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> other interesting things on the map: the 5-digit telephone number. It's not 5 digits, it's 7: MAin 5-6200. The first two digits are 6 (M) and 2 (A): 625-6200
by tmm 8y ago
> other interesting things on the map: the 5-digit telephone number.
It's not 5 digits, it's 7: MAin 5-6200. The first two digits are 6 (M) and 2 (A): 625-6200. Telephone exchanges used to be named, this particular one was called MAin.
See also https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names