Bandbox House / former telephone switchboard office (Littleton, MA)
This building caught my attention because of its odd proportions -- very narrow and several times deeper than it is wide. A plaque called it the Bandbox House and said it was built in 1830. From 1929 to 1954, it was Littleton's telephone office. "Hello, Central?"
The Town of Littleton website has a picture taken from the long side, making it look fairly normal.
www.littletonma.org/content/49/3594/83/254.aspx
Although I was originally surprised that phone calls were not yet automated in the early 50s, I guess I just have no clue. Here's a photo on Flickr of telephone switchboard operators in Seattle in 1952:
Bandbox House / former telephone switchboard office (Littleton, MA)
This building caught my attention because of its odd proportions -- very narrow and several times deeper than it is wide. A plaque called it the Bandbox House and said it was built in 1830. From 1929 to 1954, it was Littleton's telephone office. "Hello, Central?"
The Town of Littleton website has a picture taken from the long side, making it look fairly normal.
www.littletonma.org/content/49/3594/83/254.aspx
Although I was originally surprised that phone calls were not yet automated in the early 50s, I guess I just have no clue. Here's a photo on Flickr of telephone switchboard operators in Seattle in 1952: