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And there was something special about each. Woolworth’s in Center Square had a soda fountain “so long it could seat 50 people.” Sun Ray Drug Store was smaller but perfect for a “cozy snack ...
Nothing of the old Woolworth’s except the early-century architecture, protected by official historic building status – and ...
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) – The owners of the historic Woolworth’s building — home of what may be the last surviving Woolworth soda fountain lunch counter in America — have had ongoing ...
“When I was a young man back in the ’20s, Woolworth’s used to stay open until 10 at night and I’d take the girls there to the soda fountain,” said 86-year-old Tellis B. Weaver as he left ...
Dip your spoon into the tall soda fountain glass of vanilla ice cream, caramel, pecans, chocolate sauce and a cherry on top. Before you go to Woolworth on 5th, be sure to check the events calendar ...
There’d be the classic wood-floored Woolworth’s on Belair Road in Overlea, where my mother would take me 40 years ago to pop a balloon to determine the price we’d pay for a soda fountain treat.
The newspaper ad announcing Woolworth's formal opening boasted that, "We have added a number of features to our service – but the one which you will appreciate most is our soda fountain and ...
In the famous photograph, four Black college freshmen occupy the segregated Woolworth lunch counter ... s paper hat and carrying a tray past the soda fountain — an accidental witness to history.