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Ken Calvert: My grandfather operated a barbershop on Century Boulevard just a couple of miles from LAX, opened up in the 1920s and…

On the recordSeptember 26, 2012
My grandfather operated a barbershop on Century Boulevard just a couple of miles from LAX, opened up in the 1920s and operated it for 50 years.
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Ken Calvert
Republican · California

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Calvert shares a personal story about his grandfather's barbershop near LAX.

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