in the early 50's, milk was 17 cents a quart, a can of soup was 10 cents, a bag of potato chips was 10 cents and a serving of french fries was also 10 cents.
in the 60's, a "today's special" (complete meal) in a restaurant was $1.00 and a 200 mile round trip by bus from the city where i lived to Montreal was $4.00
Gas prices hovered around 30 cents per gallon.
Given that a person's weekly wage was maybe $50 - $100, then these prices seem about right.
Multiply everything by about ten - prices and wages - to approximate inflation and you're right back where you started.
You weren't even there, so just stay out of this, OK, Mr. Facts?
Edit: Kidding aside, my Dad made $62 a week in 1955. He owned a house, a car, supported a non-working wife, two kids, a dog, a cat and too many hangers-on-ne'er-do-well relations who lived with us (3).
I'm pretty sure that $620 per week wouldn't permit any of that now.
