D. W. McNeill / Strickland Drugs

The two-story building on the northwest corner of Main and Sparkman, now occupied by MarMac Real Estate, was originally the location of D. W. McNeill’s Ladies and Gents Furnishings. McNeill, a bachelor, moved out-of-date clothing and other items that did not sell to the second floor. When students from Hartselle High School were preparing to put on a play, they were invited upstairs to select costumes from among the unwanted merchandise.

This building was later the home of Strickland Drugs. The store’s hand-painted sign remains visible on the building’s Sparkman Street side, touting Strickland’s “discount prices” on everything from prescription drugs to “camera supplies.”