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Chelsea drugstore hobnob 2012
Opened in 1968, The Chelsea Drugstore was a sleek modern travertine and brushed steel building on the corner of Royal Avenue and Kings Road, Chelsea.De signed by architect Antony Cloughley and designer Colin Golding of GCB Associates, and inspired by Le Drugstore on Boulevard St Germain in Paris,Chelsea Drugstore was arranged over three floors and on most days remained open for up to 16 hours. Inside customers would find bars, a chemist, newsstands, record stores and other concessions. A popular service was the 'flying squad' delivery option run by the store. Those who used this service would have their purchases delivered by hand by young ladies adorned in purple catsuits arriving on flashy motorcycles.
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- Chelsea drugstore hobnob 2012
- Mary quant kings road and the rolling stones chelsea drugstore episode 16
- In popular culture
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Mary quant kings road and the rolling stones chelsea drugstore episode 16
In popular culture
The store is notably mentioned in The Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want". Chelsea Drugstore is also the title of a 2012 EP by UK band The Jetsonics as well as it being a film location in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. The store became a wine bar and then a McDonald's. Both pub and retail shops below were open until the late 1980s.
