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The history of the heaviest corner on earth
Filed Under: Downtown Birmingham, Front Page, Uncategorized
At the turn of the 20th Century, the spark of the Magic City was one to behold. As Birmingham became an industrial metropolitan area, one particular corner of the city stood above the rest (pun intended): the intersection of 1st Ave. North and 20th Street – also known as “the heaviest corner on Earth.”