Barber Shop on the Move
A F Street barber shop is rolled away after a foreclosure lien.
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Sunday Barker's barber shop on F street got a move on and rolled out into the street, with the aid of a stout crew under Mayor Little. We understand that C. E. Perkins had a foreclosed lien on the building, and thinking he would rather have it on Market street than F street, had it rolled off the lot and carried away.
“Thinking he would rather have it on Market street than F street, had it rolled off the lot and carried away.”
In 1893, buildings were literal assets that could be moved by teamsters to new locations. This highlights the fluidity of town planning in the early days of Aberdeen, when property ownership was often literally about moving structures from one lot to another.
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