Third Ward Barber Shop

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• The Green Book entry for Third Ward Barber Shop did not include a specific street address. Charlotte city directories listed a barbershop operated by Alice J. S. Cuthbertson at 304 W. Hill, at the intersection of W. Hill & Poplar Streets.¹

¹ L. A. Waller & Melvin Tapley, Travelers’ Green Book, International Edition (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1963-1964), p. 57; L.A. Waller & Melvin Tapeley, Travelers’ Green Book, International Edition (New York: Victor H. Green & Company, 1966-1967), p. 57; Hill’s 1955 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1955), p. 608 (alphabetical listing), p. 147 (street guide); Hill’s 1956 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1956), p. 631 (alphabetical listing), p. 159 (street guide); Hill’s 1957 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1957), p. 156 (alphabetical listing), p. 129 (street guide); Hill’s 1958 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1958), p. 186 (alphabetical listing), pg. 151 (street guide); Hill’s 1959 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1959), p. 199 (alphabetical listing), p. 157 (street guide); Hill’s 1960 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1960), p. 176 (alphabetical listing), p. 137 (street guide); Hill’s 1961 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1961), p. 174 (alphabetical listing), p. 138 (street guide); Hill’s 1962 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1962), p. 228 (alphabetical listing), p. 166 (street guide); Hill’s 1963 Charlotte (Mecklenburg County, N.C.) City Directory (Richmond: Hill Directory Co., Inc., 1963), p. 243 (alphabetical listing), p. 176 (street guide).