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I can still remember the custom hair gel
“Napoli’s Barber Shop” had developed for
sale. When it dried, your hair was cemented
into whatever style you (or the barber,
perhaps) had decided on, & were now–stuck
with–literally! Which of the barbers at
Napoli’s was mine? Whoever asked, “Next?”
Later, I often made a quick dash home, after
I saw in the mirror that I looked a bit too
much like Pvt. Gomer Pyle (see bottom
photo)!
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Today, #28 hosts the somewhat more staid
“Holston Jewelers” (pictured above). Through
the 1970s, Napoli’s faced stiff competition on
Main St.: besides Carlos in the corner shop
(Main & John Sts.), “Galella’s” and
“Montiel’s” were nearby. “Lofaro’s Hair
Styling” at 123 Central Ave. was a bit
removed from this immediate area, but could
still be a factor, lying–as it did–within the
village limits.
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North Tarrytown had its own set of barbers,
including “Martello’s,” the “Beekman Ave.
Barbershop,” “Sam’s,” the “Van Tassel
Barber,” “Red’s,” and–of course–cut-rate
“Goo-Goo’s” (reportedly, only a quarter for a
cut, even in the 1960s!). What barber a local
boy went to was based largely on which shop
his father thought was best. Price could be a
factor, but probably only in the case of
Goo-Goo’s.
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