I think it’s going to be a huge thing for people to come back to,” said Sara Reid, who has run the restaurant inside the 1895 building in Steilacoom for 15 years.

Nothing says classic American dining like an old-fashioned soda fountain. One Mississippi institution from Civil War times is keeping the tradition alive.

The soda fountain, believed to have been manufactured in the early 1900s by Chicago-based Bastian-Blessing, features a marble fixture, sturdy spigots and a marble bar-top. Kristine Sherred ...