AT&T used to have a statue known as Sprit of Communications, nicknamed Golden Boy.
The last I heard it was at their Bedminster NJ headquarters, but I don't know if it's still there or even if AT&T still maintains offices there, given all its reorgs.
Would anyone know accurately where the statute is today and if it's accsesible by the public?
Thanks!
[TELECOM Digest Editor's Note: Do you recall when the cover of nearly every alphabetical (white pages) phone directory used to be a sort of grey-blueish color with the town name at the top and the 'Spirit of Communications' statue pictured under that? At least all the South- western Bell books (circa 1930-40's era)were designed that way and the Chicago Telephone Company/early Illinois Bell directories were designed that way. And a replica of Golden Boy was in the Chicago Headquarters public office of Illinois Bell in the 1950-60's, when IBT had their public business office at 212 West Washington Street downtown. Since Bell had that entire block, they also had an entrance around the corner at 225 West Randolph Street (same building) where the telephone museum was located.I think all of Bedminster's AT&T facility moved to San Antonio, TX. PAT]