Messer Airport Highway: Difference between revisions
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* [[33rd Street North]] intersection | * [[33rd Street North]] intersection | ||
** former location of [[New Hope Baptist Church]] (c. 1899-1912) | ** former location of [[New Hope Baptist Church]] (c. 1899-1912) | ||
** 3317: [[Thompson Cat Rental Store]] | ** 3315: former location of [[Gus Campisi]] grocery (1941) | ||
** 3317: [[Thompson Cat Rental Store]], former location of [[Acme Oil Co.]] filling station (1941) | |||
** 3325: former location of [[Nygren's Cabinet Shop]] (1941) | |||
** 3327: former location of [[Barnett Lumber & Supply]] (1941) | |||
** 3417: former location of [[Arkansas Fuel Oil Co.]] (1941) | |||
** 3419: former location of [[C. F. Hewett Oil Co.]] (1941) | |||
** 3421: former location of [[Cities Service]] filling station (1941) | |||
* [[Brook Street]] (south) / [[35th Street North]] (north) intersection | * [[Brook Street]] (south) / [[35th Street North]] (north) intersection | ||
** 3500-3628: [[Airport Highway Park]] industrial park | ** 3500-3628: [[Airport Highway Park]] industrial park | ||
*** 3500: [[Fuller Supply Co.]] | *** 3500: [[Fuller Supply Co.]], former location of [[Nelson Transfer Co.]] (1941) | ||
** 3501: former location of [[General Salvage & Supply Co.]] wreckers (1941) | |||
** 3531: former location of [[Barnett Lumber Co.]] (1926) | ** 3531: former location of [[Barnett Lumber Co.]] (1926) | ||
** 3608: [[Bagby Elevator Company]] | ** 3608: [[Bagby Elevator Company]] | ||
** 3609: former location of [[Inca Metal Products]] office (1941) | |||
** 3629: former location of [[Alvin Fixture Co.]] store fixtures (1941) | |||
** 3631: former location of [[William Sabatini]] restaurant (1941) | |||
* [[37th Street North]] intersection | * [[37th Street North]] intersection | ||
** 3704: [[Master Safety Supply]] | ** 3704: [[Master Safety Supply]] | ||
** 3710: former location of [[Birmingham Tin Shop]] (1941) | |||
** 3728: [[Front End Alignment Center]] | ** 3728: [[Front End Alignment Center]] | ||
** 3735: [[Magic City Harvest]] | ** 3735: [[Magic City Harvest]] | ||
* [[38th Street North]] intersection | * [[38th Street North]] intersection | ||
** 3801: [[Direct Scaffold Services]] | ** 3801: [[Direct Scaffold Services]], former location of [[Samuel Washburn]] grocery (1941) | ||
** 3824: former location of [[Lon Haynes Auto Wrecking Co.]] (1941) | |||
** 3828: [[Mystik Save More & Deli]] | ** 3828: [[Mystik Save More & Deli]] | ||
** 3831: former location of [[William Britt]] fruit stand (1941) | |||
* [[39th Street North]] intersection | * [[39th Street North]] intersection | ||
** 3901: [[Dunn Investment Co.]] | ** 3901: [[Dunn Investment Co.]], former location of [[James E. Tubb]] coal dealer (1941) | ||
** 3905: [[Dunn Construction]] | ** 3905: [[Dunn Construction]] | ||
** 3929: former location of [[Elkins Radio Service]] (1941) | |||
* [[40th Street North]] intersection (north only) | * [[40th Street North]] intersection (north only) | ||
** 4012: Shell gas station | ** 4001: former location of [[Avondale Mattress Co.]] manufacturer (1941) | ||
** 4010: former location of [[Abraham Mizerany]] dry goods (1941) | |||
** 4011: former location of [[George Gray]] filling station (1941) | |||
** 4012: Shell gas station, former location of [[Hill Grocery Co.]] (1941) | |||
** 4020: [[Popeye's]] | ** 4020: [[Popeye's]] | ||
** 4022: former location of [[Avondale Theatre]] (1941) | |||
** 4028: former location of [[George Pharo]] grocery (1941) | |||
** 4030: former location of [[Howard Odorless Cleaners]] (1941) | |||
** 4032: former location of [[C. Kerzie]] barber shop (1941) | |||
** 4034: former location of [[Vance's Drug Store]] (1941) | |||
* [[41st Street North]] intersection | * [[41st Street North]] intersection | ||
** 4100: [[Avondale Sundries]] | ** 4100: [[Avondale Sundries]] | ||
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** 4104: [[Top Flight Barber & Style Shop]] | ** 4104: [[Top Flight Barber & Style Shop]] | ||
* road parallels [[1st Avenue North]] (no access) | * road parallels [[1st Avenue North]] (no access) | ||
** 4210: former location of [[Triumph Church of God in Christ]] (1941) | |||
** 4252: [[Tom Brown Village]] | ** 4252: [[Tom Brown Village]] | ||
* [[43rd Street North]] intersection (north only) | * [[43rd Street North]] intersection (north only) |
Revision as of 22:59, 12 February 2018
Glenn E. Messer Airport Highway is an east-west street serving as a connection between downtown Birmingham and the Birmingham International Airport. It was named in honor of aviation pioneer Glenn E. Messer. The westernmost section by that name ends at 31st Street North, although the road continues further west as 5th Avenue North. The easternmost section forms a loop around the parking garages at the Birmingham International Airport. Messer Airport Highway is a two-way street for its entire length, the majority of which is four to five lanes wide.
Between 42nd Street and 44th Street, Messer Airport Highway is separated from 1st Avenue North by only a narrow, landscaped median. 1st Avenue is not accessible from Messer Airport Highway 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.
Messer Airport Highway is accessible from and to Interstate 20 and Interstate 59 at exit 129 in both directions.
Notable locations
For an alphabetical list of locations, see the Messer Airport Highway category.
- 31st Street North intersection
- 3230: Mingledorff's, Bermco Aluminum
- 3270: Supreme Beverage Co.
- 33rd Street North intersection
- former location of New Hope Baptist Church (c. 1899-1912)
- 3315: former location of Gus Campisi grocery (1941)
- 3317: Thompson Cat Rental Store, former location of Acme Oil Co. filling station (1941)
- 3325: former location of Nygren's Cabinet Shop (1941)
- 3327: former location of Barnett Lumber & Supply (1941)
- 3417: former location of Arkansas Fuel Oil Co. (1941)
- 3419: former location of C. F. Hewett Oil Co. (1941)
- 3421: former location of Cities Service filling station (1941)
- Brook Street (south) / 35th Street North (north) intersection
- 3500-3628: Airport Highway Park industrial park
- 3500: Fuller Supply Co., former location of Nelson Transfer Co. (1941)
- 3501: former location of General Salvage & Supply Co. wreckers (1941)
- 3531: former location of Barnett Lumber Co. (1926)
- 3608: Bagby Elevator Company
- 3609: former location of Inca Metal Products office (1941)
- 3629: former location of Alvin Fixture Co. store fixtures (1941)
- 3631: former location of William Sabatini restaurant (1941)
- 3500-3628: Airport Highway Park industrial park
- 37th Street North intersection
- 3704: Master Safety Supply
- 3710: former location of Birmingham Tin Shop (1941)
- 3728: Front End Alignment Center
- 3735: Magic City Harvest
- 38th Street North intersection
- 3801: Direct Scaffold Services, former location of Samuel Washburn grocery (1941)
- 3824: former location of Lon Haynes Auto Wrecking Co. (1941)
- 3828: Mystik Save More & Deli
- 3831: former location of William Britt fruit stand (1941)
- 39th Street North intersection
- 3901: Dunn Investment Co., former location of James E. Tubb coal dealer (1941)
- 3905: Dunn Construction
- 3929: former location of Elkins Radio Service (1941)
- 40th Street North intersection (north only)
- 4001: former location of Avondale Mattress Co. manufacturer (1941)
- 4010: former location of Abraham Mizerany dry goods (1941)
- 4011: former location of George Gray filling station (1941)
- 4012: Shell gas station, former location of Hill Grocery Co. (1941)
- 4020: Popeye's
- 4022: former location of Avondale Theatre (1941)
- 4028: former location of George Pharo grocery (1941)
- 4030: former location of Howard Odorless Cleaners (1941)
- 4032: former location of C. Kerzie barber shop (1941)
- 4034: former location of Vance's Drug Store (1941)
- 41st Street North intersection
- road parallels 1st Avenue North (no access)
- 4210: former location of Triumph Church of God in Christ (1941)
- 4252: Tom Brown Village
- 43rd Street North intersection (north only)
- 4300: North Avondale Library
- 4304: Hayes K-8 School, former location of Hayes High School
- road diverges from 1st Avenue North
- 45th Place North intersection (south only)
- 7th Avenue North intersection (north only)
- 46th Street North intersection (north only)
- 47th Street North intersection
- 4744-4750: Doers of the Word Ministries
- 48th Street North intersection
- 49th Street North intersection (south only)
- 4917: Woodlawn Mart
- 4921: Sammy's Sandwich Shop
- 50th Street North intersection (south only)
- 4980: Gibson Elementary School
- 50th Street North (north) / Georgia Road (south) intersection
- 5101: America's Best Inn (originally the Birmingham Airport Motel, later the Airport Inn Motel)
- 5113: Hardee's
- Richard Arrington Jr Boulevard North intersection
- I-59/20 interchange
- 5201: Gateway, former location of Rushton School
- 5216: Clarion Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Four Points by Sheraton-Airport)
- 5224: SafeKey Parking
- 15th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 17th Avenue North intersection (west only)
- 5333: Alabama Car Rental
- 16th Avenue North intersection (east only)
- 17th Avenue North intersection (east only)
- Woodlawn Road intersection (east only)
- Aviation Avenue intersection
- University Avenue intersection
- 5701: former location of Aeromarine
- 37th Avenue North (east) / Tower View Drive (west) intersection