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APTOS

 

Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: MUrray 8

AROMAS

 

Type: Rural

Remote Switch disguised nicely as a house that fits right in with the homes along the main road.

CARMEL

 

Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: MAyfair 4

CARMEL VALLEY

 

Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: OLive 9

CASTROVILLE

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Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: NEwton 3

CHULAR

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Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: ORleans 9

GONZALES

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Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: OSborne 5

GREENFIELD

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Type: Rural

Designed to look like a house and blend in with older neighborhood.

Old Exchanges: BUtler 4

HOLLISTER

 

 

Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: MUrcury 7

MONTEREY

 

Type: Urban

Old Exchanges: FRontier 2, 3 and 5

Nice "Mission" style architecture complete with balcony!

SALINAS 01 "MAIN"

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Type: Urban

Main tandem office for the Monterey Bay/Salinas region.  More info to follow.

Old Exchanges: HArrison 2 and 4 and ROchester 7 (Time Announcment)

SALINAS 11 "HICKORY"

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Type: Suburban

Built to relieve the Salinas Main office in the 1950's.

Old Exchanges: HIckory 9

SALINAS 14 "MOHAWK"

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Type: Suburban

Old Exchanges: MOhawk 3

SAN JUAN

 

Type:Rural

Old Exchanges: NAtional 3

SANTA CRUZ 01 "MAIN"

 

Type: Urban

Main CO for the Santa Cruz area.

Old Exchanges: GArden 3 and 6

SANTA CRUZ 11 "GREENWOOD"

(Photo Richard P.)

 

 

Type:  Urban

CO serves Capitola and Soquel.

Old Exchanges: GReenwood 5

SEASIDE

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Type: Urban

Old Exchanges: EXport 4

SOLEDAD

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Type: Rural

Old Exchanges: ORiole 8

WATSONVILLE

(Photo Richard P.)

Type:Suburban

Older type CO fits right into small downtown area of Watsonville.  On of the few COs that has windows.

Old Exchanges: PArkway 2, 4

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