01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

OLLALAXARS1

Olla

Nokia/Siemens DC4

495

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

OKDLLAMARS1

Oakdale

Genband/Nortel RSC

215, 335

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

MOVLLAXADS0

Moreauville

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

985

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

MKVLLAMNDS0

Main

Genband/Nortel DMS-10

240, 253

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

MKVLLAHMDS0

Hessmer

Genband/Nortel DMS-10

563, 597

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

MNSRLAXADS0

Mansura

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

964

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

LCMPLAMARS1

Lecompte

Genband/Nortel RSC

776

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

JENALAXADS0

Jena

Nokia/Siemens DCO

992

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

GLNMLAXADS0

Glenmora

Genband/Nortel DMS-10

748

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

GRTWLAMARS1

Georgetown

Genband/Nortel RLC

827

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

Cameron Communications

ELZBLAXADS0

Elizabeth

Nokia/Siemens DCN

634

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

DRPGLAMARS1

Dry Prong

Genband/Nortel RSC

899

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

CTPTLAXADS0

Cottonport

Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Host

876

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

CLFXLAMARS1

Colfax

Genband/Nortel RSC

627

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

CLCSLAXARS1

Calcasieu

Genband/Nortel DMS-10

649

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

BUNKLAMARS1

Bunkie

Genband/Nortel RSC

346

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

BOYCLAMARS1

Boyce

Genband/Nortel RSC

793

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

BDVLLAXARS1

Bordelonville

Genband/Nortel 1RE

997

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

CenturyLink/CenturyTel

BGCNLAXARS1

Big Cane

Genband/Nortel 1RE

939

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

ALXNLATGDS0

Tioga

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

640-1

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

ALXNLAMADS0

Main

Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200

333, 420, 427, 441-5, 448-9, 473, 483-4, 487, 561, 619, 696, 767

Source: Mark C.

01/01/2005

at&t/BellSouth/South Central Bell

ALXNLADVRS1

Deville

Genband/Nortel RSC

466

Source: Mark C.

07/01/2014

at&t/SBC/Ameritech/Indiana Bell

IPLSIN06DS0

Walnut

Genband/Nortel DMS-100/204

383, 920-1, 923-7, 931, 937, 941

Source: GSV

08/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

WCHTKSAMDS0

Amherst

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

261-9, 290-3, 295, 299, 303, 337, 352, 383, 436, 570, 660, 671, 676-7, 833, 882

This building was built around 1977 or 1978 to house a 1ESS switch which replaced the old step switches located a block away on N. Topeka. The new location was chosen because it is right behind the toll building on N. Broadway (WCHTKSBR) [the tall two tone brown/black building) which housed the 4ESS toll switches for Southwestern Bell and AT&T Long Lines at the time.

07/01/2014

Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone

UTICNYUTDS0

Utica

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

266, 721, 724, 731-5, 738, 792-3, 797-8

Source: GSV

07/01/2014

Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone

SYRCNYSUDS3

State

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

421-6, 428, 435, 442-3, 448, 459-60, 464, 466, 470-9, 640 (607) 717

Source: GSV

06/01/2013

Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone

ROMENYRMDS0

Rome

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

330, 334, 336-9, 709

Source: Roberto

10/01/2015

Ontario & Trumansburg Telephone Companies

PHLSNYXADS0

Phelps

Automatic Electric GTD-5

548

Source: Mike A.

10/01/2015

Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone

PNYNNYPNDS0

Penn Yan

Genband/Nortel DMS-10

531, 536

Source: Mike A.

10/01/2015

Verizon/Bell Atlantic/NYNEX/New York Telephone

GENVNYGNDS0

Geneva

Genband/Nortel DMS-100/200

719, 781, 787, 789

Source: Mike A.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO26DSA

Webster Groves

Genband/Nortel DMS-10 Host

301, 918-9, 961-3, 968

It was built to fit in with the old wealthy suburb town of Webster Groves, MO where it sits on the main street, Lockwood Ave. It houses a Nortel DMS100 switch. The two smaller oak trees in front of the office were only 10 feet tall when they were planted in about 1963 when the photographer was a boy there.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO24RPA

Riverview

Genband C6 Packet Remote

388, 867-9

This was a Western Electric 1AESS switch until 2013. I don't know why it's called Riverview because you are 2 miles from the Mississippi and can't see it from the central office.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO08RPA

Prospect

Genband C6 Packet Remote

268, 577, 664, 762, 771-3, 776, 865

The former 2L-5N EXchange here was PRospect. This was a Western Electric 1AESS switch until 2013. This office serves a large number of Southeast Asian immigrants.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO07DSA

Parkview

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

273, 290, 362, 445, 480, 505, 512, 515 (CC), 572-3, 719, 721, 725-7, 746-7, 854, 859, 862-3, 889, 933, 935, 977

The office hosts a Lucent No.5ESS and a Nortel DMS100. It is located in University City which is the home of Washington university, the finest school in Missouri. This office is only 11 blocks west of the Forest office but you find no bricked up windows here. This location in "U City" is a popular entertainment area in the St. Louis metro area.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO23RPA

Overland

Genband C6 Packet Remote

253, 423, 426-9, 538, 733, 890

This was a Western Electric 1AESS until 2013.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO06DS1

Mission

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

644-7, 768, 781, 951

This office houses a 5ESS switch. The office is actually located in the suburb of Maplewood. Photo 2 shows detail over the front door which shows the stone detail over the front door of the office. The first picture clearly shows the 3rd floor addition to the building which was done to accommodate the No.1 ESS switch which has since been replaced by the 5ESS. The original basic office clearly stands out in contrast to the additions done to this building over its life

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO11DSA

Melrose

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

256, 544, 615, 631, 633, 638, 676, 763, 765, 767

It houses another 5ESS switch. MElrose was the EXchange for this office.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO05RPA

Jefferson

Genband C6 Packet Remote

286, 289, 371, 531, 533-5, 652, 658

This building is home to a No. 1A ESS switch and also houses a Tandem switch. The 1970s addition of the 3rd through 5th floors is inconsistent architecturally with the original building. That's odd, most Southwestern Bell additions blend in fairly nicely. The Central office serves an area which is bouncing back from blight largely due to the presence of St. Louis University immediately to the South and east. It also serves the refurbished Fox Theater and the Powell Symphony Hall. This office also houses a Tandem switch (STLSMO0501T) and a TOPS (STLSMO05B2T)

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO04RPA

Forest

Genband C6 Packet Remote

361, 367, 454, 758, 823, 826, 829, 848, 855, 879

This was a Western Electric 1AESS switch until 2013.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO03DS1

Flanders

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

351-3, 457, 481, 752, 832

This central office is located in south St. Louis. The third floor (until recently) housed one of the remaining 1AESS switches in St. Louis. FLanders was the EXchange in this office which was once home to more party lines than any other office in Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. Almost all St. Louis city offices are known by the EXchange they once served.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO20DSA

Ferguson

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

264, 493, 506, 521-2, 524, 592, 595, 654

It's another metro office know by its old EXchange name. It houses a Lucent No. 5ESS switch.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO02DS2

Evergreen

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

261, 381-3, 385, 389, 553, 679

This office houses a Lucent No.5 ESS switch. The area is economically distressed since the major employers here closed their plants 15 to 20 years ago.

08/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO01DSA

Chestnut

Genband/Nortel DMS-100

206, 231, 235, 241-2, 244, 284, 331, 335, 340, 345, 418, 421, 425, 444, 465-6, 516, 539, 571, 769, 923, 982, 992

This building was built around and above the original structure which was only a few building bays wide and a 3 or 4 stories in height. It was greatly expanded in 1926 and was approximately half of the size it is today. Shortly after World War II it was expanded to its present dimensions to accommodate a growing Headquarters staff.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO25DSA

Sappington

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

364, 467, 525, 543, 729-30, 842-3, 849

It is home to a 5ESS switch.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO22DS0

Mehlville

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

293, 416, 487, 845-6, 892, 894

Serves both Mehlville and Oakville ratecenters.  This office is in the southwest suburbs of St. Louis. It houses a 5ESS switch which replaced the last 1AESS office in the St. Louis metro area. The tracing in front of the office was necessitated by the widening of the street in front of the office from 2 lanes to 6 around 1988.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

HVTRMO65RS4

Weldon Springs

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Remote

219

This was one of the last new Class 5 switches installed in the St. Louis metropolitan area. The building is only about 1 year old in this picture. It replaced a small CO east of this location with the old DLC used to serve the once tiny subscriber base.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO45DSA

Spanish Lake

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS

355, 438, 653, 741, 953

This north St. Louis county office serves an area that boomed in the 1980s. It houses a 5ESS switch. The building is not named after the EXchange prefix, it is named after the suburb in which it is situated. There is no municipality named Spanish Lake. The area was named after the pond the Spanish military had there next to Fort Don Carlos and until late in the 19th century the area was called Spanish Pond. At that point local landowners who wanted to encourage people to move there and build inflated the pond to a lake and “Spanish Lake” it remains to this day.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO21DS3

Main

Nokia/Alcatel/Lucent 5ESS Host

213-4, 216, 246, 251, 274, 432, 567, 569, 587, 692-4, 716, 810, 812, 872, 983, 989, 991, 993-7

Ladue is an upscale suburb in St. Louis county. It hosts a 5ESS switch and an STP.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO43RPA

Hazelwood

Genband C6 Packet Remote

551, 731, 895

This was a Western Electric 1AESS switch until 2013.

07/01/2010

at&t/SBC/Southwestern Bell

STLSMO40RPA

Florissant

Genband C6 Packet Remote

830-1, 837-9, 921, 972

This was originally a Western Electric 1AESS switch until 2016.