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Dot wrote:My Dad lived at Carlton Gardens when they changed the name to Striven Gardens.
I think this was in 1929 and there was a phone in the house.
This had been installed by the previous owner who was a doctor.
This is one of the streets mentioned on the link given by OYT.
Dot wrote:It seems that the country phones were on automatic dialling but Glasgow was still using girls at the exchange.
His phone number changed from a three digit number to a four digit one.
It was Western and this was changed to Maryhill. His Aunt's phone number changed from Queen's Park to Pollok.
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