Time Travel To The '40s At Soda And Scoops On Route 66, An Old-Fashioned Soda Fountain In Missouri
By Beth Price-Williams|Published June 18, 2021
×
Beth Price-Williams
Author
A professional writer for more than two decades, Beth has lived in nearly a dozen states – from Missouri and Virginia to Connecticut and Vermont – and Toronto, Canada. In addition to traveling extensively in the U.S. and the U.K., she has a BA in Journalism from Point Park University (PA), a MA in Holocaust & Genocide Studies from Stockton University (NJ), and a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University (PA). A writer and editor for Only In Your State since 2016, Beth grew up in and currently lives outside of Pittsburgh and when she’s not writing or hanging out with her bunnies, budgies, and chinchilla, she and her daughter are out chasing waterfalls.
A rush of nostalgia can take us back to days gone by or can give us a glimpse into an era that we never lived through. Soda and Scoops on Route 66 in Missouri allows us to time travel back to the 1940s when soda fountains were as popular as fast food joints are today. Even those of us who weren’t born until decades later will easily get wrapped up in the nostalgia, sipping on a flavored soda, digging into a delicious ice cream treat, and stocking up on old-fashioned candy that we might even remember from our own childhood.
Have you been to Soda and Scoops on Route 66 in Missouri? What’s your favorite treat on the menu? Let us know in the comments! Next time you’re hungry for a helping of nostalgia, plan a visit to The Pickle Barrel in Elsberry.
OnlyInYourState may earn compensation through affiliate links in this article. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.