A city bus would come every 20 min. The pickup was at the corner, cost each way was a nickle. The show was a dime and a box of popcorn was a nickle. Five theaters in Iowa City, cowboy movies, Abbot and Costello, Frankenstein, all in black and white. Chilly air conditioning.
At about 1947 when we were 12, the outing was still a quarter but we freckle heads had fat tire bikes then and could bike downtown and back, saving two bus nickles for candy consumption.
After WW2-1945-there was candy available so we had 15c of candy moola if we biked instead of riding the bus.
Licorice came in black plugs and black sticks and had true licorice in it. A PENNY each for a plug or stick !! Hersey bar, bigger than ever went for a nickle. Jujie fruits, good & plenty, 5c a large box. Coke, pepsi, orange pop, root beer all 5c
A platoon of bikes would be parked around the theater on Saturdays, none of them were locked, nor needed to be.
Pepsi song----"Pepsi Cola hits the spot, 12 full ounces-that's a lot !! twice as much for a nickle too-you'll know pepsi is the drink for you !!" Coca Cola only had 7 oz.
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