Located in newly renovated downtown Belton, Missouri, Dryden Drug Co. has been owned and operated by the Dryden family since 1931. Steve Dryden, a fourth generation Dryden pharmacist, runs the company today.

Purchased by Jack S. Dryden in 1931, the small hometown corner drugstore has grown from 2000 square feet to well over 10,000 square feet today. Retail offerings include books, magazines, household goods, office supplies, cards, gifts, beer, liquor, wine, soft drinks and party supplies, milk, eggs, and other food items, personal care, extensive health care including durable medical equipment, and of course prescription drugs.

The well lighted, attractively finished store also offers lottery products, money orders, fax service, and a utility payment station for paying most of your bills.

Unlike most of the modern chain drugstores today, Dryden's carries items the customer asks for instead of only the items the charts say will sell and will gladly special order any available item you may not be able to readily find.

The atmosphere in Dryden Drug Co. is warm and unique. Although remodeled to be clean, bright, and inviting, the interior of the store includes a restored brick wall that used to be the exterior of the historial Little Shirt Co.