Hi,
I have an issue of El Tucsonense (a spanish language
newspaper) from March 9, 1951. It has an ad for Martin
Drug Co. which was part of the Rexall chain. It says
they had stores at Speedway & Country Club and
Congress & Church (these locations had photographic
service. Their store at Congress & 5th Ave. had all
night service.
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My first job at 16 yrs old was working the lunch
counter at a drug store on North Stone Ave near
Arizona Mortuary. I think it was Martin's Drug also.
There was a group of young good looking guys wearing
suits that would come in 2-3 times a day when I was
there and sit, drink a soda or have a grilled cheese
and joke around with me. I noticed a smell when they
would be there and mentioned it to the older waitress
and she started grinning at me and said, "Don't you
know that smell? They are students at the mortuary and
that smell is formalgahyde" I was like waaaahhhh and
got kind of freaked out. But then got use to them
anyway. Aferall, they sure were nice looking guys.
-Deb R.
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