Chicago phone book 1950

The first book includes information about the telephone service along with a three page list of subscribersnames of businesses and a few. Chicago white pages find people in illinois il addresses. Chicago had grown immensely, and so, of course, had the directory. The old neighborhood berwyn cicero chicago history page. Directories are good resources for many types of research. Couldnt find him on the 1910 census will use the address to see if i can find the. Chicago white pages 19141959 unvavailable for approximately 2 weeks. The 19281929 directory linked above is arranged by address. There are listings for bruno, frank, 2 johns, julian, 2 marys, stanley and theresa. I live in northwestern wisconsin, so its very difficult to know how to do research in a big city like chicago. Yellow pages chicago june 1949 loos through z thru 1950.

Chicago if you think your neighborhood has changed since you first moved in, you should see what it looked like 60 years ago. In the united states, the mostpopulous cities, such as new york city, philadelphia, boston, and chicago initially implemented dial service with telephone numbers consisting of three letters and four digits 3l4n according to a system developed by w. Chicago southside 1950 s 95 square miles of the 228 square miles were considered the south side. When chicago phone numbers had letters wbez chicago. What was it like in southside chicago in 1950 answers. Our illinois telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. Chicago white pages chicago phone directory lookup. Chicago white pages 19141959 unvavailable for approximately 2.

Chicago jewish community blue book 1918 genealogy trails directory of the city of chicago illinois for 1843, compiled by robert fergus, printer, a resident of chicago since july 1, 1839. Continues directory of faculty, trustees, administrative officers. Street numbers had been instituted, and, in fact, the street numbering system had recently been overhauled. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Contributor brooklyn public library, brooklyn collection language english volume 1950 march alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. Hi toni, would you be able to tell me how to access old chicago phone books. Us telephone directory collection, available online, chicago, illinois. Chicago, illinois white page directory listings include full name, phone number and address. City directories and phone books are organized by last name of the occupant, but the crisscross directory is arranged by street number instead. Western electric 565hk key set 6 square buttons rotary yellow in box telephone. In the photo gallery below, you can find a page from the 1941 3letter and 1951 2letter chicago phone directory that explains it a little more, along with an entire listing of what the old. Publication date 1950 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company. Phillip roths first book, goodbye, columbus, won the 1960 us national book award for fiction, but his subsequent books are equally important.

Lets take a look back at some of the golden years of illinois. Chicago blue books, social registers, business directories. In the late 1950s and throughout the next two decades, united states phone systems began switching to allnumber calling, which didnt rely on. The chicago blue book of selected names of chicago and suburban towns, which has coverage from 18901915 on. But, with a bit of newspaper digging and a good dose of genealogical luck, you might be able to find cook county property transactions recorded in. Illinois white pages and yellow pages chicago july 1914 thru spring 1929. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. Telephone and city directories in the library of congress. Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Tom mcnamee, chicago sun times, june 19, 2005 for two local authors, who have become kings of nostalgia, the 50s high on their list of decades to remember.

Nevertheless, chicago with its 3 millions of inhabitants over its metropolitan area makes it much more famous. Continued by university of chicago student directory. Directories, guides, and handbooks university of chicago. Chicago directory 1843 part 2 1896 us gen web archives.

Illinois white pages and yellow pages chicago october 1912 thru. How to find chicago city directories chicagogenealogy. For easier viewing, the directory has been divided into several sections. This page is dedicated to the history of berwyn, cicero, and select chicago neighborhoods. Chicago directory 1843 part 3 1896 us gen web archives. These 10 photos of illinois in the 1950s are mesmerizing. But the most creative period for the city was the 1950s, when rivals chess and vee jay battled for supremacy in the rhythmandblues market. General discussion forgotten chicago forum feel free to discuss anything related to the website here. Click on the links below to open a pdf file for the section you wish to view.

See more ideas about chicago, chicago photos and my kind of town. Asked in movies what are the release dates for southside 1. May help you with your more recent chicago ancestral research. This system mapped the letter of the telephone number to the digits on the telephone dial.

Chicago telephone books, 18781971 chicagogenealogy. Check this listing if you cannot find your ancestors in the pages of the books linked below at fold3. Our library has a 1944 and 1953 chicago telephone directory. The old telephone numbers of chicago look back, chicago.

Except for the telephone books of the district of columbia, chicago and 14 states, which have been microfilmed, all pre1976 telephone directories are available only as paper copies, though the library of congress continues to. This selfservice collection consists of yellow and white pages telephone directories for most u. City of chicago chicago, although it is the biggest city of illinois, it is not its capital, but springfield. I answered this in another part of forgotten chicago. Vintage 1950s pay phone payphone rotary booth antique coin bank wall mount. Only genealogists can really appreciate this introduction. Payday loans with last check stub without a bank account. During the 1940s mercury records was founded from a chicago base and emerged as a viable rival to the established major companies. The university of illinois at chicago s digital photo collections. Chicago directory 1843 part 1 1896 us gen web archives. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35 million users. In the mid 1950 s chicago suffered its first post industrial crisis as the major meatpacking companies began to close their production facilities.

Phone books from 1996 to the present are considered current and are available as paper copies in the library stacks. Chicago market guide, 19081909 city directories allen county. The phone number of the southside public library is. Set in the 1950s in chicago, new york and iowa city, letting go concerns the lives of three characters that struggle as they deal with the social restraints of the decade. The cook county recorder of deeds doesnt offer research services by mail if thats changed, please let me know. City of chicago chicago, although it is the biggest city of illinois, it is not its capital, but. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. As part of our preservation efforts, copies of the chicago telephone directory white pages from 19141959 will be unavailable for approximately the next 2 weeks. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company.

Yes, that is right, printed, largesize, heavy paper phone directories from days. Illinois directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for rockford and surrounding areas. However, directories with information that is presented by address can be even more useful. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. A number of directories have been scanned and made available online for free in. Old telephone books possibly the worlds largest online collection of phone books. I am interested in the andrewson brothers who owned and operated the andrewson furniture store in the 1920s until probably 1950, when sam and his wife, ida, had their fiftieth wedding anniversary. So, this edition includes a comprehensive street and avenue guide that lists the new. Chicago southside 1950s by brandon hebblewhite on prezi. In the books many essays, there are many stories of the complexity, and even darkness of the 1950s.