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A Clip Joint
Posted on January 6th, 2010 7 comments
Natural Bridge Road
Bel Ridge, MOGreat name for a barber shop, isn’t it?
This tiny place, just east of the inner belt, fascinates me. Built in 1930, it’s only 252 square feet, and appears to have always been a barber shop.
Barber shops, in general, fascinate me because it’s a Guy Place. Ladies are no more welcome in them than guys are in beauty shops. Oh sure, anyone’s welcome through the door, but when the opposite sex “invades” one of these places, you can cut uncomfortable with a knife.
When the Clip Joint is open, there always seems to be at least two cars parked around it. Seems it would only take 3 people for the joint to feel crowded, but that’s probably part of the appeal of this joint.
7 Responses to “A Clip Joint”
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Debbie January 6th, 2010 at 7:25 PM
Dontcha wanna just tuck this in your pocket and take it home? Great find.
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I’ve always been fascinated with this place too, Toby. It’s so small. I feel the way a kid with a clubhouse might feel. A tiny place all my own.
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My grandpa took me here in 4th grade or so and I ended up with a terrible crew cut from the barber, who was about my grandpa’s age. At the time (’92 or ‘93) it was Frank’s Barber Shop. The signage then was exactly the same, and I love the fact that Allan went and found someone to replicate the signs that were probably painted 50 years ago.
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samizdat January 7th, 2010 at 8:25 AM
Ha! Interesting that Allan used a somewhat common colloquialism referring to a place where you would likely get bamboozled into leaving with significantly lighter pockets. Got a sense of humor there. Oh, and my Dog, that place is ADORABLE! Look at all that detail in such a small package: the quoins, the transom wondows, the soldiered brick wrapping (I assume) the building, the eaves. Like Debbie said, I just want to scoop it up, take it home, and plant it in my backyard.
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i worked by umsl and drove past it every day and i too thought it was pretty cool little business… however, where is the bathroom???!!
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So awesome. Good find, Toby.
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I have actually had a haircut there, I believe just prior to my beginning my enlistment in the Navy. My grandparents lived in Bel Nor for 54 years, and that area (which was best described as “humble working class”) was a great area to live in.
The barber shop looks like it should be a little building on a model railroad layout!
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