06-03-2022, 05:27 PM
(03-27-2022, 05:34 PM)Anthony Wrote: Telephone numbers that had names at the beginning of them; e.g., "MElrose 5-5300," the number of Saks Quality Furniture in New York City (whose radio jingle was ubiquitous in that area from the 1930s until the 1960s), and postal codes - the precursors of zip codes; i.e., "Staten Island 7, New York" (now "Staten Island, NY 10307").
One such original phone listing became a ballroom dancing song: PEnnsylvania 6-5000. But I admit that using all numeric character is easier to remember. Some businesses still use variation of this, such as 505-RENT for a rental service of some kind.