They even had Patty Duke's TV dad, William Schallert, as their avuncular spokesperson. In 1979 it became one of the first pharmacies to computerize its records and link all the stores together electronically.

Yet another Michigan behemoth, Arbor was at one time the eighth largest drugstore chain in the US. Perry was bought out by Rite Aid in 1995. Perry branched out into the auto parts business and eventually opened 200 Auto Works stores in eight Midwestern states. Perry opened its first store in 1957 in Pontiac, Michigan, and in fact bought the struggling Cunningham's chain in 1985.

They expanded into a few other states as well, but hard times befell the chain, and the last remaining Cunningham's-all located in Florida-were shuttered in 1991. Cunningham DrugsĬunningham Drugs opened in Detroit, Michigan, in 1889 and eventually became the state's largest drug store chain. What was your neighborhood corner drugstore Back In The Day, and is it still around? 1.