ROBSTOWN, Texas — The Cutting Edge Barber Shop and Beauty Salon in Robstown has been in business for nearly 23 years, but recently moved to a new location in the middle of the pandemic.

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"I never thought we would have a barbershop at school or any of the schools that I've gone to, but they made it happen, and I'm thankful for that," McDaniel told 11 News.

The Black-owned shop has been at its current location since 1977. It was part of a string of Black businesses that sprang up when much of L.A. was still segregated.

Dean's Beauty Salon and Barber Shop opened 68 years ago. The owner plans a party Saturday to celebrate the journey and the salon's designation in the National Register of Historic Places.

Two young patrons show off their new 'dos after a haircut in this Carteret barber shop in November 1961. According to the cash register, it looks like a haircut cost 50 cents; or maybe, for both.