Ford Hopkins Drug Store c. 2004
Title
Ford Hopkins Drug Store c . 2004
Photo Number
002256.JPG
Collection
Digital Image Collection (Western Illinois University)
Date Photograph Taken
c . 2004
Keywords
Macomb Square Opera House West Side Square Northwest corner of square C.V . Chandler Andrew Hainline Harry Elwell Ford Hopkins Drug Building Buildings Business Businesses Pharmacy
Subject Heading
Macomb--Square (West Side)
Description
No print 2004 . West side of the square north of Hainline Way . Ford Hopkins was a Macomb landmark from May 15 , 1930 , until May 24 , 2011 . Originally owned by John N . ‘Newt’ Albright , the drugstore passed on to his son John N . 'Jay ' Albright Jr in 1963 at John Albright Sr's retirement , and then was purchased by Rick Crossett in 1987 . Ford Hopkins was a chain of drugstores that began in 1930 , with 300 locations in Illinois , Iowa and Indiana . At one time the soda fountain counter had been made of marble . According to a Macomb Daily Journal article from 1987 , when the state started setting sanitary regulations , they converted the counter to stainless steel .
Source/Publisher/Donor
AC 04-059 Courtesy of Macomb Journal
Location of Original Photo
Macomb Square Album--West Side
Rights
WIU Libraries Archives & Special Collections -- All Rights Reserved. For permission to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise use this image, contact the WIU Archives and Special Collections at malpass-archives@wiu.edu.
Timestamp
20050815161255
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