The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, October 25, 1991 Page: 16 of 18
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Soda Fountain
Tindol's newly opened store has sweet-toothed history
By Deana Hamby
Staff Writer
When Dr. Jane Estes Tindol
walked into the old McLcmorc-
Bass Drug Co. building she had
just purchased in February 1990
the Abilene dentist was greeted by
a less than pleasant sight.
"The third floor was leaking all
the way to the first floor" said
Tindol a 1982 ACU graduate.
Nevertheless Tindol undertook
the task of restoring the building to
its 1934 drugstore grandeur. On
Sept. 16 Tindol reopened the
building located at 216 Pine St. as
the McLcmore-Bass Old Fash-
ioned Soda Fountain where cus-
tomers can enjoy breakfast lunch
and pastries made by McKay's
Bakery and desserts from the past
like vanilla Cokes and Coke floats.
Although the building is old the
soda fountain is not. Tindol
explained that the 1934
McLcmore-Bass was strictly n
drugstore. The soda fountain was
Tindol's idea.
She said some people tell her
they remember eating ice cream at
McLcmore-Bass in the 1930s but
she knows they have it confused
with a soda fountain on Cypress
Street that was open about the
same time.
"I just nod" she said.
According to Tindol's research
A.J. McLcmorc and Dr. J.H. Bass
were known throughout West
Texas for the complete inventory
and service of their drugstore
which opened about 190S. The
store carried cures for ailments
such as pneumonia rattlesnake
bites meningitis and tetanus.
Tindol said she received a letter
from a woman who remembered
having her tonsils removed on the
second floor of the McLcmore-
Bass building.
"So we know a doctor's office
was on the second floor" Tindol
said.
The third partner John Ray
joined the McLcmore-Bass drug
store staff briefly in 1911 and then
returned as a partner in 1918.
The building remained in the
Ray family until 1975 when John
Mayficld purchased it from Ray's
widow. It was occupied by several
companies before Tindol bought it
last year.
In her research ' on the
McLemorc-Bass building. Tindol
contacted Lcsc McLcmorc Russcl
daughter of A J. McLcmorc; Myr-
tle Ray wife of John Ray; and
A.K. Bass' granddaughter Shirley
Bass Jenkins who supplied Tindol
with a 1934 newspaper describing
the drugstore.
She said talking with family
members of the original partners
helped give her an idea of what the
"A lot of the older
people think it's reel
good to heve some-
thing for the young
people to do."
Cindy House
drugstore was like in the 1930s.
The family was also present for the
fountain's reopening she said.
"They made the whole grand
opening. It was wonderful" Tindol
said.
Tindol has worked to recapture
the atmosphere of the old drug-
store. A discovery upon her pur-
chase of the building made this
task a little easier.
"One of the original cabinets
was on the second floor just sit-
ting there" she said.
Three replicas were made from
the original and all four cabinets
arc used to display items behind
counters in the front of the store.
Although die blue and white tile
floor is original the leaky ceiling
had to be repaired.
"We had to jack up the ceilings
of each floor and restructure
them" she said.
The walls arc decorated with old
Coca-Cola and Dr Pepper signs.
half belonging to Tindol and half.-L-
on loan iroin menus.
The soda fountain is also com-
plete with marble countcrtops and
drugstore items such as aspirin;
and plenty of toothbrushes.
"There's more toothbrushes
down there than anything" said
Tindol explaining the sale of
toothbrushes saves her reputation
as a dentist because the store also
sells candy pastries and various
Ice cream concoctions.
Tindol admitted she has teamed
the soda fountain business by trial
and error. She said she has six
years of business experience from
her private dentist office "...but not
ordering limes and bananas."
After one month of business
Tindol estimates McLcmore-Bass
averages 160 gallons of ice cream k
a momn ana sue ucscnocs com-
munity response as wonderful.
She said the soda fountain is a
popular gathering place for people
of all ages especially on weekend
nights after football games and
shows at the Paramount Theatre
"A lot of the older people think
it's real good to have something
for the young people to do" said 1 1
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McLcmore-Bass employees.
Tindol said work still has to be
done on the the building. She said
the front doors and mirrors
between cabinets need to be
replaced and the second floor
needs painting and plaster repair
The second floor will soon be a
gift shop and the third floor will
eventually be an art gallery she-
said. Tindol has applied for the soda
fountain to be recognized locally
statewide and nationally as a his-
torical site.
"I want my little plaque" she
said.
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The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 19, Ed. 1, Friday, October 25, 1991, newspaper, October 25, 1991; Abilene, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth96267/m1/16/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Abilene Christian University Library.