Posted by doug in illinois on March 14, 2012 at 16:58:31 from (173.233.168.68):
If you are 50 or older you probably remember when all the drug stores and a lot of the 5 and dimes had soda fountains.
They are few and far between now.
I remember going to the dime store in Fairbury, NE with my folks when I was about 10 or so. I had to decide if I wanted a Cherry Phosphate or a Green River to drink, and a sandwich or a sundae (or banana split) to eat. That one is long gone.
There WAS one left in Rushville, IL. Not any more, it was in Moreland & Devitt drug store. The drug store will still remain, but they are auctioning off all the soda fountain and related stuff Saturday, March 17.
I hate to see them all gone, but I understand why. Just no money to be made.
I also miss the "old time" A&W root beer stores. They sold root beer in glass gallon (exchange) jugs, and ice cream in pints, quarts, and gallons if I remember right. The A&W was also in Fairbury.
The closest one "back there" now is Lincoln, NE (85 miles from Belvidere, NE) the closest on where I live now is about 40 miles. But they aren"t the same as they used to be either. DOUG
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