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Archive Home > 2009 > July > 17 > Burgers, it seems, are recession-proof

Burgers, it seems, are recession-proof

Longtime local burger joints say they’re holding their own, thanks to decades of quality, consistency and low prices

By Kimberly Bowker / The Bulletin
July 17, 2009

Fifty years ago, Central Oregonians could buy a house on Bend’s west side for $11,500 or see the Brooks-Scanlon lumber mill operating along the Deschutes River. Now, the median sales price of a single-family home in Bend is $210,000 and people shop at The Old Mill District, where the....

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