Just remembered a few more: I remember when a pack of smokes was 35cents.
Gas was only 28cents a gallon.
Train ride from where I lived in the Philly suburbs, into the city was 75cents, and a Buck for round trip.
Haircut was 1.50.
Drive in movies 1.00 a car night on Friday and Saturday.
Plastic model airplanes, and ships were 1.50 to 2.50.
My allowance at 13 years old was 2 bucks a week.
Ice cream soda at the Drug store was .50cents.
Popular Mechanics magazine was .75cents. Playboy was (SHHHHH) 1.50.
The party lines were where all the neighbors who HAD a phone,
had to wait their turn to make a call, and everybody could listen if they wanted.
Newsreels were shown before the Cartoons, and the movie.
We could leave our bicycle out front over night, and nobody would take it.
My dad left the windows in the car open during the Summer, on the street, over night.
We didn't need a Fishing license to go down to the creek and fish.
We had 55 gallon drums, with the lid cut off that we used to BURN our trash, and the garbage man came by twice a week. The garbage truck had a Wide Trough across the back of the truck...and the garbage (STINKING STUFF) was lifted up into the top of the truck.
Played stickball in the street, football, without helmets in the snow, and swam in the wading pool at the park during the Summer.
I had Sneakers that I wore all Summer, that got so torn up....as our town Fire chief laughed at us...telling us...when he was growing up. His shoes were so thin. He could step on a Dime...and be able to tell whether it was HEADS, or TAILS. No joke.
Originally Posted by aboutime
Just remembered a few more: I remember when a pack of smokes was 35cents.
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