1653 North Main Street (Racine, Wisconsin)

1653-1655 North Main Street is a commercial building on North Main Street in Racine, Wisconsin, near High Street. The building has been owned by Lee Bolton and his family since 1959.

History
In 1925, the building was occupied by the Schroeder Brothers garage and the Sidney E. Nelson automobile insurance agency.

Porcaro's/Catrine's Barber Shop
Frank Porcaro became a barber around 1923 and opened his own shop in 1926. In 1931, Porcaro's shop was located nearby at 405 High Street, but by 1935 it had moved into 1655 North Main Street, next to the Schroeder garage.

Frank Catrine, who started working at Porcaro's shop at age 19 in April 1957, became a partner in the shop around 1967. Porcaro died on April 4, 1973, and Catrine became the sole owner of the business. Catrine and his employees have been members of the.

On October 30, 1992, during a campaign stop in Racine, President 's press secretary and doctor had their hair cut at Catrine's.