McClaugherty's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates: 1
  McClaugherty's Pharmacy, 1129 Patterson Ave SW, Roanoke VA (c.1922-1938)
  McClaugherty's Pharmacy, 1108 9th St. SE, Roanoke VA (1935-1946)
  McClaugherty's Pharmacy, 911 9th St. SE, Roanoke VA (1948-1953

  McClaugherty's Drug Store, 105 Virginia Ave, Roanoke VA (1930-1937)
  McClaugherty's Drug Store, 1005 Williamson Rd, Roanoke VA (1939-1948)
  McClaugherty's Drug Store, 2307 Williamson Rd, Roanoke VA (1952-1953)


Notes:
John E. McClaugherty (born c.18892) started a drug store in Roanoke VA about 1922. In 1935, he had 3 drug stores in Roanoke. My access to Roanoke City directories is limited to a handful of years, so the years of operation of his drug stores listed above are approximate1.
One of the items below says "MAC'S DRUG STORE", so apparently it went by that nickname, although I didn't see that nickname in any of the city directories.

There was another McClaugherty's Drug Store at 1005 Williamson Road, starting about 1939. It was run by Walter Irvin McClaugherty1. I don't know if he was related to John E. McClaugherty or not.

McClaugherty's Bottles:

mcclaugherty_01 Clear 3.7" screw-topbottle with a label:
label: McCLAUGHERTY'S PHARMACY / AS CLOSE TO YOU AS YOUR PHONE / PHONE DIAL 9365 / 1108 - 9TH ST., S.E. ROANOKE, VA.
label (typed): Rub in, for / mosquito bites



Other Items:
mcclaugherty_02 This is a 2-5/8" diameter tin container with a black on yellow label that says:
It's marked:
label: McCLAUGHERTY'S / WITCH HAZEL / SALVE / ... / Prepared for / McCLAUGHERTY'S PHARMACY / Patterson Ave., at 12th St. / MAC'S DRUG STORE / 1108 9th St., S.E. / ROANOKE, VA.
mcclaugherty_03 This is a photo taken April 2017 showing a side-view of McClaugherty's pharmacy at 911 9th Street SE (the building was being worked on at the time). The sign says:
McCLAUGHTERTY'S / PHARMACY / DIAL 9385


1 Roanoke City directories for the years: 1898,1902,04,06,08-10,12-15,17,18,20,22,24,26-28,30-33,35,37,38,39,41-43,45,46,48,51-53,56,57,58,60
2 US Census, 1920, 1930, 1940


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