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** north side ([[Block 88]]):
** north side ([[Block 88]]):
*** 1700-1708: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]], former site of [[Orr & Lanning]] livery stables, [[Palace Livery Co.]] (1904), [[Weaver & Carnes Garage]] (1922), former offices of [[Southern Bell]] telephone company
*** 1700-1708: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]], former site of [[Orr & Lanning]] livery stables, [[Palace Livery Co.]] (1904), [[Weaver & Carnes Garage]] (1922), former offices of [[Southern Bell]] telephone company
**** 1700-1702: former location of 2-story duplex (1891)
**** 1700-1704: former location of [[Jefferson Garage & Sales Co.]] (1926)
***** 1700: former location of Mrs [[A. C. Wilson]] boarding house (1887), [[Phoenix Cafe]]
***** 1700-1702: former location of 2-story duplex (1891)
***** 1702: former location of [[Birmingham Leather Company]]
****** 1700: former location of Mrs [[A. C. Wilson]] boarding house (1887), [[Phoenix Cafe]] (1937)
**** 1704: former location of a dwelling (1891), cash register dealer
****** 1702: former location of [[Birmingham Leather Company]] (1937)
**** 1706: former location of [[Lamar Insurance]], entrance to the building and [[Phoenix Bowling Center]]
***** 1704: former location of a dwelling (1891), [[National Cash Register Co.]] (1937)
**** 1706: former location of [[Jefferson Barbecue]] (1926), [[Lamar Insurance]], entrance to the building and [[Phoenix Bowling Center]]
*** 1708: former location of a dwelling (1891)
*** 1708: former location of a dwelling (1891)
*** 1710-1714: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]] (1950 expansion), former location of [[Jefferson Theatre]] (c. 1920) (later Erlanger Theatre)
*** 1710-1714: [[Phoenix Building]]/[[Phoenix Lofts]] (1950 expansion), former location of [[Jefferson Theatre]] (built 1900, demolished 1946), [[Erlanger Theatre]] (1930s)
**** 1710: lofts entrance, former location of saloon (1891)
**** 1710: lofts entrance, former location of saloon (1891)
**** 1712: former location of grocery store (1891)
**** 1712: former location of grocery store (1891)
**** 1714: former location of grocery store (1891), Mrs [[B. Leary]] restaurant (1897)
**** 1714: former location of grocery store (1891), Mrs [[B. Leary]] restaurant (1897)
*** 1716-1718: [[Jefferson Home Furniture building]], former location of [[J. E. Cain Furniture]] (1929), [[W. O. Broyles Furniture]], [[Joiner Furniture]] (1944-1945), [[Duke Brothers Furniture]] (1945-1964), [[Jefferson Home Furniture]]
*** 1716-1718: [[Jefferson Home Furniture building]], former location of [[J. E. Cain Furniture]] (1929), [[W. O. Broyles Furniture]] (1937), [[Joiner Furniture]] (1944-1945), [[Duke Brothers Furniture]] (1945-1964), [[Jefferson Home Furniture]]
**** 1716: former location of grocery store (1891), [[Fain Motor Co.]] (1922)
**** 1716: former location of grocery store (1891), [[Fain Motor Co.]] (1922)
***** 1716A: former location of ticket office (1891)
***** 1716A: former location of ticket office (1891)
**** 1718: former location of [[Kate Cole]] restaurant (1904), [[Drive-a-Ford]] taxi co. (1922), [[Drive-a-Ford]] car rental (1923)
**** 1718: former location of [[Kate Cole]] restaurant (1904), [[Drive-a-Ford]] taxi co. (1922), [[Drive-a-Ford]] car rental (1923)
*** 1720-1722: former location of [[American Laundry Co.]] (1922)
*** 1720-1722: former location of [[American Laundry Co.]] (1922)
**** 1720: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Peerless Laundry]] (1929)
**** 1720: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Excelsior Laundry Co.]] (1926), [[Peerless Laundry]] (1929), [[Pruit Shooting Gallery]] (1937)
**** 1722: former location of [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1929), [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum Company]] (1949-1964)
**** 1722: former location of [[Birmingham Leather Co.]] (1926-1929), [[Birmingham Rug & Linoleum Company]] (1949-1964)
*** 1724-1726: former location of [[Evans Company]] electrical equipment (1931), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1724-1726: former location of [[Evans Company]] electrical equipment (1931), [[Allright Parking]] lot (1964)
*** 1724: former location of dwelling (1891), [[W. H. Day & Co.]] restaurant (1904), [[C. W. Mays Harness & Hardware]] (1922-1931)
*** 1724: former location of dwelling (1891), [[W. H. Day & Co.]] restaurant (1904), [[C. W. Mays]] harness & hardware (1922-1937), [[American Laundry Co.]] (1926)
*** 1724½: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1929), [[Birmingham Chickery]] (1931)
*** 1724½: former location of [[American Laundry]] (1929), [[Birmingham Chickery]] (1931)
*** 1726: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Annex Cafe]] (1910), [[Whaley Burgin Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Burgin & Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]]
*** 1726: former location of dwelling (1891), [[Annex Cafe]] (1910), [[Whaley-Burgin-Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1922-1926), [[Burgin & Fowler Furniture Co.]] (1929), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]], [[Credit Tire Store]] (1937)
*** 1728-1732: parking lot, former site of [[Birmingham Hotel]]/[[New Florence Hotel]] (1890s-1935), [[Gulf Service Station]]
*** 1728-1732: parking lot, former site of [[Birmingham Hotel]]/[[New Florence Hotel]] (1890s-1935), [[Gulf Service Station]]
**** 1730: former location of dwelling / fruit stand (1891), [[J. P. Moransas]] restaurant (1904)
**** 1730: former location of dwelling / fruit stand (1891), [[J. P. Moransas]] restaurant (1904)
**** 1732: former location of [[A. Chafitino]] restaurant (1897), [[J. F. Laird]] barber (1922)
**** 1732: former location of [[A. Chafitino]] restaurant (1897), [[J. F. Laird]] barber (1922), [[Florence Cafe]] (1926)
[[File:1927 Ritz Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Ritz Theater in 1927]]
[[File:1927 Ritz Theatre.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Ritz Theater in 1927]]


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*** 1701-1703: former location of [[Goodyear Tire Co.]] (1929), [[C. T. Walter's Auto Garage]] (1931), [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
*** 1701-1703: former location of [[Goodyear Tire Co.]] (1929), [[C. T. Walter's Auto Garage]] (1931), [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
*** 1701-1705: former location of [[Orr & Lanning Livery Stable]], [[Watt's Garage]] (1931), [[2nd Avenue Super Market]], dry cleaner
*** 1701-1705: former location of [[Orr & Lanning Livery Stable]], [[Watt's Garage]] (1931), [[2nd Avenue Super Market]], dry cleaner
*** 1701: former location of [[Drive It Yourself Co.]] autos (1922), [[Auto Service Co.]] (1923)
*** 1701: former location of [[Drive It Yourself Co.]] autos (1922), [[Auto Service Co.]] (1923), [[Family Service Laundry]] (1937)
*** 1703: former location of [[Saunder's Drive-It-Yourself System]] (1929), [[Reno's Sandwich Shop]]
*** 1703: former location of [[Saunder's Drive-It-Yourself System]] (1929), [[Clarence Walters]] auto parking (1937), [[Reno's Sandwich Shop]]
*** 1707: former location of [[Play-Pen Toyland]], lunch counter and barber shop
*** 1707: former location of [[Play-Pen Toyland]], lunch counter and barber shop
*** 1709-1711: former parking garage, former location of [[Acme Canopy Company]]. [[Ritz Theatre]] parking lot (1964)
*** 1705-1711: former location of [[Ritz Parking Station]] (1937)
**** 1709: former location of [[Aal Painting Co.]] (1922)
**** 1709-1711: former location of [[Acme Canopy Company]], [[Ritz Theatre]] parking lot (1964)
***** 1709: former location of [[Aal Painting Co.]] (1922)
*** 1711-1715: former location of [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
*** 1711-1715: former location of [[Hendon & Co.]] parking (1964)
**** 1711: former location of [[Cotton States Tire & Rubber Co.]] (1922)
**** 1711: former location of [[Cotton States Tire & Rubber Co.]] (1922)
**** 1713: former location of blacksmith & wood shop (1891), [[E. A. Bradford Undertaking Co.]] (1922), barber shop & [[Hunter M. Smith Co.]] (1929)
**** 1713: former location of blacksmith & wood shop (1891), [[E. A. Bradford Undertaking Co.]] (1922), barber shop & [[Hunter M. Smith Co.]] (1929), [[J. Ellis Crew]] restaurant (1937)
***** 1713½: former location of [[Smith-McDavid Realty Co.]] (1926), [[Wallace Gammon]] signs (1937)
*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
*** 1715-1717: former location of [[Ritz Parking]]
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922)
**** 1715: former location of [[Prowell Water Co.]] (1922), [[Clyde's Tire Shop]] (1926), [[Clarence Walters]] auto parking / [[Ritz Parking Station]] (1937)
**** 1717: former location of [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
**** 1717: former location of [[Smith Motor Co.]] (1922)
*** 1717-1721: [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[A. A. Posey & Brother]] livery stable (1891)
*** 1717-1721: [[Trousdale & Son]] livery stable (1885-1887), [[A. A. Posey & Brother]] livery stable (1891)
**** 1719-1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
**** 1719½: former location of [[George Flanagan]] veterinarian (1887)
**** 1719½: former location of [[George Flanagan]] veterinarian (1887)
**** 1721: former location of [[Ritz Theatre]] (1926-1982)
*** 1723-1733: commercial building
*** 1723-1725: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
**** 1723-1725: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
**** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
***** 1723: former location of [[Municipal Garage]] (1922), [[Johnson & Company Jewelers]]
**** 1725: former location of [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
***** 1725: former location of [[Harvey Furniture Co.]] (1922), [[Thomas Willard Cafe]] (1929), beauty shop (1931), [[Johnson & Co.]] jewelers (1937), [[Mutual Finance Corp. of Vulcan]] (1964)
*** 1727-1733: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
**** 1727-1733: former location of stores "being built" (1891)
**** 1727: former location of [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
**** 1727: former location of [[Ritz Beauty Shop]] (1937), [[Miami Beauty Salon]] and [[American Beauty College]] (1964)
***** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922)
****** 1727½: former location of [[Talbot House]] (1922), [[Talbot Hotel]] (1926)
**** 1729: former location of [[J. F. Ehrhart]] harnesses (1922), [[Channell Florist]] (1929-1931), [[Dorothy's Hat Shop]], [[WBRC-AM]] studio (1964)
***** 1729: former location of [[J. F. Ehrhart]] harnesses (1922), [[Channell Florist]] (1929-1937), [[Dorothy's Hat Shop]], [[WBRC-AM]] studio (1964)
**** 1731: former location of [[City Barbecue]] restaurant (1922), [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]] (1964), [[Allen's Record Bar]]
***** 1731: former location of [[City Barbecue]] restaurant (1922-1926), [[Lantrip's Drug Co.]] (1929-1931), [[Woods Drugs]] (1937), [[Mehr's Music Store & Novelty Shop]] (1964), [[Allen's Record Bar]]
**** 1733: former location of [[Weatherly Retail Foods]] restaurant (1964), [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]]
***** 1733: former location of [[Weatherly Retail Foods]] restaurant (1964), [[Pasquale's Pizza & Pasta]]


[[File:Bell Building.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912]]
[[File:Bell Building.jpg|right|thumb|225px|The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912]]

Revision as of 12:26, 14 September 2019

1900 block of 2nd Avenue North in 2006

2nd Avenue North (or Second Avenue North, formerly just 2nd Avenue) is an east-west street running through downtown Birmingham. The street is so named from Center Street in the west (where it becomes Tuscaloosa Avenue), continuously through downtown, to 29th Street North, after which it dead ends.

Sections of 2nd Avenue North reappear between 32nd and 35th Streets, between 47th and 52nd Streets, between 53rd and 54th Streets, and again east of Trotwood Park between 71st and 78th Streets. A short stub of 2nd Avenue North runs toward East Lake Park from 80th Street near I-59, then resumes between 85th and 86th Streets near Roebuck.

The area surrounding 2nd and 3rd Avenue North near the Alabama and Lyric Theatres is considered the heart of Birmingham's Theater District. The section between 22nd and 25th Streets is part of the City Center Loft District, utilized for the annual ArtWalk festival.

The area north of 2nd Avenue between 11th and 14th Streets was once known as Baconsides, and was particularly hard hit by the 1873 cholera epidemic. 2nd Avenue North is the setting for the fictional "Olympia Gym" in the novel and film, Stay Hungry.

The section of 2nd Avenue between 20th and 24th Street is part of the Downtown Birmingham Historic District. Until the mid-1980s, Red Mountain Expressway terminated at the 2nd Avenue North offramp.

MAX Transit Route 1 and MAX Transit Route 3 take 2nd Avenue westward to Elyton.

Notable locations

For an alphabetical list of locations, see the 2nd Avenue North category.
Dates in parentheses indicate when the address was known to have been used, not necessarily the entire span of its use.

Smithfield neighborhood

Not all intersections are listed.
St John's Episcopal Church
Wilborn Service Station and Wilborn Construction Co. at 830 2nd Avenue North

Fountain Heights neighborhood

The Thomas Jefferson Hotel
The Ritz Theater in 1927
The Bell Building at 1814 2nd Avenue North in January 1912

Central City neighborhood

Hudgins' fountain in 1886

19th Street North intersection

Rosenberger's Birmingham Trunk Factory in 1939

20th Street North intersection

BPA Deck No. 6 on 2nd Avenue North

21st Street North intersection

The Zinszer Building at 2115-2119 2nd Avenue North

22nd Street North intersection

23rd Street North intersection

24th Street North intersection

25th Street North intersection

Carraway Boulevard (26th Street North) intersection

28th Street North intersects

29th Street North intersects (north only)

North Avondale

Woodlawn

Wahouma

Unknown addresses