Gilbert Barber & Beauty Salon

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Gilbert Barber’s salon usually hummed with the quiet chatter of early risers, a lone delivery driver parked his truck outside and stared up at the closed sign. The sky was just beginning to lighten over downtown, an unusual hour for anyone to be delivering anything. Curious, he knocked on the door. Inside, in the dimly lit room, Gilbert Barber himself appeared, rubbing sleep from his eyes. ‘Morning,’ said Gilbert cheerfully. ‘What can I do for you?’ The delivery driver stammered something about a mistake, but Gilbert waved it off with a smile. ‘Don’t worry about it,’ he yawned. ‘I’ve got nothing better to do than cut your hair anyway.’

2. In the morning shadows, a regular's dog started barking uncontrollably every time he approached the beauty salon. No one could figure out why. Finally, an old delivery driver revealed that his truck always played Gilbert’s favorite song from Broadway loudly when parked outside. The dog recognized it and went nuts every time. Everyone had a good laugh over Gilbert’s musical taste.

3. In the afternoon sunshine, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar in the salon parking lot—a mysterious box wrapped in brown paper, its corners taped securely shut. Curious, he approached it cautiously but found nothing unusual inside except for an old note reading: ‘Please don’t forget to trim my beard.’ Turns out, someone had accidentally left their pet rabbit’s grooming kit here!’

4. In the late afternoon sunlight, a delivery driver pulled up to the salon and noticed an unusual package on the loading dock. Curious, he picked it up—it felt heavy but oddly shaped. He opened it carefully, expecting maybe some fancy new product. Instead, there was just a small note saying: 'For your special clientele—try our new Gilbertese Wave!' And inside—a giant bottle of conditioner so big it looked like a miniature tree. The delivery driver laughed, shook his head, and drove off, muttering something about strange salons in this town.