CVS Finally Gets Its Lindell Boulevard Store, Elliptical AAA Building Remains

After years of effort to put its stake somewhere on Lindell, CVS Pharmacy has finally broken ground on a new 13,000 square foot store located between the rebuilt 3949 Lindell apartments and the eliptical Mid-Century AAA building. While the neighborhood wasn't lacking a pharmacy, CVS has made a habit of locating as near their primary competition as possible. A Walgreens sits roughly 1/3 mile to the west.

CVS had previously persued the idea of demolishing the former St. Louis Housing Corporation building at Sarah Street and Lindell, but met neighborhood resistance. Other locations were scouted, but CVS settled on the home of AAA and Enterprise Rent-A-Car. Enterprise moved out of what was once the AAA garage to a new facility nearer downtown. AAA then agreed to sell to CVS, demolish their building and occupy a storefront in a new building on the site.