It was a classic, old-fashioned soda fountain and luncheonette that also sold a variety of patent medicines. Just this past week we marked the anniversary of the first patent being granted for a soda fountain. The Riddle Ale House has been a mainstay on Baltimore Pike in Middletown even longer. When we lose businesses like Doubet’s and the Riddle Ale House, we lose a part of what makes us a community. It’s what I like to refer to as “the magic of the Cherry Coke.” It was different time, a different world.

Source: The Star April 29, 2018 11:37 UTC