When I was growing up in Rocky Mount, Virginia, one of our favorite treats was a Saturday stop at Kittinger’s Drugstore.
Kittinger’s occupied a corner spot next to Banker’s Trust in uptown Rocky Mount, Virginia. Yes, that’s uptown as opposed to downtown, which had bragging rights to Rexall and Benjamin Franklin.
I remember Kittinger’s for their Cherry Cokes, ice cold and sweet. They had the old-fashioned snack bar counter that you don’t see too much anymore. Kittinger’s brings back good memories for me of my mom taking my sister, brother and me there for a treat.
Kittinger’s is long gone, except in my memories, and so it was nice to run across a place in Johns Island, South Carolina that reminded me so much of those long ago visits.
Vincent’s Drug Store and Soda Fountain is a new version of the real deal. Step through the front door, and it’s like stepping back in time. Pharmacy to the left, soda fountain to the right.
Order up!
The colors are warm and welcoming like a summer ocean. Sandy white and sea foam blue. Grab a barstool at the counter, or a booth by the window.
Order a Black Cow float made with root beer or a Brown Cow made with Coke. Or try the Vincent Sundae – two scoops of chocolate ice cream layered with chocolate and marshmallow sauce and topped off with whipped cream and a cherry.
The ice cream tastes like they just made it right there, rich and creamy fresh. Flavors include butter pecan, vanilla, mint chocolate chip and cookie dough. My cookie dough was served in a pretty purple petal cup!
Order here at Vincent’s Drugstore and Soda Fountain!
Pull up a booth!
We live in the present, and we can’t go back to the past. But it’s nice to run across places that remind us of things we loved. To merge a new memory with an old. To live and relive a bit.
That’s when life is its richest.
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Check out Vincent’s Drugstore and Soda Fountain at:
http://www.vincentsdrugstore.com/
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Inglath Cooper
I love books! From my earliest memories, I loved being read to and then reading practically every book in my elementary school library. There’s something about taking a little trip into a wonderful story that is its own unique pleasure. Over the years, my favorite authors have provided me with glimpses into worlds I would never have known had I not picked up their books. From Beverley Cleary to Lavyrle Spencer to Jodi Piccoult to Anita Shreve and so many others, I am grateful they chose to become storytellers. A great story has the power to move, change and shape its readers. To me, that’s an honorable calling and a task I aspire to.
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