HISTORY
Once the home of Dorn’s Venetian Ginger Ale, the so aptly named Soda Plant has had a history reaching back nearly a century. A streetcar was set on fire 4 blocks away from the Soda Plant in 1929 to usher in, ‘a new age of mass transit’. A gleaming white bus was christened with a bottle of Dorn’s Venetian Ginger Ale, seeing as prohibition had banned champagne.
(On the afternoon of August 4, 1929, more than 5000 people gathered in Burlington City Hall Park to celebrate the dawn of a new era in mass transit. At about 5 p.m., a streetcar pulled up to the corner of Main and St. Paul streets. Someone played taps on a bugle. Then two men set the car on fire.)
“We must have more quiet, rapid transportation, more modern conveniences.”
Read the full article at Seven Days
The Soda Plant no longer houses the bottling factory that closed it’s doors in the early 80′s. It now houses many vibrant businesses such as ReStore, formerly ReCycle North and Conant Metal & Light.
If you are interested in office or studio spaces in the building, you may contact Christy Mitchell @ christyjmitchell@gmail.com.
WHO’S IN THE SODA PLANT:
Our Neighbors
Alderson Environmental Contracting
Brandthropology
Claudia Venon Designs
Conant Metal & Light
Digital Media Creations
Grace Weaver
High Tech Medic Computer Repair
Jackie Mangione
Jane Koplewitz
John Brickels
Jordan Silverman Photography
Rackk and Ruin
Recycle Moe
Redmond Interior Design
ReSource
Revival Studio : Aaron Stein
Salsa Lina
The S.P.A.C.E. and Backspace Galleries
Woollymama Fiber Arts
Zoe Ink
