1959 - Rental Rates

Housing Ads in 1959 – Times have changed. In 1959 some of the classified ads in the newspaper for housing were as follows: #1 – 2 bedroom home with furnished basement apartment to sublet - $125.00 month –#2 -  Three bedroom duplex apartment - $105.00 month -- #3 – two bedroom house with coal heat $75.00 month (maybe had to shovel your own coal) -- #4 – one could purchase a new Capp Home – custom built on your lot and foundation for as low as $3489.00 .

House ad from 1963