I strongly suspect I’m not the only one who wishes he lived in a world where his corner drug store looked like this. I know they cost more to build, and the ball on top of that tower reaching into the California sunshine was probably a lethal earthquake danger, but when the alternative is a cookie-cutter pharmacies, frankly, I’ll take my chances. This Rexall drug store stood at the northwest corner of N. Verdugo Rd & Honolulu Ave in Montrose, northeast of Burbank. The photo is dated 1942 – I don’t know how long it lasted, but I hope it added texture to the area for decades.
In this circa 1940s photo of a parade down Honolulu Ave, we can see the Rexall spire in the background near the center:
Glen N. says: “The street lights are replicas from the early 21st century. But, they were produced by the same company that made the originals–Union Metal.”
This is how that corner looked in 2022:
Remarkably the street lights look the same.
I’m pretty sure you have the wrong location within Montrose. The Rexall was at 2201 Honolulu Avenue, at the corner of Montrose Ave.. Currently in that location is Gus & Andy’s Kitchen and Bar. If you look them up in Google Street View, you’ll see the front of the building has in the past few years been restored to look much like it did when it was Rexall Drugs!