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I Discovered A Pharmacy That Was Abandoned In The 1990s (15 Pics)
I’m a portrait photographer who has been photographing abandoned houses for over 10 years. I have always been drawn to history. I am also a very curious person, intrigued by the unknown. This curiosity leads me to explore places that others may not have seen.
As an urban explorer, one of my favorite finds is this abandoned turn-of-the-century general store down south. It was abandoned in the 1990s; however, developers purchased the property not too long ago, and it was in the process of restoration and preservation when it became too costly. This explains the excellent condition of some items, as these original pieces were being used as part of the new decor. I hope you enjoy the pictures.
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Various pills in jars
Some of the bottles and medicines left behind
An old cash register
Medicine bottles left behind
Ice cream bar
Another cabinet
Various bottle labels
A syringe and medicines
Various drugs left behind
The results of chemicals over time
Another cabinet
Medicine with labels
Poisonous chemicals
An old safe upstairs
The exterior
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Laura Lawson 1 year ago
I call b******t on the whole setup. Pharmacies would NEVER mix up medications like that. Plus, those coloured capsules are definitely recent, but the other medicines are from 70-100 years ago. Capsules like pictured are a relatively recent invention. Any pharmacy closing down in 1990 would have its entire stock reclaimed by whatever governmental agency their country had. And the cash register! That's definitely ancient. This is obviously a faked photoshoot to get attention.
BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
Clearly, the pharmacy is *WAY* older than 1990s. From the mechanical-only cash register to the medicine-box labels to the ice cream bar to the safe, everything looks at least as old as the 1950s. And nothing seems anachronistic to the 1950s, to my limited knowledge. That giant pill jar looks like its for returned and expired or unneeded medicine. The colors look very vibrant, but yes, in the 1950s they did have such capsules; what were less common were pre-measured, pre-dispensed "caplets." Pharmacists used to measure out and make the capsules by hand, until it was shown that this was disastrously inaccurate. They would use specific, brightly colored caplets to distinguish between medicines, whereas nowadays, the colors are muted, but there are letters or numbers of symbols stamped into them to tell one medicine apart from another. It DOES seem very strange that the medicines were never reclaimed, but maybe they're old enough that they pre-exist a more centralized means of reclaiming them?
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The Shark 1 year ago
Ok. Based on the "old cash register", haphazard storage of misc pills in jars and old-timey fonts on very old looking everything, you sure you don't mean the 1890s?? How old are you, and do you think that's what life was like in the 90s?? 😂
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Lots of things are too new to be 1890s. 1950s is my best guess., based on the ice cream bar, label fonts, and PVC pipes. A lot of stuff looks much older, like the cash register, safe, woodwork, but possibly could still be in use and just very old already by the 1950s.
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Carl Roberts 1 year ago (edited)
This is total b.s. First off, this isn't from the 1990's. Everything inside this store is staged to appear as if it was from the late 1800's/early 1900's.
Laura Lawson 1 year ago
I call b******t on the whole setup. Pharmacies would NEVER mix up medications like that. Plus, those coloured capsules are definitely recent, but the other medicines are from 70-100 years ago. Capsules like pictured are a relatively recent invention. Any pharmacy closing down in 1990 would have its entire stock reclaimed by whatever governmental agency their country had. And the cash register! That's definitely ancient. This is obviously a faked photoshoot to get attention.
BrunoVI 1 year ago (edited)
Clearly, the pharmacy is *WAY* older than 1990s. From the mechanical-only cash register to the medicine-box labels to the ice cream bar to the safe, everything looks at least as old as the 1950s. And nothing seems anachronistic to the 1950s, to my limited knowledge. That giant pill jar looks like its for returned and expired or unneeded medicine. The colors look very vibrant, but yes, in the 1950s they did have such capsules; what were less common were pre-measured, pre-dispensed "caplets." Pharmacists used to measure out and make the capsules by hand, until it was shown that this was disastrously inaccurate. They would use specific, brightly colored caplets to distinguish between medicines, whereas nowadays, the colors are muted, but there are letters or numbers of symbols stamped into them to tell one medicine apart from another. It DOES seem very strange that the medicines were never reclaimed, but maybe they're old enough that they pre-exist a more centralized means of reclaiming them?
Load More Replies... The Shark 1 year ago
Ok. Based on the "old cash register", haphazard storage of misc pills in jars and old-timey fonts on very old looking everything, you sure you don't mean the 1890s?? How old are you, and do you think that's what life was like in the 90s?? 😂
BrunoVI 1 year ago
Lots of things are too new to be 1890s. 1950s is my best guess., based on the ice cream bar, label fonts, and PVC pipes. A lot of stuff looks much older, like the cash register, safe, woodwork, but possibly could still be in use and just very old already by the 1950s.
Load More Replies... Carl Roberts 1 year ago (edited)
This is total b.s. First off, this isn't from the 1990's. Everything inside this store is staged to appear as if it was from the late 1800's/early 1900's.
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