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Advertisement for Varsity-town clothing at the Louis Wiesel department store from the 1930 Corolla, the University of Alabama yearbook.

Varsity-town was "university styled clothes," furnishings, and accessories. Louis Wiesel Inc. was a downtown…

Salute to the Exchange Clubs of Tuscaloosa County by Black, Friedman & Winston printed in the Tuscaloosa News in 1970.

Pug's Restaurant on University Boulevard near the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa sold meal tickets to students and served 800 to 900 meals a day during the 1940s and 1950s. Many students earned money for tuition by working at Pug's. The…

Maxwell Brother Wholesale Grocers was located on the corner of Broad Street (University Boulevard) at 23rd Avenue in Tuscaloosa where the Mellow Mushroom restaurant is located in 2014.

Jim Harrison, Sr. and his son, Ben Harrison, are shown after Central Drug Store was remodeled in the mid-1970s. The soda fountain and booths were removed and a large photography center was added.

In 1941, 16 years after receiving an Auburn…

Central Drug Store was located at 2315 Broad Street (now University Blvd) in Tuscaloosa. This picture shows the original mosaic tile flooring along with the store's soda fountain on the right side.

In 1941, 16 years after receiving an Auburn…

Central Drug store's soda fountain shown in this photo was a very popular meeting place for university students who shopped downtown.

Central Drug Store on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) was a landmark. In 1941, 16 years after receiving…

This photo of the Central Drug Store shows the original mosaic tile flooring along with the store's soda fountain and booths on the left side.

Central Drug Store on Broad Street (now University Boulevard) was a landmark. In 1941, 16 years after…

Central Drug Company - Harco was located at 2315 University Blvd in Tuscaloosa. This picture shows the store's Rexall affiliation.

In 1941, 16 years after receiving an Auburn University pharmacy degree, James Harrison and his wife, Elizabeth, were…

Lee Black and P.G. Holly stand in front of the Charles Black Company store, a predecessor of the Black, Friedman and Winston men's clothing store.

Black, Friedman & Winston, a men's formal wear store, was located at 508 Greensboro Avenue in…