Days could be numbered for an 85-year-old independent pharmacy at the northeast corner of Pennsylvania and 49th streets. The
building that houses Hamaker Pharmacy, along with Cafe Patachou, D&Z Gifts, Meridian Heights Cleaners and Corks Grocery, is
up for sale. The building is owned by the wife of pharmacy owner George Kaczmarski. They are talking with a potential buyer
and are ready to get out of the business. Kaczmarski declined to offer details, including a sale price, since negotiations
are at a sensitive stage. The pharmacy first opened in the 1920s and has had the Hamaker name since 1943.








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***will there be a post concerning the potential green-light of the proposed riverplace in fishers today??*** thanks!
the positives in keeping the unique atmospher that 49th and Penn has. So few big towns have that small town feel but if you grew up, lived or drive through the area it is because of that corner everyone knows everyone else.
I grateful I have been able to share the store with my son. I hope he gets to share it with his children.
If customers would shop there more often we would not be in danger of losing our neighborhood treasure.
Unless the new buyer (a real idiot) is paying all cash (no bank financing that would require due diligence) Hamakers isn't going anywhere. There is so much dirty perc from the dry cleaners who've been there for decades the dirt is glowing!!
The cost of remediation alone kills the deal!
Too bad too. GK deserves to sell and retire. He's a great man.
Note to GK: Insurance before 1985 (I think that year is correct) has no enviro exclusions. If you can dig up the old files or pay an insurance archeologist to find you may be able to get it cleaned up for free! Takes a while so get rollin.