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[[ | [[File:1980 Hippodrome door.jpg|right|thumb|375px|Door of the Hippodrome Barber Shop in 1980. Photo by John Margolies]] | ||
'''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 (Woodlawn)|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. The shop closed in [[2018]] with Oliver's death. | |||
Musician [[Dan Sartain]] took up the lease on the shop with the intention to preserve it's character. He had painter [[Paul Cordes Wilm]] add a halo and wings above Oliver's name on the window, but later removed the name at his family's request. After taking on [[Bud Genry]] as lead barber, he changed the name of the shop to [[Genry's Barber Shop]]. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* Knox, David (December 15, 1999) "Hippodrome Barber Shop overflows with stuff he won't reject." '' | * Knox, David (December 15, 1999) "Hippodrome Barber Shop overflows with stuff he won't reject." {{BN}} | ||
* "[http://www. | * "Hippodrome Barber Shop" (October 1, 2009) ''The35212'' | ||
* Gray, Jeremy (July 10, 2018) "Longtime Birmingham barber left behind museum of toys, memories and history." {{BN}} | |||
* Smith, Kenneth (October 9, 2018) "[http://www.wbrc.com/2018/10/09/new-plans-historic-birmingham-barbershop/ New plans for historic Birmingham barbershop]" WBRC.com | |||
==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]] | |||
[[Category:Barber shops]] | [[Category:Barber shops]] | ||
[[Category:1st Avenue North]] | [[Category:1st Avenue North]] | ||
[[Category:1966 establishments]] | [[Category:1966 establishments]] | ||
[[Category:2018 disestablishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:59, 6 June 2021
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. The shop closed in 2018 with Oliver's death.
Musician Dan Sartain took up the lease on the shop with the intention to preserve it's character. He had painter Paul Cordes Wilm add a halo and wings above Oliver's name on the window, but later removed the name at his family's request. After taking on Bud Genry as lead barber, he changed the name of the shop to Genry's Barber Shop.
References
- Knox, David (December 15, 1999) "Hippodrome Barber Shop overflows with stuff he won't reject." The Birmingham News
- "Hippodrome Barber Shop" (October 1, 2009) The35212
- Gray, Jeremy (July 10, 2018) "Longtime Birmingham barber left behind museum of toys, memories and history." The Birmingham News
- Smith, Kenneth (October 9, 2018) "New plans for historic Birmingham barbershop" WBRC.com
External links
- Stelter, Linda (April 8, 2007) "Slow day at the Hippodrome" (photograph). The Birmingham News
- Hippodrome photos in the Magic City Flickr Group