St. Paul Corner Drug will be hosting a “retirement party” for its old-fashioned soda fountain from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The fountain’s final ice cream scoops will be served at the event. Owner ...

From unique, century-old, family-owned establishments to soda fountains that have transformed into full-service dessert destinations, the oldest ice cream parlors in the United States are more than ...

Soda fountains used to be the hottest places in town to gather over milkshakes, fries, and floats. They started out as adjuncts to pharmacies in the late 1800s and really took off during the ...

Throughout the early 1900s, soda fountains were a familiar sight in countless communities, offering both ice cream treats and carbonated creations. Often dwelling inside pharmacies and drugstores or ...