The Province

The The price of things in in 1915 1915

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Following is a short list of what things cost in Vancouver when the Millionair­es won the Stanley Cup in 1915: Tickets to the Stanley Cup final — or what was dubbed in local papers as the World’s Series of Hockey — were 50 cents to $1.50 The Irving Cafe advertised Sunday dinner and lunch for 75 cents (with wine, 25 cents extra) Walker F. Evans & Co. was selling a Victor Victrola phonograph for $34.50. Records cost 85 cents A new Ford touring car had a price tag of $590 Sellers of a modern five-room bungalow at 34th and St. Catharines in south Vancouver were asking $1,300, while a fivebedroo­m home set on a half-acre in Shaughness­y could be bought for $19,000 Home delivery of The Province was 50 cents a month.

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