The Wayback Machine

[sanddunerider]

nice beta!

[thelarsonsix]

Would love to see the map!

[Junior]

That old post office building is still at Notch, in the area just west of SDC where "Uncle Ike's" family (grandkids and great grand kids, now) operate a trail ride attraction. The trail ride has been in operation since at least the 1970's.

[rubedugans]

The trail rides are on my list to do this summer.

Here is the reverse of the map showing ALL of the ads.

[sanddunerider]

sweet!

[Junior]

I've to a big map like this, too. It's neat to explore the Table Rock Lake area on the maps. Some of the highways have been re-routed and some have had their numbers changed over the years. At one time, Highway 76 we know today was not Highway 76. If you look around on the Web for a Harold Bell Wright site, you will find there is a subheading on the site that will take you to a fine collection of HALL PHOTOGRAPHS. Mr. Hall lived in the Branson area in the 1910's and took his camera with him everywhere he went. There are photos of Highway 76 at Dewey Bald Mt. when the roadway was gravel. The photo was taken where Shepherd of the Hills Expressway meets up with the road that goes in front of Celebration City. Also photos of Jim Lane Cabin, Sammy's Lookout, Wash Gibbs Cabin, Old Matt's Cabin, Uncle Ike's Post Office, and more.

[rubedugans]

This is divided into regions, so don't be thinking that it is ONLY Branson attractions. It has regional stores, motels etc.

[sanddunerider]

 

[thelarsonsix]

Hall postcards

[rubedugans]

One of the SDC carraiges from when it was at the now defunct "Adventure Town" theme park in Alexandria Bay, NY (1955-1960). SDC purchased the Locomotive Train and the two Stage Coaches ($5,000 for the two coaches and $30,000 for the locomotive.)

How Much things cost in 1961
Yearly Inflation Rate USA 1.07%
Average Cost of new house $12,500.00
Average Income per year $5,315.00
Cost of a gallon of Gas 27 cents
Average Cost of a new car $2,850.00
Bacon for 1LB 67 cents
Eggs per dozen 30 cents

Now the math...at a 629.3%  rate of inflation
At $5,000.00 for the coach in 1961 that converts to $36,464.05
and
At $30,000.00 in 1961 for the train-that converts to $218,784.28

[thelarsonsix]

With the exception of bacon and eggs, everything on your list has increased almost exactly ten fold. Just for giggles, let's project another 40 years:

2051 Average cost of new house $1,250,000
Average Income $531,500
Cost of a gallon of gas $27.00 (we may not to wait 40 years for this one)
Cost of a new car $285,000
Bacon for 1LB $67.00
Eggs per dozen $30.00
SDC one day Adult ticket $550.00 + $44.11 tax = $594.11
SDC Adult season pass $750.00 + $56.10 tax = $806.10 Still your best value!

[sanddunerider]

okey dokey,,,,,,,

Well lets see...   I have a house for sale.....  LOL..

and my season passes ordered for 2051!!!

 

[rubedugans]

NOt quite wayback...but All the way to...this afternoon! Well Sort of! This is a late 80's, early 90's bell that I got at Goodwill for $0.50!

[How-doFolks]

Nice clean finger nails....     Oh yeah, killer find for 2 quarters!! Maybe we ought'a go back to the thrift stores ourselves.

[Junior]

OK Rube, if you are going to brag about your recent second hand store finds, I guess I will too! Before Christmas I found a vintage 1993 SDC Christmas Ornament in a flea market for fifty cents, and just last Friday evening my wife and I bought a box of junk for a buck at an auction, and tucked inside the box was a pristine condition Doc Harris "Wildfire" plush doll. Just had to brag, Rube, hope you don't mind! Now you dig into that vault in your house and pull out some fabulous finds that are part of your ever growing collection!     (See a photo of my finds on the Flickr site.)

                                               http://www.flickr.com/photos/juniordugan