Nov 28, 2012 12:19 PM
In its heyday at the turn of the 20th century, Southampton Village’s Corwith Pharmacy on Main Street had a back-room laboratory filled with medicines and equipment. It was lined with oak shelves stocked with perfumes, candy and cigars. It even served as a communication hub at one time, as folks would line up at the message window to send out Western Union telegrams.
Today, after 138 years in business, the pharmacy, now located on Hampton Road, is closing its doors. The pharmacy is second only to Hildreth’s Home Goods, which was founded in 1842, as the oldest business in Southampton Village.
Pharmacist and owner John Kluge, who bought the company from the Corwith family in 1967, said that a dwindling customer base and the ever-changing nature of the business has forced his... more
Today, after 138 years in business, the pharmacy, now located on Hampton Road, is closing its doors. The pharmacy is second only to Hildreth’s Home Goods, which was founded in 1842, as the oldest business in Southampton Village.
Pharmacist and owner John Kluge, who bought the company from the Corwith family in 1967, said that a dwindling customer base and the ever-changing nature of the business has forced his... more
