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Pharmacy/Walgreens
Specialty: Pharmacy
Neighborhood: Downtown
Hours: 24 hours
Pharmacy Hours: 24 hours
General Info
The Walgreens chain began as a drug store owned by Charles R. Walgreen, Sr. By 1915, there were five Walgreen drugstores. He added several improvements to the stores such as soda fountains and luncheon service. He also began to make his own line of drug products and was then able to control the quality of the items and sell them at lower prices. By 1916, 19 stores were in operation, all in Chicago. And in that same year, all the stores were consolidated under Walgreen Co. the 1920s was a very successful decade for Walgreens. In 1921, the company opened stores outside of residentials areas and also introduced the malted milk shake in 1922.
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