Brooklyn, New York City, Telephone Directory, 1957, Part 1

Author: New York Telephone Company
Publication date: 1957
Publisher: New York Telephone Company
Number of Pages: 788


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1957


BROOKLYN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY


19:57


THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM


EMERGENCY REPAIR -OTHER INVICE CALLS ANE IMPORTANT INFORMATION


Find It Fast In The 'Yellow Pages'


SEE "THE RED BOOK " - THE COMPLETE CLASSIFIED BUYERS' GUIDE


NEW YORK TELEPHONE COMPANY


Typical Long Distance Rates from Brooklyn


Rates are for the first 3 minutes. Bargain rates are in affect every night between 6 p.m. and 4 30 a m. und all day Sunday on all long dis tance calls over 56 miles. The time at the call ing point governs the application of these rates Person to


Station to Station Person Week Nights Week


Page


How to dial


2


Where you can dial


How to make long distance calls 3


Collect calls


3


Public telephones ..


The Message Unit Calling Area .... 4


6-7


1 IN AN EMERGENCY, dial the operator and tell her "This is an emergency call." Give her your telephone number and say:


"I want to report a FIRE," or "I want a POLICEMAN," or "I want the COAST GUARD," or


"I want an AMBULANCE."


2 If you cannot stay at the telephone, tell the operator where help is needed.


Be sure that every member of the family knows how to pince emergency calls.


Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI ) -LEhigh 5-7700 201 East 69 St., New York 21, N. Y.


WARNING: The Penal Law of the State of New York provides that "any per- son who shall willfully refuse to immediately relinquish a party line when informed that such a line is needed for an emergency call to a fire department or police department of for medical aid or ambulance service, or any person who shall secure the use of a party line by falsely stating that such a line is needed for an emergency call, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor." The law defines an "emergency" as "a_ situation in which property or human life are in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential."


Telephone Service Calls [No charge for those cells)


Do you need telephone repairs ? - Dial 611 (Repair Service)


Numbers mit in directory? - Dial 411 (Information)


Require assistance in making a call? - Dial the operator


- Dial 811 (Business Office)


Business Transactions (see page 11)


Orders For Service, Billing Met


Fer Intermitich on making bandi distance cotte, soo pages 3, 6 and 7. - Other matters - Look wider "NY TEL CO" in this directory


THE BROOKLYN MUSEUM


It houses one of the most distin- guished collections of Egyptian art in the Western world, outstanding Ameri- can oil paintings and water colors, as well as rooms of American homes of the 17th to 19th Century. The Museum in open daily, 10 e.m. to 5 p.m.j Sundays and Holidays, 1 a.m. to 5 p.m.


FOUNDED in 1897, the Brooklyn Museum, a division of The Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, enters its 60th year of service to the community. Each year about 500,000 people visit the Museum, among them some of 200.000 Brooklyn children as # supple- ment to their school work.


On


the


Cover


TABLE OF CONTENTS.


Making Calls


ALA Birotingham 51 60 $1 30 $2 25 $1 94 2 35 1 90 3 30 2 85


ARIZ. - Phoenix


ARK Little Rock


1.80 1 45 2 50 2 1!


CALIF . Los Angeles 2 50 2 00 3.50 3 00


COLO Denver 2 20 1 75


44


85


70


DEL Wilmington 60 45


70


D C washington BO 60 1 10


FLA Miam


. 80 1 44 2 50 21"


GA Ayarta 50 1 20 : 10 1 80


IDAHO : Bosse 135 1 90 3 30


2 86


ILL Chicago


1 50 1 20 2 10


1 80


IND Indianapolis


40 1 10 1 95 1 65


KWA Des Moines


1 80


2 50


2 15


KAN Wichita


1.90 1 50 2 65


Louise le


1 40 1 10


95 1 65


LA New Uriear's 90 1 50 2 65 2. 25


45


1 35 1 10


Me Baltimore


25


55 1.05


MASS Boston


74


1.05


MICH Detro t


1.25


1 75 1 44


MINN Minneapolis 1 70 1 15


MISS Jackson


1 45 1 50 2 15


MD St Lon s


.....


2 45 1 90 : 30 2 85


NEB. O.nusha


1 45 2 50 2 15


NEV Reng


2.50 2 00 3 50 3 00


N H. Manchester 80 60 1 10


N J. Atlantic City


N MEX Albuquerque 2:20


1 75 310 2+5


N Y .- Albany


10 55 1 00


N. Y. Buffalo


1 25


N Y Riverhead L 1. 50


4.


N C Charlotte


1 75


1 05


N D - Fargo


1 50 265 121


OHIO - Cleveland 1 15 As 1.60


OKLA - OklahomaCity 1 90


1 50 265 221


ORE Portland 2 50 2 00 -3 50


PA ... Philadelphi.l


50


70


R. I -Providence


70 55, 1 00


S. C. - Columbia


1 40 1 10 1 95 1 65


S. D. - Sioux Falls 1.90 1 50 2 65 2 25


TENN. - Memphis 1 70


1 35 2.40 2 05


TEX -Houston 2.05 1 65 2.85 2 45


UTAH-Salt Lake City 2 35 1 90 3.30 2 85


VT. - Burlington 90


70 1.25 1.05


VA Richmond


10 1 35


1.10


WASH. - Seattle


W. VA -Huntington 1 25 95 1 75 1 45


WIS. - Milwaukee 1 50 1 20 2 10 1.80


WYO .- Cheyenne .


2 20 1 75 3 10 2.65


A lederel excise tos af 10% applies to the total charges for any long distance call from a non-coin telephone. From coin telephones There is no ton on cells totaling 20g or less, but on calls totaling 25€ of over the tos it 10% computed to the nearest multiple of 5€


For rates to other points, dial the operator


See page 3 for information on station- to-station and person-to-person calls. For rates on calls within the Message Unit Calling Area, see pages 4 - 5. Copyright 1956 by New York Telephone Company, Printed in U.S. A. This issue corrected to October 30. 1956


.


Emergency Calls


Bills and Charges for Calls


Typical long distance rates .......... inside front cover


4-5


Message unit calls ..


2 25 Telephone bill explained 8-9


Overtime rates on message unit calls q 10


Where to pay bills


Equipment and Services


Out-of-town directories


3


Customer Service Bureau.


Business transactions .. 11


Kitchen and bedside telephones. 12


12


"Telephones in color


Speakerphones, Push Button and


Volume Control Telephones 12


If you plan to build or remodel. PBX switchboard training and placement .. 13 13


Personal numbers booklets


13


Programs for clubs and groups. 13


Time and weather service ... 13


Kinds of directory listings available. 15


Miscellaneous


Telegrams by telephone


4


Attachments to telephones and directories


Employee identification 4


If you are planning to move. 10


Useful facts about YELLOW PAGES .. 14


Postal zone map ... 16


See the introductory pages of the Red Book, a separate directory, for other useful information.


Folks are never far away - when you visit by phone


Costs so little anytime, even less nights after 6 and all day Sunday


3 10 2.64


CONN . Hartford 60


Overseas calls ::...


3


Direct Distance Dialing


2


10


2 40 2 05


2 25 1.95


MONT Virpar FAI


MAINE Portland


40


3


2 50 2 00 3 50 3 00


1957


HOW TO USE YOUR TELEPHONE


- Dial Telephones -


Where You Can Dial


From Cloverdale 1, CLenmore 1. HYacinth ! and Midway 7 non-coin tele- phones, you can dial calls to all points in the Mes- sage Unit Calling Area listed on page 5 and also to many other places in downstate and upstate New York, New Jersey and Connecticut and other cities throughout the United States (see pages 6 and 7). From all other non-coin dial telephones, you can dial calls to points in the Message Unit Calling Ared listed on page 5 with the following exceptions:


1. Dial the operator for calls to AMityville 4, CHapel 9, Cold Spring Harbor 2 and MYrtle 1-2-4.


2. Zone 7 users (see table on page 5) - Dial the operator for calls to LYric 2, MEdford 1, Rockwell 1, RYe 7, WEstmore 9 and WHite Plains 6-8-9.


3 Easy Steps in Dialing:


1 Have the right number. Look up any number you are not sure of. Write it down. Refer to it while dialing.


2 Lift the receiver and listen for the dial tone -a steady humming sound. If you do not hear the dial tone within a reasonable time, hang up, wait a few seconds, and try again.


3 Then dial the first 2 letters of the central office designation and the numerals (and the party line letter, if any). For example, to call COney Island 6-9970, dial:


CO 6 9970


Numeral ZERO


e byro to distinguish between the letter


In each case, turn the dial until your finger FIRMLY touches the finger stop. Take your finger out and let the dial return freely until it stops.


How to Get the Correct Number


I TF THE NUMBER YOU WANT is not in your directory or personal numbers booklet, call Information - dial 411. A note of the number in your booklet will save you time in the future.


Directories for the other boroughs of New York City and other nearby points, as well as personal numbers booklets in desk and pocket sizes, are available without charge from the Business Office.


On long distance calls, if you do not know the num- ber, place your calls as explained on page 3.


Helpful Hints in Dialing


Dialing another party on your line: Dial the operator,. give her your number and the number you wish to call. stating it is another party on your line. Hang up. The oper- ator will ring the other telephone. When they have had time to answer, lift your receiver and begin the conversation.


If you make an error when dialing, or your finger slips, Hang up for a moment, lift the receiver, wait for the dial tone, then dial the complete number again,


If you have trouble in dialing, dial operator (numeral zero). She will be glad to help you.


Ringing signal - a burring sound. Allow a reasonable time - at least a minute (10 rings) - for the person you are call- ing to answer. (When there is no answer, there is no charge.)


Busy signal - a buzz click-buzz sound. When you hear this replace the receiver. (No charge for a "line busy!") Wait a few minutes and try again.


If you reach a wrong number, try to obtain the name of the central office and city reached. Report it to the operator promptly to avoid being billed for the call.


If you are cut off, report this promptly to your operator so we can properly adjust the charge for the catt.


If you placed your call with the operator and wish to call her back during the progress of the call, signal her by moving the receiver hook or plunger up and down SLOWLY until she answers.


When your telephone rings, answer promptly.


2


HOW TO MAKE LONG DISTANCE CALLS


- see Inside front cover for typical rates to distent points ++


When calling "Station-to-Station," DIAL THE OPERATOR and be ready to name the city, state and number you are calling. If you don't know the number, give her the name and address of the party you're calling and say you'll speak to anyone at that number. This kind of emil is handled more rapidly than person-to-person calls, and charges are at the lowest rates. Charges begin when the called telephone or switchboard answers. Users of Cloverdale 1, GLenmore 1, HY acinth I and Midway 7 telephones(except com telephones) can dial direct to certain distant points (see pages 6 and 7).


When calling "Person-to-Person," CALL LONG DISTANCE - DIAL 211-and be ready to name the city, state and person, specific department or switchboard extension you're calling, and the telephone number if you know it. Charges are higher than for station to station calls but do not begin until the conversation starts. "Message unit" calls listed as 3 or more message units for the initial period (see page 5) can be "person-to-person." But charges are billed separately in the same manner as long distance calls at 5t per message unit, plus 10€ per call.


When calling "Collect". ..


CALL LONG DISTANCE -DIAL 211 ;and say that you are placing a collect call. If the called party agrees to accept the charges you will be connected. Collect calls cost do more than other calls except in the case of sta- tion-to-station calls having a basic charge of 25€ or less.


"Message unit" calls listed as 3 or more message units for the initial period (see page 5) can be "collect." But the charges are billed separately in the same manner as long distance calls at 5€ per message unit, plus 100 per call.


When Calling Overseas


Calls to practically all the world's telephones and certain ship's at sea can be made from your telephone. For fur- ther information concerning this service, dial or call the operator and ask for the Overseas Operator.


When Calling to Mobile Telephones


You can make calls to cars, trucks, trains and boats equipped for mobile telephone service, located in nearby and distant points. To reach a mobile telephone, dial or call the operator and ask for the Mobile Service Operator.


Place Your Calls by Number - It's Twice as Fast


Out-of-Town Directories


A large library of out-of-town tele- phone directories covering most cities and towns in the United Statesand Canada can be con- sulted at the follow- ing locations:


New York Public Library, 5th Ave. and 42nd Street, New York, N. Y.


Brooklyn Public Library, (business reference branch) 197 Montague Street, Brooklyn, N. Y.


Queensborough Public Library, 89-14 Parsons Blvd., Jamaica, N. Y.


A more limited number of out-of-town telephone direc- tories can be consulted at the following locations: Railway, bus and airline terminals. New York Telephone Company Business Offices.


Attended public telephone locations including A.T.&T. Co., 195 Broadway, New York City.


Public Telephones


Telephone service is provided at accessible locations for your con- venience when you are away from your home or your place of business.


Calls can be made from public telephones to any other tele- phone. Instructions as to the use of public telephones are displayed on or near each instrument.


Public telephones are coin-operated and require the deposit of change.


Telegrams by Telephone


You may telephone telegrams, cablegrams or radiograms to the Western Union Telegraph Company following instructions shown under the listings of that company in this directory. The telegraph charges will appear on your telephone bill. You may also telephone your telegrams from coin telephones, paying as you would for a tele- phone call


3


1957


THE MESSAGE UNIT, CALLING AREA --


The Message Unit Calling Area comprises the five boroughs of New York City, southern Westchester, Nassau County, and Amityville, Cold Spring Harbor and Farmingdale, L. I.


(Amityville, Cold Spring Harbor and Farmingdale Were added lo the Massage Unit Calling Aree on August 25, 1956)


-


In the list of central offices below, determine the sones in which the telephone you are using and the one you are calling are located.


2


In the table at the bottom of the page, determine the message units charged for station-to-station calls for the initial period (Arit 4 or 5 minutes of a call).


CENTRAL OFFICES and ZONE NUMBERS in the Message Unit Calling Area (see map on page 4 for location of zones)


CENTRAL OFFICE


ZONE


CENTRAL OFFICE


ZONE


CENTRAL OFFICE ZONE CENTRAL OFFICE


ZONE


CENTRAL OFFICE


ZONE


ACasemy 2


.2


NS


8


OLinvite 2-3-4-5


5


Sycamore 2 :


.4


AD rondack! 4


ELdorado 5


INdependence 1-3


Olympia 6-7-8-49


TAImadge 2-3-8-9


ALgonquin 4,5


Elgin 1


14 INgersoll 2-7-9


ORchard 4


.1


TAylor 7


AMityville 4


ENdicett 2


2


Applegate 7


6


ENright 9


2


AStoria 4-B


₩-6


₦2


W


5


BRONX


4


N-4


N-7


NASSAU


QUEENS


COUNTY


N-8


W2


N-5


6


14


BROOKLYN


N-3


N-6


STATEN


7


ISLAND


13


15


N-6


1-3


How You Save


CUSTOMERS SOMETIMES ASK why their calls within the Message Unit Calling Area are not itemized on their bills. The reason simply is because billing on a grouped mes- sage unit basis eliminates high costs on our part for clerical operations that would be necessary for processing each of millions of low cost telephone calls. The economies that have


Employee Identification


Every employee of the telephone company authorized to in- stall, inspect, tepair or remove the company's apparatus carries a card showing the company's name and the employ- ce's number and photograph. Other telephone employees and directory delivery men also carry suitable identification. We suggest that customers refuse access to their premises to anyone who represents himself as from this company, but who cannot so identify himself.


resulted from message unit billing have been passed on to our customers in the form of reduced rates for calls to many points since the method was introduced in the New York metropolitan area in 1950. It all adds up to increased value for telephone service that costs little in comparison with almost everything else that can be bought today.


Attachments to Telephones and Directories


In the interest of good service please avoid the use of attach- ments or devices on your telephone instrument and direc- toties other than equipment furnished by the telephone company, Many of the devices offered for sale which are claimed to improve service actually interfere with it. The telephone company reserves the right to remove unauthor- ized equipment or devices. Where standard equipment does not meet a particular need, the company can furnish special equipment at reasonable rates.


CHARGES. FOR CALLS


How to Figure the Charges for These Calls


Calls can be dialed to most of this area as explained at the top of page 2.


Charges for calls completed from non-coin telephones to any point within the area covered by this map are computed in terms of "message units." The number of message units for the first 5 minutes (first 4 minutes on 6-unit calls) of a call depends on the distance between zones (see map, consult table on page 5). Overtime rates which apply to calls of longer duration are on page 9.


Con.


LAINS


SOUTHERN


WESTCHESTER WO


W5


Message units in addition to the number allowed monthly for message-rate |service are charged on a downward sliding scale starting at 5d each.


Long Island Souride


ATwater '9


2


Evergreen 1-2-3-4-5


AUdubon | 1 3.6


6-7-8-9 .


AXtel 1-6-7


10


Exchange 1-4-5-6


1


Klipatrick 2


3 5


PEtham #


₦3


TRafaigar 3-4-6-71-9


BAyside 4:5-9


BEachview 218


FAculty 1


1


12


Planeer 1-2-6-7.


NS


rulle 2


5


BEekiran 3


.1


FAirbanks 4.5


LEhigh 4:5 3.


2


Plaza 1-3-4-5-7-8-9


Turnbull 7


BEssonhurst |6


W3


Fieldstone 2-3-7


Liggett a


10


PResident 1-7-3-4-8


6


Twin Harbors 5 . ... TWining 4-4-7-8-9


8


BEveriy 7


W2


Fillmore 8


2


Lincoln 1


N9


PRImirese 5


Pyramid 8-9/


1


RAvenswood 1-4-8-9


Buckminster 2-4-7


FRanklin 1-4


LYceum 5-6


2


RtEpublic 9


VAndyke 1


6


CAstle 1


GEheral 1-2


N6


MAIn 2-4-5


6


Rockville Centre 4-6


ROcksvell 1


ROslyn 3


WAInut 1


CHelsea 2-3


GLen Cove 4 .



N&


RYe 7


W9


WAshington His. 7


3


Circle 5-6-7|


GRamercy 3-5-7


1


MEdford 1


SAint George 7


14


WEather 6-1212


City Island a


GRanite 1-4


13


MEIrose 5 -2


SCaridale 3-5


W5


8-9


GReenleaf b


Michigan 1-2


10


SEdgwick 3


3


WEstmore 2.9


Wo


Cold Spring Harbor 2


Midway 7


.6


SHeepshead 3


7


WHeatley Hilfs 5


N4


Coney Island 6


HAstings 5


W4


MOLL Haven 5-9


South B


6


Wisconsin 7


1


CYpress 2-3-4-5-8-9


.3


HEgeman -3


6


SPencer 9


Woodbine 1


W2


DAvenport 6


8


Hickory 4-9


9


STagg 2


6


WYandotte 1-2-3


DEerfield 7


w2


Hickory 6


.. 8


12 NEptune


13


STillwell 4-6


8


Yonkers 3-5-8-9


WI


DEwey 1:2-4-8-9


HOneywood


NEMm 8


Sunset 1-5.


YUkon 4


15


Diciens 2-5-6


HUlater 2-7


NEw Rochelle 2-3-6


Susquehanna 7


2


YUkon 5-6


1


Digby 49


HYacinth 1-2-3-4-5.


NEwtown 9


Swiftwater 3


W2


YUkon 7


14


DObbs Ferry 3


6-7-8-9


6


Nightingaje 5-6-8-9


Swinburne 4-5


3


YUkon 8


2


From telephones in zone 7 to COld Spring Harbor 2 and MYrtle 2 the charge is 6 message units for the first 4 minutes; otherwise the charge from any Brooklyn telephone to AMityville 4, CHapel 9, COld Spring Harbor 2 and MYrtle 1-2-4 is 5 message units for the first 5 minutes.


1One message anit from non-coin telephones; ten cents from coin telephones.


Message Units Per Call for the First 5 Minutes (First 4 minutes on 6-Unit Calls) from Brooklyn Non-Coin Telephones


FROM


BROOK


T.O: NEW YORK CITY ZONES


TO: NASSAU COUNTY ZONES


TO: WESTCHESTER ZONES


LTN


ZONES


2 -


ZONES


1


-


- 1


1


2 1


N


4


4


-


-


-


·


Overtime Rates: On 2-onit calls, as Indicated in table above, add 1 unit for each additional 3 minutes or fraction; on 3 or 4 unit calle, 1 unit for each added 2 minutes: 5 or 6 unit calls, 1 unit for each added minute,


For sellest eni person-to-person jolly'in the Message Unir Calling Area, see page 3.


5


1957


CHickering 4 .


1


Glenmore 1-2-3-5-6


6


NE


SAcramesto 2


.2


Cloverdale 1-2-3-6-7


GReat Neck 2


MEridian 7-1212


SChuyler 4


WEIls 1-5-8


NE


Columbus 5


1


HArrison 8 W6


Monument 2-3-6


2


SLocum 6


6


Willlan; 2


3


Curtiss 5


13


HAvereyer 4-6-9


MOunit Vernon 4-7-8


W2


6-7-8-9


1


SPruce 6


12


Worth 2-4-6


1 3


DAyton 3-8-19


Hickory 5


NAvarre 8


.7


STerling 3-8-9


YEllowstone 2


8


DEtender 5


HOIls 4-5-8


.6


NO


W3


6


NI


3


REctor 2


1


UNderhill 3 .


8


BRyant 9


1


Foundation 8


3


LUdiow 3-4-5-7-8-9


REgent 4-7


2


UN versity 4-5


2


Butterfield


2


FRreport 8-9


N6


LYnbrook 3-9


N3


L'Yric 2 .


Riverside 9


Virginia 3-5-6-7-8-9


3


CEcarmirst


GEmeral 7


₦2


MAmároneck 9


Nó WAdsworth 3-6-7-8 WAIker 5 W8


1


CHapel 9


Gibraltar 2-7-8


14 MAnhasset 7


MAytair 1 ..


MAYfair 3 ...


w7


NS


SHore Road 5-8


7


WHitehal: 3-4


1


White Plains 6-8-9


WAR


Cortlandt 7


1


Hickory 1


10


Murray Hill 2-3-4-5


Spring 7.


7


MYrtle 1-2-4


RHmelancer


CARaf 6-8


1


GEdney 4-5-6-8-9


6


LOcust 1


3


Bowling Green


Flushing 3-7-8-9


LOngicre 3-4-5


BRockville 5


Fordham 4-5-7


Lorraine 2-7-8-9


PErshing 1-5


NA


TRiangle 5


LAureiten 5-7-8


FAr Rockaway 7


13


LExingten 2


Port Washington 7


N7


TYrone 2-3


Boulevard 1-3-8


FLoral Park 2-4


Kingsbridge 3-6-7-8-9


PEnnsylvania 6


Tilden 4 Tivoli 1-2


TOmpkins 2-7


.3


7-8-9-0


(no charge)


BAidain 3


NG


EXeter 2 .


BArclay 7


EXeter 3 . 1 . (no charge)


LAckawanna 4


3.


DXford 5-7


1


JUlifson 2-b


Oyster Bay 6


TEmpleton 1-2-8 TEnnyson &


NA


OVerbrook 1


NB


TErrace 6-7-9


7


JAmaica 3-6-9


10


OWens 3


W3


OWers 9


W2


JErome 6-7-B


DRegon 3-4-5-7-9


IVanhoe 1-3-5-6-9


NS


ORioit 6


ESplanade 2-5-5-6-7


JAckion


6


6


Message Unit Calling Area and Zone Boundaries


MANHATTAN


18


12


İN-9


Jamaica


Bay


W-7


EDgewood.3-4


ILfinais 7-8-9


10


NZ


TOttenville B


TRemont 2-6


BEverly 5


12


ULster 1-2-3-4 5-6-7-8-9


N3


VANley Stream 5


I


WAtkins 4-9


WEllington 3


HAmover 2


Mission 4


2


2


2


....


1


IRvington 9


For stationto station calls ONLY from non-coin telephones in : Cloverdale 1, GLenmore 1, HYacinth 1 and Midway 7


It's Simple to Dial Your Long Distance Calis - Just Read This Carefully


These two pages show:


· Places you can dial


. How to dial to telephones in these places


. The correct AREA CODE to dial


Dialing to distant points is almost as easy as dialing a local | number, except that you first dial a 3-digit area code.


To call any place not included in these lists, dial the operator. She will either handle the call for you or tell you that it has been added to the list of points which you can dial direct.


To find a number you don't know in New York City, Long Island, southern Westchester or in points listed under area codes 914 and 201, dial Information - 411. For other numbers dial the operator.


For person-to-person and collect calls dial the operator (see page 3.)"


THE MESSAGE UNIT CALLING AREA . .. See List of Offices on Page 5


To call a number in any central office on Page 5 except AMityville A, CHapel 9, Cold Spring Harbor 2 and MYrtle 1-2-4, simply dial the fiest 2 letters of the central office designation, then the numerais (plus the party line letter, if any), For example, to call Plaza 3-9970, dial PL3 9970.


To call a number in AMityville 4, CHapel 9, Cold Spring Harbor 2 and MYrtle 1-2-4, dial the Area Code 516 plus the first 2 letters of the central omce designiction, then the numerals (and the party line letter, if any). For example, to call AMityville 4-9970, dial 516 AM4 9970.


SUFFOLK COUNTY To call these central offices, dial AREA CODE.516


... plus the first 2 letters of the central office designation, than the numerals (and the party line letter, if any). For example, to call MOhawk 1-9970, dial 516, MO1 9970.


AMagansett 7


¿CHapel 9


GReenport 7


MAttituck 9


PArk 7


SHoretam 4


TAMityville 4


Cold Spring Harbor 2


GRover 5


Midland 3


PEconic 4


SMichtown 2


ANdrew 1


DEer Park 2


HAmilton 1-3-7


MOhawk 1-5-6-9


POrt Jefferson 8


Southampton 1


BAyport


EAstport 5


Huntington


+MYrtle 1-2-4


SAint James 2


WAding River 9


BRentwood 3


EMerson 3 1


JUriper 1


SAyville 4


WAfer Mill 7


BRidgehampton 2


Fire Island 4


Kings Park 2


DiLd Quogije 3


SEiden 2


WEsthampton 4


CEntral Islip 4


FOrest &


Lindenhurst 5


ORiert 2


SHelter Island 9


YAphank 4


¡Indicates a central office in the Message Unit Calling Arcus.


NORTHERN WESTCHESTER, PUTNAM, ROCKLAND and ORANGE COUNTIES To call these central offices, dial AREA CODE 914


... plus the first 2 letters of the central office designation, then the numerais (and the party line letter, if any). For example, to call ARmonk Village 3-9970, dial 914 AR3 9970.


ARmonk Village 3


CHappaqua 1


GReenwood Lake 7 . MAhopac 8


NYack 7


Pleasantville 2


5Tony Point 6


BEsfard Village 4


Cold Spring 5


HAverstraw 9


Mount Kisco 6


OSsining 2


POund Ridge 4


Suffern $


Birchwood 8


COngers 8


Highland Falls 6


NAnuet 3


PEari River 5


TUxedo 4


BRiarcliff 6 CArmel 5


GArtison


LEwisboro 3


North Salem 9


Piermont 2


Spring Valley 6


Yorktown Hts. 2


continued next page>


CONNECTICUT To call any central office, dial AREA CODE 203


14 pion the tet 2 lechery of the central office designation, then the numerals (and the party line letter, if any). For exmople, to call Fireside 8-9970, dial 203 F18 9970.


NORTHERN NEW JERSEY To call these central offices, dial AREA CODE 201


... plus the first 2 letters of the central ofice designation, then the numerals (and the party line letter, if any). For example, to call ARmory 4-9970, dial 201 AR4 9970.


ARmory 1-4


DOver 6


FRontler 7


KEary 2->


Monmouth Beach !


POmpton Laikes 7


TAIbot 4


ATlas 8


DUmont 4-5


GEneva 8


KEyport 7


MOrsemere 6


PRespect 4-5-6


TErhune 5


BRidge 2


DUnellen 2


Gloson 9


Klimat 5


Mountain View B


RAhway 7


TUcker 7


CAldwell 6


Dunkirk 9


GEbert 4-5


Kimball 1


MUIberry 3-4


RAPdelph 2-5


Twilight 5


CApital 2


EDison 8


GRegory 1-2-3


LAfayette 9


Murdock 6-8


REd Bank 6


UNion 3-4-5-6-7-9


CArteret 1




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