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I qualified the statement that the Boston cooler owes its origin to Boston Blvd. in Detroit. As Gay writes (see sources), "A soda made with James Vernor's earlier creation of Vernor's Ginger Ale was called a 'Boston cooler.' Why Boston? ... Nobody knows" (p. 8). Of course, Google now brings up many references connecting the Boston cooler to Detroit, but most of these postdate the claim when made in this Wikipedia article—and seem to depend upon it. So, if we state this unequivocally here, we need to provide a definitive source. If someone has additional information on this, please include it (and cite) in the article.
Also, note that Boston cooler should be spelled without the initial capital on the second word (since it is not a trade name). I will leave it to an admin to fix that, however. --Tom Allen06:40, 20 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Having grown up in the Detroit area and loving boston coolers from the beginning, one important piece of information is missing from this post...what makes it a "cooler" and differentiates from a "float" is the blending of the ice cream and soda (preferably Vernors). Jimbry01:11, 18 December 2006 (UTC) James E. Bryson[reply]
