Discussion:
Telephone Number Songs
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BobbyM
2008-07-02 01:42:50 UTC
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Songs with telephone numbers in the title:

Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
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Uni
2008-07-02 02:04:55 UTC
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Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
There are like 30-40 on Wikipedia, somewhere!

Uni
Post by BobbyM
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Uni
2008-07-02 02:12:25 UTC
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Post by Uni
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
There are like 30-40 on Wikipedia, somewhere!
Post by BobbyM
* BEechwood 4-5789: (234-5789) by The Marvelettes (notable cover by
The Carpenters)
* BIgelow-6200: (246-200) by Brenda Lee
* ECho Valley 2-6809: (322-6809) by The Partridge Family
* LOnesome 7-7203: (567-7203) by Hawkshaw Hawkins
* DI1-9026: (341-9026) - Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
* PEnnsylvania 6-5000: (736-5000) by Glenn Miller (New York’s Hotel
Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave., 212/736-5000, www.hotelpenn.com still
exists at this number)
* 002 345 709: "002 345 709 (that's my number)" by Trinity (band)
* 061: "061" by The Grid
* 06-53931302: "Ringtone (06-53931302)" by Alain Clark
* 1-800: "1-800-Sleazorama" by The 69 Eyes
* 1-800-Ghostdance by Hella
* 1-800-799-7233 by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
* Call 1-800-Fear by Lali Puna
* 212-8506: "2-12-85-06" by Aquarium
* 22339: "22339" by Blancmange
* 236-6132: "236-6132" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* 2441139:"2441139"- A Bangla song composed and performed by Anjan
Dutta
* 254 13 26: "254.13.26" by the Spanish group Mecano
* 272-5035: "272-5035" by Canadian Rock Band, Toronto
* 26580: "2-6-5-8-0" - Kim Wilde
* 3699-2230: "3699-2230" by Joaquín Sabina
* 411: "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige
* 439-0116: "Don't Push" by Sublime
* 493-1023: "493-1023" by Aslyn
* 508-284-5816: "Part Time Mutha" by Tupac
* 555-4475: "555-GIRL" by Goin' Places
* 5705: "5.7.0.5" by City Boy
* 606-0842: "6060-842" by the B-52's
* 634-5789: "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" by Wilson Pickett, Ry
Cooder
* (646): "(646)" by The WoWz
* 666-6666: "666-6666" by Corky and the Juice Pigs
* 777-9311: "777-9311" by The Time
* 797204: "Draai 797204" by Will Tura
* 842-3089: "842-3089 (Call my Name)" by The Kinks
* 853-5937: "853-5937" by Squeeze
* 650-3428: "Gurly's Cell Phone Number (650-3428)" by Darkbuster
* 867-5309: "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
* 911: "911" by Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige; "911 is a Joke" by
Public Enemy (covered by Duran Duran)
* 956-2789: "95-NASTY" by W.A.S.P.
* 976-2277: "976-BASS" by Bass Erotica
* 234-5678: "234-5678" by the Brazilian rapper Gabriel Pensador
* 976: "976" by Eazy E in "radio"
* 595-372273: "Dial 595-Escape" By In Flames
* 362-4368: "Dirty Deeds" AC/DC
Uni
Post by BobbyM
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Bill Kawalec
2008-07-02 06:05:41 UTC
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You Know My Name Look Up the Number
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Post by Uni
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
There are like 30-40 on Wikipedia, somewhere!
Post by BobbyM
* BEechwood 4-5789: (234-5789) by The Marvelettes (notable cover by
The Carpenters)
* BIgelow-6200: (246-200) by Brenda Lee
* ECho Valley 2-6809: (322-6809) by The Partridge Family
* LOnesome 7-7203: (567-7203) by Hawkshaw Hawkins
* DI1-9026: (341-9026) - Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
* PEnnsylvania 6-5000: (736-5000) by Glenn Miller (New York’s Hotel
Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave., 212/736-5000, www.hotelpenn.com still
exists at this number)
* 002 345 709: "002 345 709 (that's my number)" by Trinity (band)
* 061: "061" by The Grid
* 06-53931302: "Ringtone (06-53931302)" by Alain Clark
* 1-800: "1-800-Sleazorama" by The 69 Eyes
* 1-800-Ghostdance by Hella
* 1-800-799-7233 by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
* Call 1-800-Fear by Lali Puna
* 212-8506: "2-12-85-06" by Aquarium
* 22339: "22339" by Blancmange
* 236-6132: "236-6132" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* 2441139:"2441139"- A Bangla song composed and performed by Anjan
Dutta
* 254 13 26: "254.13.26" by the Spanish group Mecano
* 272-5035: "272-5035" by Canadian Rock Band, Toronto
* 26580: "2-6-5-8-0" - Kim Wilde
* 3699-2230: "3699-2230" by Joaquín Sabina
* 411: "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige
* 439-0116: "Don't Push" by Sublime
* 493-1023: "493-1023" by Aslyn
* 508-284-5816: "Part Time Mutha" by Tupac
* 555-4475: "555-GIRL" by Goin' Places
* 5705: "5.7.0.5" by City Boy
* 606-0842: "6060-842" by the B-52's
* 634-5789: "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" by Wilson Pickett, Ry
Cooder
* (646): "(646)" by The WoWz
* 666-6666: "666-6666" by Corky and the Juice Pigs
* 777-9311: "777-9311" by The Time
* 797204: "Draai 797204" by Will Tura
* 842-3089: "842-3089 (Call my Name)" by The Kinks
* 853-5937: "853-5937" by Squeeze
* 650-3428: "Gurly's Cell Phone Number (650-3428)" by Darkbuster
* 867-5309: "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
* 911: "911" by Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige; "911 is a Joke" by
Public Enemy (covered by Duran Duran)
* 956-2789: "95-NASTY" by W.A.S.P.
* 976-2277: "976-BASS" by Bass Erotica
* 234-5678: "234-5678" by the Brazilian rapper Gabriel Pensador
* 976: "976" by Eazy E in "radio"
* 595-372273: "Dial 595-Escape" By In Flames
* 362-4368: "Dirty Deeds" AC/DC
Uni
Post by BobbyM
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A
2008-07-02 18:43:28 UTC
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Post by Bill Kawalec
You Know My Name Look Up the Number
That is NOT a Telephone Number song!
Post by Bill Kawalec
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Post by Uni
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
There are like 30-40 on Wikipedia, somewhere!
Post by BobbyM
* BEechwood 4-5789: (234-5789) by The Marvelettes (notable cover by
The Carpenters)
* BIgelow-6200: (246-200) by Brenda Lee
* ECho Valley 2-6809: (322-6809) by The Partridge Family
* LOnesome 7-7203: (567-7203) by Hawkshaw Hawkins
* DI1-9026: (341-9026) - Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
* PEnnsylvania 6-5000: (736-5000) by Glenn Miller (New York’s Hotel
Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave., 212/736-5000, www.hotelpenn.com still
exists at this number)
* 002 345 709: "002 345 709 (that's my number)" by Trinity (band)
* 061: "061" by The Grid
* 06-53931302: "Ringtone (06-53931302)" by Alain Clark
* 1-800: "1-800-Sleazorama" by The 69 Eyes
* 1-800-Ghostdance by Hella
* 1-800-799-7233 by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
* Call 1-800-Fear by Lali Puna
* 212-8506: "2-12-85-06" by Aquarium
* 22339: "22339" by Blancmange
* 236-6132: "236-6132" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* 2441139:"2441139"- A Bangla song composed and performed by Anjan
Dutta
* 254 13 26: "254.13.26" by the Spanish group Mecano
* 272-5035: "272-5035" by Canadian Rock Band, Toronto
* 26580: "2-6-5-8-0" - Kim Wilde
* 3699-2230: "3699-2230" by Joaquín Sabina
* 411: "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige
* 439-0116: "Don't Push" by Sublime
* 493-1023: "493-1023" by Aslyn
* 508-284-5816: "Part Time Mutha" by Tupac
* 555-4475: "555-GIRL" by Goin' Places
* 5705: "5.7.0.5" by City Boy
* 606-0842: "6060-842" by the B-52's
* 634-5789: "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" by Wilson Pickett, Ry
Cooder
* (646): "(646)" by The WoWz
* 666-6666: "666-6666" by Corky and the Juice Pigs
* 777-9311: "777-9311" by The Time
* 797204: "Draai 797204" by Will Tura
* 842-3089: "842-3089 (Call my Name)" by The Kinks
* 853-5937: "853-5937" by Squeeze
* 650-3428: "Gurly's Cell Phone Number (650-3428)" by Darkbuster
* 867-5309: "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
* 911: "911" by Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige; "911 is a Joke" by
Public Enemy (covered by Duran Duran)
* 956-2789: "95-NASTY" by W.A.S.P.
* 976-2277: "976-BASS" by Bass Erotica
* 234-5678: "234-5678" by the Brazilian rapper Gabriel Pensador
* 976: "976" by Eazy E in "radio"
* 595-372273: "Dial 595-Escape" By In Flames
* 362-4368: "Dirty Deeds" AC/DC
Bill Kawalec
2008-07-02 20:23:31 UTC
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Post by Bill Kawalec
You Know My Name Look Up the Number
That is NOT a Telephone Number song!
Oh? What number is it they would like you to look up?

p.s. Buy a sense of humor.
Post by A
Post by Bill Kawalec
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I never read email at the Yahoo address!
Post by Uni
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
There are like 30-40 on Wikipedia, somewhere!
Post by BobbyM
* BEechwood 4-5789: (234-5789) by The Marvelettes (notable cover by
The Carpenters)
* BIgelow-6200: (246-200) by Brenda Lee
* ECho Valley 2-6809: (322-6809) by The Partridge Family
* LOnesome 7-7203: (567-7203) by Hawkshaw Hawkins
* DI1-9026: (341-9026) - Scraping Foetus off the Wheel
* PEnnsylvania 6-5000: (736-5000) by Glenn Miller (New York's
Hotel
Pennsylvania, 401 Seventh Ave., 212/736-5000, www.hotelpenn.com still
exists at this number)
* 002 345 709: "002 345 709 (that's my number)" by Trinity (band)
* 061: "061" by The Grid
* 06-53931302: "Ringtone (06-53931302)" by Alain Clark
* 1-800: "1-800-Sleazorama" by The 69 Eyes
* 1-800-Ghostdance by Hella
* 1-800-799-7233 by Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women
* Call 1-800-Fear by Lali Puna
* 212-8506: "2-12-85-06" by Aquarium
* 22339: "22339" by Blancmange
* 236-6132: "236-6132" by Dave Carter and Tracy Grammer
* 2441139:"2441139"- A Bangla song composed and performed by Anjan
Dutta
* 254 13 26: "254.13.26" by the Spanish group Mecano
* 272-5035: "272-5035" by Canadian Rock Band, Toronto
* 26580: "2-6-5-8-0" - Kim Wilde
* 3699-2230: "3699-2230" by Joaquín Sabina
* 411: "What's the 411?" by Mary J. Blige
* 439-0116: "Don't Push" by Sublime
* 493-1023: "493-1023" by Aslyn
* 508-284-5816: "Part Time Mutha" by Tupac
* 555-4475: "555-GIRL" by Goin' Places
* 5705: "5.7.0.5" by City Boy
* 606-0842: "6060-842" by the B-52's
* 634-5789: "634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)" by Wilson Pickett, Ry
Cooder
* (646): "(646)" by The WoWz
* 666-6666: "666-6666" by Corky and the Juice Pigs
* 777-9311: "777-9311" by The Time
* 797204: "Draai 797204" by Will Tura
* 842-3089: "842-3089 (Call my Name)" by The Kinks
* 853-5937: "853-5937" by Squeeze
* 650-3428: "Gurly's Cell Phone Number (650-3428)" by Darkbuster
* 867-5309: "867-5309/Jenny" by Tommy Tutone
* 911: "911" by Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige; "911 is a Joke" by
Public Enemy (covered by Duran Duran)
* 956-2789: "95-NASTY" by W.A.S.P.
* 976-2277: "976-BASS" by Bass Erotica
* 234-5678: "234-5678" by the Brazilian rapper Gabriel Pensador
* 976: "976" by Eazy E in "radio"
* 595-372273: "Dial 595-Escape" By In Flames
* 362-4368: "Dirty Deeds" AC/DC
A
2008-07-03 23:35:54 UTC
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You Know My Name Look Up the Number
That is NOT a Telephone Number song!
Oh? What number is it they would like you to look up?
p.s. Buy a sense of humor.
I don't have to waste money on that, since I already have a
great one.
But thanks for playing the game!
You'll find your carton of Winstons on the way out.
Uni
2008-07-02 02:17:32 UTC
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Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
What's the name you call me, SBM?

SBM beat you to the punch! :-)

Uni
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A
2008-07-02 04:13:19 UTC
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Post by Uni
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
What's the name you call me, SBM?
SBM beat you to the punch! :-)
Mary Welles (you beat me to the punch)!
A
2008-07-02 04:11:44 UTC
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Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
You can have a date, any old time!

<love that line!>
Post by BobbyM
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
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Tom Simon
2008-07-02 15:05:17 UTC
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On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
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Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.

There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?

Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
day or so.
Bill Kawalec
2008-07-02 17:38:00 UTC
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Post by Tom Simon
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
?
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
Actually, in print that would appear as BEechwood. The first two lwtters are
what you would dial. Remember when I was a kid having a TExas exchange.
Post by Tom Simon
There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?
Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
day or so.
Jim Colegrove
2008-07-02 17:50:56 UTC
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:05:17 -0500, Tom Simon
Post by Tom Simon
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
?
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?
Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
day or so.
That would be the Fleetwoods.


Jim Colegrove
www.lostcountry.com
Tom Simon
2008-07-02 18:48:18 UTC
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On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:50:56 -0500, Jim Colegrove
Post by Jim Colegrove
Post by Tom Simon
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?
Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
day or so.
That would be the Fleetwoods.
Jim Colegrove
www.lostcountry.com
Very good, Jim. The Fleetwoods is the correct answer. And their two
number one records -- both from 1959 -- were Come Softly To Me and Mr.
Blue.
Uni
2008-07-03 02:08:58 UTC
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Post by Tom Simon
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
?
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges? In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
Yes! The "WI" in "WI5" stood for Windsor!
Post by Tom Simon
There was a group prominent in the late50's/early 60's that took its
name from their telephone exchange. Can anyone name it?
No, but can you name the most expensive phone number? :-)

Uni
Post by Tom Simon
Hint: they had two number one hits. Answer will be posted here in a
day or so.
Ken Whiton
2008-07-03 07:20:33 UTC
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*-* On Wed, 02 Jul 2008, at 10:05:17 -0500,
*-* In Article ***@4ax.com,
*-* Tom Simon wrote
*-* About Re: Telephone Number Songs
Post by Tom Simon
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
?
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges?
Yes. I'll go you one better. I remember when my hometown first
got an exchange, that is, when it upgraded from operators to dial.
The exchange was "WAlnut", which became "92" years later, when named
exchanges were dropped in favor of all numbers.
Post by Tom Simon
In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
And numerically it would be 234-5789.

Ken Whiton

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Jim Colegrove
2008-07-03 14:04:34 UTC
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On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:20:33 -0400, Ken Whiton
Post by Ken Whiton
*-* On Wed, 02 Jul 2008, at 10:05:17 -0500,
*-* About Re: Telephone Number Songs
Post by Tom Simon
On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:42:50 +0900, "BobbyM"
Post by BobbyM
Marvelettes: Beechwood 4-5789
Wilson Pickett: 634-5789
Tommy Tutone: 867-5309/Jenny
?
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges?
Yes. I'll go you one better. I remember when my hometown first
got an exchange, that is, when it upgraded from operators to dial.
The exchange was "WAlnut", which became "92" years later, when named
exchanges were dropped in favor of all numbers.
Post by Tom Simon
In the telephone number
Beechwood 4-5789, the exchange would be Beechwood.
And numerically it would be 234-5789.
Ken Whiton
I remember when there were no exchanges where I grew up. The numbers
were all 4-5789 format. It was around mid-fifties when the exchange
letters were added in my town.

Jim Colegrove
www.lostcountry.com
Ken Whiton
2008-07-04 07:14:54 UTC
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*-* On Thu, 03 Jul 2008, at 09:04:34 -0500,
*-* In Article ***@4ax.com,
*-* Jim Colegrove wrote
*-* About Re: Telephone Number Songs
Post by Jim Colegrove
On Thu, 03 Jul 2008 03:20:33 -0400, Ken Whiton
[ ... ]
Post by Jim Colegrove
Post by Ken Whiton
Post by Tom Simon
Does anyone remember telephone exchanges?
Yes. I'll go you one better. I remember when my hometown
first got an exchange, that is, when it upgraded from operators to
dial. The exchange was "WAlnut", which became "92" years later,
when named exchanges were dropped in favor of all numbers.
[ ... ]
Post by Jim Colegrove
I remember when there were no exchanges where I grew up.
The numbers were all 4-5789 format. It was around mid-fifties when
the exchange letters were added in my town.
It was sometime in the early or mid 50s when my hometown
converted from operators to dial, with the 7-character "numbers" right
from the beginning of our dial system.

Ken Whiton

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Lumpy
2008-07-03 15:34:36 UTC
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Ken Whiton wrote:
[telephone exchanges]
Post by Ken Whiton
Yes. I'll go you one better. I remember when my hometown first
got an exchange, that is, when it upgraded from operators to dial.
The exchange was "WAlnut", which became "92" years later, when named
exchanges were dropped in favor of all numbers.
In LA where I grew up, we had two phone numbers
for our business. One was
ATlantic 7-1640
the other was
CUmberland 3-9527

We used the AT number when calling/receiving
around San Gabriel and points east. The CU
number was for central LA. It was two separate,
black bakelite dial phones. If we used the wrong
phone it would cost us toll charges.

Note that the prefixes AT and CU are both the
same numbers "28". But the billing was still
tied to the alpha exchanges AT or CU.

Lumpy

You Played on Lawrence Welk?
Yes but no blue notes. Just blue hairs.

www.LumpyMusic.com
Hugh Brodie
2008-07-03 19:56:47 UTC
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Post by Lumpy
[telephone exchanges]
Post by Ken Whiton
Yes. I'll go you one better. I remember when my hometown first
got an exchange, that is, when it upgraded from operators to dial.
The exchange was "WAlnut", which became "92" years later, when named
exchanges were dropped in favor of all numbers.
In LA where I grew up, we had two phone numbers
for our business. One was
ATlantic 7-1640
the other was
CUmberland 3-9527
We used the AT number when calling/receiving
around San Gabriel and points east. The CU
number was for central LA. It was two separate,
black bakelite dial phones. If we used the wrong
phone it would cost us toll charges.
Note that the prefixes AT and CU are both the
same numbers "28". But the billing was still
tied to the alpha exchanges AT or CU.
Lumpy
You Played on Lawrence Welk?
Yes but no blue notes. Just blue hairs.
www.LumpyMusic.com
In Montreal (Canada), my father's work number was GLenview 5711 (and you
asked the operator for extension 414 ("414, please")). Sometime in the 50's
it was changed to WEllington 7-5711 (and then 937-5711). Likewise - his home
phone was originally on the ELwood exchange; which became HUnter 6-; and
then 486- (which he still has).

(I had a friend named Elwood, and we would keep calling him "Hunter 6").

hb.
Brian Harvey
2008-07-03 21:03:11 UTC
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Post by Lumpy
Note that the prefixes AT and CU are both the
same numbers "28". But the billing was still
tied to the alpha exchanges AT or CU.
The exchange was the first three digits, whether they were expressed as digits
or letters. In the early days they chose exchange codes that made sense as
three-letter prefixes, e.g., ATL(antic) = 285. But as the demand for
telephones grew, they ran out of those, so (without actually changing anything
in the equipment) they renamed ATL as AT5 (ATlantic 5), so that they could
also use AT2, AT3, etc., even if those numeric codes didn't have meaningful
three-letter representations.
Ken Whiton
2008-07-04 07:15:05 UTC
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*-* On Thu, 3 Jul 2008, at 21:03:11 +0000,
*-* In Article g4jeqf$10fk$***@agate.berkeley.edu,
*-* Brian Harvey wrote
*-* About Re: Telephone Number Songs
Post by Brian Harvey
Note that the prefixes AT and CU are both the same numbers "28".
But the billing was still tied to the alpha exchanges AT or CU.
The exchange was the first three digits, whether they were expressed
as digits or letters. In the early days they chose exchange codes
that made sense as three-letter prefixes, e.g., ATL(antic) = 285.
But as the demand for telephones grew, they ran out of those, so
(without actually changing anything in the equipment) they renamed
ATL as AT5 (ATlantic 5), so that they could also use AT2, AT3, etc.,
even if those numeric codes didn't have meaningful three-letter
representations.
That makes sense, and it's the same reasoning that eventually led
to the dropping of letters entirely, in favor of all-numeric exchange
designations.

Ken Whiton

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