Curious about Front Royal, VA and its 7-up Bottling Plant? Any help please?

[GeorgePMR]

Here is the only known picture of the Coca~Cola Front Royal, VA Bottling Works here in town. Of course there's a pretty lady in the picture. Built in 1922 after a fire burned down 15 buildings on Main St. and then the plant moved to another location in 1961.

 

[GeorgePMR]

Here is a picture of the wood building that burned down prior to them rebuilding it into a brick structure at 501 E Main St.

 

[GeorgePMR]

I found some interesting 1920's news articles about the Front royal, VA Coca-Cola Bottling Works'

 

[GeorgePMR]

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[GeorgePMR]

Killer 1926 FroRo Coke advertisements, seems like the plant got bought out by the Central Bottling Company in the late 1920's.

 

[GeorgePMR]

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[GeorgePMR]

I have now a 1923, '24, '25 & '26 Hobbleskirt Cokes, Worthpoint shows a 1929 Christmas Coke sold from here. Also found a beautiful aqua Soda Water from FroRo, it's a 1929 Graham. In 1930 seems like the managers all left Front Royal, VA onto bigger plants. The FroRo plant must have been turned into a warehouse or something, explains why there's no Pat-D's and on from here.

 

[GeorgePMR]

7-Up Front Royal, VA bottling plant established in 1946.

 

[GeorgePMR]

Some articles about the early Cristo-Cola Front Royal, VA bottling company.

 

[GeorgePMR]

7-Up Front Royal, VA bottling plant established in 1946.

And closed in 1956