The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.
photophones
plural of photophone
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"to*phone, n. Etym: [Photo- + Gr. (Physics)
Definition: An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of rays of light. A. G. Bell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 June 2025
(noun) the condition of belonging to a particular place or group by virtue of social or ethnic or cultural lineage; “his roots in Texas go back a long way”; “he went back to Sweden to search for his roots”; “his music has African roots”
The New York Stock Exchange started out as a coffee house.