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* [[Center Street]] intersects (road continues as [[6th Avenue West]])
* [[Center Street]] intersects (road continues as [[6th Avenue West]])
** 102: former location of the [[Canyon Club]] (1940s-1950s)
** 102: former location of the [[Canyon Club]] (1940s-1950s)
** 105: [[Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church]]
** 105: [[Ephesus Seventh Day Adventist Church]] (1953)
** 212: former location of [[Ransom's Garage]] (1927)
** 212: former location of [[Ransom's Garage]] (1927)
** 322: former location of [[Dester Brooks]] florist (1953)
** 508: former location of [[McKinley Lauderdale]] tailor (1953)
** 600: [[Roland's Auto Works]]
** 600: [[Roland's Auto Works]]
** 701: [[Karl's Kar Klinic]]
** 700: former location of [[Standard Floors]] (1953)
** 900: [[I Got a Deal Auto Glass & Trim]]
** 701: [[Karl's Kar Klinic]], former location of [[Grainger Floors]] (1953)
** 930: [[Perfect Repair Collision Center]], former location of [[Gray Printing]]
** 705–707: former location of [[Red Stewart Supply Co.]] (1953)
** 709–711: former location of [[Pillsbury-Ballard]] flour mill (1953)
 
* [[9th Avenue North]] intersects
** 900: [[I Got a Deal Auto Glass & Trim]], former location of [[Pittsburgh Testing Laboratory]] (1953)
** 904: former location of [[Southern Vending Co.]] (1953)
** 905: former location of [[Jesse Holley]] general contractor (1953)
** 906: former location of [[Christie Plastering Co.]] (1953)
** 908: former location of [[Brewer Enterprises]] trailer rentals (1953)
** 917–919: former location of [[Southern Rubber Co.]] / [[Southern Recapping Co.]] tires (1953)
** 930: [[Perfect Repair Collision Center]], former location of [[Dixie Type & Supply Co.]] (1953), [[Gray Printing]]
 
* [[Interstate 65]] south off-ramp/[[10th Street North]] intersection
* [[Interstate 65]] south off-ramp/[[10th Street North]] intersection
** 1001–1005: former location of [[National Cylinder Gas Co.]] (1953)


* [[11th Street North]] intersects
* [[11th Street North]] intersects
** 1100: former location of [[St James Baptist Church]] (1953)
** 1101: [[Tourway Inn of Birmingham]]
** 1101: [[Tourway Inn of Birmingham]]
** 1108: former location of [[Chuck Full of Nuts]] delicatessen (1953)
** 1127–1131: former location of [[Alabama Seafood Co.]] (1953)


* [[12th Street North]] intersects
* [[12th Street North]] intersects
** 1200: former location of [[Alabama Power Co.]] distribution building (1953)
** 1201-1231: [[Alabama Power Company]] vehicle maintenance garage (1950s-2020)
** 1201-1231: [[Alabama Power Company]] vehicle maintenance garage (1950s-2020)
** 1231: former location of [[Dixie Brass & Foundry]] (1925)
** 1231: former location of [[Dixie Brass & Foundry]] (1925), [[Flourescent Maintenance Co.]] / [[Vulcan Chemical Co.]] / [[Union Chemical Co.]] (1953)


* [[13th Street North]] intersects
* [[13th Street North]] intersects
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*** 1318: former location of [[Brocato Gardens]] restaurant ([[Joseph Brocato]] 1958)
*** 1318: former location of [[Brocato Gardens]] restaurant ([[Joseph Brocato]] 1958)
** south side:
** south side:
** 1301: former location of church (1887)
** 1301–1305: former location of [[Birmingham Iron & Metal Co.]] (1953)
*** 1301: former location of church (1887)
** 1313: [[Alabama Power]] Metro Central customer service center
** 1313: [[Alabama Power]] Metro Central customer service center


* [[14th Street North]] intersects
* [[14th Street North]] intersects
** 1414: former location of [[Zion Hill Baptist Church]] (1957)
** 1401: former location of [[O. K. Grocery]] (1953)
** 1431: former location of [[T.J. Burke]] grocer (1887)
** 1410: former location of [[General Plumbing & Heating Co.]] (1953)
** 1414: former location of [[Zion Hill Baptist Church]] (1953–1957)
** 1426b: former location of [[Bob's Barbecue]] (1953)
** 1430: [[Jerome Ippolito]] grocery (1953)
** 1431: former location of [[T.J. Burke]] grocery (1887), [[Carpri Grocery]] (1953)


* [[15th Street North]] intersects
* [[15th Street North]] intersects
** north side ([[Block 38]]):
** north side ([[Block 38]]):
*** 1500: [[St Paul United Methodist Church]] (1896–, present building built 1904)
*** 1500: [[St Paul United Methodist Church]] (1896–, present building built 1904)
*** 1503: former location of [[St Paul Methodist Church]] clinic (1953)
*** 1530: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] (1882–, present building built 1911)
*** 1530: [[16th Street Baptist Church]] (1882–, present building built 1911)
** south side ([[Block 43]]):
** south side ([[Block 43]]):
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* [[16th Street North]] intersects
* [[16th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** former site of [[Jockey Boy Restaurant]]
*** 1600: former location of [[Night Owl Grill]] (1953), [[Jockey Boy Restaurant]] (1963)
*** 1602: former location of ''[[Birmingham Weekly Review]]'' (1953)
*** 1616: former location of [[Painters Union Local No. 5]] (1953)
*** 1626: former location of [[Wolfe Distributing Co.]] vending machines (1953)
*** 1628–1630: former location of [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1953)
*** former site of [[West End Grammar School]]
*** former site of [[West End Grammar School]]
** south side:
** south side ([[Block 44]]):
*** [[Kelly Ingram Park]]
*** [[Kelly Ingram Park]]


* [[17th Street North]] intersects
* [[17th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** [[Alabama Power Building]]
*** 1700: former location of [[Henley School]] (1953)
*** 1706: former location of [[Young Men's Hebrew Association]] (1920)
*** 1706: former location of [[Young Men's Hebrew Association]] (1920)
*** 1710–1728: [[Alabama Power Building]] (built 1925)
** south side:
** south side:
*** 1725: former location of [[Bill Wilson Photo Studio]] (1957)
*** 1715: former location of [[Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co.]] district traffic office / [[Western Electric Co.]] area supervisor
*** 1723–1725: former location of [[Alabama Motorists Association]] (1953)
**** 1725: former location of [[Bill Wilson Photo Studio]] (1957)
*** 1727: former location of [[The Alvoy Apartments]]


* [[18th Street North]] intersects
* [[18th Street North]] intersects
** north side:
** north side:
*** [[AT&T City Center]]
*** 1800–1830: [[AT&T City Center]]
**** 1800: former location of [[6th Avenue Presbyterian Church]] (1953)
** south side:
** south side:
*** [[First United Methodist Church]]
*** 1801: former location of [[North Alabama Conference of the Methodist Church]]
*** 1803: former location of [[Jerome Hagan]] manufacturers agent / [[Alabama Motorist's Service Agency]] (1953)
*** 1805: former location of [[Continental Restaurant Supply Co.]] (1953)
*** 1809: former location of [[First United Methodist Church]] Sunday School annex (1953)
*** 1815–1817: [[First United Methodist Church]] (built 1891)


* [[19th Street North]] intersects
* [[19th Street North]] intersects
** north side ([[Block 34]]):
** north side ([[Block 34]]):
*** [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] (1946), also known as the Land Title Building. Former site of the [[A. W. Smith residence]]
*** 1904–1908: former location of [[Lykes Hotel]] (1953)
*** 1904: former location of [[Estell's Place]]
*** 1904: former location of [[Estell's Place]]
*** 1914: former location of [[Chamber of Commerce Building]] (1953)
*** 1916: former location of [[Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] (rear entrance)
*** 1920: former location of [[City Hall Station]] auto parking (1953)
*** 1924–1930: [[Family Reserve Insurance building]] (built 1946), former location of the [[A. W. Smith residence]]
** south side:
** south side:
*** 1901: [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]] (former site of [[Masonic Temple Building]] containing [[Loew's Temple Theater]])
*** 1901: [[Regions-Harbert Plaza]] (former site of [[Masonic Temple Building]] containing [[Loew's Temple Theater]])
*** 1919: former location of [[Temple Parking Lot]] (1953)
*** 1931: former location of [[Bond Finance]]
**** [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]]
**** [[Golden Rule Bar-B-Q]]


Revision as of 12:29, 28 March 2020

Sixth 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 6th Avenue West. The main section ends at Carraway Boulevard in the east, although additional segments can be found further east, particularly in East Lake.

Between 9th Street North and Carraway Boulevard, 6th Avenue is one way westbound and three lanes wide. At the east end, off-ramps from Interstate 20/59, both east- and westbound exit in line with 6th Avenue. An Interstate 65 south off-ramp ends at 6th Avenue feeding into 10th Avenue North while an I-65 north on-ramp splits from 11th Avenue North just north of 6th Avenue.

History

Electric lights were installed on 6th Avenue North from 17th to 25th Street in 1945 under the city's contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

6th Avenue North was converted from two-way to one-way (westbound) traffic was from Red Mountain Expressway to 9th Street North in 1973 by the Alabama Department of Transportation's TOPICS (Traffic Operations Program to Increase Capacity and Safety) program.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 6th Avenue North category.
  • 25th Street North intersects
    • north side:
      • Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
    • south side:
      • Park Place (Hope VI project) (former site of Metropolitan Gardens)
  • Carraway Boulevard intersection (road ends facing I-20/59 off-ramps)


To north:
I-20/59 		Interstate 65 southbound exits
6th Avenue North 		To south:
4th Avenue South
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