Ware's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1,6
  Ware's Pharmacy, Falls Church VA (1916-1977+)

Notes:
Macon Ware (1890-1952)2 was a 32nd degree Mason. He graduated from the University of Richmond in 1913. 3
He came to Falls Church in December 1915, and bought the Mankin Drug Store. 4

His drug store was originally located on Washington Street, near Broad Street 4.
Ware retired in 19453, but his drugstore continued operation under the same name.
Sometime at-or-before 1959, his store moved to 6843 Lee Highway, which would have been near where modern-day Route-66 crosses Lee Highway in East Falls Church.5.
Sometime at-or-before 1977, the store moved to 200 Little Falls Street6. I don't know when the store finally closed down.


Bottles:

ware_01 Clear 5.5" (4 ounce) bottle with a label:
label: GLYCERIN / WARE'S PHARMACY / PRESCRIPTION DRUGGISTS / EAST FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA
logo on label: SERVICE / DRUGS / SATISFACTION (in logo shaped like a shield)


Other Items:
ware_02 This is an ad from a 1947 phone book 4. It says:
ad: WARE'S PHARMACY EST. 1916 / PRESCRIPTION PHARMACY / ELIZABETH ARDEN AGENCY / FABERGE AGENCY / HOSPITAL and SICK ROOM SUPPLIES / FALLS CHURCH 2007 / FALLS CHURCH 2010 / 6843 LEE HGWY. (at Fairfax Dr.) / EAST FALLS CHURCH / ARL., VA. / PROPMT DELIVERY


1 C&P Telephone Co, Alexandria, Arlington County, Fairfax County Telephone Directory, June 1947
2 Find-a-grave entry for Macon Ware
3 The Washington Post, 21-Jul-1952, page 14 (obituary for Macon Ware)
4 Northern Virginia Sun, 24-Mar-1966, page 14
5 Northern Virginia Sun, 20-Apr-1959, page 4 (first mention I found of Ware's Pharmacy at 6843 Lee Hwy)
6 Northern Virginia Sun, 25-May-1977, page 1 (Photo of Ware's Pharmacy at 200 Little Falls Street)


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