Toronto phone book 1950

Expand your research by checking out the canada online historical newspapers here. Toronto residential phone book by name, address, postal code or by reverse phone number lookup, edmonton a to z name directory, find a resident of edmonton by last name. If you know your ancestors occupation, check for a section of the directory listing phone numbers by profession. Torontos 1904 telephone directory, the oldest hard copy phone book at the. This guide will help you find county and city directories, phone books and voters lists. Toronto city directory, might, 1900 free internet archive. Others were published in 1843, 1846, 1850, 1856 and 1859. Digital toronto city directories toronto public library. City directories toronto branch, ontario genealogical society.

Cyberspace swallows torontos phone book the star toronto star. The next one, published in 1837, included the whole home district, and therefore all of todays toronto including rural areas. Search toronto city digital directories from the 18th, 19th and 20th century. See more ideas about toronto, 1950s and toronto city. Directories were being published annually for toronto by 1861. Telephone directory directory first telephone book links. In the boom decade following the second world war, the city built its first subway line under yonge street, welded together its downtown.

By 1950, as the postwar economy recovered, the directory was a. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. Locate and compare telephone directories in toronto on, yellow pages local listings. The next one, published in 1837, included the whole home district, and therefore all of todays toronto including. Find and contact people in our toronto, on white pages on 411. Find a business or professional service provider in edmonton, white pages canada. Directories were commercial ventures and expensive to produce. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory. The era truly ended with the release of the march, 1966, phone book, which excluded exchange names for the first time. For 26 of the books 291 pages, the mackenzies provide visitors with descriptions of local landmarks, historical quotes, and a sneaking suspicion. Initially toronto city directories were published about every five years, in 1833, 1837, 1843, 1846, 1850, 1856 and 1859. For toronto, the first directory was published in 1833a year before the town. Over the next 25 years, five more directories were issued by various publishers.

City directory 1884 streets this directory entry shows only the head of household usually male at an address, rather than. Guide 221, directories, telephone books and archives ontario. Mortgage specialist albert sabanathan in toronto, on. Phone exchange names once defined neighbourhoods the. Details for your local bmo mortgage specialist albert sabanathan in toronto, on 1950.

The 1950s were a time of profound change for toronto. For toronto, the first directory was published in 1833a year before the town of york even became the city of toronto. City of toronto, ontario online historical directories. Toronto public library has digitized all of the toronto city directories in its collections that were published between 1833 and 1969. A 1950s toronto photo extravaganza blogto toronto blog. From 1861, when the city had grown enough to support an annual publication, directories were published almost every year. Today, phone books have become of even less value with the prevalent use of cellphones as cellphone listings are not included in phone. Old telephone books possibly the worlds largest online collection of phone.