"The Bell"

This is a little piece of urban history to me. I was walking in a downtown area and just happened upon this manhole cover. When I saw the inscription Bell System it brought back memories of our older telephones and telephone system before everything was wireless, digital and cell!
I remember when I was growing up in order to have a phone a Bell telephone serviceman would actually have to come to your house and install and give you your phone. Which in those days was a rotary dial phone.
Well times have certainly changed!
Remember all the service trucks with the bell inscription on them. Some of that was still around till reasonably recently. I'm not sure how recent though!
I suppose that I could have taken the time to get the sticks, pebbles, dirt etc out of, and off of this manhole before getting this photo, but frankly I wanted to leave it just as it is, with all its real world charm!
I hope you enjoy this bit of urban history! :)