Dan's Papers | C.O. Bigelow Glides Past 185, Heading For 200
History is written in books, but now and then, as at C.O. Bigelow, “the oldest apothecary in America,” it is written boldly and beautifully in the building. Located in an interior and exterior landmarked structure on Sixth Avenue near Eighth Street in the West Village (they couldn’t make most changes, even if they wanted, which they don’t), it’s been in the same location since 1902, although, as the logo reminds you, it’s been in business, initially under a different name and right next door, since 1838.