Palace Barber Shop owner Linda Marshall gives longtime customer Jerry Brooks a haircut. (Karen Chaney/Community Impact)
As customers file through the doors of Palace Barber Shop in downtown McKinney, they either take a seat in the red chairs lining the wall or go immediately to a barber chair. For the most part, customers do not get asked what service they would like performed, nor do they need to volunteer the information, the service just ensues.
“I walk in, sit down and Linda or John already know what I want,” said Jerry Brooks, McKinney resident and longtime customer. “I don’t have to tell them anything.”…