The Old Esposito Soda Factory: “The Legends of Primo Gassosa” — An Interview with Robert Esposito
A sign for the popular but controversially-named Koca-Nola
A sign for the short-lived Trio Cola
A worker bottles soda at the factory
An antique sign for the old Koca-Nola soda
An article about Koca-Nola and Primo Gassosa
Esposito Beverages sponsored a neighborhood baseball team
Inside the factory, a worker bottles Esposito soda
James Esposito poses with some avian friends
James Esposito's marriage license
James Esposito's naturalization papers
More bottling inside the Esposito soda factory on Washington Avenue
Outside the factory at 812-14 Washington Avenue
Portrait of James "Giacomo" Esposito
South Philly Review about Primo Gassosa
The workers of the soda factory (James Esposito center)
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812-814 Washington Avenue