New Deal Barber Shop

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New Deal Barber Shop in September 2007

The New Deal Barber and Style Shop is a barber shop located at 1701 4th Avenue North in Birmingham's 4th Avenue Historic District. It has been open since at least the 1960s and is currently owned by Erskine Simpson.

Simpson places a rose in the window of the shop for each victim of homicide in the city.

References

  • Polk's Birmingham (Jefferson County, Ala.) City Directory (1964) Richmond, Virginia: R. L. Polk & Co.
  • "I'm tired of hearing gunshots every night." (September 9, 2007) The Birmingham News