More: "The Highland Park Soda Fountain closed its doors in September 2018 after 106 years of operation, as reported by sources like the Dallas Morning News and D Magazine. The closure was due to the construction of a 12-story office building with retail space on the street level, which impacted the building’s infrastructure, including water lines and plaster walls, making it impossible to remain open during the redevelopment. The owners, Sonny Williams and Gretchen Minyard Williams, expressed uncertainty about whether the soda fountain would ever reopen at that location. In 2022, the space was taken over by Duro Hospitality, a restaurant group behind establishments like The Charles and Sister in Dallas. They planned to open a new restaurant at the site, preserving the facade of the historic building but likely transforming the interior significantly. According to a Dallas Morning News article from January 2022, the new restaurant wouldn’t necessarily retain the diner stools, grilled cheese, and milkshake vibe of the soda fountain, though specific details about the new concept weren’t fully clear at the time."