I went to my barber this morning and had a cut. He mentioned that Frank’s Hairdressing had closed this month and that he, my barber Tino, is now the only barber left on the Drive. That got me thinking.
Here is a chronological list of all the barbers I know that operated on the Drive:
- Albert Jensen (1910-1911)
- Elie Bourdon (1911)
- Teddy’s (1911)
- Arthur LaRocque (1912-1917)
- James Percolat (1912-1913)
- Matthew Baumgartner (1912)
- Frederick Eberle (1913-1915)
- Ed Sweet (1915-1947)
- Thomas Fredericks (1915-1925)
- James Holt (1915-1916)
- Willingdon’s (1916)
- Arthur Fuller (1917)
- OK Barbers (1918-1948)
- Matthew Dunham (1924)
- Lester Griffiths (1925)
- Grandview Barbers (1926-1928)
- Nifty Barber’s (1927)
- Gerry Le (1928-1948)
- George’s (1928-1947)
- Tommy’s (1929-1993)
- Francis Binon (1929)
- Mac’s (1931-1962)
- Ernest Benton (1931-1942)
- Albert Taylor (1931)
- Drive Barbers (1934-1973)
- Jack Nairn (1940-1961)
- White Rose (1943-1951)
- Orville Brigden (1949-1974)
- Young’s (1952)
- Alexander’s (1953-1954, 1963-1979)
- Ralph Hesper (1958)
- Scott’s (1959)
- Continental (1960-2000s)
- Imperial barbers (1961-1991)
- Dunc’s (1961-1973)
- Guy’s (1965-1969)
- Anne’s (1966-1968)
- Figaro Style (1968-2000s)
- Silano (1969-1970)
- Dino’s (1970-1971)
- Baron Style (1972-1973)
- Frank’s (1981-2013)
- Tino’s (1993-today)
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