Gunning & Costeel Drugs

Gunning & Costeel Drugs

The Montana Building was originally built for Gunning – Casteel Drug Stores in 1948. At the time, Gunning – Casteel dominated the pharmaceutical needs of El Paso. When the store opened, root beer floats could be purchased for just one quarter. “In the year 1913 Mr. Wylie E. Casteel and Mr. Thomas C. Gunning, Sr. initiated a retail drug business which they owned and controlled as equal partners. As time went by, they expanded and established a number of other drug stores. There was a corporation formed and the stock was equally divided between Mr. Casteel and Mr. Gunning. Thereafter, they made some stock available to the employees of the corporation. They also created two additional corporations to manage the real estate used or owned by the drug stores. http://www.giustinaproperty.com/history.html

Area: Central / Downtown

Source: Yassu Grier

Uploaded by: El Paso Museum of History

Comments

Add a comment
Thank you for your comment

Report this entry

Choose the most important reason for this report

Your name

Your email address

Optional detail

Thank you for your report

More from the same community-collection

City Hall - 1909

Part of the El Paso Mayors exhibit in the El Paso Museum of ...

Wells Fargo Stagecoach

The Museum of History staff loading in an official Wells Fargo ...

Butterfield ---El Paso Museum of History

The Butterfield Trail exhibit at the Museum of History. ...

Latham Family

Family of William (Bill) I. Latham former editor of the El Paso ...

William Michie Coldwell

Author of How Civilization Came to El Paso which was published ...

Patrick Floyd "Pat" Garrett

Left, Pat Garrett; right, John W. Poe, who succeeded Garrett; ...

Judge W. D. Howe

Walter D. Howe moved to El Paso in 1893. He served as a justice ...

Mowad Family

Pictured from left to right are Babia Mowad, Matil Mowad, and ...

First Mayor of El Paso, Benjamin Dowell

First mayor of El Paso Benjamin Shacklett Dowell came to El Paso ...

Sun Carnival Art Show

Dr. Schuessler (left), Judson Williams (right) and Gilbert ...

Sun Bowl

A young lady putting a sticker on the back of her automobile.

Sun Carnival Coronation 1965

Sun Carnival Coronation of Queen Pamela MacQuire

Sun Carnival Court - 1966

Center Couple: Sun Queen Pamela Ann Macquire and escort Charles ...

Distributing Gifts at Sun Carnival Event

Dr. Schuessler, Dean Miller, Sun Queen Pamela Ann MacGuire.

Sun Carnival Association

Dr. Schuessler, Deane Miller and George Broderson-Sun Carnival ...

Sun Carnival Coronation and Sun Court Committee

Left to right are :Dean C. Miller, V. P, Mrs. Hidler, Mrs. ...

Annual Sun Bowl Parade - State National Bank - 1941

The Sun Bowl was chartered in 1934 making it the second oldest ...

Queen Phyllis Deter - Sun Bowl Queen - 1970

Queen Phyllis with her court -1970.

Sun Bowl - 1970

Left- Pam Pitchford---rear-Debbie Dixon---Front--John Douglas ...

Phyllis Dieter -Sun Bowl Queen - 1970

Sun Carnival Queen and Family -1970.

Annual Sun Bowl Parade - 1992

62nd Army Band march in the downtown parade.

El Paso County Medical Society Exhibit

The El Paso County Medical Society (EPCMS) was established in ...

El Paso County Medical Society Exhibit

Doctor's table with tool bag, microscope, blood pressure ...

home.search_collection