Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Consumer Value Stores - 1960s Locations

This is a little different from my usual lists, which are primarily to catalog my Flickr collection; this is a list I've compiled of the original CVS locations from 1963 to 1969, when they were better known as Consumer Value Store.  Store numbers and opening dates are included if I have them.  If anyone knows any more information about these stores please feel free to comment!

CT
Hartford, 10 State St. (opened late 63/ early 64; likely store #7)
Waterbury, Colonial Plaza (opened 64)
Hamden, Hamden Plaza, 2100 Dixwell Ave. (opened late 64/ 65)
Hartford, 725 State St. (opened 65)
Storrs, Mansfield A&P S.C. (opened late 67/ early 68)
New London, New London Mall (opened late 67/ early 68; replaced by store #676 in 84)
Hamden, Acme Mall, 1245 Dixwell Ave. (opened 69; replaced by store #966 in 87)

MA:
1 - Lowell, 107 Central St. (opened 5/9/63, closed by 73)
2 - Haverhill, 56 Merrimack St. (opened 5/16/63)
Fitchburg, 429 Main St. (opened 11/63; likely store #4)
5 - Worcester, 375 Main St. (opened late 63/ early 64)
6 - Brookline, Coolidge Corner, 1322 Beacon St. (opened 1/29/64)
8 - Shrewsbury, White City S.C., 197 Boston Rd. (opened 4/25/64)
9 - Revere, Northgate S.C., 339 Squire Rd. (opened 8/6/64)
Lowell, 118 Merrimack St. (opened early 64; replaced by store #1000 in 87)
Lynn, 17 Central Square (opened 64; relocated to 49 Central Square by late 60s)
Hingham, Derby Street Shops, 100 Derby St. (opened 64)
20 - Fall River, 245 W. Canning Blvd. (opened 2/23/65)
23 - Haverhill, Haverhill Plaza, 227-A Lincoln Ave. (opened 12/1/65)
Worcester, 546 Main St. (opened 66)
Swampscott, Vinnin Square, 427 Paradise Rd. (opened 66; replaced by store #669 in 83)
25 - Belmont, 60 Leonard St. (opened 12/8/66)
26 - Medford, Fellsway Plaza, 676 Fellsway (opened 12/17/66)
27 - Waltham, River City S.C. (opened early 67)
Natick, Natick Mall (opened 67; replaced by store #186 in 94)
31 - Braintree, South Shore Plaza (opened 11/13/67)
33 - Lowell, Lowell S.C., 203 Plain St. (opened 68; replaced by store #1032 in 88)
41 - Taunton, Plaza 44, 284 Winthrop St. (opened 12/1/68)
43 - Weymouth, Weymouth S.C., 130 Main St. (opened 1/1/69)
Allston, 1239 Commonwealth St. (opened 69)
46 - Newton, 999 Watertown St. (opened 6/1/69)
47 - Boston, Kenmore Square, 518 Commonwealth St. (opened 11/13/69)
Mattapan, 1634 Blue Hills Ave. (opened 11/13/69)
49 - Boston, 340 Washington St. (opened 10/10/69)
50 - Hyannis, Cape Cod Mall (opened 8/4/70)
51 - Fitchburg, 429 John Fitch Hwy. (opened 7/14/69)
Lowell, 494 Bridge St. (opened by early 69)
55 - Brookline, Cleveland Circle, 1924 Beacon St. (opened 11/13/69)
Brighton, 117 Chiswick St. (opened 11/13/69)
Newton, 1160 Beacon St. (opened late 69/ early 70)

ME:
Bangor, 81 Main St. (Frawley's Drug Store acquired 9/6/67; 30th store in chain)
Portland, location unknown (opened by 67)

NC:
Asheville, 11 Haywood St. (opened 12/64; likely store #12; sold to Rix by 67)
Charlotte, 117 S. Tryon St. (opened 9/64 as CVS' first southern location; likely store #11; closed by 66)

NH:
Manchester, 827 Elm St. (opened summer 63; likely store #3)
Concord, location unknown (opened 66)
Bedford, Bedford Mall (opened 69; pharmacy store; replaced by store #741 in 84)


NY:
Poughkeepsie, 330 Main St. (opened 8/16/64; likely store #10)
39 - Nanuet, Nanuet Mall (opened 69; third pharmacy store)

RI:
13 - Providence, 228 Westminster St. (opened 64; relocated 96)
28 - Warwick, Midland Mall (aka Rhode Island Mall; opened 10/67)
36 - Cranston, 675 Park Ave. (opened 68; first CVS store with pharmacy)
37 - Cumberland, 1998 Mendon Rd. (opened 9/5/68; second pharmacy store)