Article content A Station Mall mainstay is shutting its doors for good. The staff of Oscar and Dario Unisex Hairstyling and Barbering will serve their final client on June 22, closing the book on over three decades of activity in Sault Ste. Marie.
The current owners of Oscar and Dario, Monic and John Cvengros, broke the bad news to their customers on May 27, writing on Facebook that they have “made the difficult decision to cease operations.” “We want to express our heartfelt gratitude for allowing us to be part of your beauty routine,” the married couple wrote. “It has been an honor to serve you, and we cherish the memories we’ve created together.
” Memories of Oscar and Dario Unisex Hairstyling reach all the way back to 1989, when Oscar Orazietti and Dario Siciliano rebranded a well-established barbershop with their respective namesakes. Talking to The Sault Star this week, Siciliano revealed that this establishment went under a couple different monikers since the Station Mall first opened its doors in late 1973. A 1974 city directory supplied by the Sault Ste.
Marie Public Library shows that the store was known as “Lido’s Men’s Hairstyling” back then. It was around this time that Siciliano was still trying to make his mark as barber in the Sault, having emigrated from his native Italy to Canada in 1969. After building his reputation in the community for two decades, Siciliano eventually entered into a partnership with Orazietti at this highly coveted S.
