Monthly Archives: November 2024
SKyline-1, SUnset-8, and WIndsor-2
In my previous post, I outlined the history of phone numbers in Bartlesville, which became my home in 1989. This post looks at my personal telephone memories from the late 1960s to present. Bell Telephone, including the Southwestern Bell subsidiary … Continue reading
FEderal-6 and EDison-3
What do the song PEnnsylvania 6-5000, the book BUtterfield 8, and the movie Dial M for Murder have in common? All of their titles refer to telephone exchanges. Bartlesville only used exchange names in its phone numbers for about a … Continue reading
The Worried Man of Delos
Over 2,000 years ago, someone sculpted a full-length lifesize bronze statue of a man on the Greek island of Delos. Such works cost about 3,000 drachmas — the equivalent of two years’ salary for a rich citizen. Only about 200 … Continue reading
Meador Manor 