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| Old school Revco in Civil War town of Lynchburg, VA in 1986 |
Long gone Midwestern drugstore chain Revco were only in Upstate New York for a brief time in the early to mid-'90s until their sale to CVS/pharmacy in 1997 after four decades in business. They initially reached CNY when they acquired NYS Brooks locations from Canadian chain Pharmacie Jean Coutu, which later bought Eckerd from JCPenney, until PJC sold it to Rite Aid in 2010, and many of those stores are now Walgreens (including some former Carls, Fays and indies, but more on those later). Here's a selection of stores in CNY, the Capital Region, South (one I just heard of when writing this) and Hudson Valley recalled from memory.
Hyde Park - US 9; now CVS/pharmacy (older one down the road closed)
Delmar - NY 443, Delaware Plaza; now Dollar Tree (CVS/pharmacy are already up the street)
North Syracuse - US 11; later CVS/pharmacy, now Harbor Freight Tools
Skaneateles - Fennel St.; previously Brooks, now CVS/pharmacy (last converted one in CNY)
Lynchburg, VA - Main St.; now The Market at Main Restaurant (only non-NY one I'm doing; pictured)
Syracuse - NY 92; originally non-pharmacy CVS, now Dollar General
Liverpool - CR 57 & Wetzel Rd.; now Bryant & Stratton (previously local business)
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