| The combination store/residence at 169 Allen was likely built in the 1880s when Allen Street was becoming the main commercial street of its neighborhood. The 1887 street directory lists it as the Thomas Drug Store, occupied by Mrs. H. Thomas and two sons. |
| Over the years it was occupied by a succession of enterprises. In 1952, it was the Park-Allen Luncheonette. In 1965 it was an antique store. By 1993, it was vacant, as seen above. |
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