Hammer Pharmacy is Iowa's oldest pharmacy. It was founded in 1872 by Alvin G. Hammer (a German immigrant born in 1855), doing business as Hammer Drug, on the corner of East Grand Avenue and East 6th Street in what is now known as the East Village of Des Moines, Iowa. Since its founding, Hammer Pharmacy has remained an independent pharmacy and is one of the few remaining such pharmacies in Des Moines today. It is affiliated with Hammer Medical Supply, a family of nine durable medical equipment stores located in Iowa.