Belle Beauty Salon (Belle's Beauty Salons, Inc)

Identifier

DBB-BUS-00148

Name

Belle Beauty Salon

Name Variations

Belle's Beauty Salons, Inc

Type

Business

Activity

beauty shop / hair care

Description

Mrs. Belle Diggs had a beauty salon at 579 Forest Ave E in the 1920s-1930s. In the 1940s, her salon was on Hastings St. The address was variously advertised as either 4660 or 4662 Hastings St (or 4660-4662), indicating that Diggs occupied both lots. By 1945, Diggs' Hat Works also advertised at 4662 Hastings St.

Location

579 E Forest Ave

4662 Hastings St

4660 Hastings St

Affiliates

Adams, Ethel
Role: Staff (Operator at Belle's in 1933)

Alexander, Vernola
Role: Staff

Boggess, Inez
Role: Manager

Branham, Alice
Role: Staff (formerly of)

Cash, Carrie
Role: Staff

Coleman, Jeannette
Role: Manager

Diggs, Belle
Role: Owner and/or Operator

Parker, Thelma Remsen
Role: Staff (Operator in 1933)

Sims, Rosa (or Simms)
Role: Staff (Operator at Belle's Beauty Salon in 1933)

Warren, Loretta
Role: Staff

Related Organization

Diggs Hat Works

Lee Bell Beauty Salon

Documentation

1927 Detroit Negro Business League Directory, 8 (Belle's Beauty Salon)

1933-12-23 Detroit Tribune, 4 (Belle's Beauty Salon, Inc.)

1935 BTWTA Directory, 12 (Belles' Beauty Salons, Inc.)

1942-06-27 Michigan Chronicle, 2 (Belle Beauty Salon)

1942-12-19 Michigan Chronicle, 2 (Belle Beauty Salon)

1943-06-26 Michigan Chronicle, 2 (Belle Beauty Salon)

1943-12-25 Michigan Chronicle, 2 (Belle Beauty Salon)

1944-06-24 Michigan Chronicle, 2 (Belle Beauty Salon)

1944-12-16 Michigan Chronicle, 19 (BELLE BEAUTY SALON)

1945-06-23 Michigan Chronicle, 19 (Belle Beauty Salon)

Title

Belle Beauty Salon (Belle's Beauty Salons, Inc)