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Bell’s “Nickel in the Slot” Phone Unwelcome at The Warrington

Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 by Chris
The Warrington Apartments (1909) lost its free-to-use communal phone in 1917 when Bell replaced it with a “nickel in the slot” phone. Image: December 2018.

Built in 1909, the Warrington Apartments is one of the city’s older apartments and one of the oldest at the southern end of Elgin street.

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