The website says "Coming Soon." That's the whole story right now. Longtime residents say Goolrick's — at 901 Caroline Street — ran as one of the oldest continuously operating soda fountains in the country from 1912 until sometime around 2024 or 2025, original marble counter and all. It closed. Then whoever holds the name started building toward a reopening. Whether that reopening has happened yet is worth confirming before you make the trip.
Quick facts
- ·901 Caroline Street, downtown Fredericksburg. One of the oldest continuously operating soda fountains in the United States — operated from 1912 until recent closure (circa 2024-2025). Original marble soda counter, hand-mixed sodas. Ghost era: 2020s. Firsthand source: Preston attended college in Fredericksburg.
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