701 and 703 Centre St. at the corner with Burroughs St. At the turn of the century this building housed C.B. Rogers & Company pharmacy and it remained in that use through the mid-1970s. The last proprietor was Jamaica Plain resident John Donovan and the assisting pharmacist was Bill Sullivan of West Roxbury. John would keep the store open late for a customer when an urgent prescription needed filling. Janice O'Hara Murray, who worked at the counter during her high school years, recalls the 1967 Mustang that her brother-in-law Gerry used to make home deliveries. She also recalls the beautiful carved oak Victorian woodwork and tin ceilings with ceiling fans that were eventually sold at auction. In this view, the corner is occupied by Today's Bread, a popular institution in Jamaica Plain for two decades. Teresa Bruce closed Today's Bread in 1998 and Amrik Pabla began operation of Burkhara's, an Indian restaurant, in the space soon thereafter. Today the building is occupied on the lower floors by Burkhara's Indian Bistro and Cobwebs Antiques. The upper floors, once home to Hanlon's shoe store, now house a rare book dealer and other offices.
