REMEMBER THIS?: This day in 1973, a pickup truck cost less than $3,300

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The sticker price isn't the only thing that has changed in 50 years

On this day 50 years ago, Pierre Elliot Trudeau was Prime Minister of Canada, Richard Nixon was the President of the United States, and the number one song in the US was Crocodile Rock by Elton John.

A Ford 100 Styleside Pickup would set you back a cool $3,292, a gallon of paint cost $7.35 and chicken wings were 39 cents a pound! Check out these business advertisements from the Feb. 12, 1973 edition of the Sault Star.Soo Mill, A Hollingsworth LegacyEach week, the Sault Ste. Marie Public Library and its Archives provides SooToday readers with a glimpse of the city’s past.

Find out more of what the Public Library has to offer at www.ssmpl.ca and look for more Remember This? columns here

 

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