Goldsby's Drug Store

Goldsby's Drug Store

Edwin Schillng in his book “Amite Now and Then”, writes about the Northeast Corner of Square 9 which  for many years was the location of Guaranty Bank.  He says “The building on the corner was built in 1926 as a bank building and was used for that purpose for a number of years.  It has been donated to Amite.   The building that formerly occupied that corner was the residence and business location of J.J. Lautier.  The next three buildings were built at about the same time.  The building adjacent to the bank was built by Mr. Hugh Goldsby.  He utilized the North portion for his drug store and the South portion was occupied by the post office.

Mr. Goldsby in the white coat.  We suspected this may be early in the life of the drugstore, so this picture may date back to the 1920's.

Capdau's used the same soda fountain .