I've read this before but this time what stands out is: > (To me, $8 represented 40 round trips to the beach by streetcar, or 80 admission fees to the movies.)

I've read this before but this time what stands out is: > (To me, $8 represented 40 round trips to the beach by streetcar, or 80 admission fees to the movies.) Glasses being a ripoff scam goes back that far?!