Bill,
Makes more sense... thanks. jmz
On 8/20/07, Bill Lindley <
wlindley@wlindley.com> wrote:
>
> 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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