How G.S.O. Began
In the late 1930s, a small office in Newark, N.J., staffed by co-founder Bill W. and a secretary, was enough to maintain contact among the first 100 A.A.members. Soon, the fast-spreading Fellowship needed a real world service office, and “headquarters” was shifted to New York City, with moves from Vesey Street to Lexington Avenue to East 44th Street and to East 45th as membership grew into the hundreds of thousands. From 1970 to 1992 G.S.O. was located at 468 Park Avenue South.

G.S.O. Today
In 1992, G.S.O. moved to 475 Riverside Drive, where both A.A. World Services and Grapevine personnel are housed on two floors. For the present membership of over two million, an all-A.A. staff offers the services outlined in this folder. A.A. and non-A.A. employees handle finances; type lettersand bulletins; note group records, literature orders and contributions; ship material your way; and file incoming letters to add to the rich storehouse of A.A. experience at your G.S.O.
Reprinted with permission from A.A. World Services, Inc.