6th and Congress 1930s era Owl Drug wall sign Hotel Congress in background Tucson Arizona 1989
by David Lee Guss
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6th and Congress 1930s era Owl Drug wall sign Hotel Congress in background Tucson Arizona 1989
Artist
David Lee Guss
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Photograph - Photography
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The Owl Drug Co. sign was exposed when the outer wall was removed prior to the leveling of the entire structure for the building of the Ronstadt Transit Center.
When the Dillinger gang was staying at the Hotel Congress Dillinger used to walk the few blocks from the hotel to the Owl Drug.
Jess Hurlbert worked at the Owl as a pharmacist, filling prescriptions and serving lunch to patrons.
"In early 1934, he noticed that one of his newer customers dressed like an Easterner and had a habit of chewing Black Jack gum.
The man would dine on a 35-cent Triple Decker Sandwich at lunchtime.
As Hurlbut would bring out the customer's order, the patron would stick his gum underneath the counter. Unbeknownst to Hurlbut, the man was mobster John Dillinger.
After Dillinger's capture, Hurlbut noticed the gangster's picture in the newspaper. He went to Dillinger's usual seat at the Owl Drug Store, searched under the table and collected the mobster's chewed Black Jack gum in a small jar."
Hurbert donated the gum and other unusual artifacts to the University of Arizona's College of Pharmacy in Tucson, where the extensive collection can be viewed free weekdays from 8 A.M. to 5 P.M.
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October 23rd, 2016
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