It’s a little worrisome that so many elevator alarm bells list a phone number with a pre-1960s exchange. Will someone really answer the call?
Exeter was a Long Island City exchange—from a warehouse building in Chelsea.
I couldn’t find any listing for Super B Drug, but luckily this colorful sign survives on Canal Street near Broadway. The CA exchange—CAnal, of course.
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Ephemeral New York 
August 29, 2010 at 1:51 pm |
As long as you use 718, the number will work
http://www.psmarcato.com/
September 1, 2010 at 9:20 am |
Never really thought about it until I read your post. But on thinking about it the same is true for many lifts (The name we use for elevators in the UK) in London.
December 7, 2011 at 6:08 pm |
my dad was the pharmacist at super b drugs for 20 years….and i am best friends with the ex owners….canal street was great in the 70s…great soda fountain joint on the corner