ALgonquin, or ALabama?

ALgonquin-4-2700, near Union Square
I have passed by this building over a hundred times, so I was chagrinned to pass by in mid-2010 and see this old ALgonquin telephone exchange name phone number sitting in plain sight on the side of this old building. I was relieved to find that my observations skills were not as poor as I thought. This old number was revealed after a demolition of a building next door.

ALgonquin Telephone Exchange Sighting. Emil Talamini Real Estate.
Emil Talamini Real Estate used to be at 450 Sixth Avenue. Their phone number was ALgonquin 4-1817.

Regent Sign Company. ALgonquin 4-9116.
Bugs like this for the Regent Sign Company and other signage makers are among the most commonly seen Telephone Exchange Name Sightings. They are tucked in the corners of larger signs.

Regent Sign Company