Reminders of the 70’s along Rio Grande 86 – La Rue’s Beauty Shop, Green River

: Sep. 10, 2017

LaRue’s Beauty Shop was a beauty shop located at the center of Green River, Utah on 42 South Broadway.

The structure itself is listed in 1910 Sanborn map as Print’g built with Conc. Blks. According to Utah Division of State History Historic Building Search, this 1-part block 20th Century Commercial building was built in 1910[1].

Georgia LaRue Hunt (1926 – 2012) established the Green River’s first beauty shop in 1955[2]. She operated it well into the 70’s[3].

It has been the Cut-N-Curl beauty salon operated by Mary Ellen Bastian since 1978[4].


[1] Utah Division of State History Historic Building Search form;
[2] Jul. 21, 1955 Green River Journal;
[3] May 27, 1976 Times-Independent;
[4] Cut & Curl information at Manta.com webpage;

: Jul. 21, 1955 Green River Journal


LaRue’s Beauty ShopはGreen Riverの中心、Broadwayにある美容室である。1955年の創業で、1978年から、Chow HoundのオーナーでもあるEllen Bastianが経営している。
建物自体は1910年発行のSanborn mapにも載っている。