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4-537: Fourth Avenue Historic District may refer to: Fourth Avenue Historic District (Birmingham, Alabama) , listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Birmingham, Alabama Fourth Avenue Historic District (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) , NRHP-listed Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with

8-521: The black community. Although now somewhat diminished by the demolition of some structures and the dispersal of black life that has come with integration and suburban expansion, important structures remain which document what was once the center of commercial activity in black Birmingham." It includes works by architects Robert R. Taylor , Louis H. Persley , Walter T. Woods and others. The area features Art Deco architecture and commercial Victorian architecture . It includes: This article about

12-647: The title Fourth Avenue Historic District . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fourth_Avenue_Historic_District&oldid=562329757 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Fourth Avenue Historic District (Birmingham, Alabama) The Fourth Avenue Historic District in Birmingham, Alabama

16-762: Was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The listing included 17 contributing buildings on 4.2 acres (1.7 ha). It includes the 1600-1800 blocks of 4th Ave., N. and part of the 300 blocks of 17th and 18th Sts., N. One reason that it was deemed significant is that the district "is the only place left in the city which tells the story of the Jim Crow years in Birmingham (1908–1941). Prohibited from patronizing white restaurants, movie theaters, and personal service establishments, blacks developed businesses in those areas to serve their community. They also offered professional services (medical and legal) to

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