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Resident shares family's Placentia barbershop history and 1933 license
Summary
A resident told the meeting she displayed a 1933 State of California barbershop license for her grandfather, saying he ran a downtown Placentia shop off Santa Fe from about 1923 until his death in 1934; she noted the site is now a Mexican restaurant.
A resident who addressed the meeting displayed a 1933 State of California barbershop license belonging to her grandfather and recounted the family's migration from Laredo to Placentia. "He had a barbershop downtown Placentia, off of Santa Fe on the south side of the street," the resident said, adding that her grandfather operated the shop from about 1923 until his death in 1934.
The resident said the photograph of the license was from 1933 and that the grandfather suffered from chronic asthma and died in 1934. She identified family members by first name and age while describing the household's arrival and settlement in Placentia; she also noted the former shop location is now a Mexican restaurant. There were no motions or formal actions tied to the remarks; they were presented as personal and historical testimony to the meeting.
