Beverly Hills in Los Angeles County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

Mickey Fine Pharmacy

Beverly Hills

— Golden Shield Commemorative Plaque —

Mickey Fine Pharmacy Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 1, 2026

1. Mickey Fine Pharmacy Marker

Inscription.
Opened in 1956, as a Schwab's Pharmacy, this old-style pharmacy is one of the few in the area with a luncheonette counter and soda fountain. A little coffee shop with a soda fountain counter called the Mortar & Pestle was originally located at the rear of the shop. By the early 1960s, the pharmacy was purchased by druggist Mickey Fine and the name was changed.

Erected by City of Beverly Hills. (Marker Number 23.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1956.

Location. 34° 4.063′ N, 118° 24.401′ W. Marker is in Beverly Hills, California, in Los Angeles County. It is on Roxbury Drive south of Santa Monica Boulevard, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 435 N Roxbury Dr, Beverly Hills CA 90210, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Los Angeles

and in the Transverse Ranges.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

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in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Beverly Hills Speedway (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Church of the Good Shepherd (about 700 feet away); Brighton Coffee Shop (approx. 0.2 miles away); Hans Ohrt Lightweight Bicycles (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Electric Fountain (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Luau (approx. ¼ mile away); Carroll and Company (approx. ¼ mile away); Beverly Hills Nurseries (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beverly Hills.

Regarding Mickey Fine Pharmacy. Opened in 1956 as a Schwab’s Pharmacy, the old-style Mickey Fine Pharmacy lays claim as being the only remaining pharmacy in the Los Angeles area still in operation with a luncheonette counter and soda fountain. The Cordingly-Milner Building, at 433-437 North Roxbury Drive, was constructed in 1955 and completed in 1956 as a medical office building with a small pharmacy integrated at the ground floor. Within a year, Schwab’s

Mickey Fine Pharmacy and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 1, 2026

2. Mickey Fine Pharmacy and Marker

The marker lies flat in the sidewalk.

was sold and converted to an Exclusive Prescription Pharmacy with Kenneth Jackson as the head pharmacist. A unique little coffee shop with soda fountain counter called the Mortar & Pestle was located at the rear of the shop. By the early 1960s, the pharmacy was purchased by druggist Mickey Fine and became the Mickey Fine Pharmacy. Michael (Mickey) Noah Fine (1910-1994) had worked as a druggist at the City of Hope in Duarte, California and had operated a women’s apparel business in Santa Monica (Mickey Fine Fashions) for over two decades prior to purchasing the pharmacy. The business was later sold to pharmacist Ted Buchalter (1915-1997) who kept the Mickey Fine Pharmacy name and operated the drugstore for many years. In 1994, Melvin (Mel) J. Gross (1942-2003) acquired the apothecary and lunch counter and ran the business for roughly ten years. Following his death in 2003, his son Jeff Gross and his wife Gina Rapheal purchased the pharmacy from his widowed mother Adelle. They expanded the name to Mickey Fine Pharmacy & Grill and
added multiple pharmacy locations in Beverly Hills and Century City. The little coffee shop that is part of

Mickey Fine Pharmacy image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 1, 2026

3. Mickey Fine Pharmacy

the pharmacy remains in operation though the name has changed, as it has also been known as the Fountain Grill and Café Connection as well as its original moniker Mortar & Pestle. The quaint drugstore is considered not merely a pharmacy, but also a well-known and beloved general goods gift shop and café as it brings back the small-town feel of the community.

Photographed by Craig Baker, February 1, 2026

4. Mickey Fine Pharmacy

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2026. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California. This page has been viewed 70 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on February 2, 2026, by Craig Baker of Sylmar, California.