What did we find after we dialed up the history of numbers and phone technology? Two big points. ![]() “What is the history behind the old telephone exchanges? For example, how did they get names like HUmboldt 6?” Jeffrey’s recollection was strong, but the backstory nagged him - enough that he sent Curious City this question: The letters, which signified longer words, had once stood for exchanges - places where operators directed calls by plugging cords into switchboards with electric jacks that corresponded to individual telephone numbers. Translation on the telephone keypad: 486-5127.īefore 1977, Chicago phone numbers were often listed as Jeffrey remembers. He remembers calling his friend Richie, a Humboldt Park resident, by dialing HUmboldt 6-5127. ![]() ![]() Jeffrey Osman of Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood is sure of it. Phone numbers weren’t always just numbers.
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