Sundae Best: History of Soda Fountains
Anne Cooper Funderburg$16.11
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This is the first comprehensive, documented history of the soda fountain. For one hundred fifty years, this popular institution was a community social center, both in big cities and small towns.
The evolution of the soda fountain reflected momentous developments in American history- urbanization, the temperance movement and Prohibition, the Great Depression, technical progress, the decline of Main Street, and the rise of car culture and growth of suburbia. The fountain's evolution was also closely tied to trends in retailing, food service, lifestyles, and the decorative arts.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 06/15/2001
ISBN: 9780879728540
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2002 pg. 124
The evolution of the soda fountain reflected momentous developments in American history- urbanization, the temperance movement and Prohibition, the Great Depression, technical progress, the decline of Main Street, and the rise of car culture and growth of suburbia. The fountain's evolution was also closely tied to trends in retailing, food service, lifestyles, and the decorative arts.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 06/15/2001
ISBN: 9780879728540
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
Review Citations: Choice 09/01/2002 pg. 124