This cover from 1957 is surprising to me for the similarity to our contemporary supermarkets — from the XPress checkout to the magazines and comic book section, to the record spinner and gourmet section. This cover looks a little like a Mad magazine layout without all the antics, 'cept for that kid getting ready to ram his cart into that guy. And geez, the New Yorker cost a measly 20 cents!
Charles Martin — The New Yorker — May 18, 1957
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Boy do I miss spinner racks in drug stores and grocery stores. And yes, the good ol' days WERE good...
Oh, me too. Those were good days. Every once in a while the smell of a drugstore will trigger a flashback of spinner joy.
Lovely picture. Here in Britain the supermarket was still uncommon in 1957, though they started appearing here from 1948 on, didn't really spread everywhere until the 60's. I'm struck by two things by this picture, firstly that most of the customers, men and women are wearing hats, in fact they are fairly nattily dressed, and that all the checkout cashiers are men.
The cash register on the left was a great touch.
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