A closer look at several longstanding local barbershops
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 • The Hammonton Gazette • Page 3
BARBERS, from Page 1
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There is a longstanding tradition
of people operating barbershops in
Hammonton.
Several notable barbershops
have operated in town during the
years. Some have closed and some
have remained in operation. There
are three notable barbershops that
have been in business for more
than 40 years, and some others
have been around for a prolonged
period of time as well.
Carmen Lisa, owner of Carmen’s Hair Design on North Second Street, has been in business at
the same location since July 1,
1968. Lisa went on an appointment-only operation in 1975, and
has been doing it that way ever
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since. It is a business model that
has worked successfully.
“I did that because I wanted to
give the clients an opportunity to
not waste their time sitting around,
and to accommodate people whose
time was important to them. I was
told at the time it wouldn’t work in
a barbershop, and obviously it has
because I am still working here.
Services haven’t changed. I still do
the same haircuts, shaves,” Lisa
said.
Lisa is a Waterford resident, but
he chose to establish his barbershop in town because of the familiarity he had with people in the
community and relationships he
had with relatives that have lived
here.
“I felt that it would be a good
opportunity business-wise. I grew
up in Waterford, but I have relatives that live in Hammonton and
it was just a good climate. I remember talking to Jack Marinelli,
because he is also a Waterford person, and he asked me in high
school what I was going to do and
I said I was going to go into barbering. He said he came to Hammonton because it was an older
population, then I decided this was
a good opportunity,” Lisa said.
Though Lisa has witnessed a
new and ever-changing clientele
during his barbering career, he has
also been able to maintain a wellestablished host of clients. Be-
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