Bradley's Drug Store


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Bradley's Drug Store, 533 State St, Bristol VA (ca.1936-ca.1948 1
  Bradley's Drug Store, 18 Moore St, Bristol VA (ca.1948-ca.1955) 2

Notes:
Thomas William Bradley Sr. (1889-1948)3 was the proprietor of Bradley's Drug store.1
He had a drugstore in Matoaka West Virginia as early as 1922.4

The earliest reference I could find to this drugstore in Bristol VA was a Bristol city directory entry from 1936. It said that Thomas W. Bradley (1889-1948)3 was the president, his wife Mrs Elizabeth W. Bradley was the vice-president, his son Thomas W. Bradley Jr. was the clerk, and Mr. Leonard R. Hall was the secretary. 1

Bradley passed away in 1948. By that time the drug store was being run by John C. Jennings, who kept the name "Bradley's Drug Store" after Bradley's death.1.

Based on the date on the bottle below, the store lasted until at least 1955, and moved from 533 State Street to 18 Moore Street at some point before then.


Bottles:

bradley_01 This is a green, 4.3" machine-made bottle with a 1945 label:
label: BRADLEY'S DRUG STORE / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS / PHONE 1 and 36     18 Moore St. BRISTOL, VA. ... 12-23-55


1 Bristol City Directories for years: 1936,38,42,44,46,48
2 Labeled bottle depicted above has the year 1955 with adress 18 Moore St
3 Find-a-grave entry for Thomas William Bradley
4 World News (Roanoke VA) newspaper, 21-Mar-1922, p.10


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This page last updated on September 23, 2023.