SINCE 1926
Our story
A pharmacy, a post office window, and a gift boutique, run by people who live here. Here's how a hundred years on Lake Avenue happened.
SINCE 1926
A hundred years, briefly
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1926
The doors open on Lake Avenue
Frank Webster opens the pharmacy on Lake Avenue. From the start it is more than a dispensary: a soda fountain, cosmetics, photo supplies, and a liquor counter make it a community hub.
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The Prohibition years
Medicinal liquor at the counter
Webster's is one of only two pharmacies in the San Gabriel Valley authorized to sell medicinal liquor. The stories from that counter are still told.
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1960s and 70s
Altadena's general store
Under William Webster the shop spreads into a row of connected storefronts and becomes, for a generation of families, Altadena's general store.
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2010
The Millers take the keys
Michael and Meredith Miller buy Webster's that December. Vaccinations, delivery, and a much larger gift department follow.
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2017 and 2018
Beautiful Altadena 91001
The Beautiful Altadena 91001™ line launches, and Webster's is named California Small Business of the Year.
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2024
A move down the street
A lease comes to an end and the whole pharmacy moves down the street to 2333 Lake Avenue.
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2025
Back open, and the mail with it
The Eaton Fire displaces much of the neighborhood. The pharmacy is cleaned, remediated, and reopened in February, with a delivery radius wide enough to reach everyone who had to move. The Village Post Office window opens that July.
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2026
One hundred years
One hundred years. The whole town came to the party.
Meet the Millers
Meredith and Michael Miller keep Webster's what it has always been: a counter where somebody knows you. Come say hello, or send them a note.
A hundred years takes a team
Pharmacists, technicians, and the people who wrap your gifts and tape your packages. Most of them live here too, which is why the counter still feels like a neighborhood counter.
