** Dale and Roy Rogers
** A Soviet rocket hit the moon
** 1956: the opening of McHenry (IL.) Hospital
88 UNIVAC-- Universal Automatic Computer. Mid-1950s computers sold to businesses took up the space of an entire room.
--GreGen
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1950s. Show all posts
Saturday, June 28, 2014
A Day At Petersen Farm: Welcome to the 1950s-- Part 2
**1955: Ray A. Kroc opens his first restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. That would be the first McDonald's as we know them today.
** Gas Price was 21-23 cents a gallon
** A 1957 Thunderbird cost $3,408
** Play-Dog modeling compound came out
1951 grocery Store Prices:
** 10 lb. bag of potatoes-- 33 cents
** 1 lb. strawberries-- 44 cents, sliced and sugared
** 1 lb. Beef chuck roast-- 69 cents
** 12 oz. peas-- 19 cents
Wouldn't it be nice to have those prices today...and the money we have today.
--Cooter
** Gas Price was 21-23 cents a gallon
** A 1957 Thunderbird cost $3,408
** Play-Dog modeling compound came out
1951 grocery Store Prices:
** 10 lb. bag of potatoes-- 33 cents
** 1 lb. strawberries-- 44 cents, sliced and sugared
** 1 lb. Beef chuck roast-- 69 cents
** 12 oz. peas-- 19 cents
Wouldn't it be nice to have those prices today...and the money we have today.
--Cooter
Friday, June 27, 2014
A Day at Petersen Farm: Welcome to the 1950s-- Part 1
This past Sunday, Liz and I went to Peterson Farm, a farmstead dating back to the 1840s in McHenry, Illinois, for their annual "Day At the Farm." It was a very hot and muggy day, but at least we didn't have any rain which we have been getting a lot of these last two weeks.
They had a good-sized crowd.
We were handed a flyer with some 1950s facts. Both Liz and I were born in 1951 and grew up in that generation. It is hard to believe that Harry S. Truman was president when we were born. That makes her pretty old.
Here are some 1950s stuff:
** 1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero of D-Day and World War II was elected president and served for the rest of the decade.
** Davy Crockett "Born on the Wild Frontier"
** 1956: "Hound Dog" by you-know-who.
** "The Cat in the Hat: by Dr. Seuss
** CBS introduces color TV on the Ed Sullivan Show
** Those little-bitty portable phonographs
** 1954: Swanson & Sons create Frozen TV Dinners.
And, More to Come. --Cooter
They had a good-sized crowd.
We were handed a flyer with some 1950s facts. Both Liz and I were born in 1951 and grew up in that generation. It is hard to believe that Harry S. Truman was president when we were born. That makes her pretty old.
Here are some 1950s stuff:
** 1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower, hero of D-Day and World War II was elected president and served for the rest of the decade.
** Davy Crockett "Born on the Wild Frontier"
** 1956: "Hound Dog" by you-know-who.
** "The Cat in the Hat: by Dr. Seuss
** CBS introduces color TV on the Ed Sullivan Show
** Those little-bitty portable phonographs
** 1954: Swanson & Sons create Frozen TV Dinners.
And, More to Come. --Cooter
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Woolworth's Cafe 1950s Prices
Don't you wish you had the money you have now, only back then. Look at these prices.
Bacon and tomato triple decker sandwich-- 50 cents
Triple decker chicken salad sandwich-- 65 cents
American cheese sandwich-- 30 cents
Banana split with half a banana and three scoops of ice cream-- 39 cents
Fresh orange juice 20 cents regular, 30 cents large
Milk shake with two scoops of ice cream-- 25 cents
Apple pie-- 15 cents a slice
Layer cake-- 15 cents a slice
Whoa, Nellie!!! -- Coot
Bacon and tomato triple decker sandwich-- 50 cents
Triple decker chicken salad sandwich-- 65 cents
American cheese sandwich-- 30 cents
Banana split with half a banana and three scoops of ice cream-- 39 cents
Fresh orange juice 20 cents regular, 30 cents large
Milk shake with two scoops of ice cream-- 25 cents
Apple pie-- 15 cents a slice
Layer cake-- 15 cents a slice
Whoa, Nellie!!! -- Coot
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