13th Street North

13th Street North is one of the primary north-south streets on the western end of downtown Birmingham's business district. The street marks the western edge of the "Downtown district" as defined by the Elyton Land Company's original subdivision of Birmingham Blocks.

The downtown section, south of Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, is one way for vehicular traffic, south only.

13th Street begins between the Railroad Reservation within the property of the Spire Alabama Metro Operations Center and becomes a public street as it crosses 1st Avenue North. Between 1st Avenue and 3rd Avenue North, it carries eastbound traffic on U.S. Highway 11. It continues north to Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, where it is interrupted by the Birmingham Social Security Administration Center.

The street resumes for one block between 9th and 10th Avenue North, but continues from there as 10th Court North south of Malfunction Junction. North of the interstate, 13th Street reappears between 12th Place North and 14th Avenue North, and in fragments as far as 16th Court North.

A disconnected 13th Street North picks up at 21st Avenue North and crosses Finley Boulevard, ending at Finley Avenue.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 13th Street North category.

• • west side:
    • former location of Linn Iron Works (1875–1920s)
      • 2–10: Birmingham Southern Railroad freight depot (built 1928, demolished 2014)
      • 12–20: EBSCO Engineering Building, EBSCO Capital / Stoneybrook Ventures / Fieldster, former location of Biso Collective (2020–2022)
  • east side:
    • 1–21: Spire Alabama Metro Operations Center, formerly Alagasco Metro Operations Center

• 1st Avenue North intersects (U.S. Highway 11)
  • west side:
    • 100–110: CRC / A+ College Ready / A+ Education Partnership, former location of EBSCO Industries
    • 112–120: Matthews Foreign Car Parts
  • east side (Block 93):
    • 111–121: Acme Building

Birmingham Gas Company gas plant at 13th Street and 2nd Avenue North

• 2nd Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
    • 200–210: Magic City Auto Works, former location of Birmingham Gas Company gas plant
    • 212–220: former location of Birmingham Electric Light & Illuminating Co.
      • 212: two-story building
      • 214–220: Birmingham Urban League
  • east side (Block 92):
    • 201–211: parking lot
    • 213–221: former location of Holiday Inn (built 1962), Britling Holiday Inn restaurant (1963), Knights Inn, Kings Inn

• 3rd Avenue North intersects
  • former location of Beggs Pipe & Foundry Company (1905)
  • west side:
  • east side (Block 67):

• 4th Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
    • 420: America's First Federal Credit Union building, former location of Liberty Super Market (Dominic Stignani 1957–), site of 1966 Liberty Super Market protests
  • east side (Block 66):

• 5th Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
  • east side (Block 41):

• 6th Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
  • east side (Block 40):

• 7th Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
  • east side (Block 14):
    • 701: former location of Birmingham Distilling Co. (built 1901)

• street ends at Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, formerly 8th Avenue North
  • former location of Saab Tire Co. (Charles Saab 1959–1961)

• street resumes at 9th Avenue North
  • former location of Ensley Railway Barn (1888–1902)

• 12th Avenue North intersects
  • west side:
    • 1212–1220: apartments
      • 1216: former location of a residence (destroyed by bomb in July 1957)
  • east side:
    • 1205: Victory Tabernacle Community Church - North (2011–)
    • 1221: Weather Bureau Building (built 1907), former location of Weather Forecast Office Birmingham (1907–1945), Edgar Horton residence (1907–1953), Fountain Heights Methodist Church (1953–)

• 12th Court North intersects
  • 1250: former location of Birmingham Fire Station No. 11 (built 1910, demolished)

• 13th Avenue North intersects
  • east side:
    • Fountain Heights Park (1901–)

• 15th Avenue North intersects