Old-fashioned barbering keeps brothers in business
Molly Campbell, Centretown News
John Maiorino cuts long-time customer George Poirier's hair at Professional Barber Shop, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month. Archive 1997-2016
The mirror that runs the length of the barber shop is plastered with postcards and pictures – clients, friends, family. One man is smiling before and after he had his bushy red beard shorn off. Shots of a grandson show him growing up in a barber’s chair. Newspaper clippings are on proud display, too. Molly Campbell, Centretown NewsJohn Maiorino cuts long-time customer George Poirier's hair at Professional Barber Shop, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary this month.
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