A DeLeón Gentlemen’s Parlor

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, while brushing his teeth in the bathroom next door, a regular noticed something peculiar on the counter—a small wooden box with no label or markings. Curious, he opened it and found an old comb inside, intricately carved with symbols he couldn’t quite recognize. Intrigued, he ran his fingers over the carvings before giving up and putting everything back. Later that day, when a delivery driver came for a package, she mentioned casually that they had just restocked their ‘ancient artifact collection.’ Turns out, A DeLeón Gentlemen’s Parlor was known for its quirky souvenirs—complete with fake mystique.

2. One afternoon, while getting his weekly trim, an old gentleman noticed something peculiar: every time he left the parlor, his little terrier would run straight to a corner of the street and bark furiously at a spot nobody else seemed to see. Curious, the man asked the barber who cleaned up after him each week. The barber shrugged and said, 'That’s just Mr. Jones’ cat—always hiding in that same spot.' Months later, when the dog finally stopped barking, everyone realized it had been chasing its own reflection in a vintage mirror behind the counter.

3. While picking up his usual newspaper on the way out, a delivery driver noticed something odd sitting in the passenger seat of the parked truck: a vintage pocket watch, its hands frozen at exactly 8:15. Curious, he picked it up and saw an old-fashioned business card inside—‘A DeLeón Gentlemen’s Parlor, Hairdressing Excellence Since 1923.’ The next morning, when he returned, the truck was empty but for a freshly styled mane hanging from the rearview mirror. A regular stopped by later that day, complimenting the delivery driver on his new ‘do’ and asking if he’d been to A DeLeón's lately.

4. On a particularly humid summer morning, as customers were settling into their seats for their daily shaves and cuts, someone noticed that the ceiling fan seemed to be spinning backwards. Curiosity got the better of them, so one brave customer stood up and gave the fan a push—only to realize it was stuck in neutral. The whole place erupted in laughter when another patron suggested they should charge extra for this ‘reverse-engineered’ experience. By lunchtime, everyone had forgotten about the oddity and was happily chatting over their drinks and snacks.