[GreenKeys] More Teletype, but not the machines

[Bruce Gentry]

    Sixty years ago, we had several horse parlors. I was able to go into 
one that had sat boarded up since the 1950s.  There were a few rolls of 
paper still there, tickets and racing forms all over the floor, and the 
unmistakable footprint outlines of  model 15s on a counter. I felt like 
I was walking onto a set from "The Sting".  As for maintenance, I am 
sure someone from Western Union who was also a regular customer would 
come to  take care of them.  Most of the parlors were on the top floors 
of stores, the others were in re-purposed speakeasies in hotel cellars 
so I'm fairly sure the service account for the machines and connection 
were under the name of of the "front" store. One of these was a lavish 
hobby shop with very attractive prices. Their selection of model trains 
and prices for them were the best in central New York. No need to worry 
about raids, the mayor and half of city hall were regulars.

      Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY     Syracuse, New York

On 5/23/17 1:11 PM, Pete Lancashire wrote:

teletype being used by illegal horse racing bookies (wonder who did the 
maintenance)

http://cdm17208.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/MplsPhotos/id/12066


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