And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
We had a Woolworths in Harrisburg, Pa that my mom would take me to. We'd ride the bus from our little town into the "big city." We'd shop downtown till lunchtime and then hit the lunch counter their. The soda came in conical paper cups in a stainless steel holder and the burger and fries were hot and made to order. She and dad are gone and so is Woolworths. Warm and wonderful memories.
My mother and I would take the bus (she never learned to drive) into the bustling metropolis of Spencer Massachusetts. There was a Woolworths there where we would occasionally stop for lunch. She’s been gone 50 years and the Woolworths gone about as long. I understand there is still one operating somewhere in England.
I used to take the bus by myself probably 10 or 12 downtown where my mom worked. We would walk across the street to Woolworths and then we would sit at the counter and feast. I never had a better lunch since.
when i was young, mom and dad would take us out on sunday evening for something nice to eat and to give mom a break from cooking. it didn't make any difference where we went my sister always wanted a hamburger.
And of course, there are the other anachronisms: "Frankfurter", "Grilled Old English Cheese Sandwich", and when was the last time you saw "Lamb" anything in a restaurant?
At age 15, in 1970, I worked at McDonald's in Fort Myers, FL and you could get for a dollar, (5) 19 cent hamburgers with 4 cents tax and 1 penny back for change. I made 85 cents an hour there and was glad to have the opportunity to be working.
the best Chinese food i ever had was at a Woolworth on 15th st and Fremont st in Vegas in the mid 70"s. the old Asian woman and her 2 kids were working the counter. grandma was cooking. it was freeking awesome.
Used to deliver newspapers in the '70s. I liked to go to Woolworths on Saturdays for lunch after stopping by the office to pay the bill. (We had to collect from the customers.) Then, of course, I would go home for lunch. On a different route I had, I would stop by the Dog 'n' Suds for a corndog and fries.
This is so incredibly fascinating reading these comments! When you're a kid, your world is small. Parents, kids, maybe a few friends. Different way of thinking until you grow up. To read these mini-stories about other kids doing the same type of things you were doing, yet you never met, played together, or knew you all existed and yet here we are swapping stories like long lost friends! I love this site! I've said it before and I'll say it again! Thanks CW!
I remember eating at Woolworth's as my mom took us to buy clothes. My Sis was 8 years older and my Brother was 6 years older than me. Woolworth's had everything for us and we were lower middle class.
With the melt value of a dime being $2.23 today, that cheeseburger platter is $13 and change in fiat dollars. Sounds about right.
ReplyDeleteWe had a Woolworths in Harrisburg, Pa that my mom would take me to. We'd ride the bus from our little town into the "big city." We'd shop downtown till lunchtime and then hit the lunch counter their. The soda came in conical paper cups in a stainless steel holder and the burger and fries were hot and made to order. She and dad are gone and so is Woolworths. Warm and wonderful memories.
ReplyDeleteMy mother and I would take the bus (she never learned to drive) into the bustling metropolis of Spencer Massachusetts. There was a Woolworths there where we would occasionally stop for lunch. She’s been gone 50 years and the Woolworths gone about as long. I understand there is still one operating somewhere in England.
DeleteI used to take the bus by myself probably 10 or 12 downtown where my mom worked. We would walk across the street to Woolworths and then we would sit at the counter and feast. I never had a better lunch since.
ReplyDeleteSadly nowadays your parents would be arrested for child endangerment or some such thing for allowing you to do this.
DeleteI remember the old days when a hamburger was the default option.
ReplyDeletewhen i was young, mom and dad would take us out on sunday evening for something nice to eat and to give mom a break from cooking.
Deleteit didn't make any difference where we went my sister always wanted a hamburger.
That menu is from back in the day when I was working an after school job for 90 cents an hour.
ReplyDeleteHaving lunch at Woolworth's was a special occasion.
ReplyDeleteI find it amusing that they called them "French Fried Potatoes", which evolved into "French Fries" which evolved into simply "Fries".
ReplyDeleteAnd of course, there are the other anachronisms: "Frankfurter", "Grilled Old English Cheese Sandwich", and when was the last time you saw "Lamb" anything in a restaurant?
ReplyDeletewhen I was a senior in high school, I went to Mcdonalds with one dollar. got a burger, fries, cup coke with ice and got change back. 1968
ReplyDeleteAt age 15, in 1970, I worked at McDonald's in Fort Myers, FL and you could get for a dollar, (5) 19 cent hamburgers with 4 cents tax and 1 penny back for change. I made 85 cents an hour there and was glad to have the opportunity to be working.
DeleteI also working at McDonald's in 68. 90cents an hour but in a short time, showed my worth to $1.35 an hour. Bought a 71 Duster with my earnings.
DeleteI always loved getting the BLT's or the Triple Decker's depending how much money I had!
ReplyDeleteShould have kept the Plymouth Duster. You'd be rich today.
ReplyDeletethe best Chinese food i ever had was at a Woolworth on 15th st and Fremont st in Vegas in the mid 70"s. the old Asian woman and her 2 kids were working the counter. grandma was cooking. it was freeking awesome.
ReplyDeleteUsed to deliver newspapers in the '70s. I liked to go to Woolworths on Saturdays for lunch after stopping by the office to pay the bill. (We had to collect from the customers.) Then, of course, I would go home for lunch. On a different route I had, I would stop by the Dog 'n' Suds for a corndog and fries.
ReplyDeleteThis is so incredibly fascinating reading these comments! When you're a kid, your world is small. Parents, kids, maybe a few friends. Different way of thinking until you grow up. To read these mini-stories about other kids doing the same type of things you were doing, yet you never met, played together, or knew you all existed and yet here we are swapping stories like long lost friends! I love this site! I've said it before and I'll say it again! Thanks CW!
ReplyDeleteMust be the Woolworth's in Redding where I got to sit at the counter for a couple of meals as a child in the 1950’s.
ReplyDeleteI remember eating at Woolworth's as my mom took us to buy clothes. My Sis was 8 years older and my Brother was 6 years older than me. Woolworth's had everything for us and we were lower middle class.
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