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Subject: Re: What are 700 and 555 Numbers?
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In 1979, the only possible N0N-XXXX phone numbers would be in area 213
(now 213/818, with 310 on the way).

But back around 1962, there was a song BEechwood 4-5789, which turns
up occasionally on oldies programs.


[Moderator's Note: Back in the 1950's here, there was a rather famous
bordello which specialized in servicing wealthy and influential
citizens from out of town. Their number was HAymarket 1 - 5111. Around
election time one year the cops raided the joint and shut it down for
good. The phone was disconnected, but it remained in the little black
books of unsuspecting out-of-towners for *years* afterward. IBT was
unable to assign the number for ten years without having the new
subscribers complain about wrong numbers and frequently lewd long
distance calls.  PAT]