McCracken county courthouse as seen here served as the seat of county government from 1857-61 until the completion of the new one in 1939-43. It was sitting on the corner of 6th and Washington Street.
Prices in December 1969 were unbelievably low. A Paducah Sun Democrat newspaper advertisement for Allan Rhodes Ford, located at 937 Jefferson Street, proclaimed a Ford Maverick cost only $1995, and was the best car value in the world. In another ad, Barkley Airport touted that air fare to Indianapolis from Paducah was a mere $23, when you flew with Delta. Nagel and Meyer Jewelers on Broadway featured their best Wallace Sterling Silver package; 18 piece service for four, in the Grand Baroque pattern, for only $290! (Today the same set would be thousands of dollars.) M.Manus and Company Jewelers offered a two carat Kentucky Cluster diamond ring for only $99.95. Paducah's favorite discount store, Kresge's, advertised holiday brooches at $1.15, a seven piece Teflon cookware set at $10.88, and GE Steroe record player at $45.96, and a quilted winter robe for Mom at just $3.98! Don't we wish we could shop that economically today?
