High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Snouder's Drug Store is the oldest operating business in Oyster Bay, New York. The store was first established in 1884. The first telephone in Oyster Bay was installed here, and for several years it remained the only one in town. When Theodore Roosevelt became Governor of New York State and later President, the press corps gathered at Snouder's to transmit news from Oyster Bay. Phone service and the soda fountain installed in 1889 made Snouder's one of the most popular gathering places in town. In the 1990's the exterior was returned to its original color, which was determined through paint chip analysis. Today the building is a Town of Oyster Bay Landmark and a featured site on the Oyster Bay History Walk audio walking tour.