Brooks Pharmacy
Known Name(s)
Brooks Pharmacy (Primary) Brooks Pharmacy (Primary)
Address
221 N. Henry Roanoke, VA (Primary) (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966-67) 221 N. Henry Roanoke, VA (Primary) (1962, 1963, 1964)
Establishment Type(s)
Pharmacy
Physical Status
Demolished
Description
The 1955 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map indicates that 221 N. Henry is a two-story, brick-faced, cinder block store with a noncombustible roof.
Detailed History
According to historian Jordan Bell, Albert F. Brooks owned and operated this pharmacy. Brooks also constructed the Morocco Night Club, best known to locals in the Gainsboro community as The Strand.
