Waldron Brothers Drugstore Explained

Waldron Brothers Drugstore
Location City:	The Dalles, Oregon
Location Country:	United States
Completion Date:	1864
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The Waldron Brothers Drugstore, also known as the Gitchell Building, is the oldest intact building in The Dalles, Oregon. Built in 1864, the structure has served as a pharmacy, a post office, a ticket office, a Masonic lodge, a haunted house, and as apartments. It has also housed offices for a local newspaper. The building underwent repairs in 2009 but has been slated for demolition. It was included Restore Oregon's 2019 list of Oregon's most endangered places.^[1] Following an effort to save the building,^[2] Dalles City Council chose preservation.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hale . Jamie . 2018-11-03 . Oregon's 12 most endangered places for 2019 . 2023-06-15 . . en . 2023-03-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230325045539/https://www.oregonlive.com/life-and-culture/erry-2018/11/043e5cf7d35131/oregons-12-most-endangered-pla.html . live .
2. Web site: 2019-05-07 . Help save the Waldron Brothers Drugstore . 2023-06-16 . Columbia Gorge News . en.
3. Web site: Lackner News . Alana . 2022-10-26 . The Dalles City Council decides to preserve Waldron/Gitchell Building . 2023-06-16 . Columbia Gorge News . en . 2022-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221026194631/https://www.columbiagorgenews.com/news/the-dalles-city-council-decides-to-preserve-waldron-gitchell-building/article_096fb868-54af-11ed-a87b-c7a7dac108a9.html . live .