Sunday, July 1, 2012

Calling Houdini...

While re-reading the superb book, The Houdini-Price Correspondance by Gabriel Citron, I stumbled on a nice little morsel of Houdiniana. In a letter Houdini writes to Price on December 26, 1924, he gives out this piece of personal information:

P.S. My private telephone number is Monument 8260.

So there you go. Houdini's phone number! Add that to your quiver of Houdini trivia questions.

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UPDATE: I've now found a second letter reference (again 1924) in which Houdini writes that his private number is "Cathedral 8260."
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5 comments:

  1. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 9:42 AM

    I dialed it......recorded message...."Houdini has left the building " :-)

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  2. AnonymousJuly 1, 2012 at 10:15 AM

    Monument phone numbers were for those living in the vicinity of 100th street and west end ave. Is that anywhere near Houdini's home? I don't think so although I could be wrong.

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  3. John CoxOctober 12, 2017 at 1:10 PM

    I've now found a second letter reference (again 1924) in which Houdini writes that his private number is "Cathedral 8260."

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  4. AnonymousDecember 20, 2018 at 2:25 PM

    I have seen the Cathedral number on a display in Las Vegas.

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