Pharmacy - The English Pharmacy 1930 - Side by Side
by Mike Savad
Title
Pharmacy - The English Pharmacy 1930 - Side by Side
Artist
Mike Savad
Medium
Photograph - Colorized Photo
Description
Hand colored photo from 1930
Original title: Toledo Scales Advertising
Photographer: My John
Location: Bahnhofstrasse 71, Zurich, Switzerland
Victoria Pharmacy, established by Carl F. Haerlin in 1880 on Zurich's Bahnhofstrasse, has a storied history of growth and innovation. Initially located at Bahnhofstrasse 78, the pharmacy was moved to its current location at Bahnhofstrasse 71 by H. Feinstein in 1908, an event commemorated by the antique apothecary furniture still on display. In 1939, Dr. Kurt Egloff acquired the pharmacy, which remains family-run under the third generation.
The 1980s and 1990s marked a period of rapid expansion, with the opening of two additional pharmacies in Zurich: the Lintheschergasse location in 1983 and Olympia Apotheke on Stauffacher in 1994. Presently its still a pharmacy, running in the same place, though it looks very different, much more modern, but they kept the lollipop scale and one of those cabinets.
Color notes:
The image was originally taken because of that scale, it was an advertisement for the Toledo scale company, which is why that is in the center and in the spotlight. Its called a lollipop scale or a candy scale, because it looks like a big lolly.
The image itself, had reflection or something going on, on the left side. There was a lot of lighting issues, they did a good job lighting everything, but the lights are everywhere, along with a lot of glare. So that took a while. There is a lot of detail in this, its worth seeing it up close. I was able to get some of the colors, as the current location has a Google walk through, so I could see the scale which was entirely red (it's hard to know what the actual color was but there were only a few colors to choose from). And the cabinet, they kept one of them. There is no mention what happened to the rest other than they wanted to update the look.
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October 16th, 2024
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