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True Dough

(23,298 posts) Tue Jun 10, 2025, 10:04 PM Tuesday

Concession prices at Shea Stadium in 1967:

What will you have?

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Concession prices at Shea Stadium in 1967: (Original Post) True Dough Tuesday OP

10 cents for a pencil. Thats outrageous. BOSSHOG Tuesday #1

I've been to a number of major league games going back to 1963 in various midwestern states. rsdsharp Tuesday #2

Mmm...give me a ballpark egg salad with a cigar chaser. Xavier Breath Tuesday #3

For perspective- DeeDeeNY Wednesday #4

That's $96k in today's dollars, a decent salary. Xavier Breath Wednesday #5

BOSSHOG

(42,780 posts)

1. 10 cents for a pencil. Thats outrageous.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 10:11 PM

Tuesday

Beer and a Burger for a Buck. Drink up Boys

rsdsharp

(10,876 posts)

2. I've been to a number of major league games going back to 1963 in various midwestern states.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 10:22 PM

Tuesday

Never once did I see knishes on the menu.

“Knishes! Get ya knishes here!”

Xavier Breath

(5,705 posts)

3. Mmm...give me a ballpark egg salad with a cigar chaser.

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Tue Jun 10, 2025, 10:28 PM

Tuesday

DeeDeeNY

(3,725 posts)

4. For perspective-

Reply to True Dough (Original post)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 06:13 AM

Wednesday

In 1967 my father supported a family of 4 fairly comfortably on a salary of $10,000.

Xavier Breath

(5,705 posts)

5. That's $96k in today's dollars, a decent salary.

Reply to DeeDeeNY (Reply #4)

Wed Jun 11, 2025, 01:58 PM

Wednesday

And that .85 shrimp basket would now be $8. That a seems a fair price.

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