Our History

The location of Bulloch's offers rich Cedar City history. The original building was built in 1881 and would become the Cedar Sheep Association Store. Here, members of the Sheep Co-Op turned in their sheep and land to the organization and in return, were able to draw from the store what they needed in the currency of supplies, food, and staples.

Another purpose of the store (the basement) was to distribute mutton (meat from a mature sheep) to the association members after processing at the slaughterhouse. Years later, the Co-Op closed, and the sheep and land were divided up among the stockholders.

When the Vickers family took over in 1996, the original Cedar Sheep Association insignia seemed to be a forgotten part of the building, as it had been covered by a canopy. Evan and Chris decided to have the sign uncovered, cleaned and put back on display where it remains visible today.

During the late 90’s, Chris’s father Terry was tasked with opening the wall between the original building and the building to the south to its current configuration. This building is currently the location of the boutique in Bulloch’s.

In 1917, a new building was built to the south of the original store with an archway opening between the two buildings. The upstairs of this building was occupied by doctors and served as the first hospital in Cedar City. The main floor became a store dealing mostly in clothing, dry goods, and other department store merchandise but in 1934 became the first drugstore, Thornton Drug. It was 1955 when it finally transitioned to Bulloch’s Drug.

In the 1960’s, Bulloch’s consisted of a café and a popular soda fountain along the north wall of the building. As you venture through the main floor of this building, you will see many relics including original prescriptions from the 1930’s, original soda fountain paraphernalia, and café equipment on display as well as many pictures from the early years of the buildings.

Because the soda fountain had been removed decades before the Vickers took over in 1996, Evan and Chris had visions of returning the drugstore to its roots by bringing the soda fountain back. An original 1942 Bastian Blessing old-fashioned soda fountain located in Chicago was purchased and is now an iconic focal point of the Bulloch’s stores.

Many of you might know the names Fred and Barbara Adams, as their legacy is synonymous with the culture of Cedar City, but you may not know Fred’s father was a pharmacist and owned a pharmacy and soda fountain in Idaho. Fred worked as a “soda jerk” growing up and was excited when we told him about bringing a soda fountain to Cedar City. He jumped at the opportunity to train our first soda jerks, and we had a wonderful evening together. Fred also donated the Italian tile from his father’s soda fountain which is on display on the front of our 1942 Bastian Blessing. This building, located at 91 N Main, is currently where Bulloch’s pharmacy and soda fountain take center stage for the Cedar City community.

During 1927, a new building would be added to the north of the original building. It was planned to house the United States Post Office, but that never came to fruition. The space was then leased to Safeway Grocery Store then later became Robert’s Furniture Store. As the years went by, it even became the home of the historic State Bank of Southern Utah where we still have the original safe on display. It is currently the location of our home décor section of Bulloch’s.

In 2017 the Vickers family decided to expand Bulloch’s into the building to the north of the 1927 building which had its own wonderful history as well. This building once housed the United States Post Office and Golden Rule Store in the 1930s. The baby section of Bulloch’s currently resides here.

The history of our buildings and businesses is valuable to us as we recognize we didn’t create everything we own. We added to what others had created; we added to what others had sacrificed for; we added to the ingenuity that spawned from challenges faced by those before us. We believe this gives way to the healthy ideas of family and community and what they can do for us personally and collectively. Our reverence for the past paves a path of hope in the future of our great adventure.