Nick and Russell Hiatt aka: Floyd the Barber
Nick took Friday off, our last day of spring break, and we headed on down to Mt. Airy, NC, or better known as "Mayberry". Mt. Airy is just a short 2 hour drive from here. Our first stop was Floyd's City Barber Shop where Nick and the boys all got haircuts. Nick got his hair cut from Mr. Hiatt. Russell Hiatt was the inspiration for Floyd the Barber on the Andy Griffith Show as he had been Andy Griffith's barber when Andy was growing up in Mt. Airy. Mr. Hiatt is the owner of Floyd's and has been cutting hair in this location for over 62 years!
And here's a shot of the boys with their haircuts from Miss Judy. Miss Judy is a real sweet lady!
And yes, it was a bit like Mayberry sitting there inside Floyd's. Locals just pop in to visit with Russell and Judy and chat with us tourists. Very friendly little barber shop!
I like old barber shops.
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Imagine all of the stories told in that place, I bet it was like living history.
ReplyDeleteThis makes me SOOOOO happy! Andy Griffith is hands down my favorite show of all time. How fun!
ReplyDeleteBTW- the freaky cat house is in Willard. Yikes huh?!
This reminded me of the time I waited for a friend while he had his hair cut, he and the barber did not say one word to each other..it was a very surreal experience, can you imagine that happening in a woman's hairdressers haha!
ReplyDeleteThat is so neat! My boys love to watch The Andy Griffith Show. We took a day trip to Mt Airy last summer and enjoyed seeing "Mayberry" :)
ReplyDeleteThat is so great!! I've heard about Mr Hiatt being the inspiration for Floyd. How cool that you got to go there!
ReplyDelete"Floyd" must be about 90 by now and still cutting hair! Amazing!
ReplyDeleteyou are close, heard he was 89!
Deletethat is too cool! like walking into a norman rockwell painting! love it!
ReplyDeleteYou have the REAL Mayberry! That is too cool (and love the cuts:)
ReplyDeleteCan't beat a good old fashioned barber shop!
ReplyDeleteNow that looks like a barbershop that you could spend hours in happily!
ReplyDeleteA little slice of Americana! :)
ReplyDeleteExcellent mean to measure time and life.
ReplyDeleteThat little hair left on me head, I cut meself.
Please have you all a good Tuesday.
62 years! That is impressive. The owner of the barber shop I use in Hartford retired two years ago at 92. What is it about barbers?
ReplyDeleteThis is the original Floyd? Amazing! Would love to meet him.
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