Friendship Walk

Following the razing of Ellis and Ernest Drugstore, a broad walkway to the Carolyn P. Brown Memorial University Center was installed, crossing the site where E&E had stood. In 1970, commemorating the place of Ellis and Ernest in UT’s history, a formal ceremony with UT officials and Drs. Ernest and Ellis was held to unveil a bronze plaque set into the grass by the walkway designating the walkway as the Ellis and Ernest Friendship Walk. The plaque reads: “On this spot from 1926–67, the Ellis and Ernest Drugstore was a favorite gathering place for students. Presided over by H. L. ‘Doc’ Ernest, the E&E was truly a home away from home. To remember the E&E, this friendship walk symbolizes the tradition of goodwill between men.”