Woolworth daily lunch counter menu w/ Turkey Croquette coupon (Apr 23, 1959)

[IcyPeas]

[Hoyt]

1. Whenever I hear Woolworth Lunch counters, I think of those who couldn't sit

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there in the 50# and 60s. Thankfully, people stood up, although decades late.

[Snarkoleptic]

2. New York Public Library has a ton of old menu images on their website.

http://menus.nypl.org/

Some are from Cunard Line and the Pennsylvania RR dining cars.
They are some weird stuff, back in the day.

[IcyPeas]

3. I love this

Thank you. I really enjoy looking at these old menus.

[Snarkoleptic]

4. YW! I share your fascination.

n/t

[malthaussen]

8. Oh, great, another rabbit hole to fall down.

Why do you hate me?

This is an interesting site, too: https://www.mclib.info/Research/Local-History-Genealogy/Historic-Prices

Prices on everything from beans to beds, from local advertisements.

-- Mal

[Bayard]

5. Lemon Meringue Pie slice

15 cents. Wow.....

[onethatcares]

6. my wife worked at Woolworths

in Anchorage AK in 1972 as a waitress.

I think the menu was the same.

[Emile]

7. I remember eating at Woolworths back in the 50s/60s. Loved there cherry cokes!

[milestogo]

9. Did somebody actually type all that out?

The prices are amazing.

[Ocelot II]

10. $1 in 1959 is $9.88 today.

So the 60-cent meat loaf dinner would be $5.93 now - still cheap!