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At first glance, Bill Gallagher's pharmacy on Grant Street seems happily stuck in the past. Hand-written notes are taped to dark woodwork or stacked on countertops, the ceiling is pressed tin and the floor is a thick tile. It's like walking into a 1940s Jimmy Stewart movie. The leading character is owner Bill Gallagher, 78. He's been there since 1948 (his uncle started Gallagher Pharmacy in 1922). Bill's most obvious concession to the present is a computer. "Change comes slowly, you adjust to it," he says.
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Photographer Steve Mellon takes several pictures in succession, then stitches them together in a computer.
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Early afternoon was slow at the pharamcy, so employee Paul Martin Sr. chatted with friend Bob Butella. To a visitor, Bill Gallagher proudly points out his pharmacy's soda fountain. "It's the new fountain," he explains. It was installed in 1937.
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About Pittsburgh Revolution
Photographer Steve Mellon takes several pictures in succession, then stitches them together in a computer.
Comments
We're looking for places unique to the region for this series. Send your suggestions to Steve Mellon.
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