DOUBLE COLA BOTTLING COMPANY

According to the 1938 Johnson City directory the Orange Kist Bottling Company is known as the Double Cola Bottling Company with Frank G. Lee as Manager and is located in the same building at 213 South Boone Street.(2) The Directory of Tennessee Industries 1952 edition has the company listed as bottling Double Cola and Cheerwine.(2) No mention was made of Cheerwine in the 1949 edition.(2) The company would remain at the same location until going out of business between 1950 and 1953.(1) The building still stands with some of the painted on Double Cola signs intact. If you are wondering what became of the Tarvers check out the Johnson City Pepsi-Cola page.

This is the Double Cola Bottling Company building as it stands today.

12oz Double Cola bottle

7 1/2 oz Double Cola JR bottle

10oz Double Line bottle dated 1948

10oz Double Line bottle dated 1949

Cheerwine ad from August 2, 1951

6oz Cheerwine bottle dated 1951

10oz Double Cola bottle dated 1952

10oz Double Line bottle dated 1953

Double Cola of Johnson City ad from the 1950 City Directory

This page is only part of a much larger site. To see the rest then just click TAZEWELL-ORANGE.COM