Classic Corner Drugstore
Received a comment from Gail yesterday that the triangular building downtown reminded her of Shalit’s Drugstore in Morristown where we went to HS. So when I saw this corner drugstore tonight on the way home from the All City HS Art Showcase, I stopped to photograph it. Looks like I’m in the middle of traffic. Camera propped against a light pole, cable remote. Seems the CVS, Eckerds, Walgreen’s eat up all the independents but this one’s still open in Bloomfield on the corner of Penn Ave and Main St.
A busy corner, a block from the new Children's Hospital.
This one reminds me of Mr Mumma’s in Morris Plains. Giant candy bars on sale for 5 cents. You could get a whopping stomach ache for less than a dollar. How I wish we had photos of all our “old” spots. Your photography captures such important pieces of life. Thank you so much for starting each day so wonderfully.
May 14, 2010 at 7:00 am
i remember when those small stores were all over the place – i miss the personal service and the fact that the pharmacist knew who you were – i like how the store stands out
May 14, 2010 at 8:07 am
Growing up, our local drug store even had a soda fountain. You could get chocolate cokes and sit at a little table or the counter to enjoy them. I can’t relate to the reference to white envelopes and the hand written instructions, however.
May 14, 2010 at 8:59 am
maybe the soda fountain can make a come back?
May 14, 2010 at 9:06 am
Oh gosh, that gave me a great old memory, growing up in Leavenworth, KS…….I tasted my first Cherry Coke at Rexall’s Pharmacy. Everyone knew
everyone else, and gathered for socializing. I remember those little envelopes with a couple of pills. Thank you, Ruthie!
May 14, 2010 at 2:08 pm
At our corner drugstore in Portland, ME, I loved the rainbow sherbet and the root beer floats(25 cents).
Downtown was a triangle shaped drugstore- Hayes, if I can remember back that far…..
Next door to the Portland Art Museum( I.M. Pei design building of a ship), but drugstore long gone.
Thanks for the memory!
ps. Love the lights
May 14, 2010 at 4:20 pm