Business: Sam Hill’s Barbershop
Address: 3456 S. Broadway, Englewood
Hours: 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Saturday, closed Sunday-Monday
Founded: 1909
Contact: 303-761-4138
Employees: 1
Interview with Rick Lozano, owner
Q: How did you get involved in this business?
A: My father owned a barbershop. He supported a family with it. I went to Colorado Barber College back in 1986. I worked with my dad for two years and then I came to Sam Hill’s in 1988. I bought the shop in 2005.
Q: What distinguishes you from other businesses in your category?
A: It’s the oldest business in Englewood. It opened in 1909 as the O.K. Bathhouse and Barbershop. Sam Hill purchased it from the original owner in 1935 and renamed it. Then the guy I came to work for, Dick Konecne, started working for Sam in 1957 and purchased it from him in 1969.
Q: What do you like best about your line of work?
A: The people. It’s a diverse group of people who come in here. We might talk hunting or fishing. People come in here and we might talk about anything. Just good, old barbershop talk.
Q: What is your business’ biggest challenge?
A: None right now. I’m happy with my life and everything here at Sam Hill’s.
Q: Something people might be surprised to learn about you or your business:
A: I’m just an old-school barbershop. I don’t do new age haircuts with lines and designs and all that. You want tradition, you come in here.