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Wet-Shave Parlor \u00b7 Est. 1952<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

The hot towel.
The straight razor.
The same oak chair.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Seventy-three years on Oak Street. Four generations behind the chair. We have not changed the way we lather, and we do not plan to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Request the Chair<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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The House Rule<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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One towel for the face. One towel for the blade. A fresh blade for every chair. No exceptions \u2014 not in 1952, not today.<\/p>\n\u2014 Posted by the door, pressed in brass, since 1952.<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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The Card.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The Classic<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gentleman's Shave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Two hot-towel cycles \u00b7 Pre-shave oil \u00b7 Badger-brush lather \u00b7 Straight razor, with the grain \u00b7 Aftershave balm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$65<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Cut<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Heritage Cut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Hand-washed with tar soap \u00b7 Shears only \u00b7 Traditional taper \u00b7 Neck finish with straight razor \u00b7 Pomade set.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$55<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Pair<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cut & Shave<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Both rituals, one chair, no hurry \u00b7 90 min in the parlor \u00b7 Ends with a glass of bourbon and a walk to the door.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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$110<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Four Generations<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A short history, in four chairs.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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1952<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Salvatore Opens the Parlor<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

A single chair, a brass pole, and a hot-towel warmer that still works. The tile floor is the original.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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1978<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Second Chair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tony, Salvatore's son, adds a second oak chair. The waiting list is re-drawn from scratch.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2005<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The Brass Bar<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Tony's daughter installs a brass espresso bar at the back. The shop now closes at sundown, not sunset.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Today<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fourth Generation Behind the Chair<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The tile is still the original. The recipe for the shave lather is still the original. So are three of the customers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n

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Walls, windows, and old brass.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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\"Oak<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Parlor<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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\"Shears<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The Ledger<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dispatches from the parlor.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n