For Coca-Cola fans, the I Love Lucy is a tasty mix with cranberry and raspberry blended in. You can get a traditional Shirley Temple – 7-Up and grenadine topped with a maraschino cherry – or a Blue Shirley Temple with 7-Up, cotton candy flavoring, and a cherry.
The Shirley Temple is alive and well at any of Sodalicious’s four Arizona locations. Here are 7 fizzy concoctions to keep you cool this summer. 7th Street) in downtown Phoenix, which has been the Valley’s only authentic soda fountain for a while now, is currently closed, though it plans to reopen soon, according to its website. Still, we've uncovered a few emerging shops that have the throwback feel -and tastes - of soda fountain days gone by. Over time, the decline of drug stores and more commercial dining choices led to a reduction in soda fountains around the country.įor those seeking an authentic soda fountain experience in Phoenix, there aren't a lot of options left. MacAlpine’s Diner & Soda Fountain (2303 N. Many grew to become lunch counters or ice cream parlors. Traditionally, soda fountains were inside a local pharmacy, department store, or five-and-dime, flourishing for two decades after World War II. For decades, a summertime joy for anyone with a sweet tooth was a trip to the local soda fountain for a syrupy concoction with distinctive monikers that honored celebrities of the times like Shirley Temple and Roy Rogers.