No city in the country has the number of soft drink brands as Birmingham. There have been brands we all recognize and that are still sold today. Most have long fallen by the wayside. Where does one find a bottle of Ala-Cola, Cafa-Cola, Cola-Nip, Fan-Taz, Glee-Cola, My-Cola, Nifty-Cola, Rye-Ola, or Wiseola? Yet there was a time that these brands and more found eager markets in Birmingham but also in adjacent states, in other regions of the country, in Canada, Mexico, Panama, Cuba, and Australia.

Birmingham Bottling: Soft Drinks in the Magic City will feature the products that have quenched the city’s thirst for sugar and fizz. Built around Vulcan Park and Museum’s collection of memorabilia and vintage soda bottles, Birmingham Bottling overviews the city’s history of soft drinks, exploring why Birmingham led the nation in soft drink brands.