PETE'S BARBER - Key Persons

Papa Torres was 18 when he moved to New York City, working odd jobs and in the factories, to get by. After meeting Grandma Martha, he decided to follow in his father's footsteps and become a barber. He finished barber school and worked full time as a barber in Manhattan to support his new wife and son, Andrew. Papa Torres moved to Long Island, in 1966, and opened his first shop, in 1968, continuing the barber tradition. With the birth of Peter in 1972, the family legacy was established.