Barr's Pharmacy


Company Names, addresses, dates:
  Barr's Pharmacy 17th & Atlantic Ave, Virginia Beach VA (1922-2020) 1,2

Notes:
 Robert Gaily Barr (abt1889-1960) was the owner and operator of Barr's Pharmacy from 1922 until he retired in 1947.1

Sam Mason took over the drugstore in the 1960s or 70s, but the store continued to keep the "Barr" name. 2
Rick Hall got a job there when he was 13 and was mentored by Mason. Hall eventually became a pharmacist and bought the store. His wife met him when she was 16 and working the soda fountain at Barr's. Their sons, Nick and Jeff also became pharmacists. The store closed for good in 2020.2

Bottles:

barr_01 This is a clear 3.7" machine-made bottle with a label:
label: CAMPHORATED OIL / ... / BARR'S PHARMACY / THE REXALL STORE / 17TH & ATLANTIC AVE., VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.


1 Richmond Times Dispatch, 18-Jun-1960, page 11 (obituary for Robert G. Barr)
2 From this article in The Virginian-Pilot 6-Aug-2020 by Stacy Parker


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This page last updated on June 23, 2022.