Description
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.
Author: Anne Cooper Funderburg
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 06/15/2001
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780879728540
ISBN10: 087972854X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Biography & Autobiography | Business
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.
Author: Anne Cooper Funderburg
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Published: 06/15/2001
Pages: 240
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d
ISBN13: 9780879728540
ISBN10: 087972854X
BISAC Categories:
- Social Science | Customs & Traditions
- Social Science | Popular Culture
- Biography & Autobiography | Business