Eastbay1k
Western Airlines and PSA offered free champagne in coach on flights from LAX to SFO. PSA offered two rows of seats that faced each other in the back with plenty of leg room and, at that time, one could smoke in the back.

When Alaska came in, on SEATAC flights they offered Steak and eggs for breakfast in F and sausage and eggs in coach. Sweet roll and fruits, juice and coffee! Free wine in coach. Almost always a empty row (2 or 3 seats) available. When the flight was a one stop, they offered 2 breakfasts! Dinner was alway a choice F and C. F was usually steak Diane, filet or fish. Dessert was usually cheese cake. A prayer card was always on the tray...do with it as you wished.

First class on the 747's , domestic, ment the food cart with prime rib cut before your eyes (only once, upgraded as a young man in a suit with an upgrade and a costly coach ticket).

That's my memory.