Then and now: TV prices decline over time

This ad appeared in the Tahoe Daily Tribune in September 1965.

According to CoinNews.net, inflation says the price of $349.50 for this 21-inch TV in 1965 would be equal to $2,590.78 in 2013 money.

Alpine TV in 1965 in South Lake Tahoe. Photos/Bill Kingman

The center in 2013.

Today, you can buy a larger 32-inch modern flat-screen TV of the same brand for $299.

Alpine TV was the 1960’s builder and owner of the business center at 1950 Lake Tahoe Blvd.

Today a liquor store occupies the original Alpine TV space.

— Bill Kingman