Every back-to-school season
Back to School Drive
Students start the school year with a fresh look. Will gives free haircuts and collects donations so kids head back to class with a free book bag.
West Philadelphia · Est. 1983
Fine grooming on 54th Street for over forty years.
Wynnefield’s family barbershop for three generations. Founded by the Butts family in 1983 and run by William Butts today: clean fades, sharp line-ups, hot-towel shaves, and a shop where everybody knows your name.
1821 N 54th St · Phila 19131
215-878-3319
Tue–Sat
Services & prices
Eight services, from an $18 line-up to a $52 cut and beard.
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Fifteen photos of real cuts from real clients: men, women and kids.
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1821 N 54th Street, West Philadelphia. Open Tuesday to Saturday.
Hours and directionsBarbershop · Family · Legacy · Community
A West Philly shop since 1983
Started by Will’s parents in 1983 and run by Will since 2001, Butts Barbershop is now serving its third generation of Wynnefield families.
Family owned since 1983. Free back-to-school haircuts every year, and a haunted barbershop every Halloween.
That’s the Butts way.
The menu
Services & prices
Cash, card and mobile pay accepted. Walk-ins welcome when the chair is open; appointments always come first.
The work
Fresh out the chair
Real cuts from real clients: men, women and kids. Tap any photo to see it larger.
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Five barbers, five calendars. Book with your regular, or take the first open chair.
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Every appointment is 45 minutes. Only times that are still open show up, and the calendar updates live as chairs fill.
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Owner & barber: William Butts
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About Us
Three generations. One family chair.
Butts Barbershop is Wynnefield’s family barbershop: a place where men, women and children can sit back, relax and enjoy the craft of grooming in a setting that feels like home.
1983Founded by the Butts family
2001Will takes over from his parents
20+ yrsWill’s experience behind the chair
3Generations of Wynnefield families
Our story
It started with Will’s parents
In 1983, William Butts’s mother and father opened a barbershop on North 54th Street with a simple idea: every person who sits in the chair should be treated like family. That idea built a following that spread the old-fashioned way, from parent to child and neighbor to neighbor.
In 2001 they handed the shop to their son. Will has kept it a family-owned business ever since, and that is what sets Butts apart from other shops in the area. It isn’t a franchise or a rotating cast of chairs. It’s a neighborhood institution with the same family name over the door.
Today the shop is serving its third generation. Grandfathers who sat here in the eighties now bring their grandsons for a first cut. Everyone gets an unhurried consultation, careful work and a hot-towel finish, and regulars get their usual without having to explain it.
More than a barber
A pillar of Wynnefield
Will’s work doesn’t stop at the shop door. He leads two of the neighborhood’s main civic groups and treats the shop as a place where young people can find guidance and their first job.
Every Halloween
The Haunted Barbershop
Will transforms the entire shop into a haunted house for the neighborhood’s kids. It has become one of Wynnefield’s favorite Halloween stops.
All year
Jobs & mentoring
Young people in the community find guidance, encouragement and work at the shop. For Will, investing in the next generation is part of the job.
What we stand for
The four words on our sign
Barbershop
Real barbering: straight razors, hot towels, fades blended by hand, and cuts done right the first time.
Family
Family owned for two generations, and a family setting for men, women and children.
Legacy
Since 1983 on the same block, passed from parents to son and still going strong.
Community
Back-to-school haircuts, a haunted barbershop, and youth jobs. The shop belongs to the neighborhood.
Timeline
From 1983 to today
One family, one block, three generations of clients.
1983Will’s mother and father open Butts Barbershop on North 54th Street.
1990sThe shop becomes a Saturday-morning fixture for families across Wynnefield and Overbrook.
2001William Butts takes ownership from his parents.
SinceWill leads the Wynnefield Business Association, serves as VP of the Wynnefield Residents Association, and starts the shop’s yearly traditions.
TodayA third generation in the chair, five barbers, and online booking.
Careers
Barbers wanted on 54th Street.
We're looking for licensed barbers who take pride in clean work and treat every client like a regular. Bring your skills, build your book, and be part of a shop with over forty years in the neighborhood.
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