tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post7015844748291791480..comments2024-03-26T04:26:55.002-07:00Comments on Good Health to all From Rexall: History of Rexall - the short versionCapnrexallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-24781707525322967702023-11-28T21:21:22.470-08:002023-11-28T21:21:22.470-08:00Beginning of the end was 1977 when Justin Dart sol...Beginning of the end was 1977 when Justin Dart sold sold the St. Louis factory and the franchise operations to a venture capital firm. They in turn abandoned the agency agreements in 1982, and the franchised dealers were left hanging along with their blue and orange signs. The signage was the druggist's property by that time and many kept them up because they had become landmarks in their own right.Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-11369346038153168252023-09-17T19:17:58.243-07:002023-09-17T19:17:58.243-07:00Fascinating history. I remember the Rexall store i...Fascinating history. I remember the Rexall store in my hometown. I was surprised that Rexall stood for King of All (though I see that is the direct translation). I just assumed Rex was a takeoff on Rx. Odd thing, when I googled Rexall I found several current Rexall stores in MS. When they stopped the franchise, did they let the old stores keep the name?Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15555125662037090768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-75132856083339386712022-12-21T20:33:22.671-08:002022-12-21T20:33:22.671-08:00My brother, a former truck driver, told me a story...My brother, a former truck driver, told me a story today about being rear-ended in Rhode Island on I-95 in 1987 by the CEO of Rexall. The guy was injured and my brother wonders what happened to him. Anyone know?BJMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01836437891143810868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-637630691758133032022-04-11T11:18:02.934-07:002022-04-11T11:18:02.934-07:00I see that Weden Tool and Engineering in Kansas Ci...I see that Weden Tool and Engineering in Kansas City was a subsidiary of Dart Industries in 1975. Do you know what Paul Weden's job was when he was with United Drug Co.?Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-79889016936127117722022-04-10T21:39:57.602-07:002022-04-10T21:39:57.602-07:00My grandfather, Paul G. Weden Sr., was with the co...My grandfather, Paul G. Weden Sr., was with the company starting with United Drug Company through Dart Industries for 66 years. I met Justin Dart a few times as a young boy. He told me when I finished school to come see him for a job.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15967230508019589135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-17153746067457163352022-03-30T22:13:36.283-07:002022-03-30T22:13:36.283-07:00Thanks for posting the comment.
Louis Liggett and ...Thanks for posting the comment.<br />Louis Liggett and United Drug Company’s use of the orange and blue color scheme goes back to 1931 when they created a mortar & pestle window decal, advising store owners, “The dominant colors of this sign are orange and blue, which have the highest visibility in the whole gamut of colors.”<br />Justin Dart got serious about using “Liggett blue” superimposed on “Owl Drug orange” for signage as part of his “Opportunities Unlimited” store remodel program in 1946. Entire storefronts and interiors became available in those colors.<br />The sidewalk neon sign is probably what you are most familiar with, as there are several of these still hanging around the U.S. They first appeared in the summer of 1953, and were common by the mid-1950s. Perhaps most famous is the one installed on the Ukiah, California store in 1955. Two Rexallites I worked for in the late 60s, Art Dahlgren and Ken Gonsalves, bought the store in 1955 and immediately started a complete remodel according to Rexall Drug Company guidelines, including the orange and blue neon sign overhanging the sidewalk. The storefront became the national poster child for Rexall’s campaign to standardize appearance of Rexall drugstores, inside and out.<br />Somehow the sign ended up in Pocatello Idaho in 2019.<br />Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-89337005082147124582022-03-30T16:55:14.056-07:002022-03-30T16:55:14.056-07:00Love this history! I research old signs and I was ...Love this history! I research old signs and I was wondering if you know when the first orange/navy Rexall sign was provided to franchisees?? Was it in the 1940s under Justin Dart? Or before? We have some great signs still in use in Utah. Lisa Michele Church lmhchurch@gmail.comUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02799201920621816589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-23388393472334738032020-09-18T14:10:17.056-07:002020-09-18T14:10:17.056-07:00Thanks for your comments! We have a Medicine Shopp...Thanks for your comments! We have a Medicine Shoppe here in Santa Rosa, CA. The gent would have been Leo E. Chorn (1930-2010), national field sales manager for Rexall Drug Co. starting in 1978. The success of Rexall, particularly during the post war years, was based on its extensive national and local advertising, established identity, and resulting loyalty of its franchised dealers.Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-79360326599058863472020-09-17T23:26:58.603-07:002020-09-17T23:26:58.603-07:00From 1978 to 1984 I lived in St. Louis and worked ...From 1978 to 1984 I lived in St. Louis and worked for a franchise pharmacy company called Medicine Shoppe. I remember meeting a very distinquised gentleman, I think Leo Corn - or something similiar who was with Rexall and chatting about the faltering of Rexall. I have been in franchised drug store business for most of my career, Medicine Shoppe, Health Mart, Good Neighbor Pharmacy. We've always wanted to replicate Rexall but never succeeded despite huge investments in time, people and money. Rexall is an amazing success story. Thanks for the history <br />Kneeland's Noteshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15707487333271682814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-58379725929376847052020-06-26T12:32:02.383-07:002020-06-26T12:32:02.383-07:00Bill, I found several items on Ancestry.com such a...Bill, I found several items on Ancestry.com such as draft registrations and a small portrait circa 1920. If you do not have these, contact me at fsternad@sonic.net<br />Good Health, FrankCapnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-23996328593582887012020-06-26T11:23:00.728-07:002020-06-26T11:23:00.728-07:00Hi, I just came across your article on United Drug...Hi, I just came across your article on United Drug history and very much enjoyed reading it. I am researching my great-great Uncle, Frederick Leo Mulcahy, joined United Drug in Boston in the Teens and stayed with them (as far as I know) his whole working career. I came a cross a reference to him (as F L Mulcahy) circa early 1920's as Assistant Treasurer working in Missouri, and it looks like he also made the move to Los Angeles sometime in the 1940's. He passed away in Temple City, Los Angeles, in 1967. I was wondering if you have ever come across his name, or have any additional information (photo, etc.) on him.<br /><br />Thanks for any help!<br /><br />-Bill MulcahyBill Mulcahyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847195320507061430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-77717649533056345792020-06-06T15:48:05.159-07:002020-06-06T15:48:05.159-07:00I find: JJ Dowdy (1911-29), City Drug Store (Johns...I find: JJ Dowdy (1911-29), City Drug Store (Johnson & Paul, 1933-39) and Rex Drug Co. (Townsend & Klinck, 1943-45).Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-41663013436376969722020-06-06T01:44:06.411-07:002020-06-06T01:44:06.411-07:00dexter, missouri rexall drug store ?
dexter, missouri rexall drug store ?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04188660967615442743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-21454092001634010792020-05-13T01:01:51.808-07:002020-05-13T01:01:51.808-07:00In January 1977 Dart Industries sold Rexall Drug C...In January 1977 Dart Industries sold Rexall Drug Company's manufacturing facilities in St. Louis to Ross Hall Corp. of Palo Alto, CA for $16 million. Howard K. VanderLinden became president and CEO. This was the reorganized Rexall that you worked for. Any photos from inside the plant? Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-64827453993895008892020-05-12T16:49:41.233-07:002020-05-12T16:49:41.233-07:00Which building specifically? Lake Hall at Boston, ...Which building specifically? Lake Hall at Boston, St Louis factory, or ?Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-27399564714344029792020-05-12T16:39:43.559-07:002020-05-12T16:39:43.559-07:00I'm in the very long process of replacing the ...I'm in the very long process of replacing the broken windows in that building now. I'd love to know what the inside looked like in it's hay day nmber1280zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263948017875478004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-40175558729136652432020-05-12T14:15:51.039-07:002020-05-12T14:15:51.039-07:00From fall of 1977 to fall of 1978 I was a cost acc...From fall of 1977 to fall of 1978 I was a cost accountant for Rexall at their home office & factory at Kingshighway & Natural Bridge in St. Louis, MO.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-46755630781918928592020-04-03T14:57:58.862-07:002020-04-03T14:57:58.862-07:00Yes, the Liggett’s stores were United/Rexall Drug ...Yes, the Liggett’s stores were United/Rexall Drug Company-owned agencies, as opposed to the independent, franchised Rexall Store agencies.<br />In 1960, the Miami, Florida Liggett's was located at 8872 NW 7th Ave. There were also two in Miami Beach--17010 Collins Ave. and 400 Lincoln Rd.<br />The Liggett Drug division and its stores were discontinued in 1972, and the Jacksonville, FL warehouse closed. Two years later, the remaining 29 Florida Liggett’s stores were sold to Walgreen Co.<br />Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-54219908479577112332020-04-02T11:39:19.248-07:002020-04-02T11:39:19.248-07:00There was a Liggetts drug in Miami maybe Miami Bea...There was a Liggetts drug in Miami maybe Miami Beach in the 60's . Any connection ?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07507952131559230057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-37353776773621359672020-04-01T06:51:02.316-07:002020-04-01T06:51:02.316-07:00Incredible history lesson . thanks I always wonder...Incredible history lesson . thanks I always wondered why they eventually failed as a brandmJULEShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14626885709476296700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-73778048704611341862015-07-14T02:35:28.228-07:002015-07-14T02:35:28.228-07:00Logically not before 1903 and probably not after 1...Logically not before 1903 and probably not after 1920, but I would have to see the photo to give you a more accurate estimate. If you wish, please send 300 dpi or better scan to fsternad@sonic.net<br />FrankCapnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-4614295522514169522015-07-12T23:46:58.826-07:002015-07-12T23:46:58.826-07:00I have a very old photograph with two men walking ...I have a very old photograph with two men walking under an umbrella on a street showing part of a Rexall Drug sign and "SODA" below it. There are old autos in the street as well as a horse-drawn carriage. I'm trying to date the photo. What is the earliest that there were stores that had a Rexall sign?Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381764973679325825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-50670598434810753402015-03-20T14:53:38.196-07:002015-03-20T14:53:38.196-07:00I am interested in the history of soda fountains a...I am interested in the history of soda fountains at Rexall locations. I am planning on opening a coffee shop in a building that used to have a Rexall store, and I would love to be able to tie that aspect of its history in to what we are doing. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18147763895922613990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-27686108169701636852015-01-15T14:10:18.301-08:002015-01-15T14:10:18.301-08:00James T. Wetherald, one of Liggett's closest a...James T. Wetherald, one of Liggett's closest advisers and treasurer of United Drug until 1906, was an experienced ad man. See my July 1, 2011 blog post about Wetherald's work on the Captain Rexall campaign of 1903. Other agencies known to have been employed by United Drug are Ben B. Hampton (NYC) 1905-09, Wood, Putnam & Wood (Boston) 1908, Street & Finney, Inc.(NYC) 1917-40, Rusling Wood Inc (NYC) 1928-30, and BBD&O (NYC) 1940s-60s. <br /><br />Capnrexallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08116441224224350829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2944410535183438870.post-7164272900564947152015-01-14T10:20:27.511-08:002015-01-14T10:20:27.511-08:00Any idea who handled their advertising and such ov...Any idea who handled their advertising and such over the years?mxavierwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15459616646248438395noreply@blogger.com