Initially, Vernors was only sold via soda fountain franchises. Pinehurst was founded by Boston soda fountain magnate James Walker Tufts. Notable public spaces included a cinema with a balcony and even a soda fountain. Later, he attended George Washington High School, where he occasionally worked in its soda fountain. Vadilal Gandhi started a soda fountain in 1926. Pepsi Spire is a touch screen soda fountain introduced by PepsiCo. This made the mixing of drinks a center of activity at the soda fountain. Liquid Carbonic spawned another leading soda fountain manufacturer, the Bastian-Blessing Company. Bill Forrester, with Douglas at his side, orders lime-vanilla ice at the soda fountain. Like a soda fountain, it mixed syrup in a 1&colon;5 ratio with carbonated water. Until Biedenharn's breakthrough, Coca-Cola had been available only when individually mixed at the soda fountain. A soda fountain is also referred to as a postmix machine in some markets. A soda fountain is a device that dispenses carbonated soft drinks, called fountain drinks.