About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. Late one autumn afternoon, as a regular was waiting for his trim, he heard an odd humming sound coming from behind the barbershop door. It grew louder with each passing minute, like something mechanical was waking up beneath their feet. Curious, our regular cracked open the door and found the barber frantically trying to untangle a package of hair clips from the shop’s ancient vacuum cleaner. ‘Delivery guy must’ve left it,’ he muttered sheepishly, while the rest of us burst into laughter. The humming stopped, and everyone settled down for a good old-fashioned haircut.’
2. Early one winter morning, while a sleepy delivery driver was getting his usual shave, he noticed something odd: the town’s snow had mysteriously vanished from the barbershop window. Curious, he asked the barber what happened. With a twinkle in his eye, the old man replied, ‘Ah, that’s our little secret! We use special winter blend to melt away the cold.’ The next day, the whole neighborhood came for their own ‘special’ shave, and soon enough, Portland woke up without a trace of snow—except maybe on someone else’s driveway!’
3. Early one spring dawn, when most shops were still closed, an early riser jogged past Town Barber PDX and noticed something unusual: the barber’s chair seemed to move ever so slightly on its own. Curious, they approached closer, only to see a sleepy-eyed barber yawning and stretching, unaware he’d dozed off in his chair. The jogger quietly entered and asked if everything was okay—turning out to be just another late-night customer waiting for his trim. The barber sheepishly apologized, and soon both shared a hearty laugh over coffee, bonding as unlikely friends.
4. Early one summer midnight, while the town slept, a familiar voice crackled over the barbershop’s old radio: ‘Attention all customers—your haircuts are officially on sale!’ A sleepy delivery driver walked in and asked for his usual trim. The barber smiled mysteriously and whispered, 'Today's special: unlimited haircuts until dawn!' By morning, every customer had received not just one but three haircuts each—and everyone left Town Barber PDX with a big smile.