Lucille Ball's $3.64 Purchase At A Book Store In 1958

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  1. Tony Nathanson

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    Tony Nathanson, May 28, 2023
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    Since the check is typed out, the purchase must have been on account.

    I know it's not a direct comparison, but internet inflation calculators say that was the equivalent of a $40 purchase today.
     
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    John Brunner, May 28, 2023
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    Larry Edmunds committed suicide in 1941. o_O
     
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    So Lucy didn't pay her bills in a timely manner?

    eta: The Larry Edmunds Bookshop was opened in 1938, and is still in business.
     
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    I wonder what book she bought.
     
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    Spanish 101
     
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    She habla Espanole ?
     
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    OK, who else looked up the street view of her address? :D
     
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    Beth Gallagher, May 28, 2023
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    Not me. Is it spectacular, or is it a pale version of its former self?
     
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    John Brunner, May 28, 2023
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    Neither; it's some Paramount Studios building. :p
     
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    Beth Gallagher, May 28, 2023
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    850 Gower used to be Desilu Studios, among others. I wonder if the entire block or 2 got developed.
     
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