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	'''Sources:'''		'''Sources:'''
	* [[~~PRHP00000509_IF_0010133_03347_000013~~.pdf\|~~National Register of Historic Places Building Inventory (pdf)~~]]		* [[File:Post Office Pharmacy HSL Bldg inventory.pdf\|thumb]]

	Excerpt from'' Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', December 21-22, 2019		Excerpt from'' Adirondack Daily Enterprise'', December 21-22, 2019

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	[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]		[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[~~Canaras\|~~Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]

	As to whether Miller actually ran a market at 52 Main St., and as to who Tobin was, there is as yet no answer. However, as to the various names noted above, it seems plausible that they could all refer to the same enterprise: i.e., Tobin operated the Adirondack Beef Company market in a building owned by Miller.		As to whether Miller actually ran a market at 52 Main St., and as to who Tobin was, there is as yet no answer. However, as to the various names noted above, it seems plausible that they could all refer to the same enterprise: i.e., Tobin operated the Adirondack Beef Company market in a building owned by Miller.

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	[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street		[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]

			'''Address:''' 61 Main Street

	'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street]]		'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street]]

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	[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street		[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street

	'''Old Address:''' 52 [[~~Main Street\|~~Main Street]]		'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street]]

	'''Other names:''' Originally built to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]]. Later, the Central Market, [[Gibney's Market\|Gibney's Market]]		'''Other names:''' Originally built to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]]. Later, the Central Market, [[Gibney's Market\|Gibney's Market]]

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	The last of the [[Second Empire\|Second Empire]] group, in terms of arrangement along the street, is 52 Main Street — the Post Office Pharmacy. This building was built sometime prior to 1879, as it appears in a photograph of that date. That would make it the second of Milo Miller's commercial developments on his Main Street property.		The last of the [[Second Empire\|Second Empire]] group, in terms of arrangement along the street, is 52 Main Street — the Post Office Pharmacy. This building was built sometime prior to 1879, as it appears in a photograph of that date. That would make it the second of Milo Miller's commercial developments on his Main Street property.

	Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[~~Milo B. Miller\|~~Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.		Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.

	[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]		[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]

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	[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street		[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street

	'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street\|Main Street]]		'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street\|Main Street]]
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	Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.		Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.

	[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]		[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]
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	The Gibneys loved a high lifestyle and they catered to people of like mind to whom money was no object. Their store was exclusively a meat market. In the center of the floor was a large, mosaic tile image of a pig. They sold the very best of beef and pork, etc.; but their specialty was wild meats. All who remember Gibney's remember the pheasant and squab and wild fowl that hung out front along with the venison. They also remember the lines of Cadillacs that used to park and double park near the store and the parades of be-furred and be-jewelled patrons going in and out the door.		The Gibneys loved a high lifestyle and they catered to people of like mind to whom money was no object. Their store was exclusively a meat market. In the center of the floor was a large, mosaic tile image of a pig. They sold the very best of beef and pork, etc.; but their specialty was wild meats. All who remember Gibney's remember the pheasant and squab and wild fowl that hung out front along with the venison. They also remember the lines of Cadillacs that used to park and double park near the store and the parades of be-furred and be-jewelled patrons going in and out the door.

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy Luncheonette.jpg\|right\|thumb\|''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 19, 1948 ]]		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy Luncheonette.jpg\|right\|thumb\|''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 19, 1948 ]]

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy, 1983.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Post Office Pharmacy, c. 1983]]Especially during the 1920s, there was a tremendous flush of wealth in Saranac Lake due in part to the number of moneyed patients curing in the village and also due to intense activity at the "camps" of the very rich around the Saranac and [[St. Regis Lakes\|St. Regis Lakes]]. It is almost satire that one of the most ostentatious displays of this wealth could be seen consistently at a butcher shop.		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy, 1983.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Post Office Pharmacy, c. 1983]]Especially during the 1920s, there was a tremendous flush of wealth in Saranac Lake due in part to the number of moneyed patients curing in the village and also due to intense activity at the "camps" of the very rich around the Saranac and [[St. Regis Lakes\|St. Regis Lakes]]. It is almost satire that one of the most ostentatious displays of this wealth could be seen consistently at a butcher shop.

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	. . . Friday. . . after 70 years of ownership under the Bevilacqua family, the Post Office Pharmacy at 61 Main St. closed. (See the [https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com\news/local-news/2019/12/only-non-chain-tri-lakes-pharmacy-closes/ complete article] in the Enterprise.)		. . . Friday. . . after 70 years of ownership under the Bevilacqua family, the Post Office Pharmacy at 61 Main St. closed. (See the [https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com\news/local-news/2019/12/only-non-chain-tri-lakes-pharmacy-closes/ complete article] in the Enterprise.)

	'''[[~~Other historic properties\|~~Other historic properties]]'''		'''[[Other historic properties]]'''

	===Comments===		===Comments===

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	'''After 70 years under Bevilacquas, Post Office Pharmacy shifts prescription records to Walgreens'''		'''After 70 years under Bevilacquas, Post Office Pharmacy shifts prescription records to Walgreens'''

	. . . Friday. . . after 70 years of ownership under the Bevilacqua family, the Post Office Pharmacy at 61 Main St. closed. (See the [[https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com\news/local-news/2019/12/only-non-chain-tri-lakes-pharmacy-closes/\|complete article]] in the Enterprise.)		. . . Friday. . . after 70 years of ownership under the Bevilacqua family, the Post Office Pharmacy at 61 Main St. closed. (See the [https://www.adirondackdailyenterprise.com\news/local-news/2019/12/only-non-chain-tri-lakes-pharmacy-closes/ complete article] in the Enterprise.)

	'''[[Other historic properties\|Other historic properties]]'''		'''[[Other historic properties\|Other historic properties]]'''

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	Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.		Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.

	[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]] [[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]		[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]

			[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]

	As to whether Miller actually ran a market at 52 Main St., and as to who Tobin was, there is as yet no answer. However, as to the various names noted above, it seems plausible that they could all refer to the same enterprise: i.e., Tobin operated the Adirondack Beef Company market in a building owned by Miller.		As to whether Miller actually ran a market at 52 Main St., and as to who Tobin was, there is as yet no answer. However, as to the various names noted above, it seems plausible that they could all refer to the same enterprise: i.e., Tobin operated the Adirondack Beef Company market in a building owned by Miller.

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	## Comments		===Comments===

	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. This happened some time after the early 1930s, as the Post Office Pharmacy was still at 67 Main Street according to an advertisement in the program for the [[St. Bernard's Club\|St. Bernard's Club]]'s [[Minstrel Review\|Minstrel Review]], circa 1930.		1. This happened some time after the early 1930s, as the Post Office Pharmacy was still at 67 Main Street according to an advertisement in the program for the [[St. Bernard's Club\|St. Bernard's Club]]'s [[Minstrel Review\|Minstrel Review]], circa 1930.

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	[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street		[[File:Franklin Library.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The building was constructed to house the [[Franklin County Library\|Franklin County Library]], Saranac Lake's first library building, 1880. Robert Louis Stevenson borrowed books from this library in the winter of 1887-88. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 29, 2007 ]]'''Address:''' 61 Main Street

	'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street\|Main Street]]		'''Old Address:''' 52 [[Main Street\|Main Street]]
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	Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.		Certain old deeds for adjoining properties refer to it as the [[Milo B. Miller\|Milo B. Miller]] Meat Market but others, of comparable age, refer to it as Tobin's Market. A c. 1910 photo shows a rather proud looking sign on the building that reads: "Adirondack Beef Company, Meats, Fish, Fruits & Vegetables". A smaller sign in one of the windows is literally a sign of the times. It reads, "Fresh Oysters". There hasn't been a store selling fresh oysters — or fresh seafood of any kind — in Saranac Lake for over a quarter-century.

	[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]		[[File:Adirondack Beef Company.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Adirondack Beef Company, October, 1913. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', August 4, 2001 ]]

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy ad.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|An advertisement in the 1927 ''[[Canaras\|Canaras]]'' indicates that the pharmacist was [[Homer Baker\|Homer P. Baker]] ]]
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	The Gibneys loved a high lifestyle and they catered to people of like mind to whom money was no object. Their store was exclusively a meat market. In the center of the floor was a large, mosaic tile image of a pig. They sold the very best of beef and pork, etc.; but their specialty was wild meats. All who remember Gibney's remember the pheasant and squab and wild fowl that hung out front along with the venison. They also remember the lines of Cadillacs that used to park and double park near the store and the parades of be-furred and be-jewelled patrons going in and out the door.		The Gibneys loved a high lifestyle and they catered to people of like mind to whom money was no object. Their store was exclusively a meat market. In the center of the floor was a large, mosaic tile image of a pig. They sold the very best of beef and pork, etc.; but their specialty was wild meats. All who remember Gibney's remember the pheasant and squab and wild fowl that hung out front along with the venison. They also remember the lines of Cadillacs that used to park and double park near the store and the parades of be-furred and be-jewelled patrons going in and out the door.

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy Luncheonette.jpg\|right\|thumb\|''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 19, 1948 ]]		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy Luncheonette.jpg\|right\|thumb\|''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', June 19, 1948 ]]

	[[File:Post Office Pharmacy, 1983.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Post Office Pharmacy, c. 1983]]Especially during the 1920s, there was a tremendous flush of wealth in Saranac Lake due in part to the number of moneyed patients curing in the village and also due to intense activity at the "camps" of the very rich around the Saranac and [[St. Regis Lakes\|St. Regis Lakes]]. It is almost satire that one of the most ostentatious displays of this wealth could be seen consistently at a butcher shop.		[[File:Post Office Pharmacy, 1983.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Post Office Pharmacy, c. 1983]]Especially during the 1920s, there was a tremendous flush of wealth in Saranac Lake due in part to the number of moneyed patients curing in the village and also due to intense activity at the "camps" of the very rich around the Saranac and [[St. Regis Lakes\|St. Regis Lakes]]. It is almost satire that one of the most ostentatious displays of this wealth could be seen consistently at a butcher shop.