1st Avenue North (Downtown)

1st Avenue North (Downtown) is the section of 1st Avenue North running through downtown Birmingham's Fountain Heights and Central City neighborhoods, between I-65 and 26th Street. The avenue is also part of U.S. Highway 11.

In the downtown area, 1st Avenue North has a 100-foot right of way, 20 feet wider than the typical street. It carries two lanes of traffic in each direction with a central turn lane and parallel parking at each curb.

The curbstones installed in the early 20th century on 1st Avenue North between 18th and 21st Streets were quarried in Lane Park. The first electric "thoroughfare lighting" was installed on 1st Avenue North on poles spaced 200 feet apart. The lighting was upgraded with new, taller poles on 100-foot spacings between 32nd and 85th Streets under the city's 1945 contract with the Birmingham Electric Company.

During the 1980s rows of Pin oak trees were installed along 1st Avenue North between 14th and 26th Streets as part of the city's urban tree planting project, guided by Nimrod Long & Associates.

Notable addresses

In most cases, individual building tenants are listed in the entries for those buildings.

1st Avenue North continues west through Smithfield to Center Street, continuing as Cotton Avenue Southwest

Fountain Heights

• I-65 crosses over

11th Street intersects

• north side (Block 265)
  • 1100-1132: Pack Health Building (built before 1994, Pack Health (2018–) former location of the Entrepreneurial Center (1990s-2007), Gallet & Associates (2007-2009), Terracon (2009-2017)
    • 1100: former location of Augustus Dunker (1896), O. W. Naylor grocery (1898), Empire Seafood Co. wholesale seafood (1940–1953)
    • 1106: former location of Earl Gunter produce (1953)
    • 1130-1132: former location of Harris & Nail Produce / Dixie Wholesale Produce Co. / Wells Produce Co. / Tannory Produce Co. / Gustin Produce Co. (1953)
      • 1130: former location of P. F. Stone shoemaker (1898)
      • 1132: former location of Henry & Phillips Produce Co. / Richard George Jr / B. F. Waldrop wholesale produce (1953)
• south side (Block 266)
  • Alagasco Metro Operations Center (built 2015)
    • 1109: former location of Birmingham Seed & Plant Co. (1940), Espy Produce Co. (1953)
    • 1111: former location of Market Cafe (1940–1953)
    • 1119: former location of [[Thomas McClusky] / W. A. Blackmon / E. E. Massey / Bahakel Produce Co. / Henry Warren wholesale produce (1940)
    • 1125: former location of Jefferson County Truck Growers Association produce (1940)
    • 1131: former location of Alamo Produce Co. / G. I. Produce Co. / Low Cost Produce Co. / Clarence Cole / Pete Tortorigi / Mitchell Alexander wholesale produce
    • 1133: former location of Jefferson County Truck Growers Association produce (1953)

12th Street intersects

• north side (Block 92)
  • 1200: Tillman-Levenson building (built 1960), Annex Culinary Incubator (2018-)
  • 1210: former location of Birmingham Coal Co. (1896), Ivy Leaf Coalyard (1904), Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. tennis court (1940)
  • 1230: A+ Education Partnership / Kid One Transport, former location of Alabama Appliance Co. / Alabama Manufacturing Co. wholesale (1953), EBSCO Industries (1958–)
• south side (Block 111B)
  • Alagasco Metro Operations Center (built 2015)
    • 1201: former location of Colonial & Pacific Frigidways / Colonial Fast Freight Lines (1953)
    • 1203: former location of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. freight depot (1898)
    • 1205: former location of J. D. Leak coal dealer (1898)
    • 1210: former location of Birmingham Coal & Coke Co. (1898)
    • 1227: former location of Drive In Sandwich Shop (1953)
    • 1231: former location of Watkins-Walters Oil Co. (1940–1953), Watkins-Walters-Truss Tire Co. (1953)

13th Street intersects

• former location of Sammy's Supper Club & Lounge (Sam Cantavespre 1964)
• north side (Block 93):
  • 1300: former location of A. Baggiano saloon (1887), saloon (1891), S. E. & Sarah Roberts (1898), Thomas Powell saloon (1904), Birmingham Fixture Manufacturing Co./Birmingham Pattern & Novelty Works (1926), Zorn Woodworking Shop cabinetmakers (1940), Sharp Poultry & Eggs wholesaler (1953-1964)
  • 1302: former location of John Berger Jr fruit and candy (1887), saloon (1891)
  • 1304-1306: former location of TCI City Store (1904), Otto Stoelker manufacturer's agent (1940)
    • 1304: former location of H. A. Beckham grocer (1887), barber shop (1891)
    • 1306: former location of vacant lot (1891), Brungart-Jennings Inc. material handling equipment (1953), Decca Distributing Co. record dealer (1960)
  • 1308-1310: former location of Standard Bottle Co. (1926)
    • 1308: Fashion Etc Hair Salon, former location of S. W. Odom saloon (1887), Klausman Brewing Co. (1890), saloon (1891), Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. city store (1896–1898), Birmingham Pepsi-Cola Bottling Co. (1909), Alabama Advertising Company / Claude Lyemance general contractor (1940), Clisby & Associates manufacturers' agents (1953), U.S. Department of Agriculture and Alabama Department of Agriculture offices (1960-1964)
      • 1308½: former location of C. W. & Augustine Odom / P. & Mary Chavgnat (1898), Advertising Distributing Service (1940)
    • 1310: former location of C. W. Odom dry goods / P. Chavgnat meat market (1887-1891), McIntyre & Blackburn (1904), United Sign Co. (1940), Leonard's Restaurant, vacant (1953), Leonard's Restaurant & Lounge (1960), Trader Joe's restaurant & lounge (1964), Tito's Lounge (1973), Lynn's Den (1987-1998)
      • 1310b: former location of Paul A. Pocopanni & Associates accountants (1964)
      • 1310½: former location of Alabama Advertising Co. outdoor advertisements (1940)
  • 1312-1314: Birmingham Color Wall (2018-), former location of Peaslee-Gaulbert Corp. wholesale floor coverings (1953), Hunter Furniture warehouse (demolished 2017)
    • 1312: former location of vacant store (1891), Molay Bros. building supply (1960)
    • 1314: former location of Smith & Yancey / Birmingham Mattress Factory (1887), vacant store (1891), City Body & Paint Service (1964)
      • 1314½: former location of vacant store (1891)
  • 1316: former location of Mathews Littleton Barber Shop (1887), dry goods store (1891), Martin Osborne (1896), Jefferson Woodworking (1925-1926), Smith & Smith Refrigeration Co. (1940), Music Center One-Stop (2007)
  • 1318-1324: Primoridal Ventures manufacturing plant (2024–), former location of Canada Dry Bottling Co. of Birmingham / Tru-Ade Bottling Co. (1953), Hibbett Sports team sales, proposed location of Ballast at The Switch (2021)
    • 1318: former location of J. L. Vincent saloon (1887), saloon (1891) Lilly-Flag Feed Co. (1923-1926), Sterling Distributors warehouse (1960-1964)
      • 1318B: former location of barber shop (1891)
    • 1320-1324: former location of Universal Printing Co. (1960-1964)
      • 1320: former location of J. W. Deacy clothier (1887), grocery store (1891), J. W. Higgs & Son grocery (1896–1898)
      • 1322: former location of W. C. McLeod & Co. druggists (1887), drug store (1891), Magic City Drug Co. (1896–1898)
      • 1324: former location of J. M. Dupuy fruit dealer (1878), grocery / produce (1891), Siphonmix Fountain Co. (1926), James McCain welder (1940), The Plate Shop lithographers (1964)
  • 1326: former location of J. Comaschi fruit dealer / McGeever & Tully saloon (1887), saloon (1891), William Tully (1896), Magic City Drug Co. (1904), San-Nox Chemical Co. (1926), Sterling Distributors wholesale beer (1953-1964)
  • 1328: former location of W. Shackelford confectioner (1887), furniture store (1891), John Stratte restaurant (1904)
  • 1330: former location of G. W. Schackleford saloon (1887), saloon (1891), Frank Gallagher (1896), W. M. Tully saloon (1898), Dayton Tire Sales wholesale (1940) David Tire & Battery Co. warehouse (1953), Birmingham Motor Exchange (1960), Birmingham Motor Transmission Service (1964)
    • 1330½: former location of Laura Smith boarding house (1898)

• south side (Block 111A):
  • 1301-1331: former location of Birmingham Foundry & Car Manufacturing Company (1877-), Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Co. Linn Iron Works (1886-1920s)
    • 1301-1305: Ebsco Engineering Building, EBSCO Capital (2021–), former location of Biso Collective (2020-)
      • 1301: former location of W. H. Adams Flower & Grain Co. (1926), Gordon's Transports System / Motor Terminal & Transfer Co. / Georgia Motor Express (1940), Gates Rubber Co. warehouse (1953), Buffalo Electric Co. (1960-1964), The Elegant Earth warehouse
      • 1303: former location of Tennessee Coal, Iron & Railroad Company central vault (1926–1940), U.S. Radiator Corp. (1953), Discount Television (1964), Ebsco Engineering
    • 1305: former location of ABC Store No. 76 (1953-1960)
    • 1307-1309: former location of Addressograph-Multigraph Corp. branch office (1953-1960)
      • 1307: former location of Blackburns Manufacturing Co. textiles (1964)
        • 1307½: former location of U.S. Department of Agriculture cotton branch (1953)
      • 1309: former location of ABC Store No. 76
    • 1317: former location of dwelling (1891)
    • 1319: former location of dwelling (1891)
    • 1325: former location of Royal Motor Co. used cars (1953)
    • 1331: Bailey's Corner gas station (Catch-out Corner), Tacos Dos Hermanos, former location of Spur Distributing Co. gas station (1940-1966), Langston's Citgo (1976)

14th Street intersects

• north side (Block 94):
  • 1400: former location of saloon (1891), Rhoda Farley boarding house (1898)
  • 1402: former location of vacant store (1891)
  • 1404-1406: former location of street railroad company (vacated by 1891)
  • 1408-1412 former location of R.R. Frog & Switch factory (1885-)
    • 1408-1410: former location of vacant structure (1891)
      • 1408: former location of C. A. Turner livery & sales stables / veterinary surgeon (1887)
      • 1410: former location of Haack & Mundes pattern & cabinet makers (1887)
    • 1412: former location of Lankford & Hale blacksmiths, surveyors & contractors / Russell Grant fruit dealer (1887), vacant store (1891), Dixie Bottling Works (1904)
  • 1414: former location of vacant store (1891)
  • 1416-1418: former location of Birmingham Electric & Manufacturing Co. (1904)
    • 1416: former location of vacant store (1891)
      • 1416½: former location of Mrs B. E. Horan boarding house (1898)
    • 1418: former location of vacant store (1891)
  • 1420-1430: former location of Jefferson Foundry (1885), Williamson Iron Co. (1891-1904)
    • • 1420: former location of blacksmith shop (1891)

• south side (Block 109D:
  • 1401-1417: former location of Sears, Roebuck & Co. parking lot
    • 1401: former location of Cahaba Domestic Coal & Coke Co. (1926-1935), Summit Coal & Coke Co. (1940)
    • 1405: former location of City Lumber Co. (1926)
    • 1413-1415: former location of Wulbern Machine & Foundry Co. (1904)
    • 1415–1431: former location of Hood Machine Co. (1898)
      • 1419: former location of Ward Baking Co. garage (1953), thrift store (1964)

15th Street formerly intersected

• north side (Block 95):
  • 1500-1530: Innovation Depot (2007-), (built 1941 as Downtown Sears store), Sears Roebuck & Co. (1941-1990)
    • 1500: former location of dwelling / small store (1891)
    • 1502: former location of store (1891)
    • 1504: former location of dwelling (1891)
  • 1516-1530: W. P. Brewer sash, door, blind & furniture factory (1885-1898)
    • 1526: former location of W. P. Brewer sales room (1891)
    • 1530: former location of Central of Georgia Railroad and Illinois Central Railroad freight depot (1926–1940)

• south side (Block 109C):
  • 1501: former location of Loose-Wiles Biscuit Co. (1925-1926)
  • 1515: former location of Wilcox Coal Co. (1904)
  • 1517-1519: former location of Sears Roebuck & Co. farm and garden store (built 1946)
    • 1517: former location of Archives Security Inc. (2007)
  • 1521: former location of Interstate Belting & Packing (1925), Noble-Bryant Packing & Manufacturing (1926), W. P. Ballard & Co. laundry supplies (1940), Harry Charles & Son pianos (1964)
  • 1527-1531: former location of Acme Brewery Co. / Chattanooga Brewing Co. (1909)
    • 1527: former location of Atlas Chemical Company janitorial supplies, Giles Warehouse & Transfer, and Whitaker Paper Co. (1964)
    • 1529-1531: former location of Lawrenceburg Rollers Mills Co. (1926), Graybar Electric Co. (1940)
      • 1529: former location of Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Co. training school (1964)
      • 1531: former location of Birmingham Contracting Co. (1904)

16th Street intersects

• north side (Block 96):
  • 1600-1610: parking lot for Thomas Jefferson Tower (2018-)
    • 1600-1606: former location of Mineral City Foundry (1875–1878), H. T. Beggs & Son foundry (1885-1887), Birmingham Railway Light & Power Co. freight depot (1904), Birmingham Electric Co. electrical department (1926), Royal Tyre Co. (1940), Darnell's Downtown Gulf gas station (1964)
      • 1600: former location o
      • 1600–1602: former location of Baby Cultivator Co. (1898)
        • 1600: former location of saloon (1891)
      • 1604–1612: former location of Perfection Mattress Co. (1896–1898)
        • 1604: former location of People's Electric Light Co. (1891)
        • 1606: former location of Birmingham Steam Laundry (1891), Nelson's Cafe (1964)
        • 1608-1610: former location of vacant stores (1891), Meyer-Blanke Co. (1926), L. B. Price Mercantile Co. furnishings (1940)
          • 1610: former location of American Newspaper Union (1887)
        • 1612: former location of vacant store (1891)
          • 1612½: former location of cobbler (1891)
  • 1614-1632: former location of Birmingham Wagon Works (1885-), Allright Birmingham Co. parking lot (1964)
    • 1614: former location of "negro tenements" (1891)
    • 1616–1622: former location of Clarence T. Walkers parking lot (1940), Car Park Inc. parking lot (1964)
      • 1616: former location of M. C. Boyd blacksmith (1898), restaurant (1891), R. H. McLeod Plastering Co. (1926)
      • 1618: former location of store (1891)
        • 1618½: former location of cobbler (1891)
      • 1620: former location of vacant store (1891), Alabama Paper & Metal Ware Co. / Southern Wooden Ware Co. (1926)
      • 1622: former location of clothier (1891)
    • 1624: former location of cobbler (1891), Going Road Machinery Co./Imperial Candy Co./Stacy Williams Co. (1923-1994)
    • 1626: former location of "negro tenements" (1891), W. J. McGrail saloon (1904), Beesley Products Co. (1964), Babe's Hot Dogs (1985-1990), Erika's Beauty Unlimited (2007)
    • 1628–1632: Brokers Building (1938), former location of Jeffers & Thomas lumber yard and planing mill, Washington Hotel (1904), New Washington Hotel, J. F. Day Screen & Weatherstrip Co. (1938), Z's Restaurant dining room (2011–2020)
      • 1628: former location of store (1891), W. H. Swinger shoemaker (1896–1898), Imperial Candy Co. (1925), B. I. T. Cafe (1929), Term Financial Co. loans (1964)
      • 1630: former location of candy shop (1891), Carrie Skinne (1896), P. & Alice Mason (1898)
      • 1632: former location of photography studio (1891)

• south side (Block 109B), backing up to L & N Railroad machine shops & roundhouse (1891):
  • 1601: former location of Walters Brokerage Co. / Diem & Wing Paper Co. Donovan Provision Co. (1926), Ormand Bros. Brokerage Co. (1926–1940), Donovan Coffee Co. / Strickland Paper Co. (1940), Hendon Car Park parking lot (1964)
  • 1605-1615: former location of Pizitz warehouse (1964)
    • 1605-1607: former location of Beck Candy & Grocery Co. (1925-1926)
    • 1609-1611: former location of Goodyear Tire & Rubber (1925-1926)/Educational Exchange Co. (1926)
    • 1613–1615: former location of Henry Chairsell grain & flour (1896–1898), Tyler Grocery Co. (1926), Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse (1940), Architectural Interiors, Jeffcoat Warehouse (2007)
  • 1617-1619: former location of Magnus Grocery Co. (1926), Beck Candy & Grocery Co. (1929-1931)
  • 1621–1623: former location of Meyer-Blanke Co. dairy supplies (1940), Birmingham Trust National Bank printing department (1964), American Armored Transport (2007)
    • 1621: former location of Magic City Machine Co. (1891), Mineral City Coal & Coke Co. (1896), John McCarty coal dealer (1898), Morton-Bowles & Co. merchandise brokers (1925-1926), Noble Bryant Co. mill supplies (1929)
    • 1623: former location of wholesale produce (1891), West Disinfecting Co. (1925-1929)
  • 1625–1627: former location of Lee-Rodgers Tire & Battery Co. (1940), Wallace Fabrics drapery material (1964), Cabaret Event Center (2007)
    • 1625: former location of warehouse (1891), Deacon Brown Bottling Company (1911), Magic City Bottling & Syrup Co. (1911), Dixie Asbestos Co. (1925-1929), Salon Oni's
    • 1627: former location of coal yard (1891), The Jung Brewing Co. (1897–1898), Sherwin-Williams Co. (1926), Enterprise Furniture Co. (1929)
  • 1629-1631: former location of Henry Chairsell feed & grain (1887), beer storage (1891), C. D. Kenny Co. wholesale coffees & teas (1935–1940)
    • 1629: former location of E. J. Jones Grain Co. / Jones Bros. Sales Co. (1926)
    • 1631: Downtown Lounge, former location of Tennessee Biscuit Co. (1926), Diamond Jim's Warehouse (late 1970s-early 1980s)

17th Street intersects

• north side (Block 97):
  • 1700–1704: former location of Sinclair Filling Station (1937), Ralph Fowler's Service Station (1940–1964)
    • 1700–1702: former location of Birmingham Smelting Co. / Bates Manufacturing Co. (1898)
      • 1700: former location of B. B. Mayes saloon (1887-1896), G. W. Myers saloon (1904), Welsh Vinegar Co. (1920),
  • 1702-1708: former location of C. A. Bain Roofing & Sheet Metal Co. (1926)
    • 1702: former location of vacant store (1891), J. W. Davidson shoemaker (1896)
    • 1704: former location of furniture store (1891), J. W. Davidson shoemaker (1898), Samuel Steele restaurant (1904)
    • 1706–1712: former location of McKesson & Robbins laboratory supplies (1940–1949)
      • 1706: former location of J. M. Crittenden grocer (1887), vacant store (1891), John Brown (1896), Lizzie Brown boarding house (1898), Brand Bros. & Co. (1904)
      • 1708: former location of Russell Brothers Furniture (1887), vacant store (1891), Birmingham Pattern & Jobbing Co. (1896), McKesson & Robins (1949)
        • 1708½: former location of G. W. & Sarah Anderson boarding house (1898)
    • 1710-1712: former location of John D. Lykes foundry and machine shop (1896)
      • 1710: 1710 Building/Birmingham Police Headquarters (built 1928), former location of C. D. Ebersol clothier (1887), J. M. Wright & Co. (1926), Doster-Northington Drug Co. (1929), McKesson-Doster-Northington, Inc. wholesale drugs (1937), Southern Bell divisional office (1964), Southern Junior College of Business
    • 1712-1714: former location of furniture storage (1891), John D. Lykes foundry & machine shop (1898), R. L. Sparkman & Co. (1926)
      • 1712: J. G. Starr newstand (1887)
  • 1714-1716: former location of G. A. Stowers furniture (1886), Birmingham Hosiery Co. (1896)
  • 1714-1722: former location of Mineral City Mill (1885)
    • 1714: former location of W. A Rose Musical Instruments (1887), Boyd Manufacturing Company
    • 1716: former location of W. C. Hill (1887), Theiss, Smith & Douglass (1904), Young & Vann Supply Co. belt shop (1926)
    • 1716A: former location of restaurant (1891)
    • 1716B: former location of barber shop (1891)
  • 1718: former location of J. S. Glasgow restaurant (1887), saloon (1891), Perryman & Co. (1896), Southern Safe & Lock Co. / Goetz Bros. manufacturer's agents (1898), Welsh Bros. / Welsh Vinegar & Extract Co. (1904), United Furniture Co. (1926), Ross Brothers Plumbers, Southern Junior College of Business
  • 1720-1722: former location of vacant stores (1891)
    • 1720: former location of saloon (Conrad Austin 1887–1888), C. P. Baldwin (1896), Perryman & Co. cottonseed huller manufacturers (1898), Colby Decorating Co. (1926), Jason Clark Electrical Co. (1929), Billingsley-Duddy Inc. appliances (1964)
      • 1720½: former location of Southern Steam Carpet Cleaning Co. / J. W. Hay & Son (1904)
    • 1722: former location of M. S. Kacker (1896), C. T. Hughes roofing (1898), Boyd Manufacturing Co. (1926-1940), Holt Manufacturing Co. ink (1940), Seaboard Finance Co. (1964)
  • 1724-1726: former location of vacant stores (1891)
    • 1724: former location of J. Lavier bakery (1898), Doster-Worthington Drug Store (1929), Continental Commercial College (1969-1970), Southern Junior College of Business (1977)
    • 1726: former location of John MacKenzie (1896), Southern Carpet Cleaning Co. (1898), O. D. Stewart Furniture Co. (1904), Birmingham Gas Appliance Co. (1964)
  • 1728-1730: former location of Finley Hall (1885), furniture store (1891), Magic City Candy Co. (1925-1929), Clarence T. Waters parking lot (1937–1940)
    • 1728: former location of Richter & Brown (1896), N. W. Berglund confectionery (1898)
    • 1730: former location of N. Cassimus grocery (1898)
  • 1732: former location of "ruins of fire" (1891) Back Candy & Grocery Co. (1904), Alabama Barber Supply Co. (1929-1940), Maytag Sales & Service (1964)
    • 1723B: former location of Here Tiz Lunch Stand (1929)
  • 1734-1736: former location of National Hotel (1891-1904), Chase's City Band (1899), H. McGeever Liquor Co. (1896–1904), Inn Hotel (1926)
    • 1734: former location of J. B. Beal Saloon (1887), boots & shoes (1891), J. R. Heaton (1896), Herring-Hall & Martin Safe Co. (1929), Maytag Sales & Service Co. / Kendrick & Co. finance (1940), ABC Store No. 12 (1964)
    • 1736: former location of saloon (1891), Gulf States Life Building, Boyett's Cigar Store (1929), American Life Insurance Company of Alabama (1937–1940), Wheeler Business College (1957-1964)

• south side (Block 109A):
  • 1701-1703: former location of M. C. McCoy Filling Station (1929), Lee Rodgers Garage
    • 1701: former location of Mrs. M.A. Geis dry goods (1887), Moerlein Brewing Co. (1904), Hazard Manufacturing Co. (1926), Allright Birmingham Co. parking lot (1964)
  • 1705: former location of W. P. Ballard & Co. dry cleaners (1926-1929), Watts-Newsome wholesale electric appliances (1937–1940)
  • 1707-1709: former location of W. P. Brewer (1926), Jefferson Furniture Co. (1929), Alabama Paper & Metalware Company (1937–1940), R. B. Broyles Furniture Co. warehouse (1964), He She Scene, Club Asia, Club Heat, Club Rave nightclubs
    • 1707: former location of J. G. Whitfield & Co. (1904)
    • 1709: former location of Jones & Spencer blacksmiths (1887-1891)
  • 1711: former location of Erdreich Bros. & Marx liquors (1904), Kilgore Furniture Co. (1929), The Young & Vann Supply Co. (1934), McKelvey-Coats Furniture Co. warehouse (1940)
  • 1713-1715: former location of Ransom's Garage (1929), Standard Oil Gas & Garage (1937), First Avenue Garage (1964)
  • 1715: former location of National Auto Finance Co. (1940)
  • 1717: former location of T. M. Nesbitt & Associates, Finance Inc., Nesbitt Agency, William R. Brown Manufacturing Co. (1964)
  • 1721-1723: former location of Tennessee Grain Co. / Clanton Lumber Co. (1898) Amzi Godden Co. warehouse (-1903), Earle, Terrell & Co. warehouse (1904), Birmingham Woodenware Co. (1926–1940), Birdwood Paper Co. (1964)
    • 1721: former location of Alex Rontos Fruit Co. (1926) Talking Machine Co. (1929)
    • 1723: former location of Magic Palace
  • 1725-1731: Young & Vann Building (built 1899), offices of the Alabama Media Group (2014-), Young & Vann Supply Company's mill & mine warehouse (1912-1940), Center for Regional Planning and Design (2002-2014)
    • 1727-1729: former location of wholesale grocery "to be vacated" (1891)
    • 1729-1731: former location of Meyer-Marx Co. wholesale beverages & cigars (1899-1904)
    • 1731: former location of City Barbecue Lunch Co. (1920)

18th Street intersects

The Pandora Cafeteria at 1804-1806 1st Avenue North (1927-1936)

• north side (Block 98):
  • 1800-1812: Pizitz parking deck (built 1965), former location of Stewart's Mill (1881), Shoppers' Park Lot (–1964)
    • 1800: former location of saloon (1891), J. Strathakas (1896), J. Gianiedec fruits (1898), Gus Papalias (1907), Louis Hotel & Cafe (1926), Manhattan Cafe (1929–1940)
    • 1802: former location of fruit stand (1891), Joseph Abraham (1896), J. Koklin clothier (1898), Jacob Joseph (1926), clothing & shoe store (1929), Dixie Paint & Hardware Co. (1937–1940), Car Park Inc. (-1964)
      • 1802½: former location of saloon (1891), O'Brien House saloon (1898)
    • 1804-1806: former location of National Baking & Lunch Co. (1926), Pandora Cafeteria (1927-1936), Sears Roebuck & Co. parking & auto accessories (1937)
      • 1804: former location of E. T. Wildsmith & Co. stoves (1887), vacant store (1891), H. Houpt / McGeever Furniture Co. (1896), L. Weinstein & Co. clothier (1898), Morris Wolf Tennenbaum Bros. (1904)
        • 1804½: former location of National Lunch Co. office (1940)
      • 1806: former location of Traveler's Home hotel / J. C. Smith & Co. dairy & creamery (1887), Wildsmith Stove Co. (1896), McGeever Furniture Co. / H. Houpt watchmaker (1898), S. M. Rogowskie saloon (1904)
        • 1806½: former location of J. C. & Amerintha Miller furnished rooms (1898)
        • 1806A: former location of saloon (1891)
        • 1806B: former location of barber shop (1891)
    • 1808: former location of E. F. Mathews confectioner (1887), restaurant (1891), I. R. Hochstadter wholesale liquors, Sarah King (1926), "Chinese Restaurant" (1937), Birmingham Gas Appliance Co. (1940)
    • 1810: former location of restaurant (1891), George Killibus (1896), J. Yortzis lunch room (1898), Tom Solomon restaurant (1904), Sol Fleisher (1926), ABC Store #12 (1937–1940)
    • 1812: Amway Batts Distributing Co., former location of Fred Artman restaurant / H. Hentschel saloon (1887), Peter Johnston lunch room (1896–1898), Emanuel Bloch saloon (1904), Mendolsohn & Sons (1926), T. P. Raley (1929), Magic City Barber Supplies (1937), Magic City Beauty & Barber Supply Co. (1940), Batts Services (2007)
      • 1812A: former location of saloon (1891)
      • 1812B: former location of pawn shop (1891)
  • 1814: former location of McGeever & Brennan saloon (1887), D. L. Brennan (1896), J. Petrakos restaurant (1898), Gus Pappageorge restaurant (1904), Samuel Goldstein (1926), Central Loan Office (1929), Shook & Fletcher Supply Company (1937-1964), Jemison Gallery
    • 1814A: former location of saloon (1891)
    • 1814B: former location of shoe shop (1891)
  • 1816-1820: former location of the Belmont Hotel (1887-1891), Waddell House (1896-1904)
    • 1816: former location of Charles Kaminsky wholesale fruit & produce (1887), Herman Hentschel saloon (1896-1904), George Paraskevopoulos (1907), Samuel Adelson / J. J. Cantelou (1926), B & B Store (1929), parking lot (1937)
      • 1816½: former location of D. H. Waddell boarding house (1898)
      • 1816A: former location of saloon (1891), N. Flicher shoemaker (1898)
      • 1816B: former location of barber shop (1891)
    • 1818-1822: former location of Sokol Brothers furniture (1934-1940), Sokol's (1940-1949), Spencer Furniture
      • 1818: former location of M. Weil & Bro clothier (1887), Samuel Adison shoemaker (1896–1898), F. G. Schilling barber (1898), Moses Damsky (1926)
      • 1820: former location of New York Clothing Palace (1887-1891), J. B. Berger / B. B. Hayes, The Jung Brewing Co. (1896), Greener & Brennan saloon (1898), Tanner & Elledye saloon, J. G. Greiner saloon (1904), Lichter Bros. (1926), Sokol Brothers clothing (1937)
    • 1822: Sokol's expansion (1951-), former location of Concert Garden saloon (1884), New York Restaurant (1887), The Cosmopolitan restaurant & saloon (David Merola (1891—1896), B. B. Hayes saloon (1898), O'Hare Bros. saloon (1904), J. E. Fleisher (1926), Whaley Furniture Co. (1929)
  • 1824-1834: parking lot (1990s–), former location of O'Brien's Opera House (built 1882, demolished 1915), Molton-Henley Retail Block (built 1915, demolished 1990s)
    • 1829: former location of Progressive Spiritualist Church (second floor)

• south side:
  • 1801-1803: former location of Hotel Royal (1887-), Alabama Grocery Company (1904), Alabama Appliance Company (1937–1940)
    • 1801: former location of shoe shop (1891), C. A. Nolan & Co. (1896), J. C. St Pierre shoemaker (1898), Earle Brothers wholesale grocers (1926-1929)
    • 1803: former location of "canvas tent" (1891)
  • 1805-1807: former location of wholesale grocer (1891), B. F. Roden & Co. wholesale grocer (1898–1904) Renard Rubber Co. (1929), Haverty Furniture warehouse (1937), Southern Furniture & Rug Co. wholesale (1940)
    • 1805: former location of Jonas Schwab & Co. (1896), Alabama Grocery Company (birthplace of Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale, 1901), Chicago Pneumatic Tool Co. (1926)
  • 1807: former location of Herring-Hall-Marvin Safe Co. (1926)
  • 1809-1811: S. J. Bennett Professional Building (demolished 2008-2013), former location of U. S. Rubber Co. (1926), Kee School of Real Estate (2007), Turner Realty, Loder PC attorneys, Tyme Mortgage, W. L. Williams Jr attorney)
    • 1809: former location of wholesale grocer "to be vacated" (1891), Tennessee Grain Co. (1896), Meyer-Marx Co. beer agents (1898), Sokol Brothers warehouse (1937)
    • 1811: Action Printing & Supply (2007), former location of wholesale grocer (1891), R. S. Allin (1896), P. H. Earle & Co. warehouse (1898), Bay Theatre, Andre Co. beauty shop equipment (1940), Veltex Co. manufacturing chemists (1937-1964)
  • 1813-1819: Birmingham National Garage (built 1928), Budget Rent-A-Car (1964)
    • 1813: former location of Cahaba Coal Yard (1898–1904)
    • 1815: former location of William Fisch & Co restaurant (1904), W. G. Patterson Cigar Store (1929)
    • 1817–1819: former location of Electrical Speciality (1929), Roberts Electric Co. (1937–1940), Modern Home Engineers appliances (1948), Independent Reciprocal Exchange & Commonwealth Life & Accident insurers (1964)
      • 1817: former location of B. D. Davidson (1926), Birmingham Refrigeration Co. (1929), Highland Cleaners (1937)
      • 1819: former location of J. C. Miller physician (1896–1898), Birmingham Auto Laundry/Magic City Plumbing & Heating (1926), Robert P. Parker real estate & Joseph A. Miller Jr civil engineer (1964)
  • 1821–1823: former location of Mayberry Hardware Company (1899), Gray & Dudley Hardware Co. (1904), Matthews Electric Supply Co. (1926)
    • 1823–1825: former location of Matthews Electric Supply Co. (1940)
      • 1821: former location of A. Jordan barbecued meats (1898)
      • 1823: former location of H. Lowenthal feed and grain (1887), Golbro store, Goldstein Brothers Inc. (1964)
    • 1825-1831: former site of the Chalifoux Building (built 1893, burned down 1907)
      • 1825: former location of Opera House Hotel (1904) Hollywood Realty Co. (1926), Royal Typewriter Co. (1940)
      • 1827-1831: Jemison Flats (built 1909 as the Lincoln Life Building)
        • 1827: former location of Home Seekers Realty Co. (1926), McKinstry's Flowers (1940), National Finance & Discount Co. (1964)
        • 1829: former location of P. C. Couch (1926), Lincoln Life Barber Shop (1929)
          • 1829A: former location of Doyle's Super Service barbers (1940)
        • 1831: former location of Whittington Drug Co. (1926-1929), Lane Drug Store (1940), Lane Rexall Drugs (1949)

Central City neighborhood

19th Street intersection

• north side (Block 99):
  • 1900-1904: 1895 Louis Saks building (built 1895), former location of the Marre building (1872-1895)
    • 1900: Ruby Saloon (1880-1891), Louis Saks Clothing Store (1895-1916), Spielberger Brothers (1916), Ideal Millinery Cloak & Suit Store (1926), Doster-Northington Drug Store (1929), The Clothing Outlet (1940), Morris Jewelers (1948-1964)
      • 1900½: H.T. Walker Attorney at Law (1887), Jas G. Spann & Co. Insurance (1887), Handy, Bridwell & Dromgoole real estate (1887), Tate & Co. real estate (1887), Barton & Co. stock brokers (1887)
    • 1902: former location of Excelsior Clothing House (1883), F.G. Hewett & Co. billiards (1887), crockery & jewelry (1891), Old Gold lunch counter (1937), Indiana Gold & Silver Co. refiners (1940), Marvin Hawkins Pen Store, The Underground nightclub (1974)
      • 1902a: former location of Birmingham Hearing Center, Anthony Carnaggio restaurant (1940), Marshall Allen optometrist (1964)
    • 1904: Coyote Logistics (2015-) / Valley National Bank (2019-), former location of George Hammersmith jeweler (1884), Minnigerode & Ellerbe (1887), C. F. Newman & Co. saloon and billiards (1887-1891), Boxers Bakery & lunch room (1926-1929), European Bakery & Grill (1937-1948), Model Sales Co. clothier (1964), Childcare Resources (2000s), Corporate Realty (2005-2015)
  • 1906: former location of Hochstadter & Wise wholesale liquors (1875-1884), Iron City Exchange (1884-), M. Batt & Co. (1887), F. M. Lynch / Withington & Lynch druggists (1896-1904), Max Roseman (1926), Roseman's Shoes (1929), Liberty Loan Co. (1934), Linnehan Jewelry Store (Patrick Linnehan 1937–1940), Dial Finance Co. (1964)
    • 1906A: former location of jewelry store (1891)
    • 1906B: former location of boot & shoe store (1891)
    • 1906½: former location of J. C. Abernathy / Stein Bros.
  • 1908-1914: parking lot
    • 1908: former location of J. Friedman & Co. mens' wear (1891–1899), Baltimore One-Price Clothing Co. (1893), Vaughn's Men's Clothing (1929), Lichter Department Store / Lichter's Magic Credit (Israel Lichter 1937-1964)
    • 1910: 1910 1st Avenue North, former location of J Blach & Son clothier (1887-1891), St Pierre Stand (1896), J. D. Collins shoes (1896–1899), Sacks Shoe Store (1926), Outlet Shoe Store (1929), Robertson Paint & Hardware Co. (1937–1940), U.S. Post Office Sub Station No. 18 / James Reid pet shop (1940), Lipsitz Credit Clothiers (1964), Bishop Colvin Johnson & Kent attorneys
      • 1910½: former location of Townsend & Hammond employment agency (1887)
    • 1912-1914: former location of J. Black & Sons (1904)
      • 1912: former location of Baltimore Clothing House (1887-1891), D. & H. Rich (1926), Daniel Clothing Co. (1934), Standard Clothing Co. (1937), Standard Clothing & Furniture Co. (1940), Standard Furniture Co. (1964), Bible Way Covenant Church (2006)
        • 1912½: former location of The Evening Chronicle (1883-1890), J. T. Davy real estate (1887)
      • 1914: former location of Withington & Lynch druggists / Stein & Company/ George F. J. Hammersmith jewelers (1887-1891), Sommer Tailoring Co. (1925), Guarantee Leather Co. / Guarantee Hardware & Paint Co. (1926), Guarantee Hardware & Paint Co. (1929), Standard Furniture Co. (1937–1940)
  • 1916-1920: former location of L. F. & M. Store dry goods (1925-1926)
    • 1916: former location of H. Houpt railroad & steamship agent & jeweler (1882-1887), Samuelson & Rosenthal (1887) / Paul Calame jewelry (1887), gentlemen's furnishings (1891), Kemper & Co. men's clothing (1891), King Tailoring (1904), Alabama Home Furniture Co. (1937–¡940), McCauley's Furniture (1964)
    • 1916½: Chilton & Greene Attorneys at Law (1887), Vaughan & Duncan Real Estate Agents (1887)
  • 1918-1924: Alabama Gas Company building (built 1915), Fairfield Inn & Suites (opened 2019), former location of Birmingham Gas Company (1937–1940), Alabama Gas Corp. (1964)
    • 1918-1920: former location of P. H. Earle & Co. (1887), Earle, Terrell & Co. (1904)
      • 1918: former location of general merchandise (1891)
        • 1918½ : former location of John Westbrook's mercantile and lime kiln (1880s), Parsons & Darby attorneys (1887), Roberts & Sons printers & binders (1887-1891)
      • 1920: former location of Louis L. Schwartz clothiers (1887), auction house (1891)
        • 1920½: former location of B. Klipper & Co. opticians (1887), jeweler (1891)
    • 1922-1924: former location of Porter Clothing Company (1925-1926), Bank for Savings & Trusts (1937–1940)
      • 1922: former location of Palace Royal saloon (1880s), W. J Fletcher & Co. real estate (1887), clothier (1891), Phoenix Auction Co. (1904), Putta-Links indoor golf
      • 1924: former location of L. H. Schmid sewing machines & jeweler (1884-1887), Allen & Rudisill / Walton Brothers / Weaver & Co. / C. D Shepherd & Co. real estate (1887), saloon (1891), Varley, Bauman & Bowers (1904), Bank for Savings (1960)
  • 1926: former location of Bains & Peeples druggists / W. T. Hensley jewelry & railroad ticket broker (1887-1891), Chris's Place restaurant (1909-1934), Empire Steak House (1934-1944), Top that Chick, Seven Seas Seafood (1956-1964), Toby's (1999-2007)
    • 1926½: Alabama Sentinel newspaper (1887), Dickey & Gillespie Attorney at Law (1887), J.P. Gayle real estate agent (1887), Southern Teachers' Agency (1887), W.H. Hughes real estate (1887), J.V. Musgrove real estate (1887)
  • 1928-1930: Empire Building (built 1909)
    • 1928: Elyton Hotel (2016-), former location of Solomon & Levi liquors (1883-1908)
      • 1928½: former location of Robert L. Jackson tailor (1899)
    • 1930: former location of Bank Saloon (1883-1908), Empire Cafe / Brown's Cigar Store (1900s), Patterson's Cigar & Soda Store (1929), Greene Drug Company (1917-1937), City National Bank (1965-1982), Colonial Bank (1982-2009)

1890s view looking east down 1st Avenue, possibly from the Morris Block.

• south side (Block 108A):
  • 1901-1911: Ascent parking deck (proposed), current location of Allright Parking Garage
    • 1901-1907: former location of Morris Block/Morris Hotel (built 1891, demolished 1958)
      • 1901-1903: former location of Birmingham Trust & Savings Co. (1891-1896)
        • 1901: former location of Southern Railway office (1904), Meyer-Engel Real Estate (1926-1929), Morris Tavern (1937)
        • 1903: former location of Frisco System office (1904), J. H. Huffman (1926), New Morris Barber Shop (1929–1940), Morris Jewelers
      • 1905: former location of Morris Block glass-roofed arcade entrance (1891-1958) / Eckert & Pickard barbers (1910), Morris Hotel entrance (1940)
      • 1907: former location of Knights of Pythias (1887), Morris Block offices (1891), L & N Railroad general freight & passenger office (1896), Davison Electric Co. (1929), Woodward Billiard Hall (1937–1940)
    • 1909: former location of Allen Building / Phillips Building (built 1880s), Young & Gage grocery (1891), Chamblee Bros. (1896), The Mecca billiard hall & saloon (1904), Venable's Cafe (1926), Wheeler Business College, Meyer & Engel Agency (1934), Engel Realty (1937–1940), Engel Agency insurance (1940)
    • 1911-1919: former location of Potter Building (built 1880s, sold 1964)
      • 1911: former location of A. C. Reckling harness maker / H. Scholze photographer (1887), clothier (1891), L. Rogan & Co. (1896), Klotz & Goldman (1904), Marc Linx Men's Clothing, Marc Linx tailoring (1926-1964)
      • 1913-1917: former location of Britling Cafeteria No. 1 (1919-1964)
      • 1915-1917: former location of M. Weil & Bro. (1886-1918)
      • 1919: former location of Western Union telegraph office (1891-1929)
    • 1921: former location of the Evening Chronicle / Sunday Chronicle (1883-1890), insurance agent (1891), A. R. Dearborn & Co. (1897-1904), Brandon Printing Co. / Dearborn Desk Co. (1904), Central of Georgia Railway / llinois Central Railroad ticket office, People's Tailors (1926-1940), Engel Companies (1960)
  • 1923-1931: Woodward Building (built 1902)
    • 1923: former location of Berney Bank building, Berney National Bank (1885-1901), Eubank Brothers dentists (1887), Lazarus Lew boot and shoe seller (1887), American Trust & Savings Bank (1902-1904), T. U. Walter III architect (1904), Uhrig Optical Co. (1924-1940), Powder Puff Beauty Shop (1926), Bandman-Marx tailors, Shrib Optical Co. (1937), Budget Finance Corp. (1964)
      • 1923A: former location of J. F. Clark & Co. (1926), Smile Cafe (1929), Lontos Cafe (1937), New Lontos Cafe (1939–1940), Salvador's Restaurant (1964)
      • 1923½: former location of DeLuze Studio photographers (1940)
    • 1925-1931: former location of Hewlett Block (burned 1900)
      • 1925: former location of Brown Bros. & Co. (1904), R. A. Brown & Co./Underwriters Laboratories of Chicago (1926), Frisco Lines ticket office (1937), Alabama Acceptance Corp. loans (1940), Tinder Optical Co. (1964)
        • 1925A: former location of pawnbroker (1891)
        • 1925B: former location of Taccone's Barber Shop and Bath House (1891-1893)
      • 1927: former location of The People's Tailors / G. Rotholz (1899), Eckert & Pickard barbers (1910), J. H. Tinder & Sons (1926), Hugh Price Opticians (1964)
      • 1929-1931: PNC Bank, former location of Parker Drug Store (1929), Lane Rexall Drugs (1949-1977), MetroBank
        • 1929: former location of restaurant (1891)
        • 1931: former location of saloon (1891)

20th Street intersection: Heaviest Corner on Earth

• north side (Block 100):
  • 2000-2010: Brown Marx Building (built 1906, expanded in 1908)
    • 2000-2002: former site of National Bank of Birmingham building (Linn's Folly, built 1873, demolished 1906)
      • 2000: former location of National Bank of Birmingham (1873-1891), R. D. Burnett Cigar Co. (1904), Brown-Marx Cigar Co. (1929-1934)
    • 2004-2010: former location of City Hotel (1885), Windsor Hotel (1887-1891)
      • 2004-2006: former location of W. C. Reese dry goods & shoes (1884-1887), Sommer Tailoring Co. (1904)
        • 2004: former location of tailor (1891), Western Union telegraph office (1926-1937)
          • 2004½: former location of The Dixie Home & The Dixie Manufacturer magazines / Rountree Publishing Co. (1904)
      • 2006: former location of Mason & Hawley Barber Shop / Alabama Asphalt, Mining & Land Co. (1887)
        • 2006½: former location of Alabama Asphalt Mining and Land Co. / North Alabama Oil and Asphalt Co. (1887)
      • 2008: former location of Henry Barnard saloon (1887-1891), Harrison's Studio of Photographic Art (1902), The Cable Co. (1904), J. O. Linton / Central of Georgia Railroad agent (1920), Walter Beasley restaurant (1928), Simon Klotz insurance office (1929), Steiner-Rouse & Co brokers (1964)
      • 2010: former location of Birmingham Post Office (1880s), Harry Mercer jeweler (1891-1893), Zac Smith Stationery Co. / W. C. Reese Millinery Co. (1904), Central of Georgia Railroad Joint City Ticket Office (1920-1929), Fidelity Loan Company, American Plan Corp loans (1964)
        • 2010B: former location of millinery shop (1891)
  • 2012: Brown Marx annex (built 1909), H2 Real Estate, former location of Nabers & Morrow druggists (1887), J. W. Barclay physician (1887), Gluck & Black jewelers (1887-1888), Collier Drug Co. / Bain Bros. Investment Co. (1904), R. A. Brown & Company real estate (1929-1937), Utopia Cleaners (1964)
    • 2012½: former location of H. P. Cochrane, B. G. Copeland, J. T. Coulbourne, J. F. Faber, Jordan, Johnston, T. L. Robertson, H. N. Rosser, & Coleman Ruffin physicians (1887), Copeland & Berry (1904)
  • 2014: former location of Moore, Moore & Handley (1883), Charles Newman dry goods (1887), Davidson & Bandman (1904), Zac Smith Stationery Company (1922-1970s)
  • 2016: former location of D. W. Kemp Music Co. (1887), Paul Calame jeweler (1888), music store (1891), Hann, The Shoe Man shoes (1896), The Glidden Paint Co. (1926-1937), Gold Bond Gift Center (1964)
    • 2016½: former location of Miss L. S. Andrus dress maker (1887), James A. Ware real estate (1887)
  • 2018-2020: former location of Caheen Dry Goods Store (ground floor 1887-1891), Oswald Hotel (2nd floor 1887-1891)
    • 2018: former location of E. B. Peddinghaus photography studio (1896), Amzi Godden Co. (1903-1904), McVay Seed Co. (1914), Harris Floral Co. (1929), Esquire Inn (1945), Kohlmeyer & Co. investment securities (1964)
      • 2018½: former location of E. B. Peddinghaus photographer, W. B. Grant Real Estate Co. (1904)
  • 2020-2022: former location of Esquire Parking Lot (1937-1964)
    • 2020: former location of R. D. Blackman (1904), Robertson Hardware Co. (1925-1929)
      • 2020½: former location of Dozier & Dozier physicians (1913)
    • 2022: former location of Sorsby & Smith (1883), William Hampton Wade Attorney at Law (1887), City News (1887), Iron City Printing Works (1887), Smith & Montgomery Book Store (1884-1902), Zac Smith Stationery Company (1902-1922), J. H. Roll decorator and art glass (1905), Morris Supply Co. (1929)
    • 2022½: Alabama Great Southern Railroad (1887), Baltimore, Birmingham & Gulf Railroad (1887), L. L. Dean attorney (1887), J. A. Montgomery Surveyor (1887), Birmingham Hollowware & Enameling Co. (1887), Leeds Lumber Co. (1887), J. L. Morgan real estate (Room 3) (1887), Gibson Manufacturing Co. (1896)
  • 2024-2026: former location of A. Hirsch & Co. dressmakers & dry goods (1884-1894)
    • 2024: former location of Amzi Godden Co. (-1903), Ramsey Engineering Co. / Pratt Coal Co. / E. V. Gregory / Lookout Mountain Coal Co. (1904), E. B. Peddinghaus photographer (1910s), Alabama Home Co. (1929), Garber, Cook & Hulsey (1937)
    • 2026: Alabama Home Building & Loan Association, Birmingham Federal Savings & Loan, former location of T. C. King boots & shoes (1891-1896), Woman's Exchange restaurant (1904)
      • 2026½: former location of Hewitt, Walker & Porter attorneys (1887), Henry Allen Scale Co. (1887), George N. Boyd & Co. real estate (1887)
  • 2028: former location of George Scott tailor (1886), Cornwell & Co. clothiers (1887), gentlemen's furnishings (1891), Yankee Kitchen restaurant (1899), Ingram Lithia Water Co. (1904), Harrison Richardson contractor (1927), Dunn & Cawthon real estate (1887)
    • 2028½: former location of Hewitt & Walker attorneys (1884)
  • 2030: Lewis Communications (2015-), former location of Freeman & Jenkins Millinery (1887), Parisian Dry Goods & Millinery (1888), candy & ice cream (1891), Andrew Colias restaurant (1904), Patterson Cigar Store (1929), Magic City Cigar & Soda (1934), Sarris Grill (1937), Guaranty Federal Savings and Loan (1960-1990), New City Church (1995-2010), Birmingham Healthcare (2010)

• south side (Block 107):
  • 2001-2009: John A. Hand Building (built 1912), former location of the Alabama National Bank Building (built 1884, demolished 1911)
    • 2001: former location of Birmingham Savings Bank (1887-1891)
    • 2003: former location of insurance agent (1891)
    • 2005: Birmingham Marking Pot Manufacturing Co. (1887), Adams, Fall & Finney Insurance (1887), Southern Stamping Co. (1887), Hardy & Co. stock brokers, R. G. Dun & Co. credit rating agency, Adams, Meade & Co. bankers (1888), A. B. Baxter & Co. (1904)
    • 2007: former location of Dearborn & Co. and John G. Smith & Co. real estate & insurance (1887-1888), The Birmingham Insurance Company (1887), Alabama Abstract Co. / Alabama Trust & Savings Co. (1904)
    • 2009: former offices of Wilda & Dearborn real estate brokers / Birmingham Land & Loan / East Lake Land Company / Spencer & Berry real estate (1887), insurance agent (1891), Alabama Home Building & Loan Association (1904)
      • 2009½: former location of Alabama Mutual Reserve Fund Association (1887)
  • 2011-2017: Condominium redevelopment by Orchestra Partners (2017-)
    • 2011-2013: McAdory Building (built 1888), former location of Wimberly & Thomas Hardware (1904-1937)
      • 2011: former location of Perry-Mason Shoe Co. (1888), D. A. Childs & Co. dry goods (1888-1892), Ben M. Jacobs & Bros. furniture (1892-1904), Billiard Parlor for Guys and Dolls (1977)
      • 2013: former location of hardware store (1891), Birmingham Hardware & Gas Co. (1929), James A. Head & Co. office supplies (1937-1964)
    • 2015-2017: Caldwell-Milner Building (built 1887, called "Office Building" in 1904)
      • 2015: Bandit Patisserie (Kristen Hall & Victor King 2020–), former location of Royal Insurance Company / Dunn & Cawthon Insurance / McCrary, Storrs & Co. Insurance / Moor & Anderson real estate (1887), insurance agent (1891), W. H. Morris & Son (1897), W. Chamberlain & Co. architects (1902), Dunn & Lallande Bros. / Birmingham Paving Co. / Hobson Coal & Coke Co. / Lehigh Coal Co. / Caldwell & Ward (1904), Batiste & Associates, Brooks Electric Co. (1929), Central Bank (1964), MetroBank (1970s)
        • 2015½: offices
      • 2017: former location of Benjamin Robinson attorney / Hudson & Perryman real estate brokers / Hubble & Evans real estate /, Sol D. Block & Co. Insurance (1887), Minnegerode & Ellerbe machinery dealers / Sutcliffe, Armstrong & Willett Architects / M. G. Hudson & Co. (1888), real estate agent (1891), Underwriters' Real Estate & Rent Co. (1904), Wilcox Electric Co. (1926), Mazer's office & store equipment (1964-1976)
        • 2017½: offices
  • 2019-2021: parking lot, former location of club rooms (3rd floor, 1891) meeting hall (4th floor, 1891), T. V. Boardman & Co. (1904), Alverson Business College, Seals Piano Company, Allright Parking parking lot (1964)
    • 2019: former location of Thomas H. Holt & Co. marble yard (1882-1885), millinery shop (1891), Underwood Typewriters (1926-1937)
    • 2021: former location of M. M. Boggan grocery (1891-1892), Rand Kardex Sales Co. / Library Bureau / Safe Cabinet Co. (1926), James A. Head & Co. office furniture (1929), Birmingham Rug & Linoleum (1937)
      • 2021½: former location of Denson & Denson / Vest & Graham / F. A. Fulghum / W. J. Faulkner / Birmingham Turn Verein (1904) Alverson Business College (1926)
  • 2023: former location of furniture store (1891), Colby & Roll decorators (1896), W. D. Colby Decorating Co. (1903-1904), Brown's Light House electrical repair (1929), Simmons Electric (1937), Berney Perry & Co. investment brokers (1964), AccuPrint / FastSigns (1998-2021)
    • 2023½: former location of William Parish's art studio (1896), City Loan & Trust Co. (1900), Tomlinson Hall / Board of Trade (1904)
  • 2025: Skyline Lofts (2012–) / Hayah Beauty (Darrius Peace 2021–), former location of furniture, dry goods & notions (1891), Amzi Godden Co. (-1903), Askin & Marine (1904), Zac Smith Stationery Company printing department (1926-1929), Reprint Company (1937-1964)
  • 2027-2031: Protective Life building / Commerce Center (built 1928), Kelly Hotel (2021–), former site of wholesale drug store (built 1891), Birmingham Ledger building (built 1902)
    • 2027: former location of Southern Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers (1926)
      • 2027½: former location of Drs Dozier & Co. / Samuel Myers / National Conservatory of Music (1904)
    • 2029: former location of Robert Garry & Co. (1904)
    • 2031: former location of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Bank & Trust Co. (1926)

21st Street intersection (Rainbow Viaduct)

• north side (Block 101):
  • 2100–2102: Landmark Center (built 1915 as Birmingham Railway, Light & Power Building), former location of Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Co. (1902-1914), Birmingham Electric Company (1926-1940), New South Federal Savings Bank (1987–)
    • 2100: former location of Slaton, McGlathery & Burwell (1884), Alabama Artificial Stone Co. / A.M. Rixey real estate / Rogers & Embry real estate / Wilson, Sage & Clark real estate (1887), millinery (1888)
    • 2102: former location of fruit stand (1888)
  • 2104-2106: former location of Alabama Dry Goods Co. (1925-1926), I. A. Kronenberg & Sons (1926)
    • 2104: parking lot, former location of Birmingham Athletic Club (1895-1903), Birmingham Railway Light & Power Co. / Ford, Bacon & Davis (1904), R. P. McDavid Company (1937-1941?), Magic City Barber & Beauty Supply (1964)
  • 2106-2110: former location of Trousdale & Son livery stables (1888), Doster-Northington Inc. laboratory supplies & surgical instruments (1906-1926)
    • 2106: former location of American Floor Covering Co. / Rug Mart (1964)
    • 2108-2110: former location of W. F. Orr livery stable (1884-1885), Morris Greenhouses, Abernathy Furniture Co., Haverty Furnitrure Co. (1929-1934), Alabama Gas Company billing office (1964)
      • 2110: former location of Alverson Draughon College (1968)
  • 2112–2216: Birmingham Realty Annex, Porter Billing Services / Capital Partners Leasing
    • 2212: former location of Protective Life Insurance (1915–1926), Employers Insurance Company (1941- ), American States' Rights Association (1954-1955)
    • 2114-2116: former location of Gus Dugger Saloon, photo studio, Birmingham Water Works Building (1904-1977), Collateral Mortgage (1986–1987)
      • 2114: former location of Greater Birmingham Arts Alliance (1978)
      • 2116: former location of Wright Jackson restaurant (1904)
  • 2118: Birmingham Realty Company building (built 1905), Birmingham Realty Company (1905-1987) / Dolcito Quarry offices (1964), former location of Alexander & Dryer drug store (1888)
  • 2120: former location of Mrs S. E. Laird notions (1884), drug store (1888), J. S. Ferguson saloon (1904), Enterprise Engraving Co. (1934)
  • 2122: former location of fruit stand (1888), A. A. Adams & Co. (1929), D. D. Metcalf Realty Co. (1964)
  • 2124: former location of H. M. Archibald Jr "The Bond Man" (1925), Fidelity Building & Loan Association (1929), Franklin-Patton Real Estate & Insurance Co. (1964)
  • 2126: former location of Tillman-Levenson furniture store, Millsap-Woodruff Co. (1929), Car Park Inc. parking lot (1964)
  • 2128–2130: two-story commercial building
    • 2128: former location of Stevens Barber Shop (1964)
    • 2130: former location of fruit stand (1888), Peter Apostolos restaurant (1926-1928), Olympia Cafe (1929), Burchwell Co. mortgage loans / Gerry G. McIntyre real estate / Howell Realty Co. (1964)
• south side
  • 2101: Steiner Building (built 1890), former site of William Nabers shop (1869-1890)
  • 2103: former location of A. A. Adams & Co. (1904), Franklin-Patton Real Estate & Insurance Co. / Security Mortgage Co. (1926) Vulcan Tile & Brick Co. (1926-1929), barber shop (1937), 4-Way Finance Co. (1948), Merit Finance Co. (1964)
  • 2105-2107: parking lot, former site of Seals Brothers pianos & organs (1893), Bradford-Norton, Inc. millinery (1937) and Tillman-Levenson
    • 2105: former location of Consolidated Electric Co. / Birmingham Steam Heating & Supply Co. (1904) Silverfield & Levin clothing (1925-1926)
      • 2105½: former location of J. A. Montgomery (1904)
    • 2107: former location of E. H. Schreiber & Son (1904), McCarty-Rawson Furniture Co. (1904) Markstein Bros. Millenery Co. (1926)
  • 2109: former location of McDavid Real Estate & Insurance Co./McDavid-Quinn Construction Co./Dillard Real Estate & Insurance Co. (1926), McDavid, Terry & Garland real estate agents, Wood & Hawkins real estate / Morris Marb Shoes Co. (1929), Credit Service Corp. (1964)
  • 2111: former location of Burger Realty & Insurance Co./Engineers Supply Co./Charles Meis Shoe Co./S. G. Newberger/Reserve Loan Life Insurance Co./H. R. Wilcox (1926), Franklin & Parton real estate (1929), Typewriter Exchange, Regal's Watch Repair (1964)
    • 2111B: former location of Scott Realty Co. (1929), Jefferson Sea Food Café, Alex's Sandwich Shop (1964)
  • 2113: The Margaret bar (December 2021–), former location of Standard Jewelry (1926-1929), Patton-Harris Co. blueprints (1964), Atomic Lounge (2017–2021)
  • 2115: former location of Salvation Army Barracks (1904), Edwards Cotten & Co./Hamilton Autographic Register Co./William H. Keller Inc./Mills Representative Co. (1926), Enslen Real Estate & Insurance Co. (1926-1929), Jay Novelty Co. wholesale jewelry (1964)
  • 2117: Magic City Dentistry (July 2018-), former location of Vulcan Paint Company (1905), Birmingham Map Co. / Sowell Insurance / Jeromine Tucker insurance (1929), F. T. Skelton & Co. jewelry repair (1964), Region 2020 (1997–2002)
  • 2119: former location of Manufacturing Co. of Alabama / Manufacturing Purchasing Co. of Birmingham (1929), Laney Paint & Hardware Co. (Lamotte Laney –1940), U.S. Army Reserve 87th Maneuver Area Command headquarters (1964)
  • 2121-2123: office building (built 1920s), former location of Temerson Bros. (1926), Blumburg Dry Goods Co. (1929), Magnolia Diamonds jewelers (1964), Body & Soul Fitness (2005-)
    • 2123: former location of Silverstein Bros. ladies wear (1926-1929), Gem Jewelry Co. wholesalers (1964)
  • 2125-2127: 2-story commercial building, former location of Leslie Printing & Publishing Co. (1904), J. M. Haran Plumbing Co. (1905)
    • 2125: former location of Baltimore Cigar Manufacturing Co. (1904), Cooper Dry Goods Co. (1929), Alabama Restaurant Supply storage (1964)
    • 2127: former location of Alabama Christian Advocate / Southern and Alabama Baptist newspapers (1904), Star Hosiery & Underwear Co. (1929), Alabama Restaurant Supply (1964)
  • 2129-2131: 3-story commercial building (built 1924) / The Neutral Solution arbitrators (2019-) / Greybox Investments, former location of Dixie Store Fixtures (1964), Pearce Bevill Leesburg Moore accountants (1981–2006)
    • 2129: former location of Gus Colias restaurant (1904)
    • 2131: former location of C. H. Moseley saloon (1904), Frankel & Feldstein Clothing Co. (1929), Romeo's Restaurant (A. H. Weinberg 1940-1932)

22nd Street intersection

• north side (Block 102):
  • 2200-2206: Goodall-Brown building (built 1905) for the Goodall-Brown Dry Goods Co.), Goodall-Brown Lofts, former site of the Caldwell Hotel (1889-1894)
    • 2200: The Wine Loft
  • 2208-2210: former location of R. D. Burnett Cigar Company warehouse
    • 2210: The Parthenon event center, former location of American Legion General Gorgas Post No. 1 (1996)
  • 2212: former location of Bradford-Norton Co. (1926)
  • 2214: former location of Jaffe Clothing Co. (1926)
  • 2216-2218: Todd-Witte Building (built 1910), The Dagny (2020), former location of Todd-Witte Dry Goods Co. (1910-1950s), Lindsey Office Furnishings (2007-2017)
    • 2218: Adiōs (José Medina Camacho / Jesús Méndez 2022–)
  • 2220-2222: former location of Heflin's Sanitarium (1904), Data Processing Security Inc. (2008-2015)
  • 2224-2226: Heninger Garrison Davis attorneys (2006-)
    • 2226: former location of Europa
  • 2228-2230: Patrick B. Odum Family Dentistry (2007-), former location of Standard Oil gas station (1926)
• south side (Block 107B):
  • 2201-2203: Transportation Building (built 1925 as the Southern Railway Building)
    • 2201: former location of Southern Railway / Alabama Great Southern Railroad superintendent's offices (1904)
  • 2205: former location of T. W. Jones (1926)
  • 2207: former location of Auto Storage Tire & Battery Co. (1926)
  • 2209-2225 Mercantile on Morris (redeveloped 2020)
    • 2209–2211: Liberty Overalls Building, called the Fanaei Building (2007-)
      • 2209: former location of Ward Auto Supply Co. (1926), Slater Sales
      • 2211: former location of Liberty Overall Co. (1926)
    • 2213: former location of Steve Watson Restaurant, Patterson Cigar Store (1923), Birmingham Cash & Carry Cigar & Tobacco Co. (1926), Easy Street (2007)
    • 2215: 16th Cross Pearson Wearable Art Gallery (Tanya Pugh-Johnson 2024–), former location of Krewe on First bar, Jazzy's (2017)
    • 2217: former location of Birmingham Wholesale Co. (1926)
    • 2219-2227: former location of Crawford's Auto Shop (1926)
      • 2223–2225: Lindsey Office Furnishings
  • 2229–2231: Black Diamond Building (built 1903), Moxi (2024–)
    • 2229: former location of Winn-Snider Cigar Co. (1926)
    • 2231: former location of Evans Bros. (1904), W. G. Patterson Cigar Company (1920s)

23rd Street intersection

• north side (Block 103):
  • 2300–2314: former location of the Winnie Davis Wigwam (1894), wagon yard (1911)
    • 2300-2304 (formerly 2300–2302): 3-story commercial building (built 1910s) / Fix Play Lofts
    • 2306 (formerly 2304–2306): former location of Wynn-Knox Candy Co. (1916-1931) / Levine-Abelson Candy & Grocery Company (1926-1929), Jaffe Dry Goods (1964)
      • 2306½: former location of Dewberry & Montgomery printing plant (1926)
    • 2308-2314: 2314 1st Avenue North building, former location of the Bissell Motor Co. (1924), Auto Storage Tire & Battery Co. (1926), The Feldstein Co. wholesale clothing (1964)
      • 2308: Freshwater Land Trust, former location of Markstein Millinery (1929)
      • 2310: Neighborhood Market, former location of D. Friedman & Co. dresses & coats (1929)
      • 2312: Prvlge (Dan Crane 2024–), former location of Frankel & Feldstein Clothing Co. (1929), S. & L. Garment Co. (1948), Weld for Birmingham (2011-2016), Havana on 1st (James Finley Jr 2019–), Cassanova Bar & Lounge (Cassanova Mckinzy 2021–)
      • 2314: former office of James Morgan Jr
  • 2316-2318: The Avenues Lofts, former location of residence (1911), Java Tea Company (1925-1926)
    • 2316: former location of Star Hosiery & Underwear Co. (1948-1964)
      • 2316½: former location of First Avenue Hotel (1926)
    • 2318: former location of Greenwald Shoe Co. (1948-1964)
  • 2320-2322: Raymond Rose Building, Paper Doll cocktail bar (2018-), former location of residence (1911), Rose Commission Co. wholesale dry goods, Raymond Hosiery Co. & Raymond-Temerson Co. (1964), Alabama Uniforms, Tavern on 1st (2015-2018)
    • 2320: former location of Marvin Flowers (1926), Naked Art (1998-2004)
  • 2324–2330: former location of Mike's Fine Jewelry & Music Center (Mike Cohen 1965-2022)
    • 2324–2326: former location of residence (1911)
    • 2328–2330: former location of fruit stand (1891), shop / blacksmith shop (1911)
• south side (Block 107):
  • 2301–2303: Collins & Co. building (built 1909 for Collins & Co. wholesale grocers), former location of Interstate Electric Co. of Alabama (1926), Packard automobile dealership, Liberty Overall Company factory and store, Liberty House Lofts (1990s–present)
  • 2305: former location of Morris & Company ham, bacon & lard (1925-1926)
  • 2307: former location of Cudahy Packing Co. meatpackers (1925-1926)
  • 2309: Armour & Co. building (built 1890s), former location of Armour & Co. meats (1926), Arnold Foods (1960s), Boise Cascade office products, Omni Studios (2004–2016)
  • 2315: former location of E. P. Allen & Co. (1926)
  • 2319: former location of City Paper Co. (1926)
  • 2321–2325: Wooster Lofts, formerly Calder Furniture Co. warehouse (built c. 1918)
    • 2321–2323: former location of Wood-Frutticher Grocery Co. (1926-1940s)
      • 2323: What's on 2nd (2016–), former location of Cafe Lanetta
    • 2325: Phillip Griffith Photography, former location of Reed Books
  • 2327: former location of George A. Hormel & Co. (1926–1931)
  • 2329–2331: former location of Wittichen Coal & Transfer Co. (1926)
    • 2329: The Franklin condominiums, former location of Franklin, Stiles & Franklin wholesale grocer (1913-), Whitaker Paper Co. (1926), Whitaker Lofts, Wooten Lofts
    • 2331: former location of Charlie's Transfer Co. (1904)

24th Street intersects

• north side:
  • 2400-2402: former location of saloon & pool hall (I. C. Clark 1890–1891, John B. Potts 1899), George Shephard lunch counter (1902)
    • 2400: United Trophy & Specialties (1965–)
    • 2402: former location of Edwin Paper Co. (1926)
  • 2404: former location of "negro restaurant" (1891), Manhattan Saloon (1902), Bower & Sinnott saloon (1904)
  • 2410: former location of J. B. Potter & Co. (1926)
  • 2412: former location of Fairview Hotle (1891)
  • 2414: former location of B. A. Kendall grocer (1887), general store (1891)
  • 2416: Johnston Lofts, former location of Johnston Manufacturing Co. (1930s), Standard Distributors (1980s)
  • 2418: former location of boarding house (1891)
  • 2420-2424: former location of Mr Burch formal wear (2007–2022)
    • 2420: 2-story commercial building (built 1925), former location of boarding house (1891), Cowart & Cole / McCray Refrigerator Co. / A. C. Legg Packing Co. (1926)
    • 2424: 2-story commercial building
  • 2430: former location of Viaduct Service Station (1926)
• south side (Block 106B):
  • 2401–2403: Royal Cup building, former location of Batterton Coffee Company / Royal Cup Coffee (1925-1970s), Security Bonded Warehouse, Dixie Store Fixtures storage (2013–)
    • 2401: former location of Magic City Hardwood Works / Webb & Long Planing Mill (1891), John F. Brown lumber yard and planing mill (1896–1899), Roddy Mill & Lumber Co. (1904)
  • 2409–2411: former site of 1-story commercial building (collapsed 2023), former location of Birmingham Wholesale Grocery (1926)
  • 2411–2413: former location of Birmingham Scale Works (1904)
    • 2411: ABC Foodservice Equipment
    • 2413: From Darkness to Light Biblical Counseling Ministries, former location of Woolcott Flour Mills (1926)
  • 2415: former location of Mutual Feed & Flour Co. (1926)
  • 2423–2425: former location of Martin Biscuit Co. (1926)
    • 2425: Dixie Fixtures
  • 2427: former location of Mills Coffee Co. (1926)
  • 2429–2431: former location of A. E. Atwater Carriage Factory (1891), W. G. Patterson Cigar Co. (1926)
    • 2429: Blackwell Furniture/BB's China and Glassware
    • 2431: former location of A & P's "East Side Downtown Super Market" (1944-)

25th Street intersects

• north side (Block 105):
  • 2500: Roger's Trading Company Building (Vazda Studios, Intermark Interactive, formerly Crawford's Auto Shop, Maring-Crawford Ford and Roger's Army Navy Store)
  • 2506: former location of Peyton King residence
  • 2528: former location of Central Milk Co. (1926)
  • 2532: former location of Fleck's Pharmacy (1925)
• south side:
  • 2501: former location of Reynolds Bros. Lumber & Manufacturing Co. (1926)
  • 2511: former location of Lockwood Manufacturing Co. (1904)

• Red Mountain Expressway passes over
  • former site of Birmingham Farmer's Market

Carraway Boulevard intersects

• north side:
  • 2600: former location of Twenty-First Ave. Drug Co. (1925)
  • 2608: former location of B. M. Binford Grocery (1887)
  • 2618: former location of Richards Iron Works (1904)
  • 2620: former location of Banks Lounge
  • 2626: former location of B. F. Oldham & Co. saloon (1904)
  • 2628: former location of Henry Bozzelf restaurant (1910)
  • 2630: former location of Industrial Home for Stranded Men (1925)

27th Street North formerly intersected

• north side:
  • 2700: former location of Southern Stock Yards (1904)
  • 2706: former location of J. P. Mullins saloon (1904)
  • 2708: former location of John Colston restaurant (1904)
  • 2728: former location of Frederick Broderick restaurant (1910)
  • 2730: former location of B. F. Oldham & Co. saloon (1904)
• south side:
  • 2701: former location of Birmingham Iron & Supply Co. (1904)

• 1st Avenue North continues east through North Avondale, Woodlawn, Wahouma, and East Lake to West Boulevard, continuing as Parkway East

References

• Ervin, Mark (December 1, 2016) "Birmingham in Bloom: An Analysis of the 2nd Avenue Ginkgo Trees" Big Communications