While not the only answer, it is a step in the right direction. When I was a young man, still in high school, the minimum wage in Oregon was $1.25/hr. Taking into account the cost of living increase, that should be over $15/hr. now.
Hey, I could buy an average home in Hawaii. And if I bought one in West Virginia, it might be a mansion.
When I was a kid, you could buy a hamburger, fries and a drink for four for less that a dollar at McDonald's. They had a small chain here in Portland called Bonnie Burgers that were even cheaper than that.
The Rothchild family is wealthier than the next 8 richest people in the world combined. They control the world. They start the wars, they change the governments, they write the news... Everything else is the narrative they have created for you to believe.
And Harry’s Hurry Inn on N. Lombard had 5 burgers for a dollar.....now that was a bargain when the munchies were out of control.
You must be an old timer. Bonnie's Burgers were 15 cents. I've gotten a Krystal Burger in Atlanta in 1965 for 10 cents. It was so small that the bun was a typical Parker House roll.
I've heard that the House of Saud is worth more than twice the Rothchilds. I've also heard that Putin is worth approx. the same as the Rothchilds family. https://www.investopedia.com/articles/insights/052416/top-10-wealthiest-families-world.asp
Obviously, but you still had to pay the rent and put bread on the table, fill the gas tank, heat the house, go to the movies and see the doctor. The cost of living index is what most people use to compare the two times.
I’m not quite at your level of geezerhood but I’m not far behind. And I assume the Bonnie’s you’re referring to is the one on NW 21st. Working for my dad during my HS summers I spent a great deal of time in NW Portland. As the “kid” on the work crew, one of my permanent assignments was coffee boy. Bonnie’s and Quality Pie were the go to places for coffee in the pre Starbucks era. And as you noted, Bonnie’s was a cheap place for lunch. While it may not be the same place as it was 50 years ago, it’s heartening to see it still exists in one form or another. Wish I could say the same about Quality Pie......
Funny you should mention QP which was 2 1/2 blocks from my house on Northrup. Great hamburgers and a pretty good milkshake which was 50 cents and 25 cents, respectively. I was just getting involved in a mini reunion for my graduating class at Chapman grade school when some mentioned Quality Pie. I lived on Northrup for about 8 years which included my time in the Army. When I got out of the Army, I moved into an apartment near Bonnie Burgers, very near NW 19th and maybe a couple blocks North of Bonnie's which would make it Kearney, although that street name doesn't seem right. I lived in that apartment about a year and a half.
If you ever get to jonesing (not Bonesing) for great pie, I suggest Lauretta Jean’s on Division. Best pie in the PDX area IMHO........
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Well, we had a world that was recovering from WW2 so there wasn't the same competition that there is now. And corporations weren't quite so dominant and evil. I wasn't alive then but there weren't 5 Starbucks per neighborhood either. Millions of people working in the service industry doesn't create wealth as far as I can see. Raise the Starbucks wages to 20 bucks and a shitty Starbucks coffee will cost 14 dollars. More likely is that they'll put in machines faster than they likely would. Waited way too long for two coffees at Whole Foods yesterday, a machine would have been better.
I love good pie. It's the no. 1 most popular dessert in the United States. Don't get over to East Portland too often but we have to sign some papers at our accountant's office soon which is located near the East side of the Ross Island bridge. We plan to visit the Edelweiss German deli and restaurant in the next couple days so I'm gonna go over to Jean's for a pie.
Lauretta Jean’s has a plethora of pie choices, along with a nice variety of other baked goods. I was never a pie crust guy but LJ’s uses butter in the crust instead of Crisco or lard. I could eat that crust all by itself. But then, but then I’d miss out on a slice of an incredible tart cherry pie. Apparently the lady who started LJ’s learned pie making at the knee of her Georgia grandmother (for whom the place is named) and she learned her lessons very well. I look forward to late summer when they put out an old fashioned peach pie. Indescribable.......as you have southern roots, I suspect you’d enjoy the experience.
