The streets of turn of the century America were a strange place in big cities: rubbing elbows side by side were the upper crust and the lowly workers. Fine threads alongside crates and barrels.
Regardless of class, much like today everyone was keeping an eye on the price of goods. See you if you guess prices of goods in 1915 versus today–scroll all the way down to see today’s prices!
Average annual pay in 1915? $687
Price of a car in 1915? $2,005
Loaf of bread? $.07
Dozen eggs? $.34
Pound of steak? $.26
Shoes? $3-$10
Keep scrolling to reveal today’s prices:
Average annual pay today? $16,063
Price of a car today? $46,879
Loaf of bread today? $3.24
A dozen eggs today? $2.15
Pound of steak today? $10.63
A pair of shoes today? $70-$233
