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Kenova, West Virginia
Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain
A family-run store in an 1892 pharmacy still slings old-fashioned sodas.
Floyd, Virginia
Floyd Country Store
Every Friday night, Appalachian string-bands turn this country store and soda fountain into a raucous jamboree.
Ely, Nevada
Economy Drug & Old Fashioned Soda Fountain
Welcome to a feel-good American drugstore, in the classic sense of the term.
St. Louis, Missouri
Crown Candy Kitchen
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis has been serving up treats for more than a century.
Sacramento, California
Vic's Ice Cream Parlor
At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.
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How the 'Boston Cooler' Became a Classic Detroit Drink
This sweet, creamy enigma dates back to the late 1800s.
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Remembering America's Golden Age of Hot Sodas
Drink like a Prohibition-era teen with recipes for the Hot Cherry Egg Bounce and Hot Egg Lime Juice Fizz.
Chugwater, Wyoming
Chugwater Soda Fountain
A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.
Stanley, North Dakota
Whirla-Whip Ice Cream
The pharmacy's retro ice cream mixer is one of the last of its kind.
Permanently Closed
New York, New York
Gem Spa
For almost a century, this East Village newsstand has served egg creams to beats, hippies, punks, and everything in between.
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Green River Soda
After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Coffee Cabinet
The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.
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Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale
Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.
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Boost!
South Jersey's signature syrup has been flavoring sodas and shakes for more than a century.
Phoenix, Arizona
MacAlpine's Soda Fountain
Open since 1938, this diner has kept its fountain, malt machine, and all the gum that greasers left beneath its counter.
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Vernors Ginger Soda
The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.
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Horlicks Malted Milk
This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.
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Ammoniated Coca-Cola
Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.
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