Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae
Details
- Name
- Birthplace of the Ice Cream Sundae
- Address
- 216 E State St Ithaca (as of 1899)
78 E State St Ithaca - Year Built
- Unknown
- Demolished
- 1956
- Building Type
- Commercial
- Construction
- 3 story Brick structure
- Block Number
- 56
Annotations
1872 A. G. Bardin Map of Ithaca
O B Curren
1898 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Drugs
1910 Sanborn Fire Insurance Atlas of Ithaca
Drugs (druggist)
Photos 3d
Description
In 1892 this location was home to the Platt & Colt Pharmacy which invented the ice cream sundae.
https://www.visitithaca.com/birthplace-of-the-sundae
A fire in September 1956 destroyed the three-story brick building at this location. A new two-story building replaced it.
https://www.visitithaca.com/birthplace-of-the-sundae
A fire in September 1956 destroyed the three-story brick building at this location. A new two-story building replaced it.
Media (Photos, Videos, Audio Recordings)
Cornell Pharmacy, DeForest F. Christiance Druggist ca. 1905-1909
Tax assessment photograph taken in 1954 for the purposes of government appraisal by Roy Wenzlick & Co. 1954
Add Source/NarrativeSources & Narratives
Platt Drug Co, Chester C Platt Manager, Drugs, Paints, Oils, and Agents Columbia Bicycles
Ithaca Academy of Music, Adolf Dahm-Petersen Director, Music Teacher
Cornell Pharmacy, DeForest F Christiance Proprietor
Street Car Employes' Room
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
Multi-Family Construction: ;
Roof of Main Structure: Non-combustible;
Additional Sections: Section 1, back (N), 3 stories, non-combustible roof, "Photos" (photographer);
Porches: ;
Outbuildings: ;
Other: Two skylights / unknown elements back (N) wall of Main Structure / 2nd and 3rd floor access to #218 E State St /3rd floor access to Section 1 of #214 E State St;
Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Sanborn Maps Collection.
Christiance-Dudley Pharmacy, Inc (De Forest F Christiance Presidence, Mark H Minar Vice President, Frank T Dudley Secretary)-214-216 E State St
Robinson & Carpenter (Rodney G Robinson and Walter J McCormick), Lumber and Coal-214-216 E State St
General Furnishings Co, Inc, Fred F Cory Manager, General Clothing and House Furnishings
Norton Printing Co, Ithaca, NY
Christance-Dudley Pharmacy (President Claude H. Mitchell; Vice President George E. Minar; Treasurer Mark H. Minar), -214-216 E State St
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
College Spa (Peter Atsedes and George Atsedes), Restaurant
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
College Spa Restaurant
H. A. Manning Co, Schenectady, NY
"College Spa, a new soda fountain and restaurant, will open at 2 p.m. Saturday. It is located at 218 E. State St.
George and Pete Atsedes, who have conducted the Soda Spa at 103 N. Cayuga St., for the past seven years, are the proprietors. They will continue the Soda Spa.
The interior of one side of the Christiance-Dudley pharmacy has been remodeled, with cushion-equipped booths to accommodate 60 persons, the latest air conditioning equipment, an indirect two-color neon lighting system, and modern soda fountain and kitchen facilities.
Tony de Angelis, Ithaca muralist, has been in charge of the interior decorating."
George and Pete Atsedes, who have conducted the Soda Spa at 103 N. Cayuga St., for the past seven years, are the proprietors. They will continue the Soda Spa.
The interior of one side of the Christiance-Dudley pharmacy has been remodeled, with cushion-equipped booths to accommodate 60 persons, the latest air conditioning equipment, an indirect two-color neon lighting system, and modern soda fountain and kitchen facilities.
Tony de Angelis, Ithaca muralist, has been in charge of the interior decorating."
"New Restaurant to Open Doors," Ithaca Journal, July 16, 1937, 5.
1937
"A raging, smoky, two-alarm fire this morning gutted the College Spa Restaurant in the 200 block of E. State St., badly damaged an adjoining building, and seriously threatened a third structure...."
David Barnett Jr., “$100,000 Fire Guts State Street Restaurant; 8 Firms Damaged,” Ithaca Journal, September 10, 1956, 1.[Includes photographs.]