Clintonville Pharmacy
Clintonville Pharmacy at the corner of Dunedin and High was co-owned by pharmacists Charles McCarthy and Gordon Knight, who each also owned McCarthy and Knight’s Pharmacies, respectively. In keeping with the post-World War trend, none of these three pharmacies contained soda fountains, though they had them in an earlier era (when the drugstores were known as Rank’s, at Oakland Park and High, which later became McCarthy’s; as Hooper’s, at the corner of Dunedin and High; and as Cole’s, at Sheffield and High). The co-owned Clintonville Pharmacy closed in the 1980s. (Photo courtesy of Kroger)
January 10th, 2009 at 1:01 am
But there was a soda fountain; I was a regular there from about 1945 to 1955.
THe counter seated about 10 on stools, and it was located in SE corner of the store.
They still sold many phosphates, although cokes and sundaes were already more popular.
Gray’s drug store acros the street had a complete luch counter.
June 19th, 2015 at 4:19 pm
Hi David,
My source for that information was Gordon Knight, one of the former owners. Sadly Gordon passed away in 2010.
I am not disputing what you say about this location. There were several generations of pharmacies there; I wonder whether you are remembering a different generation/business name than Gordon was remembering.
Anyway, thanks for the memories!
–Shirley
February 8th, 2016 at 3:53 pm
I remember walking past this pharmacy on my way to Clinton elementary school. Ironically, it was next to Dr Bluff’s dental office.