The Franklin Fountain, historic‑style ice cream parlor

The Franklin Fountain opened in 2004 in Philadelphia's Old City and was designed to recreate a turn-of-the-century soda fountain using vintage-style decor and traditional ice cream recipes. The shop at 116 Market Street is noted in local food writing for helping revive interest in classic American soda-fountain desserts and for serving historically inspired confections. The Franklin Fountain operates as both a commercial ice cream shop and a small living-history homage to earlier American sweet shops.