Drug Stores & Pharmacies
| Name | Address | Photo |
|---|---|---|
| Avenue Pharmacy | 300 Delaware Avenue | Yes |
| Avenue Pharmacy | 818 Maryland Avenue | Yes |
| Bart's Drug Store | 8th & Monroe Streets | Yes |
| Bartley Drug Store | 7th & Orange Streets | |
| Bartoshesky's Drug Store | 6th & Pine Streets | |
| Belt Drug Store | 508 King Street | Yes |
| H. R. Bringhurst Drug Store | 317 Market Street | Yes |
| Brittingham's Pharmacy | • Medical Arts Building • Edgemoor Terrace • Delaware Trust Building • Fairfax Shopping Center |
Yes |
| Brown's Drug Store | Concord Avenue | |
| Brown's Drug Store | 407 Philadelphia Pike, Penny Hill | Yes |
| Buckmaster's Drug Store | 400 E. 4th Street | |
| Bunnin's Drug Store | 1700 block W. 4th Street | |
| Cahan's Drug Store | 7th & Jackson Streets | |
| Caldwell's Drug Store | • Meadowood Shopping Center • Drummond Hill Shopping Center Paul & Charlotte Caldwell, owners |
Yes |
| Capeaus Drug Store | • Delaware Avenue & DuPont Street • 14th & DuPont Streets • Basin Road, Penn Mart Shopping Center • Park-N-Shop, 245 Elkton Road, Newark • Ferris & Gilpen Roads, Willow Run • 2 E. main Street, Middletown |
Yes |
| Cavanaugh's Pharmacy | DuPont Building | Yes |
| Chadwick's Drug Store | • 7th & Pine Street • Vandever Avenue & Market Street |
Yes |
| Chestnut Hill Pharmacy | 3039 Ogletown Road | Yes |
| Clodi's Drug Store | 9th (or 10th) & Walnut Streets | |
| Community Pharmacy | Lancaster Avenue & Union Street | |
| Custler's Pharmacy | Marsh & Silverside Roads | Yes |
| Danforth's Drug Store | • 124 Market Street • 1003 Delaware Avenue • Miller Road Shopping Center |
Yes |
| Darr's Pharmacy | 1926 Lancaster Avenue | Yes |
| Dean's Pharmacy | 3115 Lancaster Avenue | Yes |
| Detwiler's Drug Store | 30th & Market Streets | |
| Eckerd's Drug Store | • 513 Market Street • 723 Market Street • 900 Orange Street • Claymont and Newark |
Yes |
| Elsmere Parklyn Pharmacy | • 1101 New Road, Elsmere • Limestone Road & Kirkwood Highway |
Yes |
| Fell's Drug Store | • 9th & Orange Streets • 600 Concord Avenue • Later, Schueler's Drug Store |
Yes |
| Foster Park Pharmacy | 3115 Lancaster Avenue | Yes |
| Frank Russos Pharmacy | 1836 W. 4th Street 1940-1965 |
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| Franklin Pharmacy | 221 S. Franklin Street Paul Potocki, owner |
Yes |
| Gassers Pharmacy | 3400 Washington Street | Yes |
| Gocal's Pharmacy | • 622 S. Harrison Street, later • 501 Maryland Avenue 1937-1967, Frank M. Gocal, owner |
Yes |
| Grants Pharmacy | Philadelphia Pike & Silverside Road | |
| Happy Harry's Discount Drugs | • 1709 Marsh Road • 2 Branmar Plaza, Silverside & Marsh Roads • Trolley Square • 900 Orange Street • Over the years, there were 76 locations. Probably the most recognized drugstore in the area, Happy Harry's was founded by Harry Levin and his wife, Diane in 1962. The first store was located at 1709 Marsh Road. The business grew to 76 locations in Delaware and the surrounding states. Harry Levin died in 1987 and his son, Alan, took over. In 2006, Levin announced that he was selling his business to the Walgreen Company. |
Yes |
| Harmonson Drug Company | 816 Maryland Avenue | |
| Hearn's Pharmacy | Fairfax Shopping Center 2092 Philadelphia Pike |
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| Holly Oak Rexall | 1800 Block Philadelphia Pike | |
| Hotel Drug Store | DuPont Building | Yes |
| Joel's Drug Store | ||
| Johnson's Pharmacy | Greenville Shopping Center 1952-1982 |
Yes |
| Kiger's Pharmacy | 401 Union Street (see Union Pharmacy) Harry S. Kiger |
Yes |
| Kiger's Pharmacy | 1713 W. 4th Street Carvel Kiger was killed in store during exchange of gunfire, 1970 |
Yes |
| Konitzer's Drug Store | 2nd & Monroe Streets | |
| Latin-American Drug Store | 600 N. Union Street | Yes |
| Levine's Pharmacy | Vandever Avenue & Church Street | |
| Lincoln Drug Store | • 1901 Delaware Avenue @ Lincoln Street • 14th & Washington Streets • An adjunct store was the Lincoln Cut Rate, 2400 Market Street 1929-1981 |
Yes |
| Lipshultz Pharmacy | ||
| Louis' Drug Store | 3 W. 4th Street | Yes |
| Louis Pharmacy | 2623 Washington Street | Yes |
| Maida's Drug Store | Lancaster Avenue & Harrison Streets | Yes |
| Manor Pharmacy | 1412 N. duPont Highway | Yes |
| Martha's Drug Store | ||
| Massey Pharmacy | 5 W. Market Street | Yes |
| Miller Drug Store | • 22nd & Pine Streets • 23rd & Pine Streets • 8th & Poplar Streets • 402-404 Market Street Merchandising same name at various locations |
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| Naamans Pharmacy | Faulk & Naamans Roads | Yes |
| Newark Pharmacy | 183 E. main Street, Newark | Yes |
| Ninth Street Pharmacy | 107 E. Ninth Street | Yes |
| Northern Pharmacy | 2004 North Market Street | Yes |
| O'Conners Drug Store | DuPont Building | Yes |
| Orlich's Drug Store | 636 W. 4th Street | |
| Park Pharmacy | 809 S. Maryland Avenue | Yes |
| Penn Pharmacy | 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue | Yes |
| Ponsell's Drug Store | • 3115 Lancaster Avenue • 2623 Washington Streets, opened 1938 • 3409 Kirkwood Highway Owned by Francis Ponsell, the Washington Street location had a fourteen foot long soda fountain. |
Yes |
| Pops Drug Store | 25th & Market Streets | |
| Potocki's Drug Store | 221 S. Franklin Street | Yes |
| Rexall Drug Stores | Rexall was a chain of American drug stores with the name of their store-branded products. Some Rexall stores were: 1901 Delaware Avenue 14th & Washington Streets Lincoln Pharmacy Danforth's Drug Store Northern Pharmacy Parklyn Pharmacy, to name a few |
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| Rhoads Drug Store | 36 E. Main Street | Yes |
| Rich Drug Store | 206-208 W. 10th Street | Yes |
| Save-A-Cent Drug Store | Gov. Printz Blvd. Hockessin |
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| Schueler's Drug Store | 600 Concord Avenue @ Monroe Street Previously, Fell Drug Store |
Yes |
| Seidel's Drug Store | • 107 Maryland Avenue, Richardson Park • 1926 Lancaster Avenue |
Yes |
| Silver's Pharmacy | 412 New Road, Elsmere | Yes |
| Smith's Pharmacy | Darley Road, Claymont | Yes |
| Smith & Strevig Pharmacy | 900 Delaware Avenue The pharmacy was in the path of the I-95 freeway and was demolished in the early 1960s |
Yes |
| Spivack's Drug Store | 1701 Pennsylvania Avenue | Yes |
| Starr Pharmacy | 3 Matthes Avenue, Richardson Park | Yes |
| Starr's Drug Store | 601 W. 8th Street | Yes |
| Stromwasser's Drugstore | 23rd & Jefferson Streets | |
| Sun Ray Drugs | • 436 Market Street • 701 Market Street • Merchandise Mart |
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| Sycheck's Pharmacy | Gov. Printz & Stuyvesant Drive | |
| Tigue's Drug Stores | • 2720 Washington Street • Marsh & Silverside Roads • Blue Rock Manor • Concord Pike, closed in 1980 Founded in 1938 by Paul C. Tigue, Sr. He was first a pharmacist with Smith & Strevig's Pharmacy in 1926. In later years, he expanded his business to three pharmacies on Marsh Road and Concord Pike. Upon his retirement, the Washington Street Pharmacy closed in 1979. |
Yes |
| Tull's Drug Store | 2418 Main Road, Brack-Ex | |
| Union Pharmacy | 401 N. Union Street (see Kigers) 1940s-1965, owned by Thomas Davis |
Yes |
| Whelans Drug Store | 823 Market Street Opened 1940; closed in 1959 |
Yes |
| Zuber's Drug Store | 10th & Pine Streets | |
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Created: February 20, 2018
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