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Pages from the April 8, 1962 edition of the Seattle Times, a Seattle World's Fair Souvenir Edition.
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February 9, 2012 at 4:42 PM
Posted by Bob Payne
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A deluxe home-entertainment system in 1962 cost $499 -- that's equivalent to $3,645 today.
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Percentage of Americans who smoked in 1965: 42.4. Percentage who smoked in 2011: 21.
Speede Marts: Did grocers really wear bow ties?
Johnson Line of Sweden: "Luxurious passenger accommodation" to Europe.
J.C. Penney credit cards were issued for the first time in 1959.
Washington Mutual Savings Bank was incorporated as the Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association in 1889. The institution collapsed in 2008 after becoming the sixth largest bank in the United States.
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The Wyler watch: waterproof, shockproof and dustproof.
Homes from $32,500 near Bothell. That's $237,000 in today's money.
"BIG in everything but price."
Steve's Gay 90's on South Tacoma Way was closed in 1977.
The Studebaker Lark: "The car Studebaker specifically designed for the young in heart."
"Sports-drive a Chrysler 300 today! It's built for the Hot Lane!"
Ivar's was founded in 1938 by Seattle folk singer Ivar Haglund.
Santa Fair in Federal Way included a roller coaster and a 700-seat performance space.
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