HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-20-2023 Press Release City to Honor Adeline Wigfall-Jones with Honorary Street Sign
Henry Davis, JR.
2nd District Council Member
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227 W. Jefferson Blvd. Rm. 441 Office: (574) 235-5983 FAX: (574) 235-9173
County-City Building South Bend, IN Voicemail: (574) 235-5983 TDD: (574) 235-5567
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FROM: COUNCILMEMBER HENRY DAVIS, JR.
SUBJECT: CITY TO HONOR ADELINE WIGFALL-JONES WITH HONORARY STREET SIGN
DATE: THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 2023
CONTACT: COUNCILMEMBER HENRY DAVIS, JR.,
HDAVIS@SOUTHBENDIN.GOV, 574-300-5241
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City To Honor Adeline Wigfall-Jones with Honorary Street Sign
Hairstyles have changed from Afros to Jheri Curls, to High Top Fades, twists, braids, and
Dreadlocks, but Wigfall Barbershop has been a constant presence on the corner of Elm and
Washington Streets for nearly 50 years.
Adeline Wigfall-Jones opened Wigfall Barbershop at 1131 W. Washington St. in 1976 and it has
remained a community institution over the years. “Ms. Adeline,” as she is affectionately known,
has cut the heads of generations of boys, men, and women. Her shop has also been a vital
community meeting place where people share important information, establish, or re-establish
relationships and even get a delicious meal of fried chicken or polish sausage. Ms. Adeline’s
business is one of the few remaining from an era when West Washington street was a center of
commerce in the Black community, and Wigfall Barbershop withstood the decay and renewal of
the block.
Please join 2nd District Council Member Henry Davis, Jr. as we celebrate and honor the legacy of
Adeline Wigfall-Jones with the unveiling of an honorary street sign on the corner of Washington
at Elm Streets at 11 a.m. Monday, March 20, 2023.
Councilman, Henry Davis Jr.
2nd District, City of South Bend, Indiana
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