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D149530-1
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- 1966-09-22 (Creation)
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(1919-1980)
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Grand opening of the Villa Plaza Pay 'n Save drugstore. It was opened seven days a week, including Sunday hours. Gordon Poyner, who had formerly operated the Everett store, was the store's manager. The 26th Pay 'n Save opened on September 27, 1966. The drugstore chain had grown from a single Seattle store in 1947 to an international firm by the mid-60s. The 18,000 square foot store located in the Villa Plaza Shopping Center would carry a full line of prescription drugs plus over 40,000 items of merchandise including cosmetics, camera equipment and sporting goods. (TNT 9-26-66, A-8)
Pay 'n Save (Lakewood); Drugstores--Lakewood; Facades--Lakewood--1960-1970;