I have loved Coca-Cola ever since I was little!  It brings good memories to mind!
Yes, Coca-Cola has been around since the 19th century! Of course it was designed for medicine then.
It was designed for medicine?  What was it prescribed for?
Coca-Cola
Coca-Cola, or Coke, is a carbonated soft drink manufactured by The Coca-Cola Company. Originally intended as a patent medicine, it was invented in the late 19th century by John Stith Pemberton and was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coca-Cola to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The drink's name refers to two of its original ingredients: coca leaves, and kola nuts (a source of caffeine).
Gardens on the corner of Darlingurst Road and Macleay Street was commissioned as a memorial to soldiers who died in 1942 during World War II in two battles at El Alamein, Egypt. It was designed in 1961 by the New Zealand-born architect Robert Woodward. Its dandelion design, which has since been copied for fountains around the world, was Woodward’s original design.
- The Coca-Cola billboard, this has since been turned off and replaced in 2016 with a new sign. Pieces of the original sign were auctioned