Overview

• City and community leaders installed signage at Tooley and Oriole in Encanto, formally naming the stretch between Oriole and Winnett Willie L. Morrow Way.
• Morrow, who died in 2022, was credited with popularizing the Afro pick and the California curl and with training thousands of barbers and beauticians in the U.S. military.
• Officials previously weighed renaming a section of Morrison Street near his former headquarters before selecting Tooley Street by his longtime home.
• The proposal slowed under limits on honorary street designations and moved forward after changes in the District 4 council office.
• Family members and local leaders emphasized his barbershop’s role as a community hub during the noon unveiling on Thursday.