By the Numbers: May 1985
Oh, how times have changed! Remember when you could get a candy bar for just a nickel? Well, we aren’t going that far back, but how about 40 cents? Here’s a look at 1985 and now, by the numbers.
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A Closer Look: May 1985
Chinese Delicacies Chinese Delicacies, which was opened in 1980 by David Chou, moved to 47 E. Broadway in June of 1985. The restaurant started as a simple takeout-style Chinese restaurant but later turned into a dine-in location called Chou’s Buffet. It featured more than 30 daily luncheon specials and 80 varieties of dinner entrées. Its
Eight Street and Broadway
Driving down Broadway at night, it is hard to miss the illuminated sculpture outside City Hall. The sculpture, titled Keys to the City, was commissioned to act as a portal to city government and a reminder of the city’s rich history. Since its completion in 2010, it has become somewhat of a landmark. However, had
Briefly in the News: May 1985
Airport to build second taxiway Columbia received a $702,000 federal grant to build a second taxiway, a windfall that Robert Selig, airport superintendent, says will cut down on crowded runways and make Columbia Regional Airport a more attractive spot for the aviation industry. The grant from the Federal Aviation Administration will fund 90 percent of
Heart of Missouri United Way pins down results
Heart of Missouri United Way narrows focus to at-risk youth
The media landscape of 1985: an exciting ride
Many things we take for granted today simply weren’t around in 1985. Cellphones and Dick Tracy-like miniature devices, the Internet, flat-screen TVs, inexpensive computers, the social media explosion and so forth, though widely anticipated, were still the stuff of dreams in the mid-1980s. Cellular telephones arrived first a few years later, initially in your car,