That menu and the prices of various items was fun to see. However, your statement of how much cheaper things were in 1950 is not very accurate.
You have to remember that the average household salary was around $3,500 per year. Let's say now the family income is $70,000 which is neither high nor low income. That is 20 times higher than in 1950. Multiply those 1950 prices by 20 and you have a chicken salad sandwich at a dime store costing $13 and $8 for a banana split.
The gasoline would be $3.60 and the new car would be $30,000.
Anyhow, it is always fun to see old prices. A couple of days ago, I was looking at a wedding album of mine and in 1973, we stayed at a hotel in Miami Beach for $19 per night.
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