Brandon Shahniani serves up cold treats from the 100-year-old soda fountain at the Fair Oaks Pharmacy in South Pasadena, CA, on Tuesday, July 24, 2024.

How did a ‘health drink’ from the early 1800s spawn so many names and variations? An expert in American dialects explains.

The Highland Park Soda Fountain in Dallas, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2012, shut down in 2018. The Central Drug Store in Bessemer City, North Carolina, open 94 years, closed in 2021.

Chocolate phosphate, anyone? Soda fountains in pharmacies were popular gathering spots a century ago, and in some places they still are. The drinks come mixed with nostalgia.

However, as far as fountain Surge is concerned, apparently, Burger King is your only option. It isn’t the first time Burger King has tempted fast food customers with the soda.

Another Time Soda Fountain and Cafe Owner Renee Butler shows a parking meter once used in downtown Rosenberg as well as a 1914 photograph of her building.

Pop! Goes the soda shop. A half-century after their heyday, soda fountain drinks are making a comeback. By Jeff Strickler. February 7, ... At Lynden's Soda Fountain in St. Paul, ...

Pop Star: Soda Fountain of Future Debuts Coke machine offers 100-plus flavors By Bob Hansen • Published July 21, 2009 • Updated on July 21, 2009 at 4:58 pm ...

Customers dine at Griffith & Feil Drug in Kenova, W. Va. The pharmacy opened in 1892 with a soda fountain counter that was taken out in 1957 but reopened in 2004.

Long after heyday, soda fountain pharmacies still got fizz. April 22, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. by JOHN RABY / Associated Press ...