Carl's Drugs (1939-91)

Collage of James St store in 1990 and as Rite Aid in 2019

 After posting on Fay's, thought I'd cover Carl's Drugs.  The founders of both were related, which led to one buying the other in 1991.  Even though Carl's Drugs (not to be confused with Carl's Furniture City of New Hartford, which recently opened in Syracuse) were from the Mohawk Valley, I only remember stores in Onondaga County, but I can look up their native Oneida County since it was from a small town anyway.  I even came across photos developed at the original Eastwood store at my late grandmothers house (my grandparents moved to the suburbs by the time I was born, and I was cleaning out that house these past couple months).  It is also unrelated to a Carl's Drug Store in the PA Capital Region or any other Carls from outside New York State for that matter.  Victory Markets even had them from 1988 until the Fays acquisition. Here's what I can gather from younger days from my end.

Syracuse (Eastwood) - NY 290 (1), Eastwood Plaza; later Sacred Melody, now Dollar General

Syracuse (Eastwood) - NY 290 (2); previously Loblaws, Peters IGA and Foodland, later Fays, Eckerd and Rite Aid; now Family Dollar (pictured)

Syracuse (west side) - S Geddes St; later Fays, Eckerd and Save-a-Lot; now Wilson Dental

Syracuse (south side) - NY 175 & 80; later Fays, now Dollar Tree

Syracuse (east side) - Nottingham Plaza, near future sister chain; closed by the '80s; plaza redone

Liverpool - Electronics Pkwy & Old Liverpool Rd; later Fays and Thrifty Shopper, now Palm Market

Fayetteville - NY 5 & N Burdick St; Fayetteville Mall; later Fays, demolished by 2000s, replaced by P&C (now Tops) and Target in Towne Center

Camillus - Camillus Plaza; later Fays and Eckerd, now Rite Aid (only Syracuse area one still operating as a pharmacy today)

Baldwinsville - NY 31 & 370; later Fays and Eckerd, now Dollar Tree (confirmed by chain as former Eckerd, but now has original standalone in place of old building)

Rome - NY 46, Black River Shopping Center (flagship?)

Rome - NY 26 (Turin Rd)

Rome - NY 46 & 49 (Erie Blvd W), Freedom Plaza or current Rite Aid?

Oneonta - NY 7, Oneonta Plaza

deWitt - NY 5, Shoppingtown; demolished by 1974 when converted to enclosed mall (which itself is about to meet the same fate pending legal issues)