Ice cream shop signe
by Yumi Johnson
Title
Ice cream shop signe
Artist
Yumi Johnson
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
“One of the finest soda fountains in the State.” That quote comes from the July 5, 1906 edition of the Centerville Journal, when Edgar’s became an addition to the town pharmacy. This description is as accurate today as it was almost a century ago.
The fountain first made its appearance in 1906 in Centerville, SD. After nearly 50 years of service, it was taken out of Schmiedt Drug in the early 1960’s. Almost two decades later, the owners of Pioneer Drug in Elk Point, SD, Kevin and Barb Wurtz rediscovered the fountain and spent nearly 18 months restoring the fountain and renovating their building to bring back this unique piece of history.
Edgar’s is named after Edgar Schmiedt, the grandfather of Barb Wurtz, one of the owners of Pioneer Drug and Edgar’s. Edgar began as a druggist in Centerville and spent his entire career there, eventually owning his own drug store and soda fountain. Edgar began a tradition in pharamacy, with three generations of pharmacists practicing in the Midwest. With the restoration of the soda fountain, this tradition also carries on with Barb’s pharmacist husband, Kevin.
Edgar’s represents a return to old fashioned values and tastes. Some of the creations you find at Edgar’s come straight from the original manuals printed in 1906.
This is a best Ice cream parlor!!
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July 7th, 2012
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