Long Live the Soda Fountain

Long Live the Soda Fountain
The interior of Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain in New York. Courtesy of Brooklyn Farmacy and Soda Fountain
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“Take your medicine, Eric.”

My mother’s command from years ago rings in my ears as Jill Smith, co-owner of Colorado’s Salida Pharmacy and Fountain, explains why flavored sodas were invented in the 19th century—and why most soda fountains were found in pharmacies.

Eric Lucas
Eric Lucas
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Eric Lucas is a retired associate editor at Alaska Beyond Magazine and lives on a small farm on a remote island north of Seattle, where he grows organic hay, beans, apples, and squash.
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