Remembering the party line and old dial phones in Baytown
Baytown native Chris Buckner recalls hard wired phones and the bygone party line era. He explains how shared lines, four digit dialing and later area codes changed local communication, while noting privacy shifts and the move to touch tones and modern devices.
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Robert Floyd
CIA
Baytown
Tri- Cities
General Telephone
Houston
Chris Buckner
Public Works Department
Chris
Today in History and Birthdays List 2011
Highlights of historical events on this date include Union shelling Fort Sumter in 1863 and Indonesia declaring independence in 1945. Notable births feature Davy Crockett Marcus Garvey Mae West Maureen O Hara Robert De Niro Sean Penn Jorge Posada Dustin Pedroia and more.
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Fort Sumter
South Carolina
Alaska
Klondike
Indonesia
Netherlands
Muhammad Zia
Davy Crockett
Marcus Garvey
Samuel Goldwyn
Mae West
Maureen O'Hara
Robert de Niro
Sean Penn
Jorge Posada
Dustin Pedroia
Michael Phelps
Beijing
Thomas Jefferson
Baytown Bicycle Brigade and World War II Transit Nostalgia
Wanda Orton recalls bicycles as essential transport in Baytown during World War II gasoline rationing. refinery workers and locals used bikes to move, with “victory bikes” filling streets from the Corral Gate to Market and Minnesota. She notes era lacks traffic lights and recalls personal rides, neighbors, and school routines.
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Detroit
Herschel Fulmer
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Studebaker
Humble Oil & Refining Co
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Market
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Tri-Cities
Cone’s Pharmacy
Jimmy’s
R.B. Sparks
Robert E. Lee High School
San Jacinto Elementary
Spitzmix
Butch
Gloria Magee
Ashbel Smith
Goose Creek
Old Baytown
Wanda Orton
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