The 35,000 square-foot building was originally constructed in 1929, and previously housed a switching station for the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph company.

Malheur Bell was located in a state served by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph.

The price is determined only by Pacific Telephone with oversight by California regulators.

The structure was purchased by Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co. in 1950.

He was hired by Pacific Telephone, which became AT&T West.

Schneider obtained parts by scavenging from Pacific Telephone and Telegraph's dumpsters.

When he was 6 months old, his parents moved to California, where his father worked as a supervisor at what was then Pacific Telephone.

A Pacific Telephone and Telegraph advertisement from the period advised consumers: "The voice should be clear, not loud."

However, Pacific Telephone was one of the least profitable Bells, due to very tough local telephone regulations in California.

In July 1948, Pacific Telephone converted the Penninsula cities.