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

["Tony Abruzzese" <abruzzes@bu.edu>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Hopfgarten" <hopfgapr@sprynet.com>
To: "Bill O'Neill" <billo@shoreham.net>; "Peter Q. George"
<radiojunkie3@yahoo.com>
Cc: "Boston-Radio-Interest (E-mail)" <boston-radio-interest@bostonradio.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 7:12 PM
Subject: RE: DEvonshire 8-6700 (RE: The 931 exchange)


> 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
>
I think that the Fitchburg-Leominster area switched over from 5-digit to
7-digit dialing around the time i moved out there in 1980. I definitely made
5-digit telephone calls while I was attending grad school at Fitchburg State
in 1978 and 1979.

Tony


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