Welcome to chicago city directories
This is a website for the online Chicago history community to come together and build a searchable database of historical Chicago city directory data, including a street-naming and numbering historical dataset.
This site is currently in preview status and the interface is subject to change. Please provide any comments/feedback to tew@introvert.net or @tewhalen on twitter.
Recently edited streets:
- Sep 29 | Schlitz Ave (→ Front Ave 1936)
- Sep 29 | Whipple Ave (→ Whipple St)
- Sep 29 | Humboldt Ave (→ Whipple St c.1896)
- Sep 29 | W Gladys Ave (current)
- Sep 29 | Whipple Ct (→ Gladys Ave)
- Sep 29 | S Whipple St (current)
- May 16 | Perry Ave (→ Greenview Ave)
- May 16 | Maple Ave (→ Greenview Ave)
- May 16 | Rubens Ave (→ Greenview Ave)
- May 16 | Perry St (→ Greenview Ave)