Tamblyn Drugs

Tamblyn Drugs was a chain of pharmacies in Canada founded by Gordon Tamblyn. Gordon Tamblyn was born in Belwood, Ontario in 1878. He apprenticed to a druggist in Whitby for a few months before enrolling in the Ontario College of Pharmacy. After graduating in 1901 he began work at the Burgess-Powell Pharmacy, on Yonge Street in Toronto. In 1904, with capital of $500, he opened his own pharmacy at Queen Street East and Lee Avenue, in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood.

Tamblyn Drugs

Tamblyn Drugs was a chain of pharmacies in Canada founded by Gordon Tamblyn. Gordon Tamblyn was born in Belwood, Ontario in 1878. He apprenticed to a druggist in Whitby for a few months before enrolling in the Ontario College of Pharmacy. After graduating in 1901 he began work at the Burgess-Powell Pharmacy, on Yonge Street in Toronto. In 1904, with capital of $500, he opened his own pharmacy at Queen Street East and Lee Avenue, in Toronto’s Beaches neighbourhood.