This IS fascinating. That dime would be the equivalent of $2.10, or something like that, today. No way you could this this much of this kind of eats for $2.10 anywhere I can think of today.
Fascinating! What was the average wages for a worker back then, for comparison?
The more I think about it, the more I find that nearly all the non-chain breakfast places, delis, and bagel shops around me in the south SF Bay Area are all owned and run by Asian immigrants as well. Seems to be a continuing American tradition!
This IS fascinating. That dime would be the equivalent of $2.10, or something like that, today. No way you could this this much of this kind of eats for $2.10 anywhere I can think of today.
PLEASE DO A PIECE ON CLIFTON'S CAFETERIA!!!!
Fascinating! What was the average wages for a worker back then, for comparison?
The more I think about it, the more I find that nearly all the non-chain breakfast places, delis, and bagel shops around me in the south SF Bay Area are all owned and run by Asian immigrants as well. Seems to be a continuing American tradition!
Good point about wages. I'll look into it for the big piece I'm working on.
Moving and fascinating.