This Rockaway Beach Hair Salon Is Blinding Us With Science

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Is this the best old-fashioned hair salon sign in the city? Let's consider the evidence: 1) The slogan "The Science of Hair," which seems to place the salon's birth in the same era when TV dinners were considered a futuristic miracle. 2) The beaker pictures, which really drive home the whole "science" theme. 3) Hubert!
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