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On April 13, 1882 the Los Angeles Telephone Company had 90 subscribers listed in it's directory. Twenty seven years later in Aug. 1909 The Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co had 52,257 subscribers. This shows some of the growth in Southern California and the City of Los Angeles.
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Thank you earthandmagneto
How many phones in the city now?
Los Angeles City has approx. 1.75 million landline telephones, Los Angeles County has 7 million landlines. This has dropped over the years because of cel phones.
Have you had this appraised?
Blessmysoul, I haven't had the directories appraised.
Thank you scottvez, packrat-place, vanskyock24