Tony Bravo, a National Guard veteran known as "the Dreamer," stands outside the barber shop at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)The almost 80-year-old man who cuts hair on the streets of West Los Angeles is not your typical barber. Barber Tony Bravo at the West Los Angeles Veterans Affairs campus. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)“He listens, he understands, he never puts a person down,” Thornton said. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)The Dreamer was featured in a 2011 Times story by Martha Groves and Annie Cusack.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 18, 2022 13:33 UTC