Family-owned Central Drug Store in San Francisco closes its doors after serving the community since the early 1900s, with ...

Central Drug Store, a community staple in San Francisco's Excelsior District since 1908, will permanently shut down at the end of the day on July 15, 2025.

After more than a century, the Central Drug Store in San Francisco is closing its doors as the owner takes a well-deserved break.

He started working here in 1949 after he graduated from pharmacy school at UCSF. And he was a WW2 veteran," Jerry Tonelli, the pharmacist owner of Central Drug Store, told CBS News Bay Area.

Tonelli’s mother worked as a clerk, and his father, back from the service, was training to become a pharmacist. By 1947, the pair were married and, by the mid-1950s, Jerry Tonelli was born — the ...

The closure comes as Central Drug Store owner Jerry Tonelli announced his retirement after almost 50 years. The Tonelli family purchased and assumed ownership of Central Drug Store in 1965.