That Ain’t Rite

20 to 30 years ago it seemed like new pharmacies were being built in South Philadelphia on top of one another. Now they all seem to be closing. Recently the area lost a CVS and a Walgreens and now this Rite-Aid on South Ninth Street is in it’s death throes. The convenient corner pharmacy has become a lot less convenient because it’s now a haul to pick up prescriptions.

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One Response to That Ain’t Rite

  1. Jim Curtis says:

    First it was food deserts, now it’s medical ‘deserts’… But if they can’t make $$$, they have no choice.

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