Comments on: Life in the 1950s…through today http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s 60s and 70s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:30:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: pam kueber http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37934 pam kueber Sun, 31 May 2009 13:00:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37934 Lane - the prices are adjusted for inflation...So I guess the magazine is saying that .79 in the 1950s is worth 5.29 today... Lane – the prices are adjusted for inflation…So I guess the magazine is saying that .79 in the 1950s is worth 5.29 today…

]]> By: Lane_in_PA http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37932 Lane_in_PA Sun, 31 May 2009 00:01:10 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37932 I think it must be a typo or something about the price eggs. Found this at: http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50sfood.html Eggs in New Jersey were .79 cents a dozen in the '50's. Probably cheaper in the Chicken States. My grandparents raised their own chickens so their eggs were free. I could see paying $5.29 for a dozen ostrich eggs... I think it must be a typo or something about the price eggs. Found this at:
http://www.thepeoplehistory.com/50sfood.html

Eggs in New Jersey were .79 cents a dozen in the ’50’s. Probably cheaper in the Chicken States. My grandparents raised their own chickens so their eggs were free.

I could see paying $5.29 for a dozen ostrich eggs…

]]> By: Tikimama http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37930 Tikimama Sat, 30 May 2009 16:06:23 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37930 Re: egg prices. I wonder if the reason we can get eggs so cheaply today is because of modern factory farming practices. I buy organic eggs, and they cost around $4.50, whereas the "regular" eggs can be a quarter of that. Re: egg prices. I wonder if the reason we can get eggs so cheaply today is because of modern factory farming practices. I buy organic eggs, and they cost around $4.50, whereas the “regular” eggs can be a quarter of that.

]]> By: Palm Springs Stephan http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37926 Palm Springs Stephan Fri, 29 May 2009 20:04:55 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37926 Tailfin, I noted the odd discontinutiy as well. Those 1967 taillights on what looks like maybe an Impala jumped right out at me. Tailfin, I noted the odd discontinutiy as well. Those 1967 taillights on what looks like maybe an Impala jumped right out at me.

]]> By: frankieswife http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37923 frankieswife Fri, 29 May 2009 15:08:00 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37923 Notice how generous we were in the '70's with charitable contributions compared to the '90's...is it related to why we are in the economic mess that we find ourselves in now? Have we become stingy and less willing to give? Notice how generous we were in the ’70’s with charitable contributions compared to the ’90’s…is it related to why we are in the economic mess that we find ourselves in now? Have we become stingy and less willing to give?

]]> By: Heidi Swank http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37921 Heidi Swank Fri, 29 May 2009 14:54:21 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37921 It would have been nice if there had been more of the same statistics across eras. The drop in percentage of income saved between the 70s (27%) and the 80s (6%) indicates that culturally something important changed in our spending habits, something that clearly hasn't shifted back today. Was it just the impact of advertising? Can this be correlated with amount of time spent watching television, for instance? Hmm.... Very interesting. It would have been nice if there had been more of the same statistics across eras. The drop in percentage of income saved between the 70s (27%) and the 80s (6%) indicates that culturally something important changed in our spending habits, something that clearly hasn’t shifted back today. Was it just the impact of advertising? Can this be correlated with amount of time spent watching television, for instance? Hmm…. Very interesting.

]]> By: Jeanne http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37920 Jeanne Fri, 29 May 2009 14:37:34 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37920 RE: egg prices. The site states "all values adjusted for inflation". I think the prices are comparable to todays prices vs income. My dad was a school teacher and made $3,500 annual in 1950 and bought a post war, brand new, brick bungalow with a pink/black bathroom :-) in 1952 for $11,000. RE: egg prices. The site states “all values adjusted for inflation”. I think the prices are comparable to todays prices vs income. My dad was a school teacher and made $3,500 annual in 1950 and bought a post war, brand new, brick bungalow with a pink/black bathroom :-) in 1952 for $11,000.

]]> By: Juju http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37919 Juju Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:16 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37919 How awesome. I too am in shock about the egg prices. Wow. As for the sq. footage: I love little houses. I wouldn't know what to do with 2,000 sq. ft. How awesome.
I too am in shock about the egg prices.
Wow.
As for the sq. footage:
I love little houses.
I wouldn’t know what to do with 2,000 sq. ft.

]]> By: Susan http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37918 Susan Fri, 29 May 2009 13:14:37 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37918 Eggs cost $5.29 a dozen in the 1950's WOW. The walk through time is great. Especially the wallpaper! Eggs cost $5.29 a dozen in the 1950’s WOW. The walk through time is great. Especially the wallpaper!

]]> By: tailfin http://retrorenovation.com/2009/05/29/life-in-the-1950sthrough-today/comment-page-1/#comment-37917 tailfin Fri, 29 May 2009 12:47:17 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=14000#comment-37917 In looking at the complete timeline, I think it's odd that for the 1950s they include a photo of a house with a 1967 Chevy in front, yet for the 1960s, they include a photo of someone standing beside what is definitely a 1950s-era car. Someone at the magazine failed at continuity. (Sorry - details like this bug me) In looking at the complete timeline, I think it’s odd that for the 1950s they include a photo of a house with a 1967 Chevy in front, yet for the 1960s, they include a photo of someone standing beside what is definitely a 1950s-era car. Someone at the magazine failed at continuity. (Sorry – details like this bug me)

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