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[AUdubon5425]

Originally Posted by Robert Grant

Construction and home service companies were the last to stop using exchange names in their ads. The use of the old format implied to customers that they had been in business for a long time, and thus (in perception, if not actuality) reliable.

Detroit's last user was a home improvement / construction business with a famous jingle, "TYler 8-****", which they used until about 2003! (I think they went out of business altogether).

I grew up with this phone number format, still find 5 digits easier to remember than 7, and thus still use it.
I've set my cell phone to show my number as DRexel-*-**** when I open it.

A few cities up north (Chicago & Detroit among others) officially held onto the exchange names much longer than most places. Here in New Orleans any new prefixes opened up from about 1962-on were all digits, even if there was an exchange name in place (i.e. 522 and 529 added to the JAckson switch.) By 1965-66 Southern Bell stopped using names altogether.

Incidentally, "AUdubon5425" was my grandmother's phone number from 1936-59 (when AUdubon became HUnter 8)

[drh4683]

Ah yes, the famous Victory Auto Wreckers commercial. The druggie gets $60 cash for his 1971 Chevy in which the door falls off when he tries to open it.
"710 east green in bensenville, near o'hare". Believe it or not, that commercial was filmed in 1985. Video footage wise, it has never changed. The voice overs are the only thing that changed because of the area code changes that took place over the years. All of chicago and area was area code 312 until 1989, when downtown was the only area to use 312, the suburbs went to 708, then in '96 it changed again and western suburbs got 630 and north suburbs went 847. I remember the day of the switch to 630, it was August 31, 1996 and everyone went crazy. As for Victory, I always liked that '58 caddy thats the main focus of attention when they film what the yard looks like.
Empire is a classic that will never end, and don't forget those LUNA commercials as well. Apparently Chicago is famous for commercials that never change.

[Eric H]

Here in Cali we have Cal Worthington & his Dog Spot, Spot could be anything from an Elephant to an actual Dog.

He's been selling cars on TV since I was small.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGEYC...x=0&playnext=1