Earl’s Cuts and Styles has been a staple of Seattle and particularly the Central District for almost 30 years.
Earl Lancaster has been the owner and proprietor of Earl’s Cuts and Styles in the central district since 1992. Earl’s Cuts & Styles used to be surrounded by other black-owned businesses, and a working-class community.
Today, most of those businesses are gone. Unlike many of the black businesses priced out of the area in recent years, though, Lancaster has a plan to stay in the neighborhood.
A group of community partners is redeveloping a lot one block away into 115 affordable housing units, along with retail space for businesses like Earl’s. The homes will be marketed specifically to black people who make between 30 and 60 percent of the median income.
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1992
Earl Lancaster begins the journey of opening up his very own salon which started at his original location 1102 23rd Ave.
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2013
Earls Cuts and Stlyes was Featured in the Seattle Times on the front cover under the byline One Troubled Central Area Corner Now on the Verge of Transformation – February 18, 2013 edition, A must see.
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2015
Walker Chapel American Methodist Episcopal Church celebrated their 64th Anniversary Where they I need Earls Cuts and Styles and many others for their continued hard work and dedication to the community.
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2016
On October 12, 2016 Earls Cuts and Styles loss a true mentor, leader, and all-around influential business man who helped launch Earls career which helped to make him the man he is today- Mr. Gary Ladd affectionately known as “Aziz”. Continued thanks Mr. Ladd.
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2018
Earl’s Cut and Styles joins Kun Salisbury for the “Urban Vote Registrationh” to get more people not only to Register but to actually go out and VOTE. Earls donated FREE cuts that day to customers that registered to VOTE. Article featured in The Skanner on Front Cover October 3rd 2018.
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In 1992, Earl Lancaster- a Seattle native- opened Earl’s Cuts & Styles on 23rd & Union, located in the Central District of Seattle. For three decades, Earl’s Cuts & Styles has earned a reputation for providing outstanding customer service, professional barbering, and an communitical atmosphere. Earl’s Cuts & Styles, also referred to as “Earl’s” by local Seattleites, has become a landmark in the community and has managed to service various generations.