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'''Vincent Oliver's Hippodrome Barber Shop''' | '''Vincent Oliver's Hippodrome Barber Shop''' was a one-chair 12 x 22-foot barber shop at 5530 [[1st Avenue North]] in downtown [[Woodlawn]]. | ||
Oliver has decorated the shop with layers of memorabilia, including old bottles, lunchboxes, posters and photographs. There | The space has been occupied by a barber shop since [[1904]]. When long-time proprieter [[Vincent Oliver]] began working there in [[1966]] it was known as '''Fowler's Barber Shop'''. After he bought it in [[1967]] he called it the '''Varsity Barber Shop''' for a while before settling on "Hippodrome", named for the New York City theater where Harry Houdini performed. | ||
Oliver has decorated the shop with layers of memorabilia, including old bottles, lunchboxes, posters and photographs. There was an old AM tube radio, but no telephone. Haircuts were given on a walk-in basis only; Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Since early [[2014]] Oliver no longer opened on Saturday. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* Stelter, Linda (April 8, 2007) "[http://blog.al.com/infocus/2007/04/slow_day_at_the_hippodrome.html Slow day at the Hippodrome]" (photograph). | * Stelter, Linda (April 8, 2007) "[http://blog.al.com/infocus/2007/04/slow_day_at_the_hippodrome.html Slow day at the Hippodrome]" (photograph). {{BN}} | ||
* [http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=hippodrome&m=pool&w=69599411%40N00 Hippodrome] photos in the [[Magic City Flickr Group]] | * [http://www.flickr.com/search/groups/?q=hippodrome&m=pool&w=69599411%40N00 Hippodrome] photos in the [[Magic City Flickr Group]] | ||
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Revision as of 15:39, 10 July 2018
Vincent Oliver's Hippodrome Barber Shop was a one-chair 12 x 22-foot barber shop at 5530 1st Avenue North in downtown Woodlawn.
The space has been occupied by a barber shop since 1904. When long-time proprieter Vincent Oliver began working there in 1966 it was known as Fowler's Barber Shop. After he bought it in 1967 he called it the Varsity Barber Shop for a while before settling on "Hippodrome", named for the New York City theater where Harry Houdini performed.
Oliver has decorated the shop with layers of memorabilia, including old bottles, lunchboxes, posters and photographs. There was an old AM tube radio, but no telephone. Haircuts were given on a walk-in basis only; Tuesday through Friday from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Since early 2014 Oliver no longer opened on Saturday.
References
- Knox, David (December 15, 1999) "Hippodrome Barber Shop overflows with stuff he won't reject." Birmingham News
- "Hippodrome Barber Shop" (October 1, 2009) The35212
External links
- Stelter, Linda (April 8, 2007) "Slow day at the Hippodrome" (photograph). The Birmingham News
- Hippodrome photos in the Magic City Flickr Group