For inquisitive minds, here is a follow up to a Wallyhood article about Bartells closing, posted in February, found here.
With a chance encounter at the corner of N. 45th and Burke Ave. N., my husband Larry and I met the property manager for the building at 1820 N. 45th, formerly known as Bartells Drugs—Mr. Frank Gellen. We had stopped to thank a man painting out graffiti on the building—who turned out to be the 85-year-old handy man. Mr. Gellen came around the corner and started a conversation about the building and the difficulty he was experiencing with …