Steve Mensing, Editor
♦ “Sometimes God has miraculous plans for cities down on their luck. Salisbury’s downtown needed a shot in the arm and “Timeless Wigs and Marvelous Things” is gonna help big time.” Darnell Bertie, Faith
Just when everyone counted out “O.K. Wigs”, a class act for 42 years on South Main and West Innes, a victory was grappled from the jaws of defeat. The Yang Family came through for Salisbury when it rented the “O.K. Wig Building” to the proud owners of “Timeless Wigs and Marvelous Things”.
Yesterday a miraculous sign appeared in the window announcing: “Coming Soon Timeless Wigs and Marvelous Things.” A collective sigh of relief resounded up and down North Main and West Innes. The wigs ARE staying.
For 42 years O.K. Wigs serviced thousands of fashion conscious shoppers, teenagers desiring hair extensions for the “goth look, and unfortunates dwelling near the city’s Toxmap wastelands and struggling with hair loss due to chemotherapy and radiation. Its like O.K. Wigs came back to settle a score.
There is no doubt that wigs are the highest and best use for that strategic corner on the square where “Timeless Wigs and Marvelous Things” stands guardian. Such a regal store tells the world Salisbury really cares about its Downtown.
Besides multi-colored wigs, the new shop will offer the tops in doodad and neo bebop fashion fare. Futuristic trendsetter clothing styles more likely to be seen in Compton and Bedford Stuyvesant (Brooklyn) and other high fashion centers. Suddenly the Municipal Service District all makes sense.
Never count a corpse out in the “Paris of the Piedmont”.
The Announcement:
Marina Bare’s Updated Classic: Salisbury’s Downtown Masterplan:
O.K. Wigs Golden Memories:
