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== Route ==
== Route ==
Originally the Tidewater route began and ended at the [[Tidewater Barn]] at the end of [[17th Street Ensley|17th Street]] north of [[Avenue C Ensley|Avenue C]]. It followed 17th Street until it merged with [[18th Street Ensley|18th Street]] and proceeded east to [[Pratt Junction]] where it jogged back up to 17th and onto [[Graymont Avenue]] (a route now obstructed by [[I-65]]). The route proceeded along Graymont, past [[Legion Field]], and onto [[5th Avenue North]], by which it entered [[downtown Birmingham]].
After [[1924]] the route of the original [[Birmingham Tidwater Railway]] was changed to reflect its absorption into the BRyL&PCo system. Instead of returning to the old [[Tidewater Barn]] in Ensley, cars looped over to [[20th Street Ensley|20th Street]] on [[Avenue D Ensley|Avenue D]] then returned to 17th Street on [[Avenue I Ensley|Avenue I]]. From there the route was the same as before as far as downtown. The new route turned south at [[19th Street North|19th Street]], east on [[2nd Avenue North]], south again on [[23rd Street North|23rd Street]], and proceeded out of town on the [[1st Avenue North Viaduct|Weatherly Viaduct]].


From there the older Tidewater route continued through the [[Birmingham Terminal Station]]'s "subway" underpass and continued eastward to [[41st Street North]] in [[Avondale]]. It then turned south, crossing the tracks of the [[Alabama Great Southern Railroad|Alabama Great Southern]] and [[Georgia Pacific Railroad]]s to [[4th Avenue South]], merging with [[5th Avenue South]] near the [[Continental Gin Company]] as it approached [[Woodlawn]]. From [[Georgia Road]] the route followed [[1st Avenue South]] to [[68th Street South|68th Street]], then jogged to [[2nd Avenue South]] to the [[Cascade Plunge]] and [[College Station]] ([[Howard College]]) and on to [[85th Street South|85th Street]] where it turned north to [[1st Avenue North]].
After reaching [[68th Street North|68th Street]] in East Lake, the streetcar resumed its established route past [[Howard College]] to 8th Street. On its return, however, the No. 27 turned back down to 2nd Avenue South on [[82nd Street North|82nd Street]] and retraced its way to 1st Avenue North via 68th Street.
 
At that point the Tidewater route returned to 68th Street by 1st Avenue North before turning south, completing its East Lake loop, and retracing its route through Woodlawn, Avondale, Birmingham, and Graymont to Ensley.
 
After [[1924]] the route was changed. Instead of returning to the barn in Ensley, cars looped over to [[20th Street Ensley|20th Street]] on [[Avenue D Ensley|Avenue D]] then returned to 17th Street on [[Avenue I Ensley|Avenue I]]. From there the route was the same as before as far as downtown. The new route turned south at [[19th Street North|19th Street]], east on [[2nd Avenue North]], south again on [[23rd Street North|23rd Street]], and proceeded out of town on the [[1st Avenue North Viaduct|Weatherly Viaduct]].
 
After reaching [[68th Street North|68th Street]] in East Lake, the streetcar resumed its established route past Howard College to 8th Street. On its return, however, the No. 27 turned back down to 2nd Avenue South on [[82nd Street North|82nd Street]] and retraced its way to 1st Avenue North via 68th Street.


After [[1927]] the Ensley and downtown routes were slightly modified, using [[20th Street Ensley|20th Street]] instead of 22nd Street Ensley and using [[17th Street North|17th Street]] instead of 19th and 23rd to connect between 5th Avenue and 1st Avenue downtown.
After [[1927]] the Ensley and downtown routes were slightly modified, using [[20th Street Ensley|20th Street]] instead of 22nd Street Ensley and using [[17th Street North|17th Street]] instead of 19th and 23rd to connect between 5th Avenue and 1st Avenue downtown.

Revision as of 10:18, 18 September 2014

The No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line (formerly the No. 27 Ensley streetcar line and No. 38 South East Lake streetcar line) was a streetcar line operated by the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company which continued service to Ensley initiated by the Birmingham, Ensley & Bessemer Railroad on September 5, 1912. Service to East Lake began on September 18, 1913 as part of the Birmingham Tidewater Railway.

The Tidewater line was purchased out of receivership by the Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Company in 1917 and the lines absorbed in 1924. That year saw numerous route modifications, especially east of downtown where the new No. 38 route took the place of the former Tidewater route. In Ensley the No. 27 route followed the same route as the No. 6 Pratt-Ensley streetcar line. The two former Tidewater lines were reunited on June 27, 1927.

Service on the No. 27 Ensley No. 38 South East Lake line was the last of Birmingham's once-impressive streetcar system. The last car rolled down the track on April 19, 1953.

Route

After 1924 the route of the original Birmingham Tidwater Railway was changed to reflect its absorption into the BRyL&PCo system. Instead of returning to the old Tidewater Barn in Ensley, cars looped over to 20th Street on Avenue D then returned to 17th Street on Avenue I. From there the route was the same as before as far as downtown. The new route turned south at 19th Street, east on 2nd Avenue North, south again on 23rd Street, and proceeded out of town on the Weatherly Viaduct.

After reaching 68th Street in East Lake, the streetcar resumed its established route past Howard College to 8th Street. On its return, however, the No. 27 turned back down to 2nd Avenue South on 82nd Street and retraced its way to 1st Avenue North via 68th Street.

After 1927 the Ensley and downtown routes were slightly modified, using 20th Street instead of 22nd Street Ensley and using 17th Street instead of 19th and 23rd to connect between 5th Avenue and 1st Avenue downtown.

References

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