17th Street Ensley
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17th Street Ensley is a street in the Ensley business district. It begins at Avenue B just southeast of U. S. Steel's former Ensley Works and proceeds southeast until merging with 18th Street Ensley between Avenue J and Avenue K.
The street resumes at Tuxedo Park, running east from Avenue U to Pike Road. It is interrupted by the I-59 right of way along the way.
Another section of 17th Street Ensley picks up from Bush Boulevard and parallels Graymont Avenue until it becomes 8th Avenue West as it crosses the former Ensley city limit in line with Border Street.
Notable addresses
- former access to Semet-Solvay Co. coke / ammonia plant (1903)
- former location of Bates Metal Co. brass foundry (1903)
- former location of Birmingham-Tidewater Railway streetcar barn
- Avenue C Ensley intersects
- 311: Shortridge Funeral Home, former location of the Ensley Liquor Co. saloon (1903)
- 313: former location of The Three Wrens saloon (1903)
- Avenue D Ensley intersects
- 401: Western Mental Health Center, former location of C. R. Walker drug store / stationery (1903)
- 403: former location of J. Joseph dry goods (1903)
- 407: former location of W. W. Wilson furniture & carpets (1903)
- 409: former location of Urdong Bros. dry goods (1903)
- 411: Western Health Center, former location of The White Lion saloon (1903)
- 412: former location of Stockton & Garrison printers (1903)
- 413: former location of L. Miglionico grocery / confectioner (1903)
- 415½: former location of Mamie Adams boarding house (1903)
- 416: former location of Morning Star Cafe (1903)
- 417: former location of Snow Flake Steam Laundry (1903)
- 418: ABC Concrete Step & Iron Co., former location of Sparks Shows winter quarters (1943-)
- 419: former location of Fabian Bargain Co. (1903)
- 420: former location of Undine Saloon (1903)
- 421: former location of the Steel City Exchange saloon (1903)
- 422: former location of Empire Tailoring Co. (1903), Westside Lounge
- Avenue E Ensley intersects
- former location of D. W. Morris & Bro. grocery / shoes (1903)
- former location of Pappageorge Bros. restaurant / fruit stand (1903)
- former location of Henderson & Co. real estate (1903)
- 500-502:
- 500: Astou African Hair Braiding, former location of Unit Saloon (1903)
- 502: Heads to Toe Hair Salon, former location of Wilson's Cleaning & Pressing (1903)
- 501: former location of Braswell Furniture (1906-)
- 504: Deb's Divine Soul Food, former location of Family Grill, Gil's Place
- 506: former location of Hannah Coleman restaurant (1903)
- 509: Christopher Columbus Hall (built 1925), former location of Bell's Livery Stables (1903)
- 515: former location of Charles Rouss grocery (1903)
- 517-521: former location of Maeza’s Grocery
- 525: former location of J. B. Torbert grocery (1903)
- Avenue F Ensley intersects
- former location of Swaggerty & Johnson blacksmiths (1903)
- former location of Ensley Carriage Co. (1903)
- former location of Mrs Malloch boarding house (1903)
- 600: former location of Ranson & Son Grocery (1913-1930)
- 601: former location of Angwin Service Funeral Company (1898-1924)
- 605: former location of the Moore School (1899)
- Avenue G Ensley intersects
- Avenue H Ensley intersects
- 820: M & A Grocery
- Avenue I Ensley intersects
- Avenue J Ensley intersects