How to get copies of the listings for Flournoy Street between Kedzie
and Independence Boulevard for any year between 1944 and 1948

Hello,

The Chicago Public Library has copies of every city "telephone"
directory on microfilm from the 1880's thru current day.  But there is
a separate "city directory" that was produced.  Upon a call to the
library I was informed that these city directories go thru 1929 and
after that they just don't seem to exist.  The librarian there told me
that perhaps the Chicago Historical Society has a few directories from
the 50's but that is all.  The type of information that you are
requesting might require a "criss-cross" directory, that lists entries
by address, which from what I remember was produced at various times
in the 20's and 50' but not on a regular basis.  Those are alos owned
by the Chicago Historical Society.

The Chicago Public Library:

http://www.chipublib.org/
The number to the Social Science Department, which houses the
Directories 312-747-4600

The Chicago Historical Society

http://www.chicagohs.org/

Sometimes these are called Polk Directories as well.

I searched the University of Chicago Library Catalog at
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/ and it appears that Polk's directories
also just go through 1929.  The U of C's listings for Chicago
directories may be read at
http://ipac.lib.uchicago.edu/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=ucpublic&uri=search=SL@!Chicago%20(Ill.)%20--%20Directories.&menu=search&submenu=basic_search#focus
(I think that URL should work, but I could be wrong).  Policies for
access by non-University people are at
http://www.lib.uchicago.edu/e/using/access/nonucusers.html.  But since
it doesn't go to the 40's, you'll probably want somewhere else.