ORANGE COUNTY CENTRAL OFFICES
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ANAHEIM "LEMON" OFFICE 1929 (Courtesy Anaheim Public Library)
ANAHEIM "LEMON" OFFICE 1935 (Courtesy Anaheim Public Library)
ANAHEIM 01 "LEMON" MAIN TANDEM
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Type: Urban, Tandem
Old Exchanges: KEystone 3,5, PRospect 2,4,6 and ULrich 3 (time announcement) |
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ANAHEIM 11 "CYPRESS"
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Type: Urban
Old Exchanges: JAckson 7, TAylor 6 and TAylor 7. |
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ANAHEIM 12 "LA PALMA"
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Type: Urban
Old Exchanges: TAlbot 5 |
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ANAHEIM 17 "ANAHEIM HILLS" The Anaheim Hills CO has one of the most creative designs around due to its location in a upscale suburban development. When the CO was constructed the local home owners associated required the structure to blend into the surrounding neighborhood with minimal impact. The design resembles houses in the area. The chimney supports the emergency generator exhaust, when techs visit the CO they are required to park inside the garage and then close the doors. Even at night, the CO resembles a occupied home as the false windows have lights which go on and off with a timer. Wonder if the next door neighbor even knows what's next door to him??
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Type: Suburban
Very cool looking CO, probably one of the most creative designs around. Its a remote switch serving two prefixes. Was built in the early 1980s to relieve Anaheim La Palma and Yorba Linda. Switch hosted by the Laguna Niguel office. |
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BALBOA
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Type: Urban
This unique CO serves the Balboa Peninsula/Island area of south Orange County. The Balboa area has some of the highest price real estate in the southern California region. Bay front homes will usually not start below $2 million and a house for $22 million is located here. The CO is designed nicely to fit in with the area, with a facade resembling Italian apartments, complete with painted trees and shrubs and false windows. Old Exchanges: ORiole 3,5 and HArbor ? |
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BREA Photo John Holmes
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Type: Urban Old Exchanges: JAsper 9 5ESS switch |
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BUENA PARK
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Type: Urban
Old Exchanges: LAwrence 1 and 2. Note: Recently changed "new" SBC logo on left hand side of building. |
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CORONA DEL MAR
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Type: Urban
Corona del Mar also serves another wealthy area in southern Orange County. The CO was built around the mid 1950s. |
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COSTA MESA
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Type: Urban Look at that phone booth located right outside the CO door. Bet the local loop is the shortest one out of the office! Old Exchanges: LIberty 8 and MIdway 6
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EL TORO (LAKE FOREST)
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Type: Urban El Toro once had microwave service connecting to Corona del Mar (Microwave site and not CO) SBC now knows the CO as Lake Forest |
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FULLERTON Photo John Holmes
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Type: Urban Old Exchanges: LAmbert 5 and 6 and TRojan 1 5ESS digital office |
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GARDEN GROVE
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Type: Urban Old Exchanges: JEfferson 0,1, 4 and 7 |
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IRVINE 01 "MAIN"
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Type: Urban |
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IRVINE 11 "AIRPORT"
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Type: Urban
New CO built in early 1990s to serve growing Irvine west region and to relieve Santa Ana "Bristol". |
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IRVINE 12 "SPECTRUM"
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Type: Urban
New CO built in early 1990s to relive El Toro and Irvine Main CO. |
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LAGUNA NIGUEL
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Type: Urban
Built in the early 1970s to relieve the El Toro CO. |
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MISSION VIEJO
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Type: Urban |
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ORANGE
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Type: Urban
Old Exchanges: KEllogg 2 and 8 |
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ORANGE 13 "OLIVE"
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Type: Urban |
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ORANGE 14 "WEST"
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Type: Urban
Analog switches replaced with DMS-100 digital in 2000. |
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PLACENTIA
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Type: Urban Old Exchanges: LAkeview 8 |
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RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA
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Type: Suburban
Old Exchanges: JUstice 6 |
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Old Office
SAN CLEMENTE
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Type: Urban
Old Exchanges: HYacinth 2 CO underwent a major expansion/redesign in 2003. |
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO
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Type: Suburban
Old Exchanges: GYpsy 3 and 6 |
