Take a Look at this Historic Yakima Phone Book from 1946

A local Yakima resident recently shared a few photos from a Yakima phone book from back in 1946 and, with permission, we're sharing these photos with you as well.

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These photos were shared by Kathy Willis in the Vintage Yakima Facebook page where people share photos they have of Yakima during a different time.

You'll often get photos from Yakima from back in the day. Some great downtown shots, some aerial views of various intersections to see how much they've changed, but sometimes they'll also share artifacts from Yakima's history.

Many people in the comments were sharing their original phone numbers from back in these days as well. It's fun to see.

Interesting to note that phone numbers weren't the traditional 7 digit number or even include an area code. many are just 4-digit numbers. Sometimes with an extra digit as Yakima started growing.

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This phonebook is a piece of Yakima's past

Kids today would have their mind blown knowing that not only did a phone book feature everyone's phone number for you to look up, but also their home address. No way would people want to be a part of this now.

Phone books were always an exciting time. Not just to look up your own name (or your parents in many cases) but also the directory of businesses.

To give you an idea of what was happening in 1946 when people in Yakima were getting this phone book.

Harry S. Truman was president.
The #1 song was Prisoner of Love by Perry Como.
Notable births this year include Dolly Parton, Cher, Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, Tim Curry, Andre the Giant, Steven Spielberg, and many more.
It was the first global year of peace after World War II.