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The Legion of Barbers

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Des Moines, WA

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22201 Marine View Drive South, Des Moines, WA
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22201 Marine View Drive South, Des Moines, WA 98198
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Hair salons
◎ Country
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⌂ Unit
B

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At precisely 3 PM every Thursday, an old man in a tweed suit would wheel his shopping cart into The Legion of Barbers. Without fail, he’d ask for the same haircut and then disappear behind the curtain for over an hour. One day, after his usual silence, he left a note on the counter: ‘I’m not gone—just trimming the hedge of destiny.’ Next week, when the barbers noticed that their regular had skipped his Thursday appointment, they decided to check behind the curtain themselves. What they found was a neatly trimmed hedge, a small birdhouse, and a sign reading: ‘Closed Thursdays—Hedge Trimmer on Duty.’

2. At closing time one Friday, a delivery driver noticed a mysterious note on the door: ‘Last Cut of the Day – Only for Bald Heads.’ Curious customers started showing up shaved clean. Inside, they found an old barber with twinkling eyes and a mischievous smile. ‘Welcome, my bald warriors!’ he greeted them. The next morning, word spread like wildfire—everyone wanted their weekly 'bald cut.' And so, every Friday, The Legion of Barbers gathered, laughing and bantering over shared shaves, until it became the town’s unofficial celebration of bald pride.

3. At The Legion of Barbers, a regular customer always arrived exactly at noon. One day, he said aloud, ‘Today I’ll get my haircut standing up!’ Soon enough, everyone in the shop was on their feet, buzzers humming and scissors slicing through air. A delivery driver stumbled over his own feet, dropping a package; an old lady tripped on her skirt, nearly knocking over a mirror; but somehow, amidst the chaos, every head emerged perfectly groomed. From that day on, no one dared challenge the noon-standing rule again.

4. At around midnight each Saturday, a faint voice could be heard over The Legion of Barbers’ intercom: ‘Last call for haircuts!’ Regulars ignored it until one day, when they discovered their hair had grown half an inch overnight. One morning, a sleepy delivery driver arrived early and found his usual spot already occupied by a regular with impossibly short hair. 'What happened here?' he asked puzzled. The barber shrugged, smiling mysteriously. That night, as everyone left, the intercom crackled again: 'Next time you hear “last call,” answer right away!'

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Address

City
Des Moines
Housenumber
22201
Postcode
98198
State
WA
Street
Marine View Drive South
Unit
B

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