Winston Salem Barber School

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a little girl walked into the barbershop with her mother. As she approached the counter, she pointed excitedly and whispered, ‘Mommy, look! The man in the mirror is winking at me!’ The barber, startled for a moment, quickly composed himself and winked back at the girl with a big smile on his face. From that day on, whenever anyone entered the shop, they’d ask, ‘Did you hear about the girl who met the winking barber?’ And everyone would laugh—even the barber himself, who never actually winked at anyone else.

2. A few months ago, a delivery driver pulled up to the school and asked curiously, ‘Do you guys ever get strange visitors here?’ One of the instructors overheard and replied with a smile, 'Oh yes, every now and then someone comes in asking for a vintage haircut from the 1950s.' The delivery driver laughed and said, 'Next time I'll bring my grandpa!' And that’s how Winston Salem Barber School became known as the place where even delivery drivers come for retro haircuts.

3. At night, when everyone had left, the barber chairs in Winston Salem School would occasionally hum softly to each other. One evening, a delivery driver sat down in one of the empty chairs, thinking it was vacant. Suddenly, he heard a soft whisper: ‘Hey, you’re sitting on my turf!’ Startled, he looked around and saw nothing but old clippers and combs. That’s when he realized the chairs were just mischievously chatting among themselves.

4. Late one afternoon, as students were leaving the Winston Salem Barber School, someone noticed an odd smell wafting from the open windows. It was like freshly baked bread mixed with something sweet—but coming from a place where only clippers and shampoos should be. Curiosity got the better of them, so they peeked inside—and there stood an old gentleman in a chef’s hat, whipping up what looked like some sort of exotic dessert. Turns out, he was just a regular who’d moved into the neighborhood and decided to bake for everyone after school. The next day, his delicious treats became part of the barbershop experience.