Porter's Barber Shop

In the 1910s, this structure housed Morrison's Confectionary and the bus stop for the Greyhound Bus Line. In 1926, Dale Porter came to the area to open a barbershop near Buckeye Lake's Amusement Park. The barber shop stood out with it's red, white and blue barber pole hanging at the door. The "look" of the barber pole came from the day when barbers also performed "procedures" while customers reclined in the chair. A barber could cut hair, give a shave, or pull a tooth or two if needed. Barbers would hang towels and rags to dry in the wind. Barbers no longer perform "procedures" in the chair which ceased by the 20th century. Dale Porter worked in the barber shop until his retirement at age 71. Porter's Barber Shop remains owned by the Porter family and continues its tonsorial traditions today.

Image 1: Present-day photograph of the building.