Rex's Offers Value And An Old Time Barber Shop Feel In Downtown Lawrence
Rex's Stadium Barbershop
1033 Massachusetts Street
Lawrence, Kansas 66044
Rex's is
a small, unassuming barber shop not far from our home and because I support
small, local businesses, I decided to give them a try. The four chairs were
empty late on a Saturday morning, so I had a seat.
The shop
is decorated with hundreds of old KU (University of Kansas) photos and other
sports memorabilia, clearly having been collected since 1928 when the barber
shop was founded by its original owner.
Prices
are fair, just $10 for a regular haircut ($8 for military although I was not
offered a discount as a retired Air Force lieutenant colonel), and the haircut
precise and well proportioned. I gave minimal direction to Rex, only telling
him to taper the sides and back and off he went. Before I knew it, my hair was
perfectly short and neat, just the way it had been in 20+ years in the
military. With miltary haircuts on base (post) hovering between $7 and $8, $10
in downtown Lawrence is a bargain!
Rex has
some cool paintings in the back room, caricatures of the KU Jayhawk and other
characters painted back in the early 1950s, possibly earlier. A friendly,
welcoming shop with good prices and the feel of an old time barber shop, I will
be returning to Rex's for my haircuts for the foreseeable future!
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