19th Street North
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19th Street North is one of the primary streets in downtown Birmingham's business district.
The street serves as the eastern boundary of Birmingham's Civil Rights District between 3rd and 8th Avenue North.
A 1907 train accident occurred at the intersection of 19th Street and 9th Avenue North. A notable early balloon ascent took place near the intersection with 1st Avenue North in 1891. The street is included on the route of the annual Veterans Day parade.
Notable locations
- Railroad Reservation
- former site of Linn's Park
- former location of Relay House
- Intersection with Morris Avenue
- Intersection with 1st Avenue North
- former downtown terminus of the Highland Avenue Railroad
- former site of O'Brien Opera House
- 111: Ideal Department Store Building
- Intersection with 2nd Avenue North, former location of Hudgins' fountain
- former location of WBRC-AM radio studios
- former location of Vaudette Theater
- former location of Weather Forecast Office Birmingham
- former location of Louis Pizitz Dry Goods Company
- former location of Hughes Drug Store
- former location of the Peerless Saloon
- 200: McWane Science Center
- 214-224: Loveman, Joseph & Loeb Department Store
- beginning of Alabama Walk of Fame
- Intersection with 3rd Avenue North
- former site of the Wright Building, once used for Birmingham Free School
- former location of first Birmingham Post Office
- former location of the Florence Hotel
- 301: Kress Building
- 9-11 Memorial Walk
- Fox Building
- Intersection with 4th Avenue North
- former site of Birmingham City Hall and Birmingham City Hall (1901)
- One Federal Place, former location of Restaurant G
- former site of Magnolia Place (William H. Morris residence)
- Intersection with 5th Avenue North
- Intersection with 6th Avenue North
- Intersection with 7th Avenue North
- "Today to Tonight" mural
- Intersection with 8th Avenue North