California, Victorville
Ghio & Co's Drug Store 5th &
Forrest Ave
{small} W.T. & Co. S
C10011-S10-10
"The only Fifth and Forrest Ave. is in
Victorville, Calif."
 $400.00
Letter only before 1891
"Tarif Act became law in 1891"
W.T. & Co. 1857-1901
1891-1901 W.T. & Co. U.S.A.
W.T. Co. after 1901
M----- Ghio & Co., have just opened a new store at the corner of
Forrest and Fifth Streets.
They have fixed up the house in the most
approved manner, and have started out with a good business.
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1888-The National Druggist - Volumes 12-15 - Page 124
The below will give a fair idea. of the way the druggists of this city look at the
matter of a trip to the Pacific coast
. BUSINESS AND PERSONAL. Messrs. Ghio &.
Co., have just opened anew store at the corner of Forest and Fifth Streets.
In 1888 Ghio & Co's personel ventured to California and set up a Drug Store in Victorville, CA. most as a General
Merchandise or Grocery Store where drugs and liquors were also sold.
Ghio& Co. was the store owner and hired druggists for their store.
Victorville, San Brenardino, Cal.
1921 New Era Druggist Directory.
Population: 119
Nielsen, A.P.
"Victorville Not listed in any New Era Directories
prior to 1921"
Victorville, California Research
1917 L.E. Richards bought the Ingram
Pharmacy.
1917 A.P. Melisen bought the L.E. Creeden
Drug Store
"Error-Melisen should be Nielsen"
1920 United States Federal Census about
Laurence E Creeden
Name:        Laurence E Creeden
[Lawrence E Creeden]
Age:        27
Birth Year:        abt 1893
Birthplace:        Ohio
Home in 1920:        Azusa, Los Angeles,
California
Race:        White
Gender:        Male
Relation to Head of House:        Head
Marital Status:        Married
Spouse's Name:        Bertha Creeden
Father's Birthplace:        United States of
America
Mother's Birthplace:        Ireland
Occupation: Druggist
Home Owned:        Rent
Able to Read:        Yes
Able to Write:        Yes
Neighbors:         View others on page
Household Members:        
Name        Age
Laurence E Creeden        27
Bertha Creeden        28
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1920 United States Federal Census about
Albert P Nielson
Name:        Albert P Nielson
[Albert P Melven]
[Albert P Nielsen]
Age:        61
Birth Year:        abt 1859
Birthplace:        Denmark
Home in 1920:        Victor, San Bernardino,
California
Race:        White
Gender:        Male
Relation to Head of House:        Head
Marital Status:        Widowed
[Widow]
Father's Birthplace:        Denmark
Mother's Birthplace:        Denmark
Occupation: Druggist
Home Owned:        Rent
Able to Read:        Yes
Able to Write:        Yes
Neighbors:         View others on page
Household Members:        
Name        Age
Albert P Nielson        61
Thorwald B Nielson        17
Clifford P Nielson        13
Ghio & Co's Drug Store 5th &
Forrest Ave
{small} W.T. & Co. S
C1341S4-23
"The only Fifth and Forrest Ave. is in
Victorville, Calif."  
W.T. & Co. S  "on the bottom"
Dates the glass 1857-1901.
Cencus records of 1890 no longer exist.
I can not locate any listings for Placerville
Druggists1888-1916 the first I was able to
locate was for L.E. Richards in 1917
The only 5th Street  & Forrest Avenue on the Pacific Coast is  in Victorville, California
The Ghio & Co's Store would have
served the needs of the many
Victor Valley residents a largely
underpopulated area in the
1890's.        Therfore a wise
investment for the Ghio & Co.
investors looking for new markets
especialy in the west.