John L. Finley Jr. opened Finley's Pharmacy #1 in 1950. John and his brother, James, established Finley's #2 in 1959, which was later sold to Benjamin F. Jackson, Sr. James H. Finley, Sr. eventually opened six stores, launching the first black chain of drugstores in Alabama. Finley's #3 stood on this site. James was vice president of the Neighborhood Organized Workers that helped end a segregated Mobile.