Brooklyn, New York City, Telephone Directory, 1934-35, Part 1

Author: New York Telephone Company
Publication date: 1934
Publisher: New York Telephone Company
Number of Pages: 366

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Winter 1934/35 T

BROOKLYN NEW YORK CITY

TELEPHONE DIRECTORY WINTER 1934-35

Montreal

Sit. Ste. Marie $2.75

Marth Bey.

$1.95

Bangor

$165

Oriiha $1.75

$1.25

Rutland

Conconfitos

Traverse City $2.75

Tergate

$3.00

Worcester

Boston

Sapinew $2.35

€31.00

andon &LãO

Grand Rapids Flint #2.1

Ehnira .95 Binghamton Hosund

$255

Jamestown $1.49

Wilhamsport.90

Battle Creek $2.35

New York

-65

South Bend

Harrybury

$2.55

Pittsburgh

Canton $1.70

$1.50

Wheeling -$1.65

Dayan Columbus Marietta

Indianapolis 32.55

$ 2.35

$1.80

11.05

Cincinnati

$2.35

Louisville $2.55

Evansville

Charleston 11.95

Richmond

Frankfort

$2.55

Lexington $2.35

Typical station-to-station Day. Rates (exclusive of tax) from Brooklyn

Evening Rates at 7 p. m. are generally about 15% less Night Rates at 8:30 p. m. are generally about 40%. less

For other rate information see Pages 7 to 10

NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY

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harrington

$1.30

Portland &I. 30!

Kingston

Manchester

Char.95

32.8

FIS3

Lima $2.15

$2.05/

11.65Sherbrooke-$1.60

Brooklyn Telephone Directory

Corrected to January 2, 1935

INDEX

Advertisers' Index . Back of Book

Special Services and General Information . Page 6

Rates:

Mioves, Bills, Etc. .

Page 2

To Points Wighin New York City Page 9

Hand to Use the Dial Telephone Page 3

Dishof-Town Calls ..

Page 4

To Other Out-of-Town Points :

Page 7

How to Use the Directory

Page 5

To Certain Overseas Points .

Page 7

OUR AIM is to render a service that will be satis- factory to our customers. We realize that difficulties will .sometimes occur, despite our efforts to avoid theni, and request that they be reported as indicated belo v.

If, after any matter has been so reported, an un- satisfactory condition continues, please call the Man- ager for your Central Office, whose name and tele- phone number are shown on page 2.

FIREI POLICEI AMBULANCEI DIAL or CALL the OPERATOR and SAY:

"I want to report a fire"

"I want a policeman"

"I want an ambulance"

The operator will connect you with the Fire Department or Police Department. If you have to leave the telephone before the desired station answers, tell the operator where help is tequired.

In An Emergency: To call the operator from a dial telephone, remove the receiver from its holder, place your finger in the opening in the dial for the word "OPERATOR," which is the opening directly below the finger stop pull the dial around until you strike the ; finger stop, and then remove your finger from the opening, thus releasing the dial.

SERVICE CALLS

From Dial Telephones, Dial

From Manual Telephones, Ask for

Numbers Not in Directory .

411

Information Repair Service

Telephone Out of Order 611

Service Irregularities and Assistance Operator

Chief Operator

Business Office

Business Transactions, New Service, Moves, Bills, etc. 811 Weekdays, 9 A. M. to 5 P. M .- Saturdays, 9 A. M. to 12 M. If you have a telephone, ask for your representative, specifying your number.

Time of Day (see also page 6)

ME 7-1212

ME ridian 7-1212

Emergency Telephone' Requirements-Nights, Saturday Afternoons, Sundays and Holidays -- In urgent necessity, for the restoration of service or other similar matters, dial or call EX change 6-5100 and ask for the Manager.

OUT-OF-TOWN CALLS

Station-to-Station Person-to-Person

Dial or Call the Operator Dial 211 or Call Long Distance

General Ofices-101 Willoughby St., Brooklyn, N. Y. NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY Copyright, 1935, by New York Telephone Company-Printed in U. S. A.

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Jusi'less Transactions, New Service,

To Suburban Points Page 8

WINTER 1934-35

HOW TO USE THE DIAL TELEPHONE

Listening for Dial Tone

On att cala/" remove the receiver from its holder are listen for dial tone before starting to dal. Dial tone is a steady humming sou. Id in the receiver indicating that the line is ready for you to dial. In the event that you do not hear dial tone, replace the receiver on its holder and try again little fater.

Calls to Ciintral Offices Which You Should Dial Direct

(Consult Pages 9 and 10 to determine which central offices you should dial di- rect.)

When you hear dial tone, keep the re- ceiver juof its folder and dial the first two letters of the tentral office name, then the office numera, and then each figure of the line manjher., For example, if dialing FO xcroft 9- 9970:

(1) Place your finger in the opening in the dial for the letter F.

(2) Pull The dial around until you strike the finger stop.

(3) Remove your finger from -the opening, and without touching the dal, allow it to return to its nor- mal p isition.

. (4). Proceed in the same way to dial the kiter O (in black ) and the Figure [ 9-9-9-7 and 0 (in red).

If the ni aber called has a party line letter, dial tuje number in the same way, followed by the letter at the end of the number

If you make a mistake while dialing, replace thejarceiver on its holder, wait a few seconds' and make another attempt.

Before skirting to dial a second call, always repřice the receiver for a few seconde.

Signals, for Which to Listen

Within a few seconds after you have completed d'aling, you should hear either the |ringing signal, an intermittent burr- rr-ing inun i, or the busy signal, a rapid buze-blizz-h izz.

IF joulear an interrupted buzzing soleid as buzz-buzz-buzzibuzz, it indi- cates That you have dialed the central offire Lesigkation incorrectly. Replace the

receiver on its holder, wait a few seconds, and make another attempt, being careful to dial the central office designation cor- rectly.

If you do not hear any signal within half a minute, replace the receiver, wait a few seconds and make another attempt.

The Letter D' Is Black

The Figure'd' Is Red

Uncompleted Calls

When, for any reason, you do not ob- tain a connection ( for example, the called line is busy or does not answer ), you will get quicker' service if you replace the receiver on its holder and try the call again yourself at intervals instead of im- mediately calling the operator for assist- ance. No charge is made unless you obtain an answer from a subscriber's tele+ phone.

Obtaining Assistance from the Operator

"In an emergency, or if you have : trouble/in dialing, or have occasion to report cases of service irregularities, you ' calls are given on Page 4.

may call the operator ' for assistance by pulling the opening in the dial for the word 'OPERATOR'. around to the finger stop, then allowing the dial to re- turu to its normal position.

"When you have reached the oper- -

calls, moving the receiver hofder will break the connection."!

Calls from a Party Line or from a Line With an Extension . Telephone

Always make sure that the line is not "'in use .- " If you do not hear the dial tone, inquire if the line is being held by some other person. If no response is received, replace the receiver on its holder for a few seconds and. make another attempt.

Listen on the line while dialing, and if you hear arlother party come in on the line or hear successive clicks .in the re- ceiver, it indicates that someone else on your line is trying to call. Inform him that, the line is in use and request him to ; replace his receiver. When he does so, replace your own receiver .for a few : seconds, and then remove it and dial the complete number again.

To call another party on your line, dial the operator, give her the number you wish to call, state that it is the number of another party on your line, and give her your number.

To call an extension telephone on your line, dial the operator; give her your number and ask her to ring the extension telephone.

Calls to Central Offices Which You Cannot Dial Direct

· To place calls ,by number to central offices within New York City which you . cannot dial direct, dial the operator and give her the number.

: Directions for. placing out-of-town

Dial Coin Telephones

The operation, of dial coin telephones is quite similar to that described abovel. The main difference is that it is necessary tone (indicating that the line is ready for you to dial). Your coin will be returned

ator, she may be recalled, in case it is · to deposit a coin' in order to obtain dial necessary to! do so, by depressing and. deleasing the movable part of the re- ceiver holder; slowly, a few times. This", after you- replace the receiver on its can be done only when you have dialen. holder, unless you obtain an answer and reached the operator ; on other dialed" front a subscriber's telephone.'

BROOKLYN

1336 Broadway, near Quincy Street

105 Chester Street, near Pitkin Avenue

947 Kings Highway, nr. Coney Island Avenue 560 Nostrand Avenue, near Herkimer Street 311 Roebling Street, near Broadway

If you are not calling from a telephone within your own district, ask the operator for the Business Office .telephone number associated with your central office as listed below.

If, after any matter has been taken up through the usual channels as indicated on page 1, an unsatisfactory condition continues, please dial of call the operator, give her the Business Office telephone number for.your central office, as listed below and ask for the Manager. 4

These offices are open from 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P. M. except Saturday when they close at noon; During niglits, Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays, requests for the immediate restora - tion of service. or for other similar matters, ber cause of emergent conditions, may be made by dialing or calling EX change 6-5100 and asking: for the Manager.

BROOKLYN

Central Ofice *

Manager

Telephone Number Business Office

Central Office

Manager

Telephone Number Business Ofice"

*Jefferson 3

. W; F. Schlieben

Foxcroft 9-Official 50

Lafayette 3 .....

T. J. Hickey .. ....

President 3-Official 56

Beachview 2

H. C. Miles.

Stepre Road 5-Official 0

Bensonhurst 6 .4

R. P. Satterley

Share Road 5-Official 50

Buckminster 2 . ..

. H. H. Taylor.

Buikminster 4-Official 50

Buckminster 4 .

. H. H. Taylor

. Buckminster 4-Official 50

Minnesota 9

.. H. H. Adee.

President 3-Official Se

Navarre 8

I. Maurer.

Esplanade 5-Oficial 90

Nevins 8

C. A. Natter, Jr.

Mamı 4, Official 50

Nightingale 4

I. Maurer.

Esplanade 5-Official 50

Defender 3

. H. J. Murphy

Buckminster 4-Official 50

President 3

T. J. Hickey

President 3-Official 5€

Dewey 9

E. S. Johnson.

Esplanade 5-()fficial 9

President 4

. T. J. Hickey.

President 3-Official 50

Dickens 2

W. J. Nagle

President 3-Official 50 Prospect 9

C. A. Natter, Jr

Main 4-Official 50

Dickens 6

H. H. Adce.

President 3-Official 50

Pulaski 5

W. F. Schlieben

. Foxcroft 9-Official 50

Esplanade

R. C. Fingado.

. Esplanade 5-Official 50

Sheepshead 3

R. C. Fingado. Esplanade 5-Official 50

Esplanade

E. S. Johnson

Esplanade 5-Official 50

Shore Read, 5

R. P. . Satterley

Shore Road 5-Official 50

"Evergreen

J. B. Maher

Foxcroft 9-Official. 50

Shore Road 8

R. P. Satterley

Shore Road 5-Official '50

·Evergreen ?

.. W. F. Schlichen

Foxcroft 9-Official 50

Skidmore 4

W. J. Nagle.

President 3-Official 50;

Evergreen 8

W. F. Schlieben

Foxcroft 9-Official 50 Slocum 6

H. 'H. Adee.

President 3-Official 50 . Main 4-Official 50

*Foxcroft 9

,.J. B. Maher.

. Foxcroft 9-Official 50

*Glenmore 5

J. B. Maher,

. Foxcroft 9-Official 50

Sterling 3 Sunset 6

.. H. C. Miles ..

Shore Road 5-Official 50

·Hegeman 3

J. B. Maher.

Foxcroft 9-Dicial 50

Triangle 5

W. W. Driver.

Huguenot 4

J. F. Mangan.

Main 4-Official 50

Windsor 6

.. H. J. Murphy ..

. Buckminster 4-Official 50

Ingersoll 2

H. H. Taylor.

Buckminster 4-Official 50

Windsor 8

.. H. J. Murphy

.. Buckminster 4-Official' 50

: * Indicates Central Ofices serving both Brooklyn and Queens.

TO TRANSACT BUSINESS IN PERSON WITH THE COMPANY

Should you prefer to transact business in person rather than by telephone, you may call at any of ,

President 3-Official 50

Atlantic 5 ..

.H. C. Miles.

.Shore Road 5-Official So

Main 2;

C. A. Natter, Jr ...

Main 4

W; W. Driver.

. Main 4Official 50 Main ++Official 50

Mansfield 6

R. C. Fingado. ..

.Esplanade 5-Official 50

Mayflower 9

E. S. Johnson.

. Esplanade 5-Official 50

Midwood 8.

I. Maurer ...

Esplanade 5-Official 50

Cloverdale 6 ... Coney Island 6 Cumberland 6 .

.. H. C. Miles.

R. C. Fingado.

Shore Road 5-Official 50 Esplanade 5-Official 50 Main 4-Official 50

Evergreen 9

J. A. Bryson. .

.. Stillwell 4-Oficial 50 South 8

1. F. Mangan.,

*Stagg 2

W .. F. Schlieben

Foxcroit 9-Official 50

C. A. Natter, Jr

Main 4-Official 50

Applegate 6 ...

W. J. Nagle

Buckminster 4-Official 50

Ambassador 2 .

H. J. Murphy

Applegate 7

.W. ]. Nagle.

TO- TRANSACT BUSINESS BY TELEPHONE WITH THE COMPANY

To make arrangements for or to obtain in- formation concerning new telephone service, dial 811 or ask the operator for the "Business Office."

To make it more convenient for you to transact business with the company, your telephone ac- count is assigned to a particular representative in the Business Office whose responsibility it is to handle all matters relating to your telephone service such as changes in location, information regarding bills, directories, etc.

To reach your representative dial 811 or ask the operator for the "Business Office." When the Business Office operator answers, give her your telephone number and ask for the represen- tative handling your account, as for example: "This is Main 4-9970. Please let me have my representative."

20 Snyder Avenue, near Flatbush Avenue 95 Willoughby Street, cor. Bridge Street

5202 Fourth Avenue, cor. 52nd Street 339 Ninth Street, near 5th Avenue 4602 Thirteenth Avenue, cor. 46th Street

the Business Offices shown below, choosing the one which is most conveniently located.

Stain 4-Official 50 ,

... J. F. Mangan.

WINTER 1934-35

CALLS TO OUT-OF-TOWN POINTS, TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES, AND TO SHIPS AT SEA

To Out-of-Town Points

Station-to-Station Calls

Station-to-station calls are those on which you ask the operator for the desired telephone only, and not for a particular person nor for a particular private branch exchange extension station. These calls are handled more rapidly and at lower rates than person-to-person calls. Reduced rates are generally in effect during evening and night periods, A charge is made if anyone at the called station answers.

TO MAKE A STATION-TO-STATION CALL, DIAL OR CALL THE OPERATOR AND GIVE HER THE NAME OF THE CITY AND TELEPHONE NUMBER YOU WISH TO REACH.

If you do not know the number, dial 411 or call Information. Make a note of telephone numbers for future reference ..

To Foreign Countries

From your telephone you may call practically all important cities of Europe, and many points in Africa. Asia, Australia, Central and South America, and Bermuda, Cuba, and several other island groups. Rates to certain overseas points are shown on Page 7.

Additional information may be secured or calls may be placed by dialing 211 or calling Long Distance.

Collect Calls (Charges Reversed)

Upon request of the calling party and with the consent of the party answering the call, the charges on any out-of-town call may be billed to the called station. No additional charge is made for this service, except that a somewhat higher rate applies on station-to-station calls where the rate is 20c or less.

The time at the calling station governs the application of day, evening and night rates on collect calls.

A report charge will apply if the call is not completed because the called party refuses to accept the charges.

The reversal of charges is not permitted on calls to ships at sea nor on cally to foreign countries except Canada and Cuba.

Person-to-Person Calls

Person-to-person calls are those on which youtask the operator to call a particular person to the telephone or to reach a particular private branch exchange extension station. Thè rates are some- what higher than station-to-station rates, but no charge other than a report charge is made, unless the desired person or exten- sion station is reached. There is no reduction in rates during evening and night periods.

f TO MAKE A 'PERSON-TO-PERSON CALL, DIAL 211 OR CALL LONG DISTANCE AND GIVE THE DETAILS OF THE CALL TO THE LONG DISTANCE OPERATOR.

Faster service will be obtained if you give the telephone number. Make a note of telephone numbers for future reference.

To Ships at Sea

Calls may be made to and from certain ships while at sea and within calling range. The rate for an initial period of three minutes is $9.00 or $18.00 depending upon the location of the ship with which connection is made.

Additional information may be secured or calls may be placed by dialing 211 or calling Long Distance.

Federal Tax

No tax applies to conversations for which the charge is less than 50c, The maximum tax on any conversation is 20c. Where the charge is 50c or more, but less than $1.00, the tax is 10c." Where the charge is $1.00 or more, but less than $2.00, the tax is 15c. Where the charge is $2.00 or more, the tax is 20c.

Rates

Page 8

Certain other out-of-town points ..

.Page

Certain overseas points. Page 7

Ships at sea. . See above

Evening and night reduced rates .Page 10

Person-to-person

. Page 10

Report charges i .. Page 10

DIRECTORIES

We earnestly desire to have telephone number information available for your use in the form most satisfactory from your viewpoint. We aim to accomplish this through the provision of at- tractive Bocklets for listing telephone numbers, through shit distribution of borough telephone directories, jind by means of Information service. We wish, however, to avoid furnishing more tele- phone directories than are needed as this not only, results in ir convenience to our customers but is . wasteful as well.

The maximum of convenience' is secured through the maintenance of up-to-date personal lists of telephone numbers which you have occa- sion to call. Under this plan, the lists can be kept immediately at hand and the majority of desired telephone numbers can be ascertained with the least difficulty.

In order to ineet your requirements, we shall be glad to furnish you with attractive booklets for use in preparing personal lists of telephone numbers or with any borough directory you may require upon application to any, of our Business Offices listed on page 2.

Every effort is made to make the directory as accurate as possible: Sometimes, however, despite this . care and attention, error's occur. Please check your listing and if it is incorrect, call the Business Office promptly,

The Company assumes no liability for damages · arising from errors or omissions ib the making up or printing of its directories, except in the case of charge listings in connection with which its lia- bility shall be limited to a refund at the monthly rate for each listing for the time an error or omis- sion continues.

HOW TO USE THE DIRECTORY

Aring'ement of Listings

A telephone directory listing is alpha- betized in accq dance with the sequence of the letters in each part of the listing, con-' sidering each trord with the next word as to every Jetter it contains. The parts of the listings an| considered in the follow- ing jorder :

1. Surnam: (or proper name)

2! Fire, given name or initial (or

equivalent of either)

3 Second given name or initial (and other given name, if any)

4 Title (%) any) '

5. Designation (if any)

' Straat t'ame (or equivalent)

7 Building number

Abbreviations

Such abbreviations as Chas,. Co., Geo., Jas., St. (Saint), Wm., etc., are placed in the same alphabetical sequence as though spelled out in full.

Apostrophe, Hyphen and Ampersand

Apostrophes, hyphens and ampersands (&) are disregarded in alphabetizing, and names containing these symbols are listed as though the symbols were not shown !.

Names With Prefixes

Names beginning with "M." "Mac," or "Mc," or with prefixes, such as D', De,

Fitz, L', O', St. (Saint), etc., are treated as one word without regard to capitaliza- tion or apostrophe.

Single Letters Used as Names

Single letters used as names are treated as words and are listed bef .e the names beginning with that ketter.

Same Names Spelled as Two or More Words

Names which are known to be locally spelled as both one or more words are treated as one word in determining the precedence of listings. In such cases a cross reference is placed where the list- ings would appear if treated as two words.

CLASSIFIED TELEPHONE DIRECTORY (THE RED BOOK)

Suburban points

The Classijed Telephone Directory (The Red Book) contains the name of every business subscriber listed under a classified Heading which is descriptive of his business. ^This directory serves as a buyer's guide) and also as a telephone mweber finding list.

If you wish to purchase an article or service, look for the heading descriptive of the article or service you have in mind and select the firm you want to deal with from the associated listings and advertise- ments, If you are looking for the tele- phone number of a person or firm

and you know the profession of bust- ness, you can find it easily in the Classi- fied Telephone Directory, under the heading descriptive of the profession or business. You will find an index of classified headings at the front of the Classified Directory.

WINTER 1934-35

SPECIAL SERVICES

Teletypewriter Service

The correct time may be obtained by dialing or calling ME ridian 7-12|2. This information is available at any time of the day or night and is provided as . an accommodation at a small charge as follows:

When the call is made from a message rate telephone the charge is one local message.

When the call is made from a flat rate telephone, or from a coin teleplione pr non-coin public telephone, the charge is five cents.

Overtime Charges

Although it is not the Company's general' practice to time all calls from message rate telephones on which the initial period charge is one local message. overtime charges will be applied wherever such calls are found materially to exceed five minutes in duration.

Free Calls

Calls from any telephone in New York City may be, made to any department of the Telephone Company in the City and Suburban area without charge. excepting calls to the Time of Day Information' Department, ME ridian 7-1212.

On all free calls made from coin tele- phones, the coin deposited in order to make the call will be returned.

Displaying Telephone Numbers

If you display your telephone number on stationery, vehicles, or in other ways. it is important that it be kept currently correct. Changes may become necessary from time to time, and failure to make corrections may affect your service as well as the service of those who desire to call you.

Identification of Employees

Every employee of the Telephone Company au- thorized to install, in- spect, repair or remove the Company's apparatus carries a metal badge showing the Company's name and his own number. . Subscribers are earnestly requested to refuse access to their prem- ises to anyone who cannot in this way identify himself.

Attachments

The Company's tariff provides that no . apparatus or appliance not furnished by the Company shall be attached to or used

with any person or persons to unlawfully do, or permit or cause to be done, aby of the acts hereinbefore mentioned, or who shall occupy, use a line, or shall know- ingly permit another to occupy, tise a line, 'a room, table. establishment or ap- paratus to unlawfully door cause to be done any of the acts hereinbefore men- tioned, * * * is punishable by im- prisonmeut for hot more than two years. -Extract from Section 1423 of the Penal Law.

Privacy of Telephone Service

A person who wrongfully obtains, or ; attempts to obtain, ady knowledge of a telegraphic or telephonic message . by connivance with a clerk, operator, mes- senger or other employee of a telegraph or telephone company, ár being such clerk, operator, messenger or other em- ployee, wilfully divulges to anyone but the persons for whom it was intended, the contents or the nature thereof of a tele- graphic or telephonic message or dis- patch intrusted to him for the transmis- sion or delivery, or of which contents he may in any manner become possessed, * * * is punishable by a fine of not more than one thousand dollars or by imprisonment for not more than two years, or by both such fine, and imprison- ment.

It is provided by the Penal Law as amended March 24, 1933, that any person who shall prevent or contrive to prevent the return . of coins to. the or delivery, in this state of any au- users of coin' telephones, or cause such thorized message, communication er re- port by or through any telegraph or tele- phone line, wire or cable, under the con- trol of any telegraph or telephone com- pany doing business in this state ; or who shall aid, agree with, employ or couspire

Telegrams by Telephone

You may telephone telegrains, table- grams or radiograms to the Postal Tele -. graph-Cable Company or the Western Union Telegraph Company. The, tele- graph charges will appear on your month- ly telephone bill.

You may also telephone your telegrains from public and semi-public coin' tele- phones and deposit the charges, for' stịch messages in the coin telephone.

When calling either of these telegraph companies follow the instructions shown under its listing in this directory.

GENERAL INFORMATION

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Brooklyn, New York City, Telephone Directory, 1934-35, Part 1

Author: New York Telephone Company Publication date: 1934 Publisher: New York Telephone Company Number of Pages: 366

Author: New York Telephone Company
Publication date: 1934
Publisher: New York Telephone Company
Number of Pages: 366