The history of the soda fountain is fascinating. Originally, they were most often found in drug stores because it was pharmacists who used their chemistry knowledge to mix carbonated beverages, even ...

Pop on your mary janes and horn-rimmed glasses, MacAlpine’s Soda Fountain would like to welcome you (back) to the 1950s. The family-owned, Phoenix restaurant and soda fountain opened in 1928 and has ...

By the late 1950s, pharmacists were reviewing their business models to make the most of tight spaces, including replacing the soda fountain with shelves stocked with home staples. Mom-and-pop drug ...

Some pharmacies in the U.S. are still preparing old-fashioned, soda-fountain phosphate drinks to keep the tradition going. Soda-fountain pharmacies skyrocketed during the 1930s during the Prohibition ...

The Yakima Valley Museum soda fountain will reopen later this month as a 1950s-style diner. Steve Soule and Gary Fairbanks signed a lease with the museum last week for Rooster's Diner and Ice Cream ...

When you step into MacAlpine’s Diner & Soda Fountain, there is an old jukebox filled with vintage 45s from the 1950s and ’60s that embodies the spirit of this almost century-old establishment: retro ...

KENOVA, W.Va. (AP) — The jukebox plays Chubby Checker's "The Twist" as Malli Jarrett and Nathaniel Fornash take turns at the Griffith & Feil Drug food counter preparing old-fashioned, soda-fountain ...