...gives ward and precinct for each address in Boston; starting with the 1982 edition also gives election district numbers for choosing certain city councillors and school committee members; indicates neighborhood in which street is located, whether it is a public or private way and where it begins and ends; separate sections list the addresses of the following: apartment houses 1916-1948, fire stations 1916 to date, historic sites 1958-1971, hospitals 1916-1971, hotels 1916-1971, institutions 1916-1971, little city halls 1971 only, parking locations 1958-1971, parks 1955 to date, places of religious worship 1958-1971, playgrounds 1955 to date, police stations 1948 to date, public buildings 1958-1971, public libraries 1955 to date, schools (public) 1916 to date, squares named in honor of veterans 1936 to date...