Rennebohms “Rennie's”

1980 Walgreens of Chicago purchased the Madison pharmacies.

Owned by Oscar Rennebohm, who was not only a pharmacist but served a term as governor and sat on the Board of Regents for many years, the drugstores were Madison icons. They were some of Madison's favorite gathering places, with full-fledged soda fountain service, a place to eat breakfast, lunch or an early dinner at some of the best prices in town.

Oscar Rennebohm 's dynasty began with the purchase of the financially troubled Badger pharmacy, where the old University Hospital now stands. Rennebohm 's expanded steadily, mostly by acquiring failing pharmacies, and at its peak included 30 businesses in the Madison area. A local joke of the era was that the 15-foot-tall gilded bronze statue "Wisconsin " on top of the Capitol dome was Rennebohm 's wife, Mary, pointing at her husband 's newest pharmacy.

#1 First Rennebohms Randall & University Built 1925
#2 204 State St.
#3 13 W. Main St.
#4 In Loraine Hotel
#6 19 N. Pinckney St.
Schenks Corners