The story
A struggling Depression-era drugstore became a roadside empire after offering free ice water to thirsty Badlands tourists.
Everything that was here
- 1931–present · still open
Wall Drug StoreStore
A struggling Depression-era drugstore became a roadside empire after offering free ice water to thirsty Badlands tourists.
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