Thursday, January 16, 2014

An old-fashioned barber shop


20 comments:

Jack said...

Yup. This is a familiar look. I went to the same barber shop in Hartford for more than thirty years. Saul was the owner, and he stopped coming in when it became hard for him to stand at 92 years old. My longtime barber, Tony, retired two years ago at about 72. Just a child!

Small City Scenes said...

Looks like the good old days for sure. I used to get my hair cut )until I decided to cut it myself) in a barber shop when I was in High School because I had a D.A. and they were cheaper. Haha

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Randy said...

You don't see many of those anymore.

Dave-CostaRicaDailyPhoto.com said...

My father always went to an old fashioned barber shop. My kids always went to a stylist. When my father drove my kids to a haircut while he was visiting from out of town, he asked the stylist how much it was for a haircut. After hearing the price, he hesitated and did not ask for a haircut.

My son, who was about 10 or 11 years old, told the stylist, "Granddad won't want to spend that much. You see, he grew up during the depression."

cieldequimper said...

Not many of these left, huh?

So... You're really taking this shot from the inside, so did you have your hair cut?

Olivier said...

on a l'impression de voir un film américain ;))

Anonymous said...

Ah, can't beat the sights, sounds and smells of a proper old barber shop. Great shot!

Andy said...

Yup. My kind of place.

Cezar and Léia said...

Very cool decoration, I like a lot the vintage floor as well!
Léia

Sharon said...

My dad would only go to a place like this. He hated that "salon" atmosphere. I think they might have cut the hair on the guy in the chair a little too close.

Judy said...

I like places like that. It reminds me of the "old days". We still have a few around here.

RedPat said...

There are still quite a few of those places around in our part of town.

Pat said...

And a very tidy one, too. I dig those yellow hair dryers.

Small City Scenes said...

NO I DIDN'T USE A *&*^%$# TRIPOD!!

Kay said...

I'm liking that black and white floor.

EG CameraGirl said...

Ah, the good old days. :)

Karl said...

I love these old-fashioned barber shops, we have also few here.
Beautiful shot, Lowell !

Unknown said...

I like the vintage look.

Halcyon said...

Did you get a haircut?

Anonymous said...

Old fashioned barber shops are coming back into fashion, like most things.


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