The line art looks like the building of the oldest currently operating McDonald’s, which opened in 1953, although the ad copy gives a different location that opened in 1958, so this menu has got to be around 58 64 (see post from scmstr@lemmy.blahaj.zone in thread). There were some older McD’s but they are gone. The 1953 location was the first building that used the golden arches as a shtick.
This is what the 1953 building looked like in 2017.
Before it got into the whole hamburger and fries thing, McDonald’s sold BBQ in the 1940’s, with the ad tagline, “McDonald’s Famous Barbecue”.
Adjusted for inflation, that hamburger should cost $1.75, today.
I wonder how the ratio of McD’s wage, to burger price, compares to today.
I have no idea how much they paid back then.
If the Internet is to be believed, wages started $1.12/hr which would be $13.08/hr in 2026. Current starting pay is higher than that in most places.
But, current hamburger prices are about double the inflation adjusted price. Wages are not doubled. So, buying power is weaker than in 1958.
And it was probably significantly larger as well