The name is alvin mann and he lived in brooklyn his entire life. Inventory of criss cross directories compiled september 1997 below are listed the holdings of criss cross directories published in the united states in the collections of the library of congress as of 1997. I believe that he lived on flatbush avenue in the late 50s. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. Brooklyn friends school friends school 1923, 1929, 1930. Manufacturing jobs started to leave the borough, and in 1966, the brooklyn navy yard, a source of jobs for 12,000 people and the very symbol of industry in brooklyn, was closed down. Following this paragraph are some possible sources of old directory listings which were suggested by several members of the atca club. Brooklyn high school of automotive trades headlight 1948. Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very happy. 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.
The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company. Place an item on hold for a quick and convenient way to receive materials that are not currently available at your local library. New york city and brooklyn village directories, buel. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to.
The city directories, which were acquired in leo hershkowitzs 2007 donation to the library, span the years 1806 to 1928 with gaps. Back to albums list brooklyn 1960s my family in the context. Original 1960 61 manhattan telephone directory from an estate in south jersey, s an extremely rare and unusual find. Local directory of hennepin county arrest records and cell phone numbers. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here. A memoir of my 1960s brooklyn kindle edition by villanella, rosemary neri. In 1960, the new york times called park slope a neighborhood in transition. If you live in nyc then you can visit the brooklyn. Phone address directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Aug 15, 2016 internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Aug 16, 2008 brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05.
Feb 01, 2017 the new brooklyn what it takes to bring a city back by kay s. Brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher new york telephone company collection brooklynpubliclibrary. Whitepages provides the top free people search lookup tool online, established in 1997. The phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public library. Hoosick falls 1 spencer 1 rensselaer 1 cornwallonhudson 1 syracuse 5 gloversville 3 stamford 1 rochester 6 brooklyn new paltz 1. This video takes a look at east new york, a neighborhood in brooklyn which has a famous past, and an optimistic future. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. The volumes have been cataloged and may be requested with a call slip at the reference desk. The directories listed in this guide are, for the most part, only available through subscription databases. Since social media goes insane every thursday with throwback thursday, i decided to do things alittle differently. I am looking to track my familys residences through the brooklyn, ny telephone directory in the years 1950, 1960 and 1970. Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967.
The city of brooklyn is located in the state of ny. Nonsubscribers can use the search engine and see a listing of possible results but no images or further details. Our new york telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s. Brooklyn white pages phone books in iowa ia whitepages. Links to directories at genealogytoday are to the search engine for that particular directory, which is searchable without a subscription. A city directory places an individual or a business in a specific location at a particular time. Find people and find the right business and get things done. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Publication date 1950 topics brooklyn, ny, telephone directories publisher.
Please note that the volumes are fragile and must be read in book cradles. New york 1976 corning, new york 1964 northport private, new york 1905 corning, new york. The rise of brooklyn, whats wrong and whats right the. Hennepin county, mn phone directory public records in hennepin county. New york city, new york online historical directories. Dec, 2010 in 1960, the new york times called park slope a neighborhood in transition. I want to take you back this tuesday beause brooklyn is growing by. The list is arranged alphabetically by the name of the city or town. Brooklyn city directory, lain, 1863 free brooklyn public library. This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for fulltext searching within each volume. Duck and cover is a memoir born of rosemarys desire to transport readers back to the beloved 1960 s brooklyn of her youth, with its familiar streets and stoops, during a more innocent time in this fabled borough.
Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. If family histories or just digging into old documents is your thing, then oh man the brooklyn public library has some good news for you the library announced this month that it has digitized 107 years of city directories and telephone books, spanning 18561967, all easily perusable online the phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading duck and cover. Premium search members can also view a list of 50 classified ad pages. This is a new york city new york page of vitalsearchnew yorkusa, a division of the vitalsearch company worldwide.
You can find walt whitmans home address from when he lived in brooklyn, she said. Original 196061 manhattan telephone directory from an estate in south jersey, s an extremely rare and unusual find. Generally a city directory will contain an alphabetical list of its citizens, listing the names of the heads of households, their addresses, and occupational information. History of williamsburg brooklyn like a local tours. Americas second largest independent yellow pages directory.
Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. The new brooklyn what it takes to bring a city back by kay s. Guide to brooklyn city directories and telephone books, 17961986. Home phone service cable internet cable tv in manhattan costs. Brooklyn yellow pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public. Duck and cover is a memoir born of rosemarys desire to transport readers back to the beloved 1960s brooklyn of her youth, with its familiar streets and stoops, during a more innocent time in this fabled borough. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Park slope, brooklyn, as it was in 1960 the new york times.
Brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05. Sometimes i surprise myself on discovering research resources we have that i did not even know our library had. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. In the 1960s, as the booming economy following world war ii began to wane, neighborhoods across brooklyn fell into poverty and violence. New york telephone directories, including brooklyn white pages, 19241977. Place a hold request through our catalog or in person at your.
Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. Brooklyn yearbook collection brooklyn public library. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche. Brooklyn village directory, unknown, 1796 free brooklyn genealogy information page transcribed. Hennepin county, mn phone directory public records in. I receive inquiries periodically from people doing genealogy research or have other needs to find old telephone book directories generally called the white pages. The rise of brooklyn, whats wrong and whats right the new.
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. Brooklyn white pages brooklyn phone directory lookup. Microfilm copies of brooklyn city directories spanning 1796193334 are. If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. May 10, 2017 actually you are in brooklyn by only one block. This database is a collection of city directories for various years and cities in new york. Frost diner in warrenton va postcard 1959 art deco architecture. Browse our detailed phone book to obtain telephone numbers and vital records for thousands of residents in and near hennepin county, mn.
I was asked to help someone on a research request that was related to searching through telephone directories. Includes a business directory of brooklyn, long island city, and the towns of kings county, bath, bay ridge, canarsie, coney island, east new york, flatbush, flatlands. Aug 26, 2017 in the 1960s, as the booming economy following world war ii began to wane, neighborhoods across brooklyn fell into poverty and violence. Woolworths avenue, brooklyn, ny take it back tuesday old brooklyn. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory internet archive. City and telephone directories genealogy basics research guide. Brooklyn, ny, 1960s vintage new york, brooklyn new york. With comprehensive contact information for over 275 million people including cell phones, the most complete background check data compiled from records in all 50 states, and much more, were not the old white pages directory or phone book. Back to albums list brooklyn 1960s my family in the context of 1960s brooklyn. Nostalgic pictures of brighton beach, brooklyn, courtesy of the we grew up in brighton beach in the 1960s and 1970s facebook group.
Yes, that is right, printed, largesize, heavy paper phone directories from days past. Rides, on a truck, came to your neighborhood to give little kids a ride for a dime. Brooklynqueens, 191219 yp, 19351943 yp, 1959 yp, 19601971. Brooklyn new paltz 1 paul smiths 1 riverhead 2 cooperstown 1 middleburgh 1 canajoharie 3 malone 2.
We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. Jul 14, 2015 the phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes occupations, bpl manager of special collections ivy marvel, explained. The brooklyn public library has placed copies of the 1856 brooklyn city directory and. The only way to get to staten island was by ferry, from the 67th street pier in brooklyn. Inventory of criss cross directories business reference. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. New york directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for major cities and surrounding areas. Jan 29, 2010 this video takes a look at east new york, a neighborhood in brooklyn which has a famous past, and an optimistic future. Brooklyn white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. This neighborhood was known then as city line because it straddled the brooklyn and queens borough dividing line which ran along eldert lane one block east of the scene.