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[[File:Etheridge Bros Barber Shop.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Willie and Joe Etheridge outside the original barber shop. {{BPL permission caption|https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll6/id/1622}}]] | [[File:Etheridge Bros Barber Shop.jpg|right|thumb|325px|Willie and Joe Etheridge outside the original barber shop. {{BPL permission caption|https://cdm16044.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4017coll6/id/1622}}]] | ||
'''Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style''' is a family-owned chain of barber shops and beauty salons founded | '''Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style''' is a family-owned chain of barber shops and beauty salons founded by [[Willie Etheridge Sr]] and his brother [[Joe Etheridge|Joe]]. | ||
The brothers started cutting each others hair as children on a farm in Safford, Dallas County because they didn't like the way their dad cut it. Willie moved to Birmingham in the 1950s and worked briefly as a timber hauler. He went to get his hair cut at the [[Jones Valley Barbershop]] and soon began working there. After Joe joined him in the city they worked together until opening their own shop in [[1970]]. Joe began opening the shop early to accommodate laborers. Two other brothers, [[John Etheridge|John]] and [[Theodore Etheridge|Theodore]] also began working as barbers in other shops, later joining the family business. | |||
At its peak the chain had 11 locations in Birmingham. The family also owns a car-wash and detailing business and a catering company under the same [[Etheridge Brothers]] name. | |||
==Locations== | ==Locations== | ||
* No. 1: 3312 [[26th Street North]] | * No. 1: 3312 [[26th Street North]] | ||
* No. 2: 1601 [[3rd Avenue North]], [[Downtown Birmingham|Downtown]] owned by [[Willie Etheridge Jr]] (Adjacent '''Etheridge Beauty Nook''' owned by [[Wilma Etheridge Moore]]) | * No. 2: 1601 [[3rd Avenue North]], [[Downtown Birmingham|Downtown]] owned by [[Willie Etheridge Jr]] since 1992 (Adjacent '''Etheridge Beauty Nook''' owned by [[Wilma Etheridge Moore]]) | ||
* No. 3: 3200 [[26th Street North]] | * No. 3: 3200 [[26th Street North]] | ||
* 3409 [[Vanderbilt Road]] | * 3409 [[Vanderbilt Road]] | ||
* No. 4: 8308 [[1st Avenue North]], [[East Lake]] | * No. 4: 8308 [[1st Avenue North]], [[East Lake]] | ||
* No. 5: 1621 [[Center Point Parkway]], [[Center Point]] | * No. 5: [[Eastgate Shopping Center]], 1621 [[Center Point Parkway]], [[Center Point]] | ||
* No. 6: 3500 [[Cleburn Avenue Southwest]], [[West End]], owned by [[Winfred Etheridge]] | * No. 6: 3500 [[Cleburn Avenue Southwest]], [[West End]], owned by [[Winfred Etheridge]] | ||
* No. 7: 3 [[Graymont Avenue North]] | * No. 7: 3 [[Graymont Avenue North]] | ||
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* Solan, Matthew (October 29, 1999) "Brothers cashing in on cutting hair." {{BBJ}} | * Solan, Matthew (October 29, 1999) "Brothers cashing in on cutting hair." {{BBJ}} | ||
* Temple, Chanda (July 16, 2006) "At work, it's all relative." {{BN}} | * Temple, Chanda (July 16, 2006) "At work, it's all relative." {{BN}} | ||
* Johnson, Roy S. (July 16, 2022) "Even in grief, Birmingham’s Etheridge family celebrates enduring legacy of Black generational enterprise." {{BN}} | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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[[Category:Barber shops]] | [[Category:Barber shops]] | ||
[[Category:Business chains]] | [[Category:Business chains]] | ||
[[Category:Black-owned businesses]] | |||
[[Category:1970 establishments]] | [[Category:1970 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:3rd Avenue North]] | [[Category:3rd Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:26th Street North]] | [[Category:26th Street North]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:Center | [[Category:Eastgate Shopping Center]] | ||
[[Category:Cleburn Avenue Southwest]] | [[Category:Cleburn Avenue Southwest]] | ||
[[Category:Graymont Avenue]] | [[Category:Graymont Avenue]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:23, 1 February 2024
Willie and Joe Etheridge outside the original barber shop. courtesy BPL Archives
Etheridge Brothers Barber & Style is a family-owned chain of barber shops and beauty salons founded by Willie Etheridge Sr and his brother Joe.
The brothers started cutting each others hair as children on a farm in Safford, Dallas County because they didn't like the way their dad cut it. Willie moved to Birmingham in the 1950s and worked briefly as a timber hauler. He went to get his hair cut at the Jones Valley Barbershop and soon began working there. After Joe joined him in the city they worked together until opening their own shop in 1970. Joe began opening the shop early to accommodate laborers. Two other brothers, John and Theodore also began working as barbers in other shops, later joining the family business.
At its peak the chain had 11 locations in Birmingham. The family also owns a car-wash and detailing business and a catering company under the same Etheridge Brothers name.
Locations
- No. 1: 3312 26th Street North
- No. 2: 1601 3rd Avenue North, Downtown owned by Willie Etheridge Jr since 1992 (Adjacent Etheridge Beauty Nook owned by Wilma Etheridge Moore)
- No. 3: 3200 26th Street North
- 3409 Vanderbilt Road
- No. 4: 8308 1st Avenue North, East Lake
- No. 5: Eastgate Shopping Center, 1621 Center Point Parkway, Center Point
- No. 6: 3500 Cleburn Avenue Southwest, West End, owned by Winfred Etheridge
- No. 7: 3 Graymont Avenue North
- 4245 1st Avenue North, Avondale, owned by Joe Etheridge
References
- Solan, Matthew (October 29, 1999) "Brothers cashing in on cutting hair." Birmingham Business Journal
- Temple, Chanda (July 16, 2006) "At work, it's all relative." The Birmingham News
- Johnson, Roy S. (July 16, 2022) "Even in grief, Birmingham’s Etheridge family celebrates enduring legacy of Black generational enterprise." The Birmingham News
External links
- Etheridge Brothers website