Here, Historian Dana Beck reminisces about two centuries of barbershops in Inner Southeast
Saturdays were often the most popular day of the week for men in the 1920 s, and it wasn t just because for many it was a day off. There wasn t a week that you wouldn t find a gathering of gentlemen at the local barbershop, weekends included.
It s not that men a century ago were fastidious about their looks; it s just that the corner barbershop was where men gathered to banter with each other, follow their favorite sports teams, and hear the latest local gossip. And, like many other local communities in the City of Portland and across the nation, Sellwood and Westmoreland offered a host of hair cutting establishments to choose from.