Same Penny Wise, old location
Penny Wise Drug is a San Benito Street institution, one of the
oldest continuously operating businesses in downtown Hollister.
This photo, taken from the archives of the San Benito Historical
Society, depicts the business at its old location at 525 San Benito
St., where Starz salon is now located. Today, Penny Wise is a few
doors down, in larger quarters at 549 San Benito.
Same Penny Wise, old location
Penny Wise Drug is a San Benito Street institution, one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in downtown Hollister.
This photo, taken from the archives of the San Benito Historical Society, depicts the business at its old location at 525 San Benito St., where Starz salon is now located. Today, Penny Wise is a few doors down, in larger quarters at 549 San Benito.
Penny Wise has been owned and operated by members of the Rosati family since 1948. Family members placed the photo at some time between 1948 and 1962, when the building was remodeled. The building had an unusual layout. The display window on the right was not connected to the store. A staircase behind the window led up to the beauty shop upstairs.
The identity of the stylishly dressed woman in the photo is not known.
A Look Back appears every other week in The Pinnacle. More photos like this one as well as local memorabilia, documents and artifacts are on display at the San Benito County Historical Museum, located in the Wapple house at Fifth and West streets. Museum hours are 1-3 p.m. every Saturday and Sunday and admission is free.
