Another Time Soda Fountain & Café
view looking Southwest on Main Street
Rosenberg, Texas - circa 1910
In 1883, Gerorge Sealy, then president of the Galveston, Colorodo and Sante Fe Railway Company, had 200 acres platted into the town site of Rosenberg, named for the first president of the company, Henry Rosenberg. The town quickly grew into a thriving rail community with it's central business district located north of the railroad tracks near the Brazos river; however, at the turn of the century, Rosenberg's business district moved south of the railroad tracks to escape the annual floods of the Brazos.
Another Time Soda Fountain & Café
front view - looking West on Main Street
Rosenberg, Texas - circa 1910
One of the first significant commercial buildings in the new business district was the 1910 Meyer-Foster-Mulchay building. The building located at 800 Third Street across from the city's Union Depot, was a two story red brick structure that housed the E.W. Cummings Drug Store on the ground floor and physician's offices upstairs. Cummings Drug Store and it's soda fountain quickly became one of the favorite gathering spots for visitors to Rosenberg who were drawn to the community by farmland speculators. By 1923, Cummings Drug Store was sold and renamed the Pickard & Huggins Drug Store. In 1967, the business was once again sold and renamed Frank's Pharmacy.
Another Time Soda Fountain & Café
view looking South on Main Street
Rosenberg, Texas - circa 1910
The building's tenant, Another Time Soda Fountain & Café, owned and operated by Renee Butler and her brother, Michael Barcak, officially opened it's doors on November 13, 2004. Together, Mrs. Butler and Mr. Barcak restored the interior to it's original style by making careful choices of color and finishes. This well-appointed business establishment features heavy lunch counter stools originally used in the Pickard & Huggins lunch counter, ornate glass, antiques, and homemade confections piled under domed platters.