Andrew Scherer Pharmacy
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1881-1943
Andrew Scherer (pictured below in a 1941 Chicago Tribune article) opened his pharmacy on State and Division in 1886, five years after his first store. The pharmacy served many in the Gold Coast, and a bottle of Scherer’s was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2010. Scherer’s Pharmacy suffered a massive fire in 1943, and, when Scherer died later that same year, the store was closed. Today, the building houses a CVS.
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Andrew Scherer (pictured below in a 1941 Chicago Tribune article) opened his pharmacy on State and Division in 1886, five years after his first store. The pharmacy served many in the Gold Coast, and a bottle of Scherer’s was found at the Charnley-Persky House in 2010. Scherer’s Pharmacy suffered a massive fire in 1943, and, when Scherer died later that same year, the store was closed. Today, the building houses a CVS.
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Creator
Rebecca S. Graff
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Rebecca S. Graff (photograph)
Chicago Tribune (Scherer image)
Chicago Tribune (Scherer image)