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Identifier	clloy_076
Title	Fosgate and Rees' Mission Soda Fountain : the largest in the world, 100 ft. long, Los Angeles, California.
Creator	Unknown
Date Published	circa 1918
Subject (Topic)	Confectioners--California--Los Angeles; Restaurants--California--Los Angeles;
Subject (Name)	Mission Soda Fountain;
Subject (Place)	Los Angeles, Calif.; Broadway (Los Angeles, Calif.);
Type	image
Form/Genre	Postcards
Physical Description	1 postcard : Color ; 9 x 14 cm.
Institution	Department of Archives and Special Collections, William H. Hannon Library, Loyola Marymount University
Country of Creation	US
Copyright Status	public domain
Copyright Statement	http://library.lmu.edu/generalinformation/departments/digitallibraryprogram/copyrightandreproductionpolicy/
Language	eng
Description	Interior view looking down the length of Fosgate and Rees' Mission Soda Fountain. On the left, the wall is lined with shelves and counters filled with candy. On the right, a bar and soda fountain runs the length of the store.
Historical Background	The Mission Cafe, sometimes called the Mission Soda Fountain, was located at 449 South Broadway, and advertised having the longest soda fountain in the world at 100 feet long. It was in operation at during the 1900's and 1910's, and possibly longer.
Additional Printed Matter	On back: "Mission Cafe, 449 South Broadway"
Source	Werner von Boltenstern Postcard Collection