Longs Drugs ( Model Building )

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                                     Longs Drugs Stores 

                                     E.S.T. May , 12th 1938

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As I said in the first blog about Longs Drugs & the Founders of the store Tom & Joe Long , more I know that I did not mention that I will be building a model buildings of Longs Drugs Stores-...

Starting with the one that you see above this typing.

As you know by reading the two brothers ( Tom & Joe Long ) - Opened their very first store in Oakland California on: Piedmont  Avenue & 40th in the month date & year of: May , 12th 1938...

Then as time went on the two brothers opened a second store in the city of: Alameda, California.

That second store had the look of a malt shop of sorts aside from that the only difference with that store compared to the Piedmont Avenue store was that the very first name of the store was on the facing of the building only.

That became a slight of a trait for a short while then eventually it went where the first & second name of the store were put on   the  top center facing of the buildings that were housing the stores.

I do hope that after I build them that the founders would more then appreciate it after I recreate the stores in the model size that I am planning , when I finish building each one that they would be happy that their hard work was not forgotten.

I do have all of what they did , accomplished as they grew the company as they opened each , every store.

I do wonder what they would say if they saw the building in the model size of each store they have opened starting with the three variations of the very first store.
The very first store has gone through two re-facings in two separate years from the very first look  of the store in:  May 12, 1938  to two different looks from: 1960 to 1970's...