In the late 1950s, Frostop root-beer stands could be found in each of ... “Tapping into a vintage and retro identity, that’s the logo, the packaging, the entire presence, which they seem ...

The Frostop brand dates to 1926, when its first root beer stand opened in Springfield ... When Ted’s reopened in 2006, the logo on its menus and T-shirts was even changed to show the mug ...

But I confess I had never stopped at Frostop until recently ... For a drink, I got the restaurant’s signature homemade root beer. The root beer came out first, in a heavy frosted mug.

Frostop Root Beer — a vintage cream-soda brand that got its start in Springfield in 1926 and has survived for 93 years — is undergoing a resurgence under the direction of a retired Fifth ...

It’s been a painstaking process to rebuild and replace the giant rotating root beer mug in front of the Frostop on Airline Highway. Tuesday, installers worked to recreate the 451 feet of neon ...