Through the years

from Grosse Pointe 2023 "little Blue Book"

Chains founded in the 1940s

1948 - the Grosse pointe Business and Professional Telephone Directory is born. It originated with Matthew Gobel, an advertising manager with the Grosse Pointe News, and Diamond Phillips, a prominent local restaurateur.

1977 - Grosse Pointe native Albert J. “Bud” Towar, having retired from a rollercoaster career in auto leasing, was looking for something to supplement his green fees. He took a chance and purchased the small company.

1989 - Buds daughter Kim returned home following an eight-year stint in Utah. Shortly after her return, Bud experienced some health challenges and Kim took over the helm with the guidance of both Bud and Jeanne.

2018 - Google is here to stay and so is “the little Blue Book”. In this age of “surfing”, we are told that our little book is still the most trusted resource in our community. And we thank you for that! While you’re surfing, hop over and take a look at bluebooklocal.com

2023 - We’ve had a couple of very challenging years, as everyone has. But terrific things have happened as well and we are feeling very grateful!

We have some new members of our Blue Book family, we launched a blue book app, and have made many new client-friends. And celebrating 75 years of serving this incredible community is the greatest blessing of all. Here’s to 75