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    TELEPHONE EXCHANGE, Bayside

    by Kevin Walsh August 28, 2015
    by Kevin Walsh August 28, 2015 4 comments

    Telephone exchanges in the USA used to feature two initial letters, and if you have an old-fashioned dial or pushbutton telephone, you can still use them if you know what…

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    KEEP SEARCHING for ancient writing on the wall

    by Kevin Walsh March 14, 2010
    by Kevin Walsh March 14, 2010 0 comment

    An acquaintance of mine, a ForgottenFan, recently complained in her blog entry about slow walkers in NYC, and the impositions they put on most other people in NYC, who like…

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    RUNNING THE NUMBERS NYC telephone exchanges

    by Kevin Walsh February 28, 2008
    by Kevin Walsh February 28, 2008 0 comment

    By GARY FONVILLE Forgotten NY Correspondent Once upon a time, telephone customers were assigned alphanumeric telephone numbers. For example, the numbers were such as FOundation 8-3556 (now 368-2556), MOnument 2-2491 (now 662-2491)…

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    RUNNING THE NUMBERS – Part 2 More NYC Telephone Exchanges

    by Kevin Walsh February 23, 2008
    by Kevin Walsh February 23, 2008 0 comment

    Once upon a time, telephone customers were assigned alphanumeric telephone numbers. For example, the numbers were such as FOundation 8-3556 (now 368-2556), MOnument 2-2491 (now 662-2491) or NEvins 8-3886 (now 638-3886). The…

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