Downtown in Sacramento in Sacramento County, California — The American West (Pacific Coastal)

1958 Directory Operators

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

1. 1958 Directory Operators Marker

Inscription. Directory operators, each with a series of telephone directories in front of them bound in metal boxes and with their own scaled-down board, assisted customers in 1958. Operators worked a very large switchboard in the background.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Communications • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1958.

Location. 38° 34.723′ N, 121° 29.22′ W. Marker is in Sacramento, California, in Sacramento County. It is in Downtown. It is on J Street west of 15th Street, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1401 J Street, Sacramento CA 95814, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Sacramento Valley

and specifically in the Central Valley.

It is also on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Invention of the Transistor (here, next to this marker); Bell Solar Battery (a few steps from this marker); 1936 Telephone Operators (a few steps from this marker); First Commercial Modem (a few steps from this marker); 1911 Telephone Man (a few steps from this marker); Telstar I Satellite (a few steps from this marker); 1940s Splicer (a few steps from this marker); Bell Labs Sea Plow (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sacramento.

More about this marker. The marker and photo is one of a set of 29 found around two A&T-owned buildings

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Also see . . . History of Telephone Operators. (Submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.)

1958 Directory Operators photos and marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 9, 2025

2. 1958 Directory Operators photos and marker

AT&T Building markers along J Street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sean P. Flynn, February 7, 2025

3. AT&T Building markers along J Street

This Directory Operators photo is just off camera, at the base of the second building on the far right of the photo.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. This page has been viewed 171 times since then and 53 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on February 13, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois. 3. submitted on February 12, 2025, by Sean P. Flynn of Oak Park, Illinois.