Tork's Drug Store

How our downtown area has changed over the years. Do you remember Tork’s Drug Store?

The thing that separated “Tork’s” from some of the other businesses in town was the lunch counter located toward the back of the store. If you were not inclined to sit at a counter for lunch, you could go upstairs to find tables and chairs. The cool thing about that was the dumbwaiter that went from the kitchen to the serving room upstairs. That was pretty “uptown” for a country kid.

Thinking about that building, it was maybe a forerunner to a mall, as you had access to a barbershop, lounge and hotel. The lobby of the hotel also served as a bus depot at one time.

I believe we remembered that area before as the meeting place for rural people, as many of them shared rides from their community to Glasgow.

And the interest and treat to most of the younger generation was the elevator that served the hotel. To my knowledge, this may have been the only elevator in town. Hard to imagine now the thrill one may have gotten from their first ride in a hotel elevator.

Gwen welcomes your memories at 367-5582.