LOS ANGELES CENTRAL OFFICES
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ARTESIA
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CO was built in the 1930s by Consolidated
Telephone Company. Became an Associated CO in 1945 and later GTE
then Verizon.
Old Exchanges: TOrrey 5 and UNderhill 5 |
 AZUSA |
Original Associated Telephone Office that became dial in the
1950s. Old Exchanges: EDgewood 4 & FLeetwood 4 |
 BALDWIN PARK |
Original Associated Telephone Office that became dial in the
1950's. Old Exchnages: EDgewood 7 & 8, FLeetwood 7 & YOrktown 2 |
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BEL AIR
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Bel Air
This is the CO that the Fresh Prince uses when making phone calls... Bel Air was constructed in 1955 to relieve General Telephone's "West Los Angeles" CO. Old Exchanges: GRanite 2 and GRanite 6 |
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BELLFLOWER
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Original CO built in 1920s by Consolidated,
taken over by Associated in 1945 then GTE -Verizon.
Old Exchanges: TOrrey 3,6,7 and WAbash 5 |
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BELL GARDENS
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General Telephone office built in the 1960's to relieve Downey "Main". Became GTE now Verizon. |
 CLAREMONT |
Original Associated Telephone Company office that became
dial in the 1950s. Old Exchanges: LYcoming 5 & 6, NAtional 4 & 6 |
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COVINA
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Was built during the 1930s by Associated Telephone.
Became dial in the early 1950's. Serves as the main tandem office for
Verizon CO's in the eastern Los Angeles region (22 offices). This
office also finally replaced remote manual toll stations still serving the
San Gabriel Canyon during the early 1990's. Old Exchanges: EDgewood 1, 2 and 9 and FLeetwood 2 |
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CULVER CITY "MAR VISTA"
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Original office built by Associated Telephone in
the 1920's to serve the growing communities of Venice and Mar Vista. Old Exchanges: EXbrook 1, 7, 8 and EXmont 1, 7 and 8. |
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DOWNEY
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Office originally built by Asscoiated Telephone
Company in the 20's. Became dial pre-1942 and went to Consolidated
Telephone in 1945. Office was added to over the years as ownership
transferred from Consolidated to General Telephone to GTE to Verizon.
Old Exchanges: TOpaz 1, 2 and 9, WAlnut 3 |
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DOWNEY "IMPERIAL"
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Constructed in the 1960s to relieve the main Downey CO. Served the North American Aviation Centrex system who's large research campus was located just down the street and was responsible for the major development of the Space Shuttle. |
 GRANADA HILLS |
Office originally built by California Water & Telephone
Company and became dial pre-1942. Was damaged in the 1994 Northridge
Earthquake, but survived to continue to provide service. Old Exchanges: EMpire 3 |
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HERMOSA BEACH "REDONDO"
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Original Associated Telephone office built in the mid 1920s
to serve the Hermosa Beach community.
Old Exchanges: FRontier 2, 3, 4, 6 and 9 |
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LA PUENTE "MAIN"
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Office built by Associated Telephone in the 1940s and became
dial in the early 1950s. Old Exchanges: EDgewood 0, 3 and 6, FLeetwood 6 Note: Old General Telephone "stain". |
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LA PUENTE "MAPLEGROVE"
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The Maplegrove office was built by GTE in the late 1980's to relive the La Puente Main office and Baldwin Park office. |
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LA PUENTE "ROWLAND"
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Was built by General Telephone in the mid 1950s to relieve
the La Puente Main office. Old Exchanges: YOrktown 4 |
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LA VERNE
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Built by Associated Telephone in the early 1940's and became
dail by the early 1950's. Old Exchanges: LYcoming 3 and 4. |
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LONG BEACH "CLARK"
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Office built by General Telephone in the early 1970's to relive the Long Beach "Termino" office. |
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LONG BEACH "MAIN"
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Office built by Associated Telephone company to serve the
Long Beach area in the 1920's. Office became dial in 1922. Was
the tandem office until the Stadium office was built in the 1980s. Old Exchanges: Hemlock 2, 5, 6 and 7 |
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LONG BEACH "MARKET"
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Originally built by Associated Telephone in the late1910s.
Became dial during the 1920s. Old Exchanges: GArfield 2, 3 and 8 |
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LONG BEACH "MARTIN LUTHER KING"
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Office built in the late 1970's by General Telephone to relive the Long Beach "Main" office. |
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LONG BEACH "STADIUM" and "LAKEWOOD" TANDEM
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The original stadium office was built in the 1940's to relieve Long
Beach Main. This office also served as the Centrx for Douglas Aircraft
Corporation.
Stadium was enlarged and became a duel role in the early 1980s when it became the Tandem office for the Long Beach region offices and became known as the Lakewood Tandem. Old Exchanges: GArfield 1, 5 and 9, HArrison 1, 5 and 9
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LONG BEACH "TERMIINO" (Original office)
LONG BEACH "TERMINO" (New addition next door to original office)
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Office built by Associated Telephone in the 1920's and
became dial when it was cut into service. Office was expanded in the
1990's by Verizon. Old Exchanges: GEneva 3, 4, 8 and 9, HEmlock 3, 4, 8 and 9 |
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LONG BEACH "UPTOWN"
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Originally built by Associated Telephone during the late
1910's. Became dial in the 1920's. Old Exchanges: GArfield 4, 6 and 7 |
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