West End Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates:
   West End Pharmacy, Oscar Williams Prop., 51 Armistead Ave., Hampton VA (1898-1931) 1
  Coleman's West End Pharmacy, John D. Coleman Prop., 107 Armistead Ave., Hampton VA (1933-1944) 1,2
  West End Pharmacy, Ben F. Friedman Prop., 107 Armistead Ave., Hampton VA (1946-ca.1958) 3

Notes:
Oscar Williams was the original owner of the West End pharmacy in Hampton, VA. 1,3

John D. Coleman took over the West End Pharmacy in 1933, at a new location1. The drug store name was referred to as "Coleman's West End Pharmacy" in city directories in subsequent years.3
In 1944, the drug store went up for sale at an auction because Coleman was ill.4

Ben F. Friedman was listed as the proprietor in subsequent years. The name of the pharmacy went back to just "West End Pharmacy".3

The Hampton History Museum web site has photos of the West End Pharmacy, including a
c.1915 exterior photo at 51 Armistead Ave, and a
1930 interior photo at 107 Armistead Ave.


Bottles:

westend_01 This is a clear 5" machine-made bottle with a label:
label: CHERACOL / THE UPJOHN COMPANY / ... / THE WEST END PHARMACY / BEN F. FRIEDMAN, PH. G. / REG NO 2343 PHONE 4051 / 107 ARMISTEAD AVE. HAMPTON, VA.

1 Book: Old Bottles of the Virginia Peninsula 1885-1941 by Fred Rawlinson, page 109
2 Richmond Times Dispatch, 5-Aug-1944, page 12 (Sale of Drug Store)
3 City Directories for Hampton VA, years: 1933,34,37,39,41,43,46,49,52,54,55,56,58


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This page last updated on June 16, 2023.