Cambridge Time Machine: Getting a prescription at Craig’s

Craig’s Drug Store was founded at 521 Poplar Street by Charles P. Craig in 1867. In the early 1900s, the store took on Charles “Pop” Kelly, who delivered prescriptions until World War II. After his military service, he went to pharmacy school and began his career as a pharmacist at Craig’s in 1949. He and partner Clarendon Gould bought the business in 1957. Pop’s son, Chuck, graduated from pharmacy school in 1972 and went to work at Craig’s. Chuck became sole owner of the store in 1987. It is now located on Race Street.