Block 83

1902 Sanborn map of Block 83

2022 Google Maps aerial of Block 83

Block 83 is a Birmingham city block bordered by 22nd and 23rd Streets and by 2nd and 3rd Avenues North. It is bisected by 2nd Alley North.

By 1902 most of the south half of the block, facing 2nd Avenue (paved with stone blocks), was commercial stores while the north half, facing 3rd avenue (paved with gravel) was still divided into six residential lots. The 3-story Waters Building. built in 1887 at 209–2011 22nd Street was the only commercial structure north of the alley.

In the 1920s the northwest corner of Block 83 was redeveloped with a 1-story commercial building, and the Municipal Market was constructed on the northeast corner. That building was expanded in the 1940s for the U.S. Social Security Administration, and used in the 1970s–1990s as the Red Cross Building.

Notable buildings

22nd Street North 201–207: 2200 2nd Avenue North (built 1904) 209–211: Waters Building (built 1887) 2nd Alley North intersects 213–215: parking lot 217-221: 2201 3rd Avenue North (built 1923) 23rd Street North 200–206: Athens Building (built 1960s) 208–210: Stewart Law Office 2nd Alley North intersects 312–320: Municipal Market (built 1920s)

2nd Avenue North 2200–2202: 2200 2nd Avenue North (built 1904) 2204: 1-story commercial building 2206: 2-story commercial building 2208: vacant lot 2210: 2210 2nd Avenue North (built 1907) 2212: Gingold Building (built 1904) 2214: Taylor Carriage Co. building (built 1905) 2216: 3-story commercial building 2218: 2-story commercial building 2220–2230: Athens Building (built 1960s) 3rd Avenue North 2201–2209: 2201 3rd Avenue North (built 1923) 2211–2213: parking lot 2215–2231: Municipal Market (built 1920s)

References

• "Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama" (1902), Sheet 21, via U.S. Library of Congress - accessed January 7, 2023

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