First McDonalds in Tampa was built in 1958 located at 3515 S. Dale Mabry Highway.
In 1958 we all took transister radios to the beach and everywhere else we went.
How much did we spend in 1958?
1958 Chevy Impala
House: $30,000
Average income: $4,650
Ford car: $1967-$3929
Milk: $1.01
Gas: $.24
Bread $.19
Postage stamp: $.04
Chef Boy-Ar-Dee spaghetti, 15 1/2 .oz can.: $ .19
Corned Beef: $.59 lb.
Swiss Steak: $.75 lb.
Libby Tomato Juice, 5 (46 .oz) cans: $1.00
Kraft Carmels, 1 lb pkg: $.37
Milk: $.42 half gal.
Uncle Ben’s Rice, 14 oz box - $.19
Sunkist Oranges, 5 lbs.: $.49
Cantaloupe: $.05 lb.
Celery: $.04 lb.
Tuition at Harvard: $1,250 yr.
Nathan's Hot Dog: $.25
Roundtrip airfare London to New York: $453
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What where we watching in 1958?
Children's Programs
Captain Kangaroo
Bozo the Clown
Howdy Doody
Walt Disney Presents
Mickey Mouse Club
Variety Programs
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Milton Berle Show
The Steve Allen Show
The Lawrence Welk Show
The Andy Williams Show
Candid Camera
This is Your Life
The Tonight Show
Daytime Serials (Soap Operas)
Why where they called "Soap Operas"? Because they advertised bath soap, laundry soap and dish soap. At that time these shows only had a half hour spot.
The Edge of Night
The Secret Storm
As the World Turns
The Guiding Light
Search for Tomorrow
Love of Life
News Programs
CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite
Meet the Press
The Today Show
Face the Nation
Game Shows
What's My Line
Truth of Consequences
The Price is Right
Night time was filled with great shows like:
The Honeymooners
Dragnet
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Alfred Hitchock Presents
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
The Jack Benny Show
Leave It To Beaver
The teens had their shows too:
We all learned to dance by watching
American Bankstand
