" Dominican Barbershop ". Mohawk Street, East Utica.
" Julian's Barber Shop ". Bleecker Street, east Utica.
" Cutz & Scratchez Barber Shop ". West Utica.
" Bill's Barber Shop". 1500 Whitesboro Street, west Utica. I love the authentic, joyful naivete of this sign and, most of all the candy striped, barber pole striped letter "i". This sign has since been replaced by a more sophisticated "upscale" sign which, to the disappointment of myself and Stephen King is now the fate of still gritty and real but soon to be gentrified [by greedy "beautiful people" snobs who bully our disabled, our military veterans, our poor people and our impoverished minorities] from provincial no-need-to-lock-your-doors Clinton and where else...some "cheesey" velvet lined..."Fashion Valley?" I rue the day one must listen to "New Age" music from outdoor audio speakers on toothless "Tangy Town" Columbia Square.
" Freeman's Barber Shop ". Located in one of the oldest extant Erie Canal era wood frame commercial buildings in Utica; circa 1835. 200 Liberty Street, downtown.
" Barber Shop in the Station ". Vintage sign at the train station. Downtown. The shop is a relic of the early Art Deco period; as of this writing the barber chairs within are over 100 years old. To my surprise, a few months after I posted this image this sign was restored.
" Klosek's Kuts ". Yorkville.
" Dominican Barbershop ". Bleecker Street, east Utica.
" Julian's Barber Shop ". Bleecker Street, east Utica.
" Cutz & Scratchez Barber Shop ". West Utica.
" Bill's Barber Shop". 1500 Whitesboro Street, west Utica. I love the authentic, joyful naivete of this sign and, most of all the candy striped, barber pole striped letter "i". This sign has since been replaced by a more sophisticated "upscale" sign which, to the disappointment of myself and Stephen King is now the fate of still gritty and real but soon to be gentrified [by greedy "beautiful people" snobs who bully our disabled, our military veterans, our poor people and our impoverished minorities] from provincial no-need-to-lock-your-doors Clinton and where else...some "cheesey" velvet lined..."Fashion Valley?" I rue the day one must listen to "New Age" music from outdoor audio speakers on toothless "Tangy Town" Columbia Square.
" Freeman's Barber Shop ". Located in one of the oldest extant Erie Canal era wood frame commercial buildings in Utica; circa 1835. 200 Liberty Street, downtown.
" Barber Shop in the Station ". Vintage sign at the train station. Downtown. The shop is a relic of the early Art Deco period; as of this writing the barber chairs within are over 100 years old. To my surprise, a few months after I posted this image this sign was restored.
" Klosek's Kuts ". Yorkville.
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