1950 brooklyn ny phone book

Running the numbers nyc telephone exchanges forgotten. The name is alvin mann and he lived in brooklyn his entire life. Evergreens cemetery 150 year old, brooklyn, new york. View 1 photos for 1950 bay ridge ave, brooklyn, ny 11204 a bed, 3 bath, 2,520 sq. The star of the opening was a young comic named zero mostel who showed up in a tiny, open roofed, sports car. Brooklyn had helped to supply the industrial needs of the country, but by the 1950s, brooklyns industrial energies began to wane. The united states used a similar but slightly different variation. In addition to the class listings and photographs that are useful in genealogical research, the yearbooks provide a wealth of information about academics, clubs, athletic groups, and student activities in brooklyn in the 19th and 20th centuries. Brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05. The brooklyn yearbook collection spans over 100 years of brooklyn educational history. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step steve morse. The state of new york is 330 miles long and 283 miles wide.

Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967. Freeholdgreenvilleoak hill, 19501957, 19601979, 1995 1996. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the state of. The county is located in the southeast area of the state. The brooklyn, ny white pages phone book find people, phone.

This collection of photographs were all taken in the boroughs of new york city from 1950 1959. The county was named for the dutch village of breukelen. Locations md wireless brooklyn samsung phone, ipad. Kings county is coterminous with the borough of brooklyn meaning they have identical borders and information is listed here description edit edit source. Brooklyn borough, new york genealogy familysearch wiki. 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.

The directories provide names, addresses, occupations, telephone numbers and. In order to view directories at historic map works, you must register for free. What did phone numbers look like in brooklyn ny in 1950s. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks. New york city directories nypl digital collections. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented here comes from the new york public library. Brooklynqueens, 191219 yp, 19351943 yp, 1959 yp, 19601971 wp. Hoosick falls 1 spencer 1 rensselaer 1 cornwallonhudson 1 syracuse 5 gloversville 3 stamford 1 rochester 6 brooklyn new paltz 1. He grew up two blocks from ebbets field, the home of the brooklyn dodgers, and attended erasmus hall high school, which boasts alums such as neil diamond, barbra streisand, and chesswiz bobby fischer. 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. Centurys marine theatre was a great place to see a movie. Soon after this photo was taken, the cops moved in and ended things. Brooklyn yearbook collection brooklyn public library.

Premium search members can also view a list of 50 classified ad pages. The star of the opening was a young comic named zero mostel who showed up in a tiny, open roofed, sports. Convert the address into a census enumeration district, then find his record at the national archives. This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for fulltext searching within each volume. Includes directories for bronx county, kings county brooklyn, new york county. Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very. Morse, san francisco bronx brooklyn manhattan queens staten island last name data presented.

Aug 16, 2008 brooklyn telephone directory 1950 1970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05. History of brooklyn the postwar years new york public. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory internet archive. Were you, or someone you know, a member of the jokers, south brooklyn boys, the butler gents, the gowanus stompers, red hook tigers, kane street midgets or any of the other numerous local teen gangs. The new york public library is the 2nd largest library in the u. They also feature images, including maps, illustrations of buildings, and advertisements. Young street racers on brooklyns third avenue, between 29th and 17th streets. The city of brooklyn is located in the state of ny. View 24 photos for 1950 60th st, brooklyn, ny 11204 a 6 bed, 3 bath, 2,592 sq. I have great memories of the theatre from the 60s and 70s. Explored 5282015 located in the sheepshead bay section of brooklyn in new york city, jimmys famous heros was opened in 1938 by german immigrants jimmy and margot and although it has changed hands a couple of times since then, both the interior and facade give one the feeling that things have not changed much for the popular joint, the price you pay for a sandwich however. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides.

Brooklyn had helped to supply the industrial needs of the country, but by the 1950s, brooklyn s industrial energies began to wane. Microfilm copies of brooklyn city directories spanning 1796193334 are available in the milstein division of united. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. A private, gated community adjoining brooklyns bustling coney. Im writing a nonfiction book about the youth gangs that existed in the south brooklyn area, focusing on the 1950s and early 1960s. Guide to brooklyn city directories and telephone books, 17961986. Brooklyn telephone directory 1950 1970 dennis doyle 81608 if you live in nyc then you can visit the brooklyn public library, they have tons of old directories. Sea gate, once known as nortons point, was originally incorporated in 1899. If you live in nyc then you can visit the brooklyn. New york telephone directories, including brooklyn white pages, 19241977.

Officially, the borough of brooklyn is one of five boroughs of greater new york city since 1898. For instance, in new york city, the main reference library has phone directories on microfilm for the areas surrounding the city, going back a long way. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the state of new york. Jul 14, 2015 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.

City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. I believe that he lived on flatbush avenue in the late 50s. 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. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public library. Brooklyn white pages brooklyn phone directory lookup. A reference library in the county seat or state capital might have back issues of phone books. History of brooklyn the postwar years thirteen wnet new york. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public. A new york moive theater drops its regular hollywood fare to pick up televisions political spectacular, the kefauver hearings.

For more than 100 years, the waterfront community of sea gate, brooklyn has had a front row seat to the new york harbor where cruise ships, sail boats and the occasional mermaid routinely pass by. My living great aunt has a phone that begins with 278, which stands for ast. I remember seeing the sound of music, disneys the jungle book, house of wax in 3d, klute, butch cassidy and the sundance kid, the french connection. 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. I am looking to track my familys residences through the brooklyn, ny telephone directory in the years 1950, 1960 and 1970. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. Thomas aquinas grade school, across the street when it opened. Take a glimpse into the homes and lives of new yorkers in the 1950s. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p. Levinson lived in brooklyn from his birth in 1946 to 1962, the height of the baby boom following world war ii. New york is the 30th largest state by area and the 4th most populous of the 50 states.

New york city, new york online historical directories. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Beautiful vintage photos of nyc in the 1950s knowol. Brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 dennis doyle 81608 if you live in nyc then you can visit the brooklyn public library, they have tons of old directories. On page 97 of this fabulous century 19501960 time life books, 1970 there is a photo of the marine marquee. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. Alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. The phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes. Maier was born in new york in 1926, lived in france and then returned to new york in 1951 where she lived for five years.

Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very happy. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. Search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data.