Mister Yuck wrote:
So apparently the 1959 comedy "Pillow Talk" featured a party line in a Manhattan apartment building. Is that possible, or were party lines only in rural areas?

It was not a party line. It was just two people sharing until a new line became available. I've seen that movie 4000 times. I know.


We found one when we were in Jr. High. It was a number you could call and it was open to anyone who called it. It was like...pre-chat with voices. We had a blast with that.