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Barber shop inside historic airplane filling station reopens for business

After the owner underwent surgery on his hip, he reopened his barber shop that's also inside a historic airplane filling station.

John's Barber Shop has reopened for business after the owner, John York, had to go through hip surgery and closed the business down as he recovered.

In June 2017, the barber shop went through thousands of dollars of renovations as it's also a historic airplane filling station.

In September 2017, he noticed a growing pain in his hip. He said he'd hoped it would go away.

"By October, it started getting worse," York said. "It finally got to the point I could barely get out of bed."

York said he went to the doctor and was prescribed medication for his pain. He said it didn't help alleviate the pain he felt. A few months later he went back and received a cortisone shot. That pain relief for him was only temporary.

He started to worry about permanent damage, and around Christmas, asked his doctor about surgery. He said the doctors he spoke to told him there was only a 40 percent chance the operation would work.

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"A lot of people told me, 'Can you walk?' and I'm like, 'Yeah, I can walk,' and they're like, 'Well, you might want to think twice about the surgery because you might not,'" York said. "My only choice was to get the surgery."

When he had to get surgery in December, he closed down John's Barber Shop.

Now, York is able to walk, doesn't feel the same pain and has reopened the barber shop for business.

"It's something I was hoping that I could make it back, and get things back together," York said.

The Airplane Filling Station Preservation Association also works to support the historic landmark and bring character back to the plane to keep old memories alive. You can find out how to support the historic landmark here.

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