Step back in time with 25-cent haircuts at this old school barbershop. When Jim Borren opened his barbershop in Woodbury, Tennessee he only charged 25 cents for a haircut and 15 cents for a shave. That was 1943. 35 years later he hadn't changed the price a penny. His barbershop was the place to just stopped by to talk, exchange news and swap stories. Once upon a time there were thousands like it in every town in the country. Now they’re all gone. If you ever wondered about that old song, "Shave and a haircut – two bits" that was Jim Borren’s barbershop. This story aired on WSB-TV Channel 2 Action News in 1978.

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