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THE BATTALION
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1977
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Battalion photo by Dick Wells
City Barber shop in College Station caters to men who not
only want a haircut, but come in to find out the day’s news.
Out of 11 shops in College Station that provide hair care
service for men, only three of these call themselves barber
shops, and these three resemble the older shops in downtown
Bryan.
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Old-style barber shops
contrast with salons
Now
i
By DEBBIE KRENEK
The door to the shop stands open,
inviting passersby. The quiet, airy
room into which it leads gives a per
son the feeling of stepping back into
the 30s, with its 16-foot ceiling and
walls of pea stone. A faint odor of
shoe polish hangs in the air.
Inside, five aging gentlemen sit
leisurely discussing news of friends
and neighbors. An elderly black
The old-time barber shops
where men came each week
for a haircut and shave are
gradually being replaced by
salons where men come each
month to have their hair
layered and styled.
man crouches in front of the shop’s
dusty glass window, diligently
polishing a pair of men’s black dress
shoes. The faded sign on the wall
reads “haircuts $2.75. ”
Across town, the whir of a blow
diyer fills the smaller, more modern
shop. The walls are paneled in wal
nut brown and the floor covered
with a rich gold carpet. A poster of
Farrah Fawcett adorns the wall. The
magazine rack is filled with Playboy
and Fortune magazines.
Here there are no passersby. Any
discussion centers mainly around
the Aggies or the Dallas Cowboys.
Most of the clients sit quietly and
read a magazine while waiting. The
sign on the wall reads “$3 charge on
all returned checks.”
The old-time barber shops where
men came each week for a haircut
and shave are gradually being re
placed by salons where men come
each month to have their hair
layered and styled.
Eleven shops in College Station
provide hair care service for men.
Only three of these call themselves
barber shops. These three only
faintly resemble the older shops in
downtown Bryan.
“There are not many of us old-
timers left,” Olen Cole said. Cole
owns the City Barber Shop in Bryan
that he opened in 1924.
“With the changing of the style in
the 60s to longer hair, the younger
men began wanting more than your
basic shave, shampoo, tonic or mas
sage,” Cole said.
However, the type of service of
fered to clients is not the only
characteristic differentiating the
older shops from the new.
“Most young men who walk into
my shop are surprised to learn that
there’s no wait,” Cole said. “We op
erate strictly on a walk-in basis. It
usually only takes me about 12 min
utes per haircut.
Cole, who wears a white dress
shirt and black bow tie to work
“People are prone to follow
their barbers,” said one cus
tomer. “I used to drive 80
miles to get my hair cut here
when I was away.”
every day, says his clients are
mainly older men, retired profes-
II III 11 X
small children, and a few Coip
members.
Cole estimated that 85 percent)
his customers are regulars. He
been e*
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But perl
1 (hence is
You find out more newsfron
your barber shop than tjotiit
from the local paper,” on
patron said.
that about 40 percent of his businei
comes from surrounding townssni
as Hearne and Madisonville,
“People are prone to followtltj Jarbering
barbers,’ said one customer.]
used to drive 80 miles to get
cut here when 1 was away.
The newer salons for men tki
began springing up in College St he day’s
tion about five years ago are setup
on an appointment basis every Ml
hour.
“We cater mostly to collegesb
dents in the 18-22 age bracket, sail
Rick Groce, owner of the Mop Stop
in College Station. “We have
few Corps members come in,
few of the seniors do becauseIdoo'
butcher them.”
The tonic and hot combs
In the i
tion is
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brief
how’s SI
sation t
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jrofession
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shelves in the older shops havebeti
replaced in the salons by hair spray,
conditioner and hand-held lib
dryers. The rows of black leatk
barber’s chairs have given wav
foam-filled v inyl chairs ofbrightfolj
ors. The white porcelain sinks kmj
(See Atmosphere, page
The
atmo
whei
City Barbershop of College Station is charac
terized by a barber who wears a white dress
shirt and black bow tie to work every day. The
customers saunter in and out of the shop and
there is no rush to leave.
Battalion photo by Dick Well
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