North East in Erie County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

5 West Main

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

1. 5 West Main Marker

Inscription.
1885-1890 Ε.E. Ross & Co. Drug Store
1890-1892 Anderson's Park Drug Store
1892-1896 O.R. Gillette Park Drug Store
1896-1898 Boyd's Park Drug Store
1898-1927 Knepp's Park Drug Store
1928-1962 Salchow's Drug Store
1963-1981 John's Pharmacy
1995-1997 The Loan Center
1998-2001 National Bank of NE Loan Dept
2004-2008 Beauty or Beast Salon
2016- R.C. Hearing Concepts

Erected 2022 by The North East Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce.

Location. 42° 12.949′ N, 79° 50.094′ W. Marker is in North East, Pennsylvania, in Erie County. It is on West Main Street (U.S. 20) west of South Lake Street (Pennsylvania Route 89), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 5 West Main Street, North East PA 16428, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 3 West Main (here, next to this marker); 1 West Main (a few steps from this marker); 6 & 8 South Lake Street (within shouting distance of this marker); 17 & 19 South Lake Street (within shouting distance of this marker); Erected to the Memory of the Defenders of Our Country and Flag

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); 10 South Lake Street (within shouting distance of this marker); North East (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in North East.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 20, 2026

2. 5 West Main Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on June 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 5, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 5 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on June 5, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.