Drug Store Soda Fountains

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Twinwillow)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:55:37 GMT

In Dallas, we have the the Highland Park Soda Fountain. Formally, the Highland Park Pharmacy. Still going strong after 100 years!
http://www.highlandparksodafountain.com/

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Hepcat)

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:58:10 GMT

Cole's Drugs in Big Timber, Montana:

Cole's serves this eye popping huckleberry sundae:

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (acer2x)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 22:26:04 GMT

Fair Oaks in Pasadena, CA

http://www.fairoakspharmacy.net/aboutus/index.html

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (jfk6897)

Sun, 18 Jul 2010 21:55:32 GMT

THere is one In Clayton ga. too, less than 10 miles south of Dillard on 441. It is one block west of 441 in the main part of town, called the Clayton pharmacey. It is not an old soda shop, it is only 15 years old or so, but they have a working soda fountain and charge I believe 1.95 for a frsh made soda, and H-B machine for shakes.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Route 11)

Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:58:44 GMT

We have a lovely one called Timberlakes in downtown Charlottesville. Excellent egg creams, salad plates and my favorite, REAL turkey sandwiches.

Part of my family ran a soda fountain in Orange, VA for years. It's hard not to get a little teary eyes walking into Timberlakes. The pharmacy and the soda fountain (with a fireplace!) really take me back.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Heartbreaksoup)

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 15:20:35 GMT

There's a lovely drug store soda fountain in Dillard, about two minutes' drive from the NC border. I don't recall the name of the place, but it's a hop, skip and a jump south of the antique mall on US23. They mix fresh lemonades, limeades and orangeades and I certainly recommend travelers stop in.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (carolina bob)

Sun, 06 Jun 2010 21:49:20 GMT

I had a cold roast beef sandwich and a hot fudge sundae for lunch yesterday ( not at the same time! ) at the nifty little soda fountain at the Roadfood-reviewed Bauder's Pharmacy in Des Moines IA yesterday. It's a tiny store about one-tenth the size of the average Walgreen's, but it has a lot of old-fashioned charm and the food's pretty good, especially the ice cream.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (chicagostyledog)

Sat, 05 Jun 2010 15:02:58 GMT

chicagostyledog

In 1950, my dad had just graduated the U of I College of Pharmacy and purchased Castellano's Pharmacy located on the corner of Kedzie & Harrison on Chicago's west side. The pharmacy came with a full soda fountain: marble counter tops, lots of stainless steel, tin ceiling, and mirrored walls. From the time I was 5 years old, I spent every weekend with my dad working at his drug store as one of Chicago's youngest soda jerks serving the finest shakes, malts, sodas, sundaes, banana splits, aand phosphates. Today, a nearly identical soda fountain exists in Kenosha, WI. Andrea's is a unique fourth generation shop featuring Kenosha souvenirs, gifts, candy, an award winning cigar and tobacco shop and a historic soda fountain cafe.

www.andreasgifts.com/ Check out Jack's Cafe & History. I've been eating lunch at this place for the last 30 years.

CSD

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (mayor al)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 20:35:33 GMT

Butt Drugs in Corydon, Indiana is one of the old-fashioned soda fountains. It was in a thread here not long ago. It is a fun place to visit.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (offlady)

Fri, 04 Jun 2010 05:44:01 GMT

We visited Hurst corner drug store and soda fountain in Bardstown, Kentucky a few years ago for ice cream soda and sundaes. It looked like your typical old fashioned fountain, except everyone ordering there were all tourists just like us!

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (ynotryme)

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:46:49 GMT

I miss strawberry ice cream soda made with carbonated water.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (peppertree)

Sat, 15 May 2010 15:37:49 GMT

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains - Thu, 01/19/06 11:42 AM ( #35 )

In San Antonio there is the Olmos Park Pharmacy in Olmos Park which is still a soda fountain,and there is one in a store in downtown Seguin across from the Guadalupe County Courthouse.I have never tried either,but the Olmos Park one is pretty good from reviews in the newspaper.other than those two,i can't think of any others in this area.

Alas, it was closed two years ago.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (buckeye1)

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 23:05:06 GMT

I think there's still a drug store soda fountain in the town of West Union, Ohio which is in Southern Ohio near the Ohio River, maybe an hour east of Cinci. Blake's Pharmacy is on the town square, very quaint town in an Amish/Mennonite area of Ohio that's lots less touristy than Holmes County (south of Canton) or Geauga County (east of Cleveland).

Nearer to my part of the state, Vermilion has a soda fountain - it used to be the pharmacy on US 6 at Rt 60, but the pharmacy was losing money and so the owners now have a soda fountain and grill - Main Street Soda Grill.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (mr chips)

Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:11:15 GMT

Fairley's Pharmacy in Portland,Oregon is a very good old-fashioned pharmacy.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (HollyDolly)

Thu, 19 Jan 2006 11:42:55 GMT

In San Antonio there is the Olmos Park Pharmacy in Olmos Park which is still a soda fountain,and there is one in a store in downtown Seguin across from the Guadalupe County Courthouse.I have never tried either,but the Olmos Park one is pretty good from reviews in the newspaper.other than those two,i can't think of any others in this area.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (food10)

Wed, 02 Nov 2005 14:15:51 GMT

how did the old soda fountains differ from its modern counterpart

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (mbrookes)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 16:44:05 GMT

danfling mentioned (10/7/04) the soda fountain run by Winn-Dixie. You're right. It was awful. However, Winn-Dixie is out of business here, and the drugstore was taken over by Brent's... the other soda fountain in town. It really is back up to speed. Try a slaw burger. Or the lemonade. Or a patty melt. They also do breakfast. Betty & Sue, who run it, are the ones who ran the old Parkins version.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (jamdawg)

Mon, 24 Oct 2005 00:50:29 GMT

Beside's Taylor Drugs in Granville. I have heard that there is another in Hudson OH (Northeast OH) called Saywell's that still has a soda fountain.

I wonder how many others there are still in Ohio?

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Spudnut)

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 12:20:01 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by kirklstruble1

The Lexington Candy Shop (83rd & Lexington) in NYC is a great soda fountain. Exellent shakes, egg creams,homemade lemonade and lime rickies. I agree with the previous post about Nantucket's soda fountain (Nantucket Pharmacy and Cogdon's), really nice, but always too crowded in tourist season (try September-October).

Ironically, I lived right next store to the Lexington Candy Shop for seven years. Really good, although rather pricey: I guess quaintness comes at a cost these days (at least in NY).

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (tsores)

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:55:56 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by Shara

I visited a teriffic one in Iowa City a few years ago, but I can't remember the name now--maybe someone else can. It had a tiny counter (seats for maybe eight at most) and serves sandwiches and fountain specialties. I had a Cherry Coke (mixed the old-fashioned way) there one time and a Dusty Road malted another. They offered stuff like Lime Rickeys and Black Cows, too. If I recall correctly, it has been operating since the 1930s.

Was it the Wilton Candy Kitchen in Wilton, Iowa? That is about 20 miles East of Iowa City. If not, please try to remember. I am going twice in the next few months.

Thanks.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (danfling)

Thu, 07 Oct 2004 11:22:43 GMT

There are two left here in Jackson, Mississippi.

I grew up in Terry where there were two drug stores. One of them had a great soda fountain and curbside service. However, when integration came, the druggist closed the soda fountain. Ice cream cones were still available, and I think that they were available at the other drug store.

I grew up going to Hemphill's Pharmacy in Jackson. However, the people who worked in there got very snooty and uncooperative to the customers and it closed.

There are now two drugstores with soda fountains: Parkin Pharmacy (owned by Winn-Dixie now) and Brent's.

I also used to go to Brents when I was growing up, but I preferred Hemphill's.

The people who work at Parkin's have now gotten very mean and grouchy. Therefore, I only go to Brent's now!

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (chicagostyledog)

Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:30:29 GMT

In 1950, my dad had just graduated the U of I College of Pharmacy and purchased Castellano's Pharmacy located on the corner of Kedzie & Harrison on Chicago's west side. The pharmacy came with a full soda fountain: marble counter tops, lots of stainless steel, tin ceiling, and mirrored walls. From the time I was 5 years old, I spent every weekend with my dad working at his drug store as one of Chicago's youngest soda jerks serving the finest shakes, malts, sodas, sundaes, banana splits, aand phosphates. Today, a nearly identical soda fountain exists in Kenosha, WI. Andrea's is a unique fourth generation shop featuring Kenosha souvenirs, gifts, candy, an award winning cigar and tobacco shop and a historic soda fountain cafe.

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (kirklstruble1)

Sun, 23 May 2004 00:39:46 GMT

The Lexington Candy Shop (83rd & Lexington) in NYC is a great soda fountain. Exellent shakes, egg creams,homemade lemonade and lime rickies. I agree with the previous post about Nantucket's soda fountain (Nantucket Pharmacy and Cogdon's), really nice, but always too crowded in tourist season (try September-October).

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (Rev.Bucky)

Sat, 22 May 2004 21:02:38 GMT

Well, I'm not claiming it's an exact one, but about thirty miles from here, in Grants Pass Oregon, they have a drugstore with a soda fountain where you can get a phosphate for a quarter, in a variety of flavors. Nothing like a cherry lime phosphate!

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (garykg6)

Sat, 22 May 2004 15:20:53 GMT

ahhhhh yes,the Colonial pharmacy in Union,NJ(long gone) for a vanilla coke and some breyers ice cream,hand-dipped.....sit yourself down with a new comic book and life becomes wonderful. a chocolate malted was nothing to sneeze at either....those were magic days

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (jamdawg)

Sat, 22 May 2004 10:32:36 GMT

Back in my Home State of Ohio, there is a town called Granville (About 30 miles east of Columbus). It's one of those pretty little college towns (Denison University)and it has a drug store that STILL has a soda fountain. The name of the place is Taylor's Drugs. It's no longer in its original building, they moved down the street to a new brick building (made to look old) and believe me, they needed the room. They took the fountain equipment with them but now use a bigger counter.

This is a great little place for the Holidays. (In fact, you should see the town during the holidays, It's beautiful.)

I'm not sure if they ever did serve hot food, but at least you can still get ice cream & fountain cokes. (and I think, phosphates, too.) For good food, down the street to The Aladdin Restaurant. A little diner-hole in the wall place. (Good Breakfasts.) and you know you can trust the place because everything is cooked in front of you if you're at the counter. (They also have little booths.)

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (twodales)

Sun, 04 Apr 2004 00:34:48 GMT

The Museum of Science & Industry here in Chicago has a working soda fountain/ice cream parlor. It gives the kids a chance to see how it once was...

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (fcbaldwin)

Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:03:17 GMT

In addition to the malted milk shakes and sodas, the drugstore soda fountains that I knew of here in central and southeastern VA also made lemonades and limeades, "from scratch", that you could have "plain" or "carbonated." You could really get your thirst quinched on a hot and humid summer day. AND, the stores were AIR CONDITIONED! A real bonus! Nowadays Bill's Barbecue is the only place that I know of where you can get the fresh squeezed limeades (still your choice of plain or carbonated).

Frank

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (danimal15)

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 20:43:06 GMT

I grew up two blocks from a Woolworth's on the North Side of Chicago that had a lunch counter, but the counter closed in the late 70's and now of course, even the Woolworth's store itself is a memory.

I also have fond memories of ice cream sodas with my mom and brother at "Wag's" on Michigan Avenue in downtown Chicago probably 25 years ago. It was an ice cream shop/lunch place attached to the Walgreen's store there. Does Wag's exist anywhere any more? Certainly it's no longer here in Chicago. Walgreen's is just a generic chain pharmacy now - back then it had more character thanks to the soda fountain.

There was also a place on Broadway in Chicago a few blocks from Wrigley Field called "The Roundup." It was an ice cream shop with an old Western theme, complete with player piano. Kids sometimes had their birthday parties there. It probably closed around 1980.

By the way, if anyone is an entrepreneur reading this site and wondering where to open an old-fashioned ice cream parlor or soda fountain, I recommend my town - Highland Park, IL

RE: Drug Store Soda Fountains (jm199)

Sat, 27 Mar 2004 15:05:56 GMT

There is a great old time soda fountain/ice cream parlor in the Strip District of Pittsburgh, PA named Klavon's.

Even more impressive is the fact is its history. It started as a pharmacy with a drug store counter in the 1920s, and was shuttered in the 1970s....there it sat for 20+ years, until family members reopened it. You think that you are walking into a time machine when you go inside the store. Nothing has changed for 80+ years.

They have great ice cream too!!! Check out their website at www.klavonsicecream.com for more family history, some great interior photos of their drug store counter, and a menu, featuring their ice cream specialties.

IF YOU PLAN ON GOING TO THE STRIP DISTRICT WHEN VISITING PITTSBURGH, PLEASE BE SURE TO PUT KLAVON's ON YOUR LIST. IT is a wonderful place to take children, big and small.

How did the Sterns miss it when they ate their way through the Strip??? Hmmmmm.....