Hi Mark,

Someone posted Cape Girardeau as being EDgewater.

Ned Lambert posted St Marys as being LInden.

McClure was 394 in the TRG 1975. Ned had this one listed as EXbrook.

Kaskaskia was 366 in TRG 1975. No info on the exchange name though.

I'm still looking to confirm these.

Bud

--- In local-calling-guide@yahoogroups.com, "Mark J. Cuccia" <markjcuccia@...>
wrote:
>
> Does anyone happen to know the old EXchange NAmes for Cape Girardeau MO
> and St.Mary's MO?
>
>
> The "CLLI" code for at&t/SWBell's 5ESS in Cape Girardeau MO is
> CPGRMOEDDSA. The 7th/8th position alpha characters in the eleven
> character CLLI indicate the "building name" for the central office,
> and in this case is 'ED'. The street address for at&t/SWBell's
> Cape Girardeau MO building is NOT on a street that starts off 'Ed...',
> the street-name (or neighberhood) sometimes being used by telco to
> INTERNALLY name their buildings. But sometimes, the "dialed EXchange
> NAme" is used to name the building internally within telco as well.
>
> Legacy at&t/SWBell Cape Girardeau MO office codes are of the 573-33x
> format (it was 314-33x before area code 573 split from 314 back in
> 1996), and "ED" would correspond with "33x" office codes!
>
> "ED" could be EDison, EDgewater, or EDgewood.
>
> The at&t/SWBell 5ESS central office switch in Cape Girardeau MO also
> provides dialtone across the Mississippi River to McClure IL,
> which is 618-661. McClure IL is "at&t", just like all (most) legacy
> "Bell" areas in Illinois are, but it was NOT Illinois Bell, but rather
> Southwestern Bell. Did the 661 office code ever have some "dial EXchange
> NAme" in the 1950s/60s-era? Maybe MOnroe 1-. MOhawk 1-, MOntrose 1-,
> MOrris 1-, NOrmand(y) 1-, NOrth(field) 1-, or the like?
>
> ---
>
> The The "CLLI" code for at&t/SWBell's 5ESS-Remote in St.Mary's MO is
> STMYMOLIRSP. The 7th/8th position alpha characters in the eleven
> character CLLI indicating the "building name" for the St.Mary's MO
> 5ESS-Remote c.o.switch is 'LI'. The street address for at&t/SWBell's
> St.Mary's MO building is NOT on a street that starts off 'Li...'.
>
> The legacy at&t/SWBell St.Mary's MO (single) office code is 573-543
> (it was 314-543 before area code 573 split from 314 back in 1996),
> and "LI.3" would correspond with the "543" office code!
>
> "LI.3" could be LIberty 3-, LIncoln 3-, or LIndon 3-, or even something
> else that could correspond.
>
> The at&t/SWBell 5E-Rem. central office switch in St.Mary's MO also
> provides dialtone across the Mississippi River to Kaskaskia IL, which is
> 618-366. Just as in the case of McClure IL and Cape Girardeau MO,
> Kaskaskia IL is "at&t", just like all (most) legacy "Bell" areas in
> Illinois are, but it was NOT Illinois Bell, but rather Southwestern Bell.
> Did the 366 office code ever have some "dial EXchange NAme" in the
> 1950s/60s-era? Maybe EMerson 6-, EMpire 6-, ENdicott 6-, FOrest 6-,
> FOxcroft 6-, or the like?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark J. Cuccia
> markjcuccia at yahoo dot com
> Lafayette LA, formerly of New Orleans LA pre-Katrina
>