Manny’s Barber Shop
M-Sa 10am-8pm; Su 10am-7pm
“The Community Man, that should be my tagline,” Manny said, “My customers love me, and I love them.”
Having worked and cut hair at this location for seventeen years, it is no wonder that Manny is an established fixture in the neighborhood. When I asked him to tell me a little more about himself, he shared with me that he began his career at Barber School when he was seventeen years old and worked for two years before going to college to study psychology. After graduating, he went straight back to working. “I love it,” Manny said, “working for yourself– – it’s the American dream, right?”
Manny’s Barber Shop is also one of the few places that still offer the old and classic razor and hot towel shave. “Old-school and clean. We change our razors every time, in front of the customer,” Manny emphasized. “He can do any hair style,” a customer chimed in. “Yeah and a nice facial massage too,” Manny agreed. “We do scissor work and razors here. This art is disappearing quick. Nowadays people just use buzzers.”
