What Gas and other stuff cost in 1967. Make sure you read the last line.
Gas: Sunoco 260 - 29.9 cents per gallon
Bread 25 cents a loaf for cheap stuff. Wonder was probably 50 cents
Wage: $1.65 was minimum wage. A Doctor or lawyers made $50k and malpractice insurance was like $2,000 a year.
Homes, in Chicago $12,-25k. In Los Angeles $30 - 50k
New Toyota Corolla was $1800, Cadillac Brougham was 9K Mustang GT was 8k, Mercedes SL was $25k new VW was $1200
Shasta Cola was 8 to 10 cents each.
A scoop of Ice Cream at Baskin-Robbins was 35 cents
A scoop of Ice cream at Walgreen's or Thrifty's was 5 cents
Hamburger was 29 cents a pound
T Bone steak was $1.15 a pound.
McDonald's Hamburger was 39 cents
White Castle Hamburger was 15 cents
Coffee was 10 cents a cup or $2 for THREE POUNDS
The Sunday Times was 25 cents
A pay phone call was 10 cents
Bus ride was a quarter including free transfer
Staten Island Ferry was 5 cents
Rent was $65 to $75 for an old dumpy 1 bedroom and $100 - $115 for a nice apartment with pool, dishwasher, AC
A movie was $1.50
Popcorn was 50 cents
A snickers bar was 5 cents
Gum balls were a penny
a dozen rubbers were 89 cents a box for Trojans
Cigarettes were 27 cents in stores and 35 cents in machines
Zig Zags were a nickel.
An ounce of grass was $10 and a pound was $65.
Reds were 5 for a dollar and white criss crosses were 10 for a dollar
The Sound of Music had been running at ONE theater for 18 months straight and you had to pay $3 to $4 to get in to see it.
It cost $8.50 to see Linda Ronstadt at the Palamino in North Hollywood
It cost $8.50 to see Hair live in Hollywood at the Aquarius Theater
Student Standby at the Los Angeles Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on weekends was $3.50 for most plays.
It cost $12.50 to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Continental
I used to have a cheese burger with fries and a chocolate shake for $1.89 at Thrifty Drug
Empty Pockets got his AARP card. Love you Larry:biggrin
Gas: Sunoco 260 - 29.9 cents per gallon
Bread 25 cents a loaf for cheap stuff. Wonder was probably 50 cents
Wage: $1.65 was minimum wage. A Doctor or lawyers made $50k and malpractice insurance was like $2,000 a year.
Homes, in Chicago $12,-25k. In Los Angeles $30 - 50k
New Toyota Corolla was $1800, Cadillac Brougham was 9K Mustang GT was 8k, Mercedes SL was $25k new VW was $1200
Shasta Cola was 8 to 10 cents each.
A scoop of Ice Cream at Baskin-Robbins was 35 cents
A scoop of Ice cream at Walgreen's or Thrifty's was 5 cents
Hamburger was 29 cents a pound
T Bone steak was $1.15 a pound.
McDonald's Hamburger was 39 cents
White Castle Hamburger was 15 cents
Coffee was 10 cents a cup or $2 for THREE POUNDS
The Sunday Times was 25 cents
A pay phone call was 10 cents
Bus ride was a quarter including free transfer
Staten Island Ferry was 5 cents
Rent was $65 to $75 for an old dumpy 1 bedroom and $100 - $115 for a nice apartment with pool, dishwasher, AC
A movie was $1.50
Popcorn was 50 cents
A snickers bar was 5 cents
Gum balls were a penny
a dozen rubbers were 89 cents a box for Trojans
Cigarettes were 27 cents in stores and 35 cents in machines
Zig Zags were a nickel.
An ounce of grass was $10 and a pound was $65.
Reds were 5 for a dollar and white criss crosses were 10 for a dollar
The Sound of Music had been running at ONE theater for 18 months straight and you had to pay $3 to $4 to get in to see it.
It cost $8.50 to see Linda Ronstadt at the Palamino in North Hollywood
It cost $8.50 to see Hair live in Hollywood at the Aquarius Theater
Student Standby at the Los Angeles Dorothy Chandler Pavilion on weekends was $3.50 for most plays.
It cost $12.50 to fly from Los Angeles to San Francisco on Continental
I used to have a cheese burger with fries and a chocolate shake for $1.89 at Thrifty Drug
Empty Pockets got his AARP card. Love you Larry:biggrin
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