In 1926 the building was used as a radio shop. Later in 1926 Clyde C 'Shorty' Gooden moved from his barbershop on South Court street to this building. His chair was roughly 2/3 the size of the chairs currently used at Hershey's. In 1933 an Ohio law was passed which made all future barbers after this point first obtain a barbers license. In 1950 Don Hershey's father Carl bought Gooden's barber shop and his family moved to Medina from Grafton. The barber shop has been known as "Hershey's" ever since. By being such a local community Hershey's barber shop had many regular customers. Many customers are still comming. One customer, Mike, has been comming to Hershey's for a haircut for 50 years. Another has been comming since the 1950s. And still another customer has been comming since 1933.
With Medina's massive population growth, there were a lot more people living in Medina. "Hair is always growing," says Don, and with all the new people moving to medina, that meant a lot more hair to cut. A barber shop supplier called Hershey's barber shop the second buisest barber shop in Northeast Ohio. The first busiest has 9 haircutting chairs, while Hershey's only has 4. The chairs date back to 1926, from another barber shop in Medina that is no longer in business.
With Medina's massive population growth, there were a lot more people living in Medina. "Hair is always growing," says Don, and with all the new people moving to medina, that meant a lot more hair to cut. A barber shop supplier called Hershey's barber shop the second buisest barber shop in Northeast Ohio. The first busiest has 9 haircutting chairs, while Hershey's only has 4. The chairs date back to 1926, from another barber shop in Medina that is no longer in business.