Record #:

5132

Author(s):

Hudson, Elizabeth

Abstract:

At the start of the 20th century, drug store soda fountains were a gathering place, dispensing refreshments and providing a place for conversation. Over the years they have disappeared, partly because of fast food restaurants and shopping malls. Hudson describes one of the last, Boone Drug in Watauga County, where things are done as they were when the store opened in 1919.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 69 Issue 3, Aug 2001, p112, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Soda fountains; Boone Drug (Boone); Drugstores--Watauga County