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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1913
Page
17
A detailed feature on Dr Curtis's remodeled drug emporium at Wittell and Vorsyt streets highlights its modern design. It notes lavish interior finishes, glass displays, tiled floors, Persian rugs, Tiffany styling, ornate lighting, and the professional lighted layout enhancing merchandise presentation. The piece credits Dr A L Curtis, his family lineage, and the store’s growth requiring two locations to serve growing patronage.
A lengthy description details a 100 by 60 foot Peters Street store prepared to serve as a premier modern drugstore. It highlights a nine foot prescription department with oak fixtures, a steel cella, enchanted mirrors, an illuminated basement, and an ornate cigar stand. The facility promises prompt prescription preparation by careful pharmacists and a wide array of goods including candies, cigars, candles, and cigarettes.
The record outlines Dr Curtis's 1902 and 1908 public service as Water Board member and councilman, with a 1907 aldermanic election and a 1910 city council appointment from which he resigned after one year due to ward changes. The text then describes a store interior featuring antique marble showcases, mahogany display tables, bronze feet, and eight plate glass soda tables in a lobby as patrons admire the interior and stock.
Dr Curtis expands his Atlanta presence with two Peters Street branches to serve a growing Terminal district. Branch One at 129 and Branch Two at 259 provide a distinct stock and quality, featuring a modern telehone booth, an onyx marble soda fount, and a prescription department arranged for convenience.
The article lists Curtis Drug Stores staff across main and branch prescription departments, water department, and clerks. It highlights a new chemical case system with mahogany fittings and 165 subdivisions designed to speed prescription work and save time and money.
A profile of Dr A L Curtis a Mitchell Street druggist whose twenty one years in Atlanta business helped shape the city He entered medicine after graduating from Atlanta Medical College and later built a chain of stores including 119 Peters Street and a branch at Mitchell and Forsyth Streets Curtis served on the city council and the aldermanic board quietly steering reforms He is praised as a loyal citizen and a likely future mayor candidate The piece notes his partnership with Renis Salmon Co for new fittings and his standing in the community.
Branch No 2 at 259 Peters Street presents a neat brick store with quarter oak fixtures, white marble, and a large perfume and toilet article display. Dr Curtis runs a model prescription department, two phones, and a parcel post substation. A Norris Candy showcase and a 3000 gallon gasoline tank highlight the shop's modern stock and services.
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