Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> in the 50s, at least in NY, phone numbers used to be written down
> using random letters as well as numbers.
They weren't random letters, they were Exchange Names. A Central Office
could have one or more Exchange switches.
In metro Phoenix, some of the Exchanges were
ALpine (25)
BRoadway (27)
...
WHitney [Scottsdale] (94)
WOodland [Tempe] (96)
As the telephone system grew, an additional number was added to the
exchange, so "WOodland-1234" would have become "WO6-1234" ...
ANC, All Number Calling, was introduced to Phoenix in 1963, abolishing
the exchange names.
More:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names
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