City directory

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title: "City directory" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["directories"] description: "Listing of locations in a city" topic_path: "arts/film" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_directory" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Listing of locations in a city ::

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/eb/Peoria,Illinois,city_directory(1910)(14577395708).jpg" caption="1910 directory page for North Adams Street, [[Peoria, Illinois" alt="A list of persons by house number, on a street"] ::

A city directory is a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city. It may be arranged alphabetically or geographically or in other ways.

Information

Antedating telephone directories were in use for centuries. Many older directories have been digitized and are available on the open web and through subscription databases.

Examples include Kelly's Directory, R.L. Polk & Company, the Boston Directory, and the New York City Directory. Henderson's Directories were available for several cities in Canada.

References

References

1. "City Directories".
2. Moazeni, Sarah. "Research Guides: New York City: City Directories".

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