Old L. A. phone Book
Dec 18, 2014 16:05:54 #
Dec 18, 2014 16:54:47 #
this is really cool. where did you find it? my father worked for the phone co. for 38 yrs and I'm in year 29. man, how things have changed. gary
Dec 18, 2014 18:20:59 #
I used to work at the telephone company in engineering, we referred to the Central Office as the C.O.!
Dec 18, 2014 19:29:49 #
i spent the first 19 years as a repairman (hanging off poles) and the last 10 running, splicing and fixing fiber optics. I'm now in providence, ri. they are running it everywhere in the city. its astounding what you can do w/ tiny piece of glass! we still call central offices c.o.'s. gary
Dec 18, 2014 21:00:58 #
gwr wrote:
i spent the first 19 years as a repairman (hanging off poles) and the last 10 running, splicing and fixing fiber optics. I'm now in providence, ri. they are running it everywhere in the city. its astounding what you can do w/ tiny piece of glass! we still call central offices c.o.'s. gary
I drew up the work orders for construction. Small world, Gary!
Dec 18, 2014 21:05:59 #
Hi GRW, I have this phone book. My 1st wife's 1 st husband won it in a drawing in down town LA about 30 years ago. He was a engineer in aro-space. At any rate he won it in a drawing. I was born at the Long Beach Navy Hosp. and raised in Bellflower Calif. so I was raided in the L. A. area. My 1st wife and I lived in the L. A. area. Since it's from the late 1800's i think it is worth something. I now live ~30 miles south of Branson Mo.
Dec 18, 2014 21:15:10 #
Came across a letterhead from the hardware store in the town I grew up in. The phone number was 2. (The letterhead was from before my time).
At least there was someone on the line to talk to.
At least there was someone on the line to talk to.
Dec 19, 2014 07:14:03 #
dljen wrote:
I drew up the work orders for construction. Small world, Gary!
It sure is a small world. I cant believe the leap in technology just in the last 10 years. We have started removing copper cables from certain areas. Everything is fiber. Gary
Dec 19, 2014 09:04:32 #
That is a very old book and in fair condition too. Did you happen to see "Jack Benny's" name........and he always tried convincing us he was 39
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