McFalls Drug Stores
Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
J.C. McFall & Co, 121 N. Union, Danville VA (c.1892)
James C. McFall, 125 N. Union, Danville VA (c.1902-c.1908)
McFall's Piedmont Drug Store, 298 Craghead, Danville VA (c.1908)
McFalls North Side Drug Store, 631 N Main Street, Danville VA (c.1917)
J.C. McFalls Drug & Seed Store, 108 N. Union, Danville VA (c.1917-c.1955)
Notes:
James Clarence McFall (1868-1918) was a druggist in Danville, VA.2
The 1881 Danville city directory listed him as a drug clerk, but it doesn't say which
drug store he was with. The 1892 directory listed him as having his own drug store at
121 N Union street, so he must have started that business sometime between those 2 years
(1881 & 1892).
The 1908 city directory listed him as having 2 separate drug stores, one at 125 N Union
Street and a 2nd one called "McFalls Piedmont Drug Store" at 298 Craghead street. The
next directory I have access to is from 1917, and it again lists 2 stores, this time at
108 N Union Street and 300 Craghead street. McFall passed away in 1918.
Robert Haskins McFall (1901-1957)3, the son of James McFall, was the new
proprietor. He ran the store at 108 N Union street until at least 19551, and
probably until he died in 1957.
The 1958 directory lists the new proprietor as Dan Myers, but the store is not listed
in the 1960 directory, so apparently it was out of business by then.
Note that there was also a
Frank McFall
drugstore in Danville. I couldn't find any evidence that Frank McFall was
related to James McFall.
More information about Danville drug stores is available at
rdricketts blog.
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This is a clear 4" (1 oz) bottle embossed: vertical: 3i vertical: McFalls / DRUG STORES / DANVILLE, VA. base: C L G CO / 2 |
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This is a clear 3.2" (1/2 oz) bottle embossed: vertical: 3iv vertical: McFalls / DRUG STORES / DANVILLE, VA. base: C L G CO / 2 |
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This is a snippet from an 1894 Sanborn Fire Insurance map, showing the drugstore at address 121 N. Union Street, where J.C. McFall got started. |