ST. LOUIS – Many travel Route 66 for a taste of history. Well, you can literally do just that at one St. Louis landmark – Crown Candy Kitchen. Bring your friends. Bring your appetite. And enjoy a big taste of history.
“A lot of people say, ‘We’re traveling Route 66 and we had to stop at Crown Candy,’” owner Andy Karandzieff said.
The oldest soda fountain in St. Louis, Crown Candy pre-dates the Mother Road by 13 years. While the exact path of Route 66 has changed, Karandzieff, a third-generation owner of the business, says the north St. Louis staple has always welcomed hungry road-trippers…