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  • McDonalds menu from the early 1970s.

    From JAB@21:1/5 to All on Thu Nov 9 20:39:34 2023
    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ei6-dW4AAcQrZ.jpg

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  • From Mike Spencer@21:1/5 to JAB on Fri Nov 10 01:09:45 2023
    JAB <here@is.invalid> writes:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ei6-dW4AAcQrZ.jpg

    When I worked at McDonalds in Illinois in 1959, burgers were 15 cents, cheeseburgers 19 cents, shakes $0.20 and fries a dime. So a
    cheeseburger, shake and fries for under 4 bits. There were no Big
    Macs or quarter-pounders or anything else. (I forget if there were
    carbonated drinks -- I think ss but not certain.)

    And the golden arches sign read, "Over a million sold".

    --
    Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere on Fri Nov 10 07:29:06 2023
    On 10 Nov 2023 01:09:45 -0400, Mike Spencer
    <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

    McDonalds in Illinois in 1959, burgers were 15 cents,

    I recall those days, but a person had to walk up to order, where those
    glass windows are located..

    PIC: <https://interactive.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/tenbuildings_hero_mobile/public/tenbuildings/TM500ss.jpg>

    In 1955, Ray Kroc, who had joined the McDonald's brothers in their
    hamburger business the year before, opened his first McDonald's
    drive-in restaurant in Des Plaines, Illinois. https://interactive.wttw.com/tenbuildings/mcdonald%E2%80%99s

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  • From JAB@21:1/5 to mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere on Fri Nov 10 08:06:07 2023
    On 10 Nov 2023 01:09:45 -0400, Mike Spencer
    <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:

    Illinois in 1959...There were no Big Macs

    Interesting pic showing original building design used by MacDonalds,
    and selling Big Macs. I don't recall when the dine in buildings were
    built, but SUV vehicles are shown.

    <https://interactive.wttw.com/sites/default/files/styles/tenbuildings_hero/public/tenbuildings/TM502ss.jpg>

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  • From Michael Trew@21:1/5 to Mike Spencer on Mon Nov 13 16:56:59 2023
    On 11/10/2023 12:09 AM, Mike Spencer wrote:
    JAB<here@is.invalid> writes:

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-ei6-dW4AAcQrZ.jpg

    When I worked at McDonalds in Illinois in 1959, burgers were 15 cents, cheeseburgers 19 cents, shakes $0.20 and fries a dime. So a
    cheeseburger, shake and fries for under 4 bits. There were no Big
    Macs or quarter-pounders or anything else. (I forget if there were
    carbonated drinks -- I think ss but not certain.)

    And the golden arches sign read, "Over a million sold".

    If you account for inflation, the prices pretty well match up. Say,
    from 1973 (In the photo JAB posted), coffee is the modern equivalent of
    $1 or so, big mac is about $4, large fry $3-change, etc.

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