The 1940 Air Terminal Museum
Virtual Exhibit

Greater Houston City Directory
1945

The 1945 edition of Morrison & Fourmy's Greater Houston City Directory is approximately four inches thick and weighs close to ten pounds. It contains information about Houston's businesses, residents, office buildings, and street guides.
1945 Houston City Directory

Greater Houston City Directory, 1945 (Title Page):
At the listed price of $50.00, this Buyer's Guide and Complete Classified Business Directory was very expensive. However, the title page indicates that there was a "directory library for free use of public at chamber of commerce". Unlike the dozens of free and unsolicited telephone directories that we receive each year, Houstonians in 1945 could use the directory if they wished to visit the Houston Chamber of Commerce offices downtown.
1945 Houston City Directory

Photograph, Houston Municipal Airport Terminal:
The lengthy introduction at the beginning of the 1945 City Directory details the grand achievements and unique accomplishments of the Houston business community. The Houston Municipal Airport Terminal is proudly listed, as the caption reads, "$1,900,000 Super Airport at Houston. Pictured Is $250,000 Administration Building. The Houston Municipal Airport is Rated a Super-air Terminal, Contains 1,200 Acres, Runways 4,750 Feet Long. Within 30 Minutes' Drive of Heart of City."
1945 Houston City Directory

Aviation Listings:
All of the aviation listings for 1945 may be found between "Air Conditioning Supplies-Wholesale" and "Alloy Steel Stud Bolts." This does not seem to be a comprehensive list, which indicates that only the companies who paid to advertise in the directory were listed. One notable ommission is a listing for the Houston Municipal Airport.