RE: DEvonshire 8-6700 (RE: The 931 exchange)

["Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>]

Speaking of 5 digit phone calls.....

I know that as late as 1978, there were still 5-digit calls that could be
dialed in Taunton MA (delivered furniture, man did I hate triple-deckers)
within the "82x" group of exchanges like 2-2000 or 3-2387 or 4-9192. I
assume those were history shortly thereafter.

-Paul Hopfgarten
-Derry NH


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org
> [mailto:owner-boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org]On Behalf Of Bill
> O'Neill
> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 5:47 PM
> To: Peter Q. George
> Cc: Boston-Radio-Interest (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: DEvonshire 8-6700 (RE: The 931 exchange)
>
>
> Pete writes:
>
> >      And don't forget WEEI's Talkshow Line  (during
> > the 590 "Talk of Boston" days) was DEvonshire 8-6700.
>
> An old standby talk topic that always grabbed calls <jingle:
> "Remember..."> were the former exchange names in Greater Lowell.  WCAP
> was "GLenview 8-9123".  I used to joke that "if you have a really old
> phone, dial "GLenview 8-9123" and one caller actually wrote me a note to
> "inform" me that "we must all dial seven digits now...."  I think most
> got the joke, however.  We'd build the list of ULyses, MYrtle, TUxedo,
> ALpine, and others in the area.
>
> Bill O'Neill
>