You may not need to rely on someone to do this lookup for you...you may be able to handle this one yourself. The LDS Family History Center can obtain microfilms for the following Los Angeles City Directories: 1907 (A - Van Loan) Los Angeles city directory ... by Los Angeles City Directory Co. FHL US/CAN Film 1611680 1907 (Van Loan - Z) Los Angeles city directory ... by Los Angeles City Directory Co. FHL US/CAN Film 1611681 1908 Los Angeles city directory... by Los Angeles City Directory Co. FHL US/CAN Film 1611681 1909/10 Los Angeles city directory... by Los Angeles City Directory Co. FHL US/CAN Film 1611682 All the LA City directories are listed on the Familysearch.org website at this URL: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?dis play=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=530837&disp=Los+Angeles+%28Cal ifornia%29+city+direct++ I don't know if these are criss-cross directories, in which you could look up the address and then see who is residing at that address. The films cost only ~$3.50 to rent, so you wouldn't be out much by just giving it a try. Here's a bit more information, from the LA Public Library website: The library owns City Directories of the United States, 5,000 rolls of microfilm covering U.S. cities from 1861-1960. Microfiche directories cover earlier years. There is an eclectic set of approximately 1,200 paper directories and L.A. city directories, 1872-1942 are in both film and paper. Library staff can answer quick ready reference questions by telephone (213) 228-7400 or fax (213-228-7409). Staff cannot do genealogical research for patrons; a list of genealogical researchers for hire is available. For information and the fee schedule for telephone directory, city directory, and obituary searches, write to: History and Genealogy Department Los Angeles Public Library 630 W. 5th Street Los Angeles, CA 90071 -----Original Message----- From: jim schmitz [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2003 11:30 AM To: [email protected] Subject: LA Directory look up request I have a unique request and I hope someone out there can help me. I am looking for Lurline Hart that lived on Grand Avenue in Los Angeles in 1908. I believe "Hart" was her maiden name. She was divorced from a relative of mine so the listing could be Lurline Barbee (her married name). She was living with her mother, whose name I do not know. I'm hoping that there would be a reverse directory wherein the streets are listed alphabetically and one could look at Grand Avenue and look for any Lurline entries (in case she used her maiden name and it turns out that it isn't "Hart" after all). Any help (or suggestions) would be appreciated. Thanks. Jim _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8: Get 6 months for $9.95/month. http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup