Comments on: Creamer's Barber Shop, 914 Frink Street: 2001

By: ted

ted — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 06:42:38 +0000

Thanks for the info!

I'll update the post title with your grandfather's name.

By: Daniel Creamer

Daniel Creamer — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 03:39:13 +0000

This was in fact a barber shop. It was owned and operated by my grandfather, James Creamer. As badger said, he did pass away in 2001 at 84 years of age. Sadly, the land and building did not stay in my family, as the land was leased by a railroad company of who's railroad is right behind the building, which is not visible in the pictures. Part of the structure (the side that has the blue/green siding on the right side was living quarters, which is where my grandfather and his family lived for several years in mid-late 1950's.

By: ted

ted — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 08:55:54 +0000

Wow. I wouldn't have thought it was that recent. I'm chaning the post title from Building to Barber Shop and putting the closing date from 1970s to "early 2000s"

By: Matt

Matt — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 19:28:32 +0000

This was a barber shop at least as recently 2001. I used to work for over there and this place was pointed out to me as a barber. I don't remember there being a sign of any kind but you did see cars there regularly. I can't remember if it closed before I changed jobs in 05 or not.

By: badger

badger — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 17:41:22 +0000

If that was a barber shop, that might have been Creamer's barber shop. I found an obit for James Creamer (d. 2001), which said that he had been a barber for 62 years. So this building might have been operating longer that it looks.

By: Alkesh

Alkesh — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 08:06:47 +0000

I am pretty sure it was a barbor shop for a while. I think I got a haircut there a few times about 15ish years ago.