Before you could look up addresses on the internet, how did people find smaller locations like houses and restaurants?

Question

I know atlases and roadmaps were a lot more common, but from my understanding those give more of a broader view of a large area like major roads and stuff. If you needed to find a small subdivision or small road, how would you do that before the internet?

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Answer 1

your understanding is incorrect, you would generally use paper maps or you would call up ask for the address, ask for directions, or look up in the yellow pages. but paper maps.

also Street: Usually runs East to West . Avenue: Usually runs North to South

many cities us a number and grid system vs street names and cow paths.