Print ArticleSo you thought you knew Jacksonville? Here's a few long lost facts about downtown that will have you wondering what else is out there that you don't know.
3. Spinning Wheels shakes and ice cream manufacturing on Houston Street
In 1910, this four story brick building was built as a dairy for Charles Sumner's W.P. Sumner Company. Sumner specialized in butter and cheese products. In 1920, five years after Sumner's death, the building was acquired by Jefferson Richard Berrier and converted into an Ice Cream factory.
The J.R. Berrier Ice Cream Company was known for its mammoth-sized, multi-flavored shakes, which were called Spinning Wheels. Although, Berrier's manufacturing operations ceased for good in the 1950s, the family operated a chain of soda fountains in Jacksonville until 1970.
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