Thursday 29 September 2011

Telephone Service in Liverpool, Nova Scotia and a 1953 Liverpool Phone Book



The Telegraph & Telephone Office on the corner of Main and Carten Streets





Liverpool Advance - May 15,1955
For many years, communication to the people of Liverpool was provided through the Liverpool Telegraph Office. It was located behind the old Post Office on the corner of Main Street and Carten Street. This would be the way many families would learn the sad news that their loved ones were killed in action during the World Wars. There were no cell phones, no face book, no tweetering, things were different and communication slow back then. I don't know when telephone service first came to Queens County but it would be a great piece of history to know. In the early 1950's plans were started to demolish the beautiful Liverpool Post Office with it's steeple and town clock and replace it with a new building. Also being demolished was the telegraph office. The new Post Office would occupy the entire property that had previously housed both buildings. The new Maritime Telegraph & Telephone office was constructed just up the street on Court Street and is still there today. I'm not really sure what it's used for today, maybe someone can offer their knowledge on this building. I remember it being used for Maritime Tel & Tel back in the 1970s or so but I've never had to go inside. I don't know who worked there but would love to. Attached to this blog is a treasure I located several years ago. It's a 1953 Liverpool and area phone book. The days of switchboards and switchboard operators. It's fun to look for your grandparents or great grandparents phone numbers and in most cases it also gives their addresses. Hope you all enjoy looking at it as much as I did.














15 comments:

  1. Dad worked from the Court Street office until his retirement in 1994. He worked for MT&T for 37.5 years. I'll send him the link to this post and ask him to provide you with some more details abotu who worked there, etc.

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  2. It was interesting to see that my Great Grandmother was in there but not my grandparents. I guess not everyone had a phone, or they lived with family.

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  3. oh my goodness nan had a phone back then and now i remember that when u picked it up there was always someone else on the same line i remembeer picking it up one day and this lady told me to get off i was being nosy i think i was maybe 8 lol

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  4. Debbie Ingram Frelick29 September 2011 at 17:24

    My Grampy Jack's number is there (John Ingram).

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  5. Amazing that they still use the same font and format.....

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  6. Theres my Grandparents Mrs Walter Bond ( Catherine) both now deceased for many years. Tim the name wood I mentioned to you had those cabins.

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  7. Both my grandfathers' names are listed, Clifford Mitchell and Alberton Wesley, but not my Dad. I guess my parents didn't have a phone then. I saw some uncles' names and people I remember being friends of my parents, people that I had forgotten about. Thanks again Tim. This is quite cool.

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  10. David, did your grandparents live in Milton at that time ?

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  11. There we are: L E Mansfield - 41 ring 12.

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