John's Hairdresser Shop
VANISHED
Just a twain of months ago, I wrote well-nigh the precipitous disappearance of the Mayfair Barber Shop too the deed of ane of its barbers to John's Barber Shop on the clandestine mezzanine of the 42nd Street too eighth Avenue underground station.
Now nosotros listen from reader Ken that John's Barber Shop has disappeared -- along amongst 2 other neighboring minor businesses. Ken called John too reports: "He closed the store because it became besides expensive too no longer cuts hair. Bad for the urban nitty-gritty too bad for my hair."
What does that hateful well-nigh the closure of the other shops? Does "too expensive" hateful rents were hiked or leases non renewed?
photo from Ken
Before moving to this spot inward 1997, John Drakakis worked amongst his blood brother Nick inward unopen to other subterranean spot, inward the underground station entrance at the northeast corner of 42nd too 8th. As the Times reported inward 1995, "In 1993 the Transit Authority, citing safety too maintenance problems, sealed the gate from the passageway to the underground rail below. Pedestrian traffic plunged. All the merchants except the barbershop closed."
The site too then became purpose of the Times Square hyper-gentrification project, too the barbershop was forced to close, "demolished to brand manner for an amusement center." John had worked inward the store for 39 years.
New York Times, 1995
Nick moved to a picayune spot at 349 West 44th (he's withal there). In 1997, John opened his store on the underground mezzanine, by too large nether the Port Authority motorbus station. It's an out of the manner location, too draw of piece of job concern started slow, merely it built upwards over the years.
Every fourth dimension I walked past, John was busy amongst a customer.
Just final year, he got redecorated yesteryear advertizing means Mother New York, who replaced his 1980s-looking hairdo posters amongst novel shots.
Just a twain of months ago, I wrote well-nigh the precipitous disappearance of the Mayfair Barber Shop too the deed of ane of its barbers to John's Barber Shop on the clandestine mezzanine of the 42nd Street too eighth Avenue underground station.
Now nosotros listen from reader Ken that John's Barber Shop has disappeared -- along amongst 2 other neighboring minor businesses. Ken called John too reports: "He closed the store because it became besides expensive too no longer cuts hair. Bad for the urban nitty-gritty too bad for my hair."
What does that hateful well-nigh the closure of the other shops? Does "too expensive" hateful rents were hiked or leases non renewed?
photo from Ken
Before moving to this spot inward 1997, John Drakakis worked amongst his blood brother Nick inward unopen to other subterranean spot, inward the underground station entrance at the northeast corner of 42nd too 8th. As the Times reported inward 1995, "In 1993 the Transit Authority, citing safety too maintenance problems, sealed the gate from the passageway to the underground rail below. Pedestrian traffic plunged. All the merchants except the barbershop closed."
The site too then became purpose of the Times Square hyper-gentrification project, too the barbershop was forced to close, "demolished to brand manner for an amusement center." John had worked inward the store for 39 years.
New York Times, 1995
Nick moved to a picayune spot at 349 West 44th (he's withal there). In 1997, John opened his store on the underground mezzanine, by too large nether the Port Authority motorbus station. It's an out of the manner location, too draw of piece of job concern started slow, merely it built upwards over the years.
Every fourth dimension I walked past, John was busy amongst a customer.
Just final year, he got redecorated yesteryear advertizing means Mother New York, who replaced his 1980s-looking hairdo posters amongst novel shots.
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