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I cannot find an authoritative history of this telephone building and its expansions and remodelings. It seems like circa 1970 would be a good guess for this wall, right?
The street is the route of U.S. Highway 70, which goes from Globe, Arizona, to Atlantic, North Carolina, via Little Rock and Memphis. Sheesh when is the last time anybody drove the whole route from one end to the other; and were they feeling crazy by the time they got done.
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In downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th, 2023, an American elm (Ulmus americana) (per the Raleigh Street and Park Trees dataset) on the east side of South McDowell Street (U.S. routes 70 and 401 and North Carolina Highway 50) between West Morgan Street and West Hargett Street, outside an AT&T building.
At the left is a Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia).
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Been thinkin about it quite a bit lately.
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In downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, on April 4th, 2023, a Chinese elm (Ulmus parvifolia) (per the Raleigh Street and Park Trees dataset) on the east side of South McDowell Street (U.S. routes 70 and 401 and North Carolina Highway 50) between West Morgan Street and West Hargett Street, outside an AT&T building.
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In what ways has this treatment— rampant brick infills of windows, of this and many other buildings— affected local residents' understandings of how buildings, generally, are supposed to look? OUR RESEARCH WILL REVEAL.
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In downtown Valdosta, Georgia, on November 21st, 2021, a telephone exchange owned by BellSouth Telecommunications doing business as AT&T Georgia (originally built circa 1952 by Southern Bell, according to the GNAHRGIS database) at the northwest corner of West Valley Street and North Toombs Street.
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"Gosh I hope they finished it before the stock market crash!" I pretended to say.
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In downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, on June 1st, 2022, at the AT&T Building (built in 1929 as the Southern Bell building) at the northwest corner of South Eugene Street and West Sycamore Street.
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"Charmingly ungainly trees! I love this city."
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In downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, on June 1st, 2022, trees in a parking lot on the south side of West Market Street, east of South Edgeworth Street, on the grounds of the AT&T Building.
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The people walking downstairs to the entrance are treated to a large display of corrugated pebbledash. Huh!
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In downtown Greensboro, North Carolina, on June 1st, 2022, at an exapnsion of the AT&T Building (completed 1972, known at the time as the Southern Bell building) at the southwest corner of South Eugene Street and West Market Street.
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Local call number: DG00003
Title: Southern Bell Telephone & Telegraph Company employees at work by Lake Hatchineha near Haines City - Polk County
Date: ca. 1940
Physical descrip: 1 digital image - b&w
Series Title: Digital Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. [email protected]
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/96011
Persistent URL: floridamemory.com/items/show/165404
Local call number: PHF086
Title: Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company - Miami
Date: ca. 1925
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 7 x 11 in.
Series Title: Fishbaugh Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida
500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL, 32399-0250 USA, Contact: 850.245.6700, [email protected]
Persistent URL: www.floridamemory.com/items/show/42027
Local call number: RC20905
Title: Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company operators - Miami
Date: February 6, 1926
Physical descrip: 1 photoprint - b&w - 8 x 10 in.
Series Title: Reference Collection
Repository: State Library and Archives of Florida, 500 S. Bronough St., Tallahassee, FL 32399-0250 USA. Contact: 850.245.6700. [email protected]