Talk:Telephone exchange names

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Bell System practice suggested these exchange names:

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ACademy BAldwin CApital CAstle	ADams BElmont BEverly CEdar CEnter CEntral	CHapel CHerry CHestnut CHurchill CIrcle	ALpine BLackburn CLearbrook CLearwater CLifford CLinton	AMherst ANdrew COlfax COlony COngress	BRidge BRoad(way) BRown(ing) CRestview CRestwood	ATlantic ATlas ATwater ATwood AVenue BUtler	AXminster AXtel CYpress
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DAvenport DAvis EAst(gate) FAculty FAirfax FAirview	DEerfield DEwey EDgewater EDgewood EDison FEderal	DIamond DIckens FIeldbrook FIeldstone FIllmore FIrestone	ELgin ELliot ELmwood FLanders FLeetwood	EMerson EMpire ENdicott FOrest FOxcroft	DRake DRexel ESsex FRanklin FRontier	DUdley DUnkirk DUpont EVergreen FUlton	EXbrook EXeter EXport EXpress
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GArden GArfield HAmilton HArrison HAzel	GEneral GEneva HEmlock HEmpstead IDlewood	GIbson GIlbert HIckman HIckory HIllcrest HIlltop	GLadstone GLencourt GLendale GLenview GLobe	HObart HOmestead HOpkins HOward INgersoll	GRanite GReenwood GReenfield GReenleaf GRover GRidley	HUbbard HUdson HUnter HUntley HUxley IVanhoe	GYpsy HYacinth HYatt
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JAckson LAfayette LAkeside LAkeview LAmbert LAwrence	JEfferson KEllogg KEystone LEhigh LEnox	KImball KIngsdale KIngswood LIberty LIncoln LInden	(In 1955, this was reserved for radio telephone numbers)	JOhn JOrdan LOcust LOgan LOwell	(In 1955, this was reserved for radio telephone numbers)	JUdson JUniper JUno JUstice LUdlow LUther	LYceum LYndhurst LYnwood LYric
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MAdison MAin MArket MAyfair NAtional	MEdford MElrose MErcury NEptune NEwton NEwtown	MIdway MIlton MIssion MItchell NIagara	OLdfield OLive OLiver OLympia OLympic	MOhawk MOntrose MOrris NOrmandy NOrth(field)	ORange ORchard ORiole ORleans OSborne	MUrdock MUrray MUseum MUtual OVerbrook OVerland	MYrtle OWen OXbow OXford
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PAlace PArk(view) PArk(way) RAndolph RAymond SAratoga	PErshing REd(field) REd(wood) REgent REpublic	PIlgrim PIoneer RIver(side) RIver(view) SHadyside SHerwood	PLateau PLaza PLeasant PLymouth SKyline	POplar POrter ROckwell ROger(s) SOuth(field)	PRescott PResident PRospect SPring SPruce	STate STerling STillwell STory SUnset	PYramid SWathmore SWift SWinburne SYcamore
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TAlbot TAlmadge TAylor VAlley VAndyke	TEmple TEnnyson TErminal TErrace VErnon	THornwell TIlden VIctor(ia) VIking VInewood	ULrick ULster ULysses	TOwnsend UNderhill UNion UNiversity VOlunteer	TRemont TRiangle TRinity TRojan UPtown	TUcker TUlip TUrner TUxedo	TWilight TWinbrook TWinoaks TWining
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WAbash WAlker WAlnut WArwick WAverly	WEbster WElls WEllington WEst(more) YEllowstone	WHitehall WHitney WIlliam(s) WIlson WIndsor	(In 1955, this was reserved for radio telephone numbers)	WOodland WOodlawn WOodward WOrth YOrktown	(In 1955, this was reserved for radio telephone numbers)	YUkon	WYandotte WYndown WYman

[edit] Blues Brothers comment

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In the 1980 film, The Blues Brothers, several examples of "old style" exchange numbers can be seen, such as on the business card handed to the mens-only hotel clerk by a police officer. This suggests that even as late as the early 1980s, the move away from exchange names was not yet 100% complete.

I think this should be considered more a stylistic riff than a reflection of the state of the transition away from exchange names. Although set in contemporary times, the movie is trying to pick up an earlier vibe, and this part of that attempt. By 1980, exchange names were only used nostalgically. Think of this as being something like the phones with dials and TVs with round channel knobs in Calvin and Hobbes -- both utterly obsolete at the time Bill Watterson was drawing them, and he was well aware of this, but liked the way they looked. Same thing with John Landis and The Blues Brothers.--NapoliRoma 06:30, 14 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "commercial vehicle"?

Under "Phase-in of All-number Calling", it says "Even today, however, it is not uncommon in New York City to see a brand new commercial vehicle with a telephone number such as 'JA 6-xxxx'." What the heck does that mean exactly? Also, if my phone number was 926-5309, how would that be written out today as a "2-5 numbers" or 2L-5D number? WAverly 6-5309?--Ragemanchoo 13:48, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

A commercial vehicle is a vehicle used for the purposes of commerce, such as a bakery truck or plumber's van, as opposed to a personal vehicle. A brand new commercial vehicle would be one that had just been put into use. The editor is noting surprise that a newly deployed vehicle of this kind in the 21st century would still be using exchange names.--NapoliRoma 15:36, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

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Talk:Telephone exchange names

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[edit] "commercial vehicle"?

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