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  "path": "/places/griffith-feil-soda-fountain",
  "publishedAt": "2026-03-09T19:56:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "When you walk through the door at Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain in Kenova, it feels like someone flicked a switch back to another era.\n\nHere, in a pharmacy with roots stretching back to 1892, the soda fountain isn’t a decorative relic; it’s a living centerpiece where locals and visitors gather for milkshakes, root beer floats, and burgers. Beneath the metal-tiled ceiling, soda jerks pull tart-sweet phosphate drinks and sling sundaes across the counter the same way they were made over a century ago.\n\nBut it’s not all sweets and comfort food; the store is still a working pharmacy. Current owner Ric Griffith and his daughter, Heidi, keep the drugstore alive as well. Sip a malt while you wait for your prescription or grab a BLT and put a favorite tune on the jukebox for a relaxing retro lunch.",
  "title": "Griffith & Feil Soda Fountain in Kenova, West Virginia"
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