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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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According to information on the back of the photo, probably written by Fred Maxwell, this shooting gallery was located on 7th Street between 23rd Avenue and Greensboro Avenue. The gallery was owned by W.J. (Bill) Townsend, shown on the left, and…

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This house, built in 1849 and demolished in 1907, was located on the site the Tuscaloosa County Court House that was completed in 1908. There was electricity at this time; see the pole in front of the house. However, the streets are still…

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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.

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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…

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The Old Bama Theatre was located on the north side of Broad Street (now University Boulevard) in Tuscaloosa, next to what was then the First National Bank Building. The theater showed vaudeville acts and motion pictures. On the marquee, Deloris…

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Horse-drawn fire equipment was on the ground floor with Tuscaloosa Town Hall on the second floor. The building stood facing Greensboro Avenue at the site of the Bama Theatre.

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