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Soda Fountains and Pharmacies

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Sacramento, California

Vic's Ice Cream Parlor

At this 1940s-era neighborhood favorite, you can still drink a cherry phosphate.

The Boston Cooler: "The nectar that the Olympians pined for but didn’t know how to make."

How the 'Boston Cooler' Became a Classic Detroit Drink

This sweet, creamy enigma dates back to the late 1800s.

Sam O'Brien August 4, 2021

A Pharmacist works the soda fountain at the Clayton & Edward Chemists and Pharmacy in New York City, circa 1948.

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.

Jeri Quinzio March 10, 2021

Chugwater, Wyoming

Chugwater Soda Fountain

A small Wyoming town is home to the state's oldest-operating soda fountain.

A Whirla-Whip creation, flavored with with Nutella.

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.

Green River Soda

After thriving during Prohibition, this soda fountain staple was immortalized in a song by Creedence Clearwater Revival.

Coffee Cabinet

The uniquely Rhode Island treat is a relic from the era of soda fountain pharmacies.

Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale

Birmingham's sinus-clearing soda was a popular way to enhance bootlegged hooch during Prohibition.

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.

Vernors Ginger Soda

The Detroit favorite is one of the oldest sodas in the United States.

Horlicks Malted Milk

This powder proved essential to Arctic exploration, war, and the ice cream parlor.

Ammoniated Coca-Cola

Coke spiked with aromatic spirits of ammonia was once used to treat everything from hangovers to indigestion.