros.]] department store (1938)
**** 5527: former location of [[Woodlawn Library]] (1938)
**** 5529: [[Sound & Page]] music hall
**** 5529: [[Sound & Page]] music hall
**** 5531: Former location of [[Alma White Cafeteria]] (1949)
 
* [[55th Place North]] intersects
* [[55th Place North]] intersects
** north side
** north side
*** 5528-5532: Commercial building (built c. 1928)
*** 5528-5532: Commercial building (built c. 1928)
**** 5528: [[Shannon Brazil Studio]] beauty shop, former location of [[Latrip's Drugs]], [[Smiles for Keeps]]
**** 5528: [[Shannon Brazil Studio]] beauty shop, former location of [[Lantrip's Drugs]] (1938), [[Smiles for Keeps]]
**** 5530: [[Hippodrome Barber Shop]] (1967-), former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (c.1934), [[Fowler's Barber Shop]] (-1967), [[Varsity Barber Shop]] (1967)
***** 5528½: former location of [[Virginia Beauty Shoppe]] / [[Raymond Orr]] dentist (1938)
**** 5532: [[Trove Design Shop]] (2019-), former location of [[Threads]] clothing
**** 5530: [[Hippodrome Barber Shop]] (1967-), former location of [[Service Barber Shop]] (c.1934-1938), [[Fowler's Barber Shop]] (-1967), [[Varsity Barber Shop]] (1967)
*** 5534-5538: vacant lot (buildings demolished before 2008)
**** 5532: [[Trove Design Shop]] (2019-), former location of [[Ideal Cafe]] (1938), [[Threads]] clothing
**** 5534: former location of washateria (before 1980)
*** 5534-5544: vacant lot (buildings demolished before 2008)
**** 5534: former location of [[Utopia Cleaners & Dyers]] (1938), washateria (before 1980)
**** 5538: former location of [[Krystal]] hamburgers<!--https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll6/id/1554-->
**** 5538: former location of [[Krystal]] hamburgers<!--https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll6/id/1554-->
**** 5544: former location of [[Woodlawn Service Station]] (1938)
** south side
** south side
*** 5531: Former location of [[Reliance Realty Co.]] (1938), [[Alma White Cafeteria]] (1949)
*** 5533: former location of [[Shelton-Montano Appliance Co.]] (1938)
*** 5535: [[City Meats]], formerly [[Mill's Restaurant]]
*** 5535: [[City Meats]], formerly [[Mill's Restaurant]]
*** 5545: [[Magic City Motors]]
*** 5537: former location of [[Nite-Owl Sandwich Shop]] (1938)
*** 5543-5549: [[Magic City Motors]]
**** 5543: former location of [[William Nichols]] gas station (1938)
**** 5549: former location of [[Gaylord Service Station]] (1938)
* [[Georgia Road]] (north) / [[56th Street North]] (south) intersects
* [[Georgia Road]] (north) / [[56th Street North]] (south) intersects
** North side
** North side
*** 5600: [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]] / [[East Birmingham Christian Academy]] (2008-), former location of [[56th Street Baptist Church]] (1922)
*** 5600: [[East Birmingham Church of God in Christ]] / [[East Birmingham Christian Academy]] (2008-), former location of [[56th Street Baptist Church]] (1922), [[Woodlawn Baptist Church]] (1938)
*** 5616-5620: [[Woodlawn High School]] (built 1916)
*** 5616-5620: [[Woodlawn High School]] (built 1916)
*** 5628: former location of [[Woodlawn Presbyterian Church]] (1922)
*** 5624-5628: former location of [[Woodlawn Presbyterian Church]] (1922-1938)
*** 5630: former location of [[Samuel Sachs]] dry goods (1922)
**** 5626: former location of [[Boy Scout Troop 24]] (1938)
**** 5628: former location of [[Woodlawn Presbyterian Church]] Sunday School (1938)
*** 5630: former location of [[Samuel Sachs]] dry goods (1922), [[John Nunnelley]] shoe repair (1938)
*** 5632: former location of [[Lawson Apartments]] (1938)
** South side
** South side
*** 5601: [[Ken Del Building]], former location of [[W. C. Vice Undertaking Co.]] (1922), [[King's Catfish]], [[Nick's Grill]], [[Nick's Sundries]]
*** 5601: [[Ken Del Building]], former location of [[W. C. Vice Undertaking Co.]] (1922), [[W. C. Vice & Sons Funeral Home]] (1938), [[King's Catfish]], [[Nick's Grill]], [[Nick's Sundries]]
*** 5607: former location of [[Hull Grocery Co.]] (1925)
*** 5607: former location of [[Hull Grocery Co.]] (1925-1938)
*** 5613: former location of [[Piper's Ice Cream Store]] (1938)
*** 5623: former location of [[Christian's Barber & Style Shop]]
*** 5623: former location of [[Christian's Barber & Style Shop]]
*** 5625: former location of [[Woodlawn Radio Shop]] (1930)
*** 5625: former location of [[Woodlawn Radio Shop]] (1930), [[Dick's Repair Shop]] bicycle repairs (1938)
*** 5627: former location of [[Nicholas Hahamis]] confectionary (1938)
* [[57th Street North]] intersects
* [[57th Street North]] intersects
** 5700: former location of [[Hallmark Carpets]] (1971-1977)
** North side
** 5701: [[Alabama Power Company]] substation, former location of [[Nick Hahamis]] grocer (1922), [[Nick's Place]] (1924)
*** 5700: former location of [[New Sunshine Cleaners]] (1938), [[Hallmark Carpets]] (1971-1977)
** 5704: [[St Benedict's Veterans Center]], former location of [[Interfaith Hospitality House]]
*** 5702: former location of [[Woodlawn Cycle Co.]] (1938)
** 5705: [[Dream Center]] (former [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 12]]
*** 5704: [[St Benedict's Veterans Center]], former location of [[Interfaith Hospitality House]]
** 5709: [[Woodlawn Library]]
*** 5712-5720: [[Grace Episcopal Church]] (1890-, present building completed in 1927)
** 5712-5720: [[Grace Episcopal Church]] (1890-, present building completed in 1927)
** South side
*** 5701-5703: former location of [[Alabama Power Company]] substation
**** 5701: former location of [[Nick Hahamis]] grocer (1922), [[Nick's Place]] (1924), [[John Galatis]] restaurant (1938)
**** 5703: former location of [[Birmingham Electric Co.]] substation (1938)
*** 5705: [[Dream Center]] (former [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 12]]
*** 5709: [[Woodlawn Library]]
 
* [[58th Street North]] intersects
* [[58th Street North]] intersects
** 5800: former location of [[Box Service Station]] / [[Box Coal & Transfer Co.]] (1938)
** 5801: [[RC's Collision Paint & Body]], former location of [[A & P]] supermarket
** 5801: [[RC's Collision Paint & Body]], former location of [[A & P]] supermarket
** 5810: [[Bullet Iron Works]], former location of [[Hill's Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1922)
** 5810: [[Bullet Iron Works]], former location of [Joseph Towry]] auto repair (1938)
** 5812: [[The Shop]] barber shop
** 5812: [[The Shop]] barber shop, former location of  [[Hill's Food Stores|Hill Grocery Co.]] (1922-1938)
** 5814: [[The Basics]] clothing shop
** 5814: [[The Basics]] clothing shop, former location of [[Leonard Word]] clothes cleaning (1938)
** 5816: [[Music World]]
** 5816: [[Music World]], former location of [[Robert Weekley]] barber (1938)
** 5831: [[Bayles Catering & Restaurant]] (2018-)
** 5831: [[Bayles Catering & Restaurant]] (2018-)
* [[59th Street North]] intersects
* [[59th Street North]] intersects
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** 5914: former location of [[Bethell's Flower Shop]] (1971)
** 5914: former location of [[Bethell's Flower Shop]] (1971)
** 5921: [[American Motel]]
** 5921: [[American Motel]]
** 5930: former location of [[Drewry's Inn]] restaurant (1938)
** 5936: [[Auto Professional Car Sales]], former location of [[Spur]] gas station (1966)
** 5936: [[Auto Professional Car Sales]], former location of [[Spur]] gas station (1966)
* [[60th Street North]] intersects
* [[60th Street North]] intersects
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** 6101: [[Relax Inn]]
** 6101: [[Relax Inn]]
** 6117: former location of [[Helm Portrait Co.]] (1922), [[Arthur Motor Service]] (1928)
** 6117: former location of [[Helm Portrait Co.]] (1922), [[Arthur Motor Service]] (1928)
** 6130: former location of [[Blue Crane No. 2]] restaurant (1938)
** 6131: former location of [[Fadely's Drug Store]] (1938)


===[[Wahouma]]/[[East Lake]]===
===[[Wahouma]]/[[East Lake]]===

Revision as of 12:49, 5 October 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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For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 1st Avenue North category.

Smithfield

Downtown Birmingham

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Woodlawn City Hall at 5523 1st Ave. N.

Wahouma/East Lake

North East Lake/South East Lake