Art Deco: Vintage Antique photo 1920\'s or earlier Davies Art Store Chicago, IL
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Art Deco: Vintage Antique photo 1920\'s or earlier Davies Art Store Chicago, IL :
$49.99
THIS IS A VERY VERY OLD PICTURE OF A GIRL/LADY WHICH WAS DONE AT DAVIES ART STORE, PICTURE & FRAMES, 590 N. CLARK ST., CHICAGO, ILPHONE NORTH 2099
THIS IS HOW I AGED THE PICTURE:
The other takeaway is that Chicago’s exchange names are more than interesting relics of an earlier time: They’re part of the city’s identity as a collection of neighborhoods.
Operator, please
Let’s go back to the beginning. Chicago’s first telephone exchange opened in 1878. Then, you actually told the operator the name and address you were trying to reach. Chicago’s first switchboards were at the telephone company’s central office downtown, and in two branches at Halsted Street and Canal Street.
Here’re a few significant dates in the evolution of telephone numbers:
Until1923, a dialer would call an operator and ask for the person they wanted to reach by giving their exchange name or number. Phone numbers were just three or four digits,with an exchange name tacked onto the front. Names were sometimes selected to be memorable or easily understood over the phone. “CALUMET-555,” for example, could be taken from local Chicago geography.
Art Deco: Vintage Antique photo 1920\'s or earlier Davies Art Store Chicago, IL :
$49.99