Area codes 212, 646, and 332 lost. Marble Hill's trunk is wired into the Bronx line, and it would have been too expensive for New York Telephone to rewire it. A business with a 212 area code is often perceived as having stability and roots in Manhattan, particularly if a number has been in service for many decades. One example is PEnnsylvania 6-5000 (today 212-736-5000), the number for the Hotel Pennsylvania in Midtown. The hotel claims that it is the oldest continuously used number in New York City. This claim is in dispute, but PEnnsylvania 6-5000 did appear in a 1940 Glenn Miller Orchestra song title.
The Glenn Miller Story Miller's orchestra. The film contains songs by musicians who also make cameo appearances in the film. These cameos include: Louis Armstrong, Barney Bigard, Cozy Cole, Gene Krupa, Frances Langford, Skeets McDonald, Marty Napoleon, Ben Pollack, Babe Russin, Arvell Shaw, The Modernaires, James Young and Ray Conniff. The original soundtrack to the movie, "The Glenn Miller Story---Sound Track", Decca DL 5519 (USA)/BML 8647 (UK), was number one for 10 weeks on the "Billboard" albums chart in 1954. The 1954 album contained eight selections. The soundtrack was re-released with an expanded track list. The album "Glenn Miller Plays Selections From the Film