Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco city directory, 1938, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1930
Publisher: San Francisco, Cal. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1908

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POLK'S CROCKER-LANGLEY SAN FRANCISCO CITY DIRECTORY 1938

Containing an Alphabetical Directory of Business Concerns and Private Citizens, a Street and Avenue Guide and Much Information of a Miscellaneous Character

ALSO

A BUYERS' GUIDE

and a Complete

CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY FOR DETAILED CONTENTS SEE GENERAL INDEX

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PUBLISHERS' NOTE

The information in this Directory is gathered by an actual canvass and is compiled in a way to insure maximum accuracy.

The publishers cannot and do not guarantee the correctness of all information furnished them nor the complete absence of errors and omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is assumed.

The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inaccuracy so that it may be corrected in the next issue of the Directory.

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GENERAL INDEX

Page

Abbreviations

Advertising Department

. opposite 1644

Alphabetical List of Names

Apartment Houses

1648

Associations, Clubs and Societies

1653

Buildings, Blocks and Halls

1674

Business Directory

1645

Buyers' Guide

opposite 1644

Cemeteries

1677

Churches

1679

City Government

1323

Classified Business Directory

1645

Clubs

1687

Consular Officers

1690

County Government

1323

Directory Library

District Courts of Appeal

1434

Federal Government Officers

486

Fire Department

1324

Fraternal Organizations

1801

Homes and Sanitariums

1724 1724

Hospitals

Introduction

Municipal Courts

1323

Labor Organizations

1739

Libraries and Reading Rooms

1749

Parks and Playgrounds

1773

Police Department

1324

Population

Postoffice Department

487

Public Library

1324

Societies, Clubs, Associations, Bureaus, Charitable and Civic Organizations

1653

Societies-Secret and Fraternal

1801

State Officers and Boards 1433

Statistical Review

10-14

Street and Avenue Guide

18-35

Superior Courts

1323

Supreme Court

1434

Trade and Labor Organizations

1739

United States Courts and Officers

486

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Index to Advertisers

INDEX TO ADVERTISERS

(Page numbers below refer to Buyers' Guide opposite page 1644)

A & D Realty Co. .. right side lines and 70

Academy of Fashion Design. .right bottom lines and 73 Acme Credit & Adjustment Bureau. right side lines and 26

Allen Bruce M & Co .. top edge and 45

American Trust Co. .left side lines and 67

Ames Harris Neville Co. . left side lines and 6 Anderson C A .. left top lines and 37 Anglo California National Bank 8

Anthony Earle C Inc .. .left side lines and 3

Anthony's Radio Sales & Service .. .left side lines and 67

Associated Credit Exchange .. 26 Atkins Robert S Inc. .left side lines and 23

Atlas Assurance Co. .right top lines and 45

Azevedo Bros. .right side lines and 60

Baldwin & Howell. .right top lines and 70

Bank of America National Trust & Savings Assn. 9

Bank of California

Hotel Empire

Bankers Life Co. .right side lines and 52

Bankers & Shippers Insurance Co

Benatar's left bottom lines and 33

Billings George E Co .right side lines and 53 Boas Motor Co ... left bottom lines and 3

Brandt W B & Co. .. back cover and 46

Brown Chevrolet Co.

.left bottom lines and

Bruner E E.

California Artistic Metal & Wire Co 58 California Credit Service Co. 26

California Secretarial School. 46

California-Western States Life Insurance Co ... Cavalier William & Co ..... left bottom lines and 18 City of Paris Dry Goods Co. . right top lines and 30 Cleveland Wrecking Co ..... left bottom lines and 76 Coffin-Redington Co. ...

... right side lines and 34 Coldwell, Cornwall & Banker .. bottom edge and 68 Columbia Outfitting Co ...... right side lines and 31 Colvin C A .. .right side lines and 53 Commercial Union Group.right bottom lines and 47 Continental Insurance Co ... right side lines and 47 Cosgrave Cloak & Suit Co ..... left side lines and 23 Crane Co. 66

Crocker First National Bank ... .. backbone and 11 Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. . left side lines and 54

.left side lines and 48 Crum & Forster.

Cypress Lawn Cemetery Assn .... front cover and 23

Dean Witter & Co .. .back cover and 17

Degen L P Belting Co .. .right side lines and 16 Deschler's left bottom lines and 64 Detective Service Bureau .. right bottom lines and 33 Durham Dorothy School for Secretaries. front cover, right top lines and 72

Eby L R & Co. . back cover and 48

Eby Machinery Co .. 63 Elworthy & Co right side lines and 18

Emporium The .left top lines and 31 Engineering Societies Employment Service.

right top lines and 35

Farber Gus .left top lines and 2 Farnsworth & Ruggles. backbone and 36 Federal Outfitting Co. 24 Financial Service Co. .. left side lines and 71 Finn John Metal Works. B Fireman's Fund Insurance Co. 43

Foran Frank J Inc .. .... right side lines and Classified Tab Insert Foster and Kleiser Co ... .. left side lines and 2 Four Fifty Sutter Corporation.right top lines and 21 Franciscan Hotel right bottom lines and 42 French J E Co .. . . left side lines and 4

Gantner & Mattern Co .. 61 General Appliance Co .. right side lines and 42 General Fireproofing Co ...... left side lines and 64 Giurlani A & Bro .. .. right side lines and 39 Glens Falls Insurance Co .. 49 Golden Gate College ... .. right top lines and 72

Golden State Hotel .. 40

Golden West Credit Exchange. 2

Goldman A S & Associates .... left side lines and 27

Granat Bros. . .left bottom lines and 60

Griffith-Durney Co. . left side lines and 22

Grisez Chas J Co .. . .. back cover, left bottom lines and 69

Gunn Carle & Co ... . right side lines and 20

Hale Bros Stores Inc ..

right top lines and 31

Healey Wm & Son. front cover and 54 Hermann Safe Co. ... right side lines and Classified Tab Insert

Herrmann Gerald F Co .... left bottom lines and 75 Hertz Driv-Ur-Self Stations. . left top lines, 5 and 75 Hesthal Wm J. .. left side lines and 59

Hoffschneider Bros.

. right bottom lines and 34

Howard Automobile Co.

.right side lines and

Hutton E F & Co.

Industrial Credit Assn ..... left bottom lines and 27 Interstate Mercantile Agency. left side lines and 27

Keyston & Co ..

front edge and 17

Kocher Paul Adjustment Bureau .. left side lines and 28

Krout & Schneider ..

.back cover and 33

Lee Don

.left top lines and

San Francisco Bay Exposition

Liebes H & Co. right bottom lines and 37

Livingston Bros.

Local Loan Co.

left top lines

Madison & Burke. 70

Magnin I & Co. .right top lines and 24 24 Majestic The

Marchant Calculating Machine Co. .back cover. right bottom lines and 22

Maxferd Jewelry Co. .right side lines and 59 McAlister James W Inc. 4 McCormick Chas R Lumber Co.

.front cover, left side lines and 63 McCormick Steamship Co ..... left side lines and 63 Mckesson & Robbins Inc .... right side lines and 34 Metropolitan Budget Plan. . left bottom lines and 35 Metropolitan Mercantile Agency 30 Mever Milton & Co. .. right side lines and 69

Miller Revel & Co ... 19 Monteverde & Parodi Inc ....... front cover and 38 Morgen Jewelry Co .. backbone, right side lines and 60 Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Co. .left side lines and 54 Mutual Credit Bureau .... right bottom lines and 28

National Fire Insurance Co .. .. right bottom lines and 49 National Life Insurance Co of Montpelier, Vt ... „.right bottom lines and 54 New England Mutual Life Insurance Co. .left side lines and 55 Norris Beggs & Simpson .... right side lines and 70 Northwestern Mutual Fire Assn .. right top lines and 55 Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. .left top lines and 50 Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society .. .right top lines and 55

O'Brien M F & Blackman Co. . left side lines and 55 O'Connor Moffatt & Co ........ left top lines and 32 Office Towel Supply Co .... right bottom lines and 75 Oregon Mutual Life Insurance Co. right side lines and 56

Overland Freight Transfer Co.

.right top lines and 36

Pacific Coast Adjustment Co .. .left bottom lines and 28

Pacific Pipe Co ...

Pacific National Bank .... 66 Pacific Pump & Supply Co ..... left top lines and 67 Patrick and Moise-Klinkner Co. .left top lines and 73

Pauson & Co. Pearl Assurance Co .front cover, left top lines and 50

Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co.

.right top lines and

Hancock John Mutual Life Insurance Co.

Perego Grace

.right top lines, 56 and 71

Pierce E A & Co ..

. front cover and 18

Harris Z H.

left bottom lines and 74

Hartford Fire Insurance Co ... left side lines and 53

Hastings Clothing Co.

. left side lines and 24

Podesta & Baldocchi.

.right top lines and 35

Procredit Co.

.left side lines and 28

Provident Mutual Life Insurance Co .. 56 Prudential Insurance Co of America. right bottom lines and 57

Quandt A & Son.

. back cover and 65

Rainier Brewing Co. 20

Rauer's Law & Collection Co. 29

Recorder Printing and Publishing Co.

.left side lines and

Reliance Life Insurance Co ... left side lines and 57 Retailers Credit Assn. . right side lines and 30 Rollins E H & Sons. 19 Roos Bros. left bottom lines and 25

Royal-Liverpool Groups left top lines and 44

Salvation Army . left top lines and Y Samaritan Treatment .... right bottom lines and 71 San Francisco Academy of Physical Culture ... right side lines and 65 13

San Francisco Bank

San Francisco Grading Co. 31

right bottom lines and

Sears Roebuck & Co.

Security Insurance Co ..

.left bottom lines and

Seeley & Co ...

right side lines and 51

Selix Clothing Co.

.right side lines and 25

Signature Loan Corporation.

Sommer & Kaufmann ...... left bottom lines and

Star Outfitting Co.

..... right bottom lines and 25

Stater Glen C Inc ..

.left side lines and

Steffen's Swiss Diamond Palace. .right side lines and 61

Stephenson Leydecker & Co.

right bottom lines and 19

Stewart L C Co.

. left side lines and 71

Stockton Fire Brick Co.

right bottom lines

Stovel C J General Agency .right bottom lines and 57 Sun Life Assurance Co of Canada. .right side lines and 58 Swett & Crawford 51

Tide Water Associated Oil Co

Traders Credit Corporation Ltd. .left side lines and 29 Trafford James E. .left bottom lines and 74 Trainer & Parsons. 64 tum Suden & tum Suden 61

Union Central Life Insurance Co.

left side lines and 58

Union Lithograph Co.

Waters James F ..

. left side lines and 5

Weill Raphael & Co ...... right bottom lines and 32 Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. .front cover and 14

Wentz & Erlin. . right side lines and 52 65

West Virginia Pulp & Paper Co. Western Cooperage Co .. .left side lines and 66 Western Pipe & Steel Co. back cover and 29 Western Service Corporation. .left top lines and 62

White Brothers .right side lines and 63 Williams Al Health System .. right side lines and 66

Young Men's Christian Association .. .right top lines and 2

American Television Engineers Assn.

Heald College Classified Tab Insert

Bankamerica Co. .left top lines and 16 Hotel Olympic 41 Hotel Whitcomb 42

Bateman William

left bottom lines and

INTRODUCTION

R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of the San Francisco Directory, as well as more than 700 other city, county, state and national directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1938 edition of the San Francisco Directory.

Confidence in the growth of San Francisco's wealth, industry and population, and in the advancement of its municipal and social activities, will be created as sections of this directory are consulted, for the directory is a mirror truly reflecting San Francisco to the world.

The enviable place occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'s directories in offices, stores, libraries and homes throughout the country has been established by rendering the best in directory service. With an unrivaled organization, having the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and resi- dents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the San Francisco Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.

POPULATION

The estimated population of San Francisco is 864,891, based on the number of individuals' names in the alphabetical section of the directory, with due allowance for children and for women whose names are not listed separately from those of their husbands.

FOUR MAJOR DEPARTMENTS

The several essential departments are arranged in the following order :

THE STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is embraced in pages 18 to 35; in this feature the names of all streets and avenues are arranged alphabetically, giving beginning and ending, and line of general direction.

THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents, business firms and corporations is included in pages 37 to 1644.

THE BUYERS' GUIDE, opposite page 1644, printed on tinted paper, contains the advertisements of lead- ing manufacturing, business and professional interests of San Francisco. These pages will be found particu- larly interesting and instructive to substantial purchasing factors. The advertisements have been carefully grouped by departments and are indexed under headings descriptive of the business represented. This is reference advertising at its best, and, as such, merits a survey by all buyers anxious to familiarize themselves with sources of supply. The city's activities, in many interesting phases, are authentically pictured. In an ambitious and progressive community like San Francisco, the necessity of having this kind of information available is very great and, frequently, pressing. General appreciation of this fact is evidenced by the liberal support the city directory enjoys in the many fields which it serves.

THE CLASSIFIED BUSINESS DIRECTORY is included in pages 1645 to 1820. This department lists the various manufacturing, mercantile and professional interests in alphabetical order under appropriate headings. This feature constitutes an invaluable and indispensable epitome of the business interests of the community. "The Directory is the common intermediary between Buyer and Seller." As such it plays no small part in the daily doings of the business world. "More goods are bought and sold through the Classified Business Directory than through any other medium."

MUNICIPAL PUBLICITY

The directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in truthful terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as an industrial site and as an educational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the directory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference and serve as perpetual and reliable adver- tisements of San Francisco, for business men, everywhere, realize that the city directory represents a com- munity as it really is.

THE SAN FRANCISCO DIRECTORY LIBRARY

Through the courtesy of the publishers of the San Francisco City Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the publishers at 604 Mission street, for free reference by the general public. This library is one of the system of more than 450 installed and operated in the chief cities of the U. S. and Canada, under the supervision of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, of which R. L. Polk & Co. is a member.

The publishers appreciatively acknowledge the recognition by those progressive business and professional men who have demonstrated their confidence in the city directory as an advertising medium, with assurance that it will bring a commensurate return.

R. L. POLK & CO., Publishers.

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STATISTICAL REVIEW

Name of city, San Francisco.

Slogan or sub-phrase, "On the Median Line of Pacific Coast Population, Finance, Industry and Agriculture."

Form of government, combined City and County, Board of Supervisors.

Population, 634,394 (1930 U. S .- official); 747,049, Jan- uary 1, 1938 (Chamber of Commerce estimate). Native white population: 441,583 (1930).

Foreign born: White population-153,386 594,969 total native white.

Colored population: Negro, 3803. Other races: 35,622

White population of age: Males, 53 per cent; females, 47 per cent.

Native born population (white) is 69.6 per cent of whole population.

Predominating nationalities in city are American, Italian, German, Irish, English, Canadian and Chinese.

Area, 45.20 square miles.

Altitude, sea level to 965 feet.

Average temperature, 56.1°. Daily mean maximum, 62.6°. Daily mean minimum, 50.2°.

Parks: 49, and 80 recreational centers.

Assessed valuation, $991,235,246; all property, with $3.871 tax rate (1937-1938).

City's funded debt is $162,408,700 (July 1, 1937).

Limit of future bond issues, $66,622,530.

Financial: There are twenty-two banks, 17 under State supervision and 5 national banks, with total deposits of $2,- 576,310,046 (1936); resources, $2,848,811,490 (1936); debits to individual accounts, $10,637,827,000 (1936); clearings, $7,- 230,152,000 (1936); time deposits, $1,401,261,546 (1936); de- mand deposits, $1,175,048,500 (1936).

Post Office receipts of $9,345,838 (1936).

Telephones in service, 262,733 (1936).

Churches number approximately 294.

Building and construction: Value of building permits, $19,927,148 (1936), number 7,434.

Real estate transfers total 7949, valued at $62,266,277 (1936).

Industry : Number of establishments, 1961; employing 34,- 395 total wage-earners, paying wages of $40,943,446, and hav- ing products valued at $287.461,451 (1935 U. S. Mfrs. Census).

Trade: Territory (retail) serves 1,800,441 people within the trading area covering San Francisco Metropolitan Area, jobbing territory serves 3,065,116 people within a radius of 250 miles. Many firms distribute to the 11 Western States, as San Francisco is Western headquarters for 1500 firms of national distribution.

Hotels: There are approximately 1500 hotels, with total accommodations of approximately 75,000 persons. Newest hotel was built in 1930.

City served by 3 transcontinental railroads, as follows: Southern Pacific, Western Pacific and Santa Fe. The North- western Pacific serves the North Coast of California. The city is also served by 181 steamship lines.

Amusements: There are approximately 77 theaters, with a total seating capacity of approximately 83,357 persons. Largest theater or auditorium seats about 12,000 persons.

Hospitals number 31.

Education: Number of schools. 180 public, including 23 high schools and a number of parochial and diocesan schools. Number of pupils enrolled in public schools, 102,088; in pri- vate schools, 14,000 (est.)

There are 520,000 volumes in the libraries of the city.

City Statistics: Total street mileage, 877 miles, with 680 miles paved. Miles of gas mains laid, 1005; of sewers, 97 miles, main trunk; street railway, 398.84 miles. Capacity of water works (municipal), 65,120,000,000 gallons.

SAN FRANCISCO (Prepared by the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce)

HISTORICAL

San Francisco is located centrally on the coast in 37° 47' 22-25" N. Latitude and 122° 25' 40-76" W. Longitude and situated on a peninsula bounded on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the north and east by the Bay of San Francisco and on the south by wooded hills and fertile valleys. Its eleva- tion extends from sea level to 965 feet. The city covers an area of about 45.2 square miles and is built principally on hills. The population as of January 1, 1938, amounted to 747,049.

The San Francisco Bay Region was discovered in July, 1769, by Don Gaspar de Portola's soldiers, who were seek- ing the Monterey Bay. In 1775 Don Manuel Ayala sailed the first ship through the Golden Gate into the San Francisco Bay. The San Carlos was the name of the vessel.

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Polk's Crocker-Langley San Francisco city directory, 1938, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co Publication date: 1930 Publisher: San Francisco, Cal. : R.L. Polk & Co. Number of Pages: 1908

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1930
Publisher: San Francisco, Cal. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 1908