<p>George H. Bartell Sr., the founder of the oldest family-owned drugstore chain in the United States, opened his second store here at 506 2nd Avenue. The building was soon demolished to make way for the construction of the Smith Tower at 2nd Avenue and Yesler that opened in 1914.</p>
<p>Signs in image: Pabst Milwaukee Beer on Draught. Babcock's Cafe Grill - Eastern &amp; Olympia Oysters - Ladies Dining Room - Tables [for?] Ladies. Foster &amp; Kleiser Signs. Hoffman House Cigar Has Stood the Test for Years [...]. Gandolfo &amp; Wood Butter Store - Grocery and Delicatessen. Elastic Bandages - Tissues that Fit - Easy to Wear - Fountain Syringes - Hot Water Bottles - Two Stores, Bartell Drug Co. - Main Store, 1 Block North; Owl Drug Store Here Below. Cut Rate - Bartell Drug Co. Bartell's Owl Drug Store. Palace Market Co. - Fresh Fish. El-Bart Gin Rickey - A Cool Suggestion. The Junction. Smoke El Sidelo Cigars - Joe Dizard.

Handwritten on sleeve: 1st Bartell Drug, 2nd &amp; Yesler (site of Smith Tower).</p>
<ul><li>Subjects (LCTGM): Commercial streets--Washington (State)--Seattle; Drugstores--Washington (State)--Seattle</li></ul>
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Webster &amp; Stevens</div>
circa 1908 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1908-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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