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Take a trip through 1950s prices and discover what you could buy for under one dollar in postwar America, from a soda fountain malted milkshake to a barbershop haircut and baseball bleachers. Explore milkman delivery, roller skating, diner pie, a Duncan Yo-Yo, city bus fare, a subway token, nylon stockings, and affordable ground beef. This nostalgic look at fifties shopping, historical prices, old fashioned bargains, and American consumer prices offers a fascinating inflation comparison.
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I wish i could buy them all today . . . Oh, we were so very blessed to be an American or living in America back then. The memories of those wonderful days are vivid.
Today we have Islamic calls to prayer five times a day in NYC & Michigan. And they stop traffic to conduct those prayers in the streets. The Greatest Generation fought & died to prevent this from coming to America. And we opened the doors for them. Today's Americans are self-centered fools. Too busy or too lazy to vote.
WOW! Times sure have changed!
Ah, those were the days! I wonder what ever happened to my Duncan Yo-Yo? They failed to mention that the wages were extremely low, compared to the wages of today. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Mel.
Post-WW2 America had many advantages unknown to others. But how times have changed - and not for the better! We live in a different world now! Thanks, Mel!
I remember those days!
When I started driving, 1963, gas was 26.9/gallon! I do remember $.49/lb hamburger, sirloin, chicken and shoulder lamb chops. Of course, we all earned a lot less then too!
At 87 years old, I remember the 50's well. My favorite treat was, for a dime, I could get a Pepsi and a bag of Planter's peanuts. I would pour the peanuts into the soda then drink and eat at the same time. Crazy, huh? Another treat was when dad would take all of us into town to visit the Dairy Queen. He always got a lemon milk shake, I believe, 25 cents. Sometimes, I got a banana split, 45 cents. Like they say, "Those were the days."
Love this. Easier afordable times. Life was good !! Thanks Mel
Very interesting.
I wish life was as simple as it was back then, it wasn't always easy but simpler