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Buker & Colson Druggists
The year was 1892, when Will C. Colson, left, and H.O. Buker, cigar in hand, posed in front of their drug store they opened in 1889, at 1908 Mariposa Street, along the bustling main corridor of the growing city. They spared no expense in advertising for the new business, especially for their "974" cough syrup. Of architectural interest, their drugstore utilized a popular feature of the era, a cast iron building front. Cast iron components such as columns, panels and decorative elements, manufactured in east coast foundries were pre-assembled for fit and detailing, disassembled and shipped to the building site for reassembly.
A four-story parking structure towers over the spot where the old drugstore stood.
Buker & Colson Druggists
The year was 1892, when Will C. Colson, left, and H.O. Buker, cigar in hand, posed in front of their drug store they opened in 1889, at 1908 Mariposa Street, along the bustling main corridor of the growing city. They spared no expense in advertising for the new business, especially for their "974" cough syrup. Of architectural interest, their drugstore utilized a popular feature of the era, a cast iron building front. Cast iron components such as columns, panels and decorative elements, manufactured in east coast foundries were pre-assembled for fit and detailing, disassembled and shipped to the building site for reassembly.
A four-story parking structure towers over the spot where the old drugstore stood.