Bell Mirror & Glass, Inc.
1702 S. Seneca Street, Wichita, KS 67213
316-262-8642
www.bellmirrorandglass.com
In celebration of Bell Mirror & Glass's 50th anniversary, we wanted to take a look at what life was like 50 years ago. How times have changed!!! Take a look below:
- Average Cost of New House - $12,650
- Average Income Per Year- $5,807
- Gas Per Gallon - 0.29 Cents
- The Start of Beatlemania- The Beatles release "I Want To Hold Your Hand/I Saw Her Standing There"
- Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous "I have a dream" speech
- AT&T introduces touch tone phones
- Zip Codes are implemented in US
- Audio Cassettes were introduced
- Lava Lamps were launched by Edward Craven Walker
- Popular Films - Cleopatra, The Longest Day, Lawrence of Arabia, To Kill a Mockingbird
- Popular Musicians - The Beatles, Roy Orbison, Buddy Holly, The Drifters, Jim Reeves
- Popular TV Shows - Coronation Street, The Andy Griffith Show, The Flintstones, Mister Ed, The Avengers, The Dick Van Dyke Show
- Born this Year- Michael Jordan, Johnny Depp
- President Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas; Vice President Lyndon Johnson becomes President
For more historical events and news stories from 1963 please visit - http://ow.ly/hTzX1
Feel free to comment on our Facebook page about any memories you have during our 50 years of mirror and glass business!
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