HY is for Hyancinth, in Williamsburg, but it’s unclear where that name came from.
The very faded NE in this moving-shipping-storage ad on Atlantic Avenue and Bedford stands for Nevins. Too bad there isn’t a city agency to help preserve the faint numerals.
Tags: Atlantic Avenue, old ads, old phone exchanges, Williamsburg
July 9, 2008 at 10:29 pm |
The HY9 (499) telephone exchange is in Windsor Terrace/Park Slope, not Williamsburg. We have been living in Windsor Terrace for over 40 years and our 499/HY9 telephone number dates from when we first moved there.