As the country marches on one of the things that still exists,although in smaller numbers, is the small town barbershop. When you travel small town American you can still see the red and white pole adorning the barbershops in many small towns. For many men this was one of the first places we went that was a bastion of all things male. I still remember going to Fran's Barbershop in Deep River, Ct and reading comics and watching television while waiting to get my hair cut. My coolest memory of those days was watching Reggie Jackson hitting his first home run as a member of the New York Yankees. As he circled the bases the fans showered the field with the "Reggie Bar". This was a candy bar that was introduced to promote Reggie's coming to New York as a Yankee. That memory is very clear in my mind.
The first shot here is from Apalachicola, Florida and the second in from Bryson City, North Carolina.
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