Title
H&W Drug Company Soda Bar
Subject
Drugstores
Description
H&W Drugs was located in the Alston Building on corner of Greenboro Avenue and 6th Street. It was opened in 1916 by two men whose names were Hanson and Williams.
The drugstore had a popular soda fountain where many University of Alabama students stopped for a soda after going to the movies at the Bama Theatre, the Druid or the Ritz. The soda fountain closed in 1972.
When the Alston Building was renovated in 1984, the drugstore moved down 6th Street. In 2008, the store was sold to Rite Aid which took the inventory and customer information and closed the downtown store.
H&W was the last downtown drugstore to close. At one time there had been six pharmacies within a three-block area downtown.
The drugstore had a popular soda fountain where many University of Alabama students stopped for a soda after going to the movies at the Bama Theatre, the Druid or the Ritz. The soda fountain closed in 1972.
When the Alston Building was renovated in 1984, the drugstore moved down 6th Street. In 2008, the store was sold to Rite Aid which took the inventory and customer information and closed the downtown store.
H&W was the last downtown drugstore to close. At one time there had been six pharmacies within a three-block area downtown.
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Type
Photograph
Identifier
2529
Coverage
Tuscaloosa (AL)
Original Format
Photograph