1960s bronx phone book

Back in the bronx is about growing up in a moment in history that was so unique, only those that experienced it could possibly understand what those days were like. Bronx telephone directory nypl digital collections. It began in the late 1950s and 1960s, when the center of the bronx was blasted and bulldozed to build the cross bronx expressway. History, local history and genealogy, microforms rm. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below. 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. Suppose you are looking for john h fedeler, livein superintendent at the new york public library, 19101940. Highresolution vintage photo archive with thousands of hd images. Running the numbers nyc telephone exchanges forgotten. In his novel, when the bronx burned, john finucane, a retired lieutenant with the new york city fire department, tells the fascinating story of the burning of new yorks south bronx during the late 1960s and 70s. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche city or region directory type fiche film. I remember people talking that the real woodside phones all began with ra8 and other people with, say, ra6 exchanges, were johnnycomelatelys.

One night in the early 1960s at the copacabana nightclub, frank sinatra made a ruckus at the coat check when an attendant couldnt find his beloved fedora. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. Editing this book was like eating a delightful smorgasbord from the 1960s in the bronx, new york. Alfredalmond, 19551957, 19601963, 19661968, 19701977, 19891997. The bronx was a war zone in the 1970s street justice. Im actually only halfway through south bronx rising, but already jill jonnes has revealed herself as just a little bit racist. A year following 1964, herman bodillo was elected as president of the borough, becoming the first puerto rican to serve in this post. And then the black and the puerto ricansand were identified by name. The city experienced its greatest loss of population, from its 1970 peak of 7,896,000 to 7,092,000, a loss equal to the population of san francisco. City and telephone directories genealogy basics research. The borough, which lost one in five residents during the 1970s when it was afflicted by high crime and arson fires, has not only recouped its population loss but also appears. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. Back in the bronx magazine is designed to rekindle a very special brand of happy memories for you to enjoy. The copper facade was more detailed and graceful than the reproduction thats now above the outfield bleachers.

Manhattan and the bronx are listed together, brooklyn and queens. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. The discords, bronx band of the 1960s classic guitar. Bronx, 19141915 yp, 19441948 yp, 19521954 yp, 19551956 wp. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience. But they still are there, alive and well preserved for posterity, within the pages of this beautifully bound book, the bronx, then and now. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library.

Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. My living great aunt has a phone that begins with 278, which stands for ast. Bronx telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. Vintage photographs available as fineart prints or digital stock images december 1936. Queens, the bronx, and richmond county staten island. A history of city directories in the united states and new york city with links to the librarys holdings and to other sources is available here these microfilms or microfiches are available at the new york public library milstein division of u. Accessing 1940 nyc phonebooks in one step, stephen p.

If denise doesnt have her money by friday, you wont even see it coming. Look for persons of the same surname residing at the same address. This is a new york city new york page of vitalsearchnew yorkusa, a division of the vitalsearch company worldwide. This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for fulltext searching within each volume. Life, limping after imaginations tenleague boots, saw them out of town a week later in a cheap but sparkling new roadster, saw them through the chaotic unintelligible bronx, then over a wide murky district which alternated cheerless bluegreen wastes with suburbs of tremendous and. When i was most actively collecting telephone books, around 1972, i typed a checklist of all telephone books issued in eleven northeastern states and d.

Nyc city directories manhattan and parts of the bronx. New york directories at include city directories, phone books and white pages for major cities and surrounding areas. The bronx had historically been populated by european immigrant groups, such as the irish, italians, poles and russians. From nyc in the sixties by klaus lehnartz 1978 1960s new york city bronx from nyc in the sixties by klaus lehnartz 1978. It is clear from reading the book that the irish and primarily the jews built the bronx into a working class oasis. Many of the buildings, stores, movies, intersections, and entire blocks have changed or even vanished since the days you grew up in the bronx. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public. Our new york telephone directories range from 1930s to 1970s. But the ruin grew far beyond anything anyone could imagine.

Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the. 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. I grew up in da bronx, and im gonna comment with a quote, of course. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. For more information on some of the great bands from the bronx during the 1960s and 1970s, please visit this. But, as these images of the bronx in the 1970s show, a place of great need was still very much alive. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number.

The native american siwanoy tribe of the wappinger confederacy inhabit the eastern portion of the bronx 1639 jonas jonasson bronck settles and establishes a farm which he named emmaus on 500 acres in what will become known as the bronx. Bronx white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Telephone directories are published listings of telephone. We offer the ability to search by first name, last name, phone number, or business name. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. New york city including all boroughs telephone directory. Jim newells witty writing and hilarious memories are interlaced with the best songs of the 1960s, which formed a backdrop to his life as a teenager and a college student. The nyc legend behind viggo mortensens character in. The pictures were taken from the book the pavements of new york. During this time, the bronx took huge steps forward in reaching racial equality.

This database is a comprehensive index of more than 600,000 individuals who are found in various new york records between 1675 and 1920 in the united states. The 1970s were a disastrous time for the city of new york. Includes directories for bronx county, kings county brooklyn, new york county. See more ideas about nyc, bronx nyc and new york city. This directory was reproduced courtesy of the new england historic genealogical. 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.

The phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes. Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. It was game two of the 1977 world series, a chilly, blustery october night in the south bronx. A large online collection of nostalgic photos from the bronx. Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very happy. Manhattan and the bronx are listed together, brooklyn and queens are listed together, and richmond staten island has its own list. Alphabetical telephone directory covering all five boroughs of new york. The curious history of the book that everyone uses but no one reads, suggests that the telephone directory was first identified as the book in agatha christies secrets of chimneys in 1925, with the the line by the way, eversliegh, you might ring up a number for me now. Btw, that rav phone was in woodside on 31st ave between 55 and 56 street.