City directory
Encyclopedia
A city directory is a listing of residents, streets, businesses, organizations or institutions, giving their location in a city
. Antedating telephone directories, they have been in use for centuries.
Examples include Kelly's Directory
and the Boston Directory
.
City
A city is a relatively large and permanent settlement. Although there is no agreement on how a city is distinguished from a town within general English language meanings, many cities have a particular administrative, legal, or historical status based on local law.For example, in the U.S...
. Antedating telephone directories, they have been in use for centuries.
Examples include Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory
Kelly's Directory was a trade directory in the United Kingdom that listed all businesses and tradespeople in a particular city or town, as well as a general directory of postal addresses of local gentry, landowners, charities, and other facilities. In effect, it was a Victorian version of today's...
and the Boston Directory
Boston Directory
The Boston Directory was first published in 1789 in Boston, Massachusetts. It contained "a list of the merchants, mechanics, traders, and others, of the town of Boston; in order to enable strangers to find the residence of any person." Also included were listings for public officials, doctors, bank...
.