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First Ice Cream Soda (1874) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Saturday, July 18·Old City

First Ice Cream Soda (1874) – 52 Weeks of Firsts

Posted to Old City on January 3, 2026

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Sat, Jul 18

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116 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106, United States

What do you get when you mix ice cream and fizzy soda? A delicious Philadelphia invention! Cool off and sip back in time with the first-ever ice cream soda.

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