Polk's Oakland (California) city directory, 1969, Part 1

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1928
Publisher: Oakland, Calif. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 2188


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CITY DIRECTORY 1969


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CONTAINS:


· Buyers' Guide and a complete classified business directory


· Alphabetical directory of business concerns and private citizens


· Complete street and avenue guide, including a list of householders, and occupants of office buildings and other business places.


Telephone numbers and Zip Codes are included


· Numerical telephone directory


PLUS 52


Useful and interesting information about the city


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Directory Library for free use of Public at Chamber of Commerce


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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 informa- tion furnished them nor the complete absence of errors or omissions, hence no responsibility for same can be or is as- sumed.


The publishers earnestly request the bringing to their attention of any inac- curacy so that it may be corrected in the next edition of the directory.


R. L. POLK & CO. Publishers


INTRODUCTION AND GENERAL INDEX


R. L. POLK & CO., publishers of more than 1,400 city, county, state and national Directories, present to subscribers and the general public, this, the 1969 edition of the Oakland City Directory.


Confidence in the continued growth of Oakland's industry, population and wealth, and in the advancement of its civic and social activities, will be maintained as sections of this Directory are consulted, for the Directory is a mirror truly reflecting Oakland to the world.


The enviable position occupied by R. L. POLK & CO.'S Directories in the estimation of the public through- out the country, has been established by rendering the best in Directory service. With an unrivaled organiza- tion, and having had the courteous and hearty cooperation of the business and professional men and residents, the publishers feel that the result of their labors will meet with the approval of every user, and that the Oak- land Directory will fulfill its mission as a source of authentic information pertaining to the city.


Four Major Departments


The four major departments are arranged in the following order :-


I. THE BUYERS' GUIDE constitutes the first major department of the Directory, printed on yellow paper. In the first section of this department, grouped under appropriate headings, are included the advertisements and business cards of firms and individuals desiring to make a complete presentation of their products or services. Following this is the Classified Business section, which embraces a list of the names and addresses of all business and professional concerns of the community, arranged in alphabetical order under appropriate headings-a catalog of all the activities of the community. The Buyers' Guide represents reference advertising at its best, and merits the attention of all buyers and sellers seeking sources of supply or markets for goods. In a busy and diversified community like Oakland, the necessity of having this kind of information up-to-date and always immediately available, is obvious. The Directory is the common intermediary between buyer and seller, and plays an important role in the daily activities of the commercial, industrial and professional world.


II. THE ALPHABETICAL LIST OF NAMES of residents and business and professional concerns is the second major department, printed on white paper. This is the only record in existence that aims to show the name, marital status, occupation and address of each adult resident of the Oakland area, and the name, offi- cial personnel, nature and address of each firm and corporation in that area.


III. THE DIRECTORY OF HOUSEHOLDERS, INCLUDING STREET AND AVENUE GUIDE is the third major department, printed on green paper. In this section the numbered streets are arranged in numerical order followed by the named streets in alphabetical order; the numbers of the residences and business con- cerns are arranged in numerical order under the name of each street, and the names of the householders and concerns are placed opposite the numbers. The names of the intersecting streets appear at their respective crossing points on each street. Special features of this section are the designation of owner occupied homes, the listing of telephone numbers and Zip Code numbers.


IV. THE NUMERICAL TELEPHONE DIRECTORY is the fourth major department, printed on blue paper.


Community Publicity


The Directory reflects the achievements and ambitions of the city, depicting in unbiased terms what it has to offer as a place of residence, as a business location, as a port, as a manufacturing site and as an edu- cational center. To broadcast this information, the publishers have placed copies of this issue of the Direc- tory in Directory Libraries, where they are readily available for free public reference, and serve as per- petual and reliable advertisements of Oakland.


THE DIRECTORY LIBRARY


Through the courtesy of the publishers of the Oakland Directory, a Directory Library is maintained in the offices of the Chamber of Commerce for free reference by the general public. This is one of more than 1,000 Directory Libraries installed in cities and towns throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico by members of the Association of North American Directory Publishers, under whose supervision the system is operated.


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


Learn-and Use These Four Departments for Speedy Reference!


Correct business concern name? Correct address? Just what do they do? Their specialties? Other concerns in same or similar lines? Individuals in same business or profession? Location of branches?


Where are buildings located-office and public?


What is complete name of Clubs, Societies, Associations, etc?


What are the Churches and where located?


What are the names and locations, and who are the Principals of the Schools?


What are the names and locations of Cemeteries?


What are the locations of the Hospitals, Homes and Asylums?


How does he spell his name? Married? Wife's name? Where does he live? Where does he work?


Does he own a business? Partnership? Corporation? How many adults in the family? (same address)


Is the woman single, married or a widow? Name of widow's husband? Where does she work?


Correct business concern name? Address? What do they do? Specialties? Location of branches?


Partnership or Corporation? Who are the Partners? (if a firm) Who are chief Officers? (in Inc.)


Complete name Clubs, Societies, Associations, etc? Headquarters? Sec? Schedule of meetings?


What are the Churches and where located? Who are the Pastors?


What are the names and locations and who are the Principals of the Schools? What are the names and locations of the Cemeteries?


What are the locations of the Hospitals, Homes and Asylums?


What are the City, County, State or Federal Departments? Statistical Information regarding your city?


Who lives at a given address? Does he own his home? Telephone? Is he "head of house" or resident?


Who are his neighbors? Where is the nearest telephone?


What is character of neighborhood? Is it a "home-owners" section, apt. house section, etc? Just where in the block is it located? Nearest street corner? How do the Streets run? What is the nearest store, church, school, garage, etc? Quickest way to get there? If business location, what business? Location of branches?


If an office building, who are in what rooms?


TAKES "MYSTERY" OUT OF BLIND NUMBERS- -


The telephone section has listings in numerical sequence, making it easy to "de-code" blind phone numbers in classified ads.


MORE CONSULTATIONS


With phone numbers listed, it's obvious your new City Directory will be consulted more often than ever before- making your City Directory advertising more valuable to you.


A PLUS-FACTOR FOR TELEPHONE SELLING!


NUMERICAL TELEPHONE SECTION


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INDEX TO ADVERTISERS


PAGE NUMBERS BELOW REFER TO THE BUYERS' GUIDE SECTION


A-1 Collections & Repossessions of Northern California Inc


right side lines and


A G E Inc .


right bottom lines and


Aabet Placement Agency


right bottom lines and


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Amador Marble Co .


Anderson & Perkins Inc


right top lines and


Andker-Petersen


Andrews A M Dr .


. left top lines and


Anthony Schools of The East Bay


right bottom lines and


Associated Funeral Service Inc


right side lines and


Atlas Roofing Co


front cover and 66 5


Auto & Boat Storage Co


right bottom lines and


B-K Motors


right bottom lines and


8


Bank of California National Association


right top lines


Banker & Banker .


right bottom lines and 62


Bay Cities Credit Co Inc


. right side lines and


Berkeley Mimeographing Service


Binning Mel H Inc .


Blondheim S & Co Inc


Blumert Walter & Co


Blyth & Co Inc .


Broadmoor Electric Co


Broadway Flower Bowl


Brockway Glass Co Inc right bottom lines and


Brown Albert Mortuary .


. back cover, right top lines and


Brown and Brown Realty Co


. right side lines and


Brown William H Realtor


left bottom lines and


Burco Products Inc .


left top lines and Bureau of Medical Economics


Busk John D General Contractor


California Collection Agency of San Francisco Inc


left side lines and


California Savings & Loan Company


back cover, left top lines, right top lines and


Carnation Company .


right side lines and


Central Adjustment Bureau Inc


left side lines and


Central Travel Agency


left side lines and


Chapel of The Chimes


. left side lines and


Chapel of the Oaks Oakland Mortuary


bottom stencil and


Choate Harold S Co The .


right top lines and


Cohee Realty Company


back cover and


Connecticut General Life Insurance Co


right side lines and


Cox John Piedmont Memorial Chapel


left side lines and


Crescent Jewelers


. right side lines and left bottom lines and left bottom lines and


D & V Legal Service


right side lines


Detective Intelligence Service


. right side lines and


Don's Driving School


. left bottom lines and


Doten Pontiac Inc


left bottom lines and


Dun & Bradstreet Inc


. . left side lines and


Duncan, Korb & Trimble Inc .


left bottom lines and


Eakin Adjustment Service Inc


. right top lines and


East Bay Municipal Utility District


East Lawn Chapel of Chris Borba


Edgewater Inn Hotel .


Ellison Enterprises Inc


El Ray Bail Bonds


Ely Volkswagen Inc


front cover, 25 and 39 57 7 6 12 63 right side lines and 17 50 87 37 41 63 9


Credit Data Corporation


backbone and 33 21 47 47 59


Custom Kitchens Inc


32 21 70 62 15 42 17


Citizens Federal Savings & Loan Association


Collection Service Inc


Co-Operative Adjustment Bureau .


36 62 62 83 14 20 16 69 48 17 B 53 22


Beaman's Piedmont Electric .


. . left side lines and 16 20 2 left side lines and . left top lines and 16 left bottom lines and 12 . top stencil and 56 lip margins and 78 27 left bottom lines and 30 39


Associated Stationers Inc


back cover and 49 14 36 22 72 36 75


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right bottom lines and left side lines and right side lines and


East Bay Memorial Co .


Dean Witter & Co Incorporated


Disa Painting & Decorating


Channing Company Inc


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Engel Albert & Co .


left bottom lines and 34


Equitable Life Assurance Society of The United States


Fidelity Roof Company .


Alphabetical Tab Insert, right bottom lines and left top lines and


Fidelity Savings & Loan Association


Fipco and Sons .


First California Company


First Janitorial Service


Flowers Galore .


. left bottom lines and


Fouche's Hudson Funeral Home


Franklin Optical Company


Fremil Electric Co


G A C Finance Corporation


G M A C General Motors Acceptance Corp


Gordon A D Co .


Gross Bros Furniture Co


Harrison Associates Venetian Blind Co


Harvey's Realty Co .


Hayward Collections Inc


Heald Business College


right bottom lines and


Hertz Rent-A-Car


left bottom lines and


Hillcrest Motel The .


left top lines and left bottom lines and


Howard Travel Service .


right side lines and


Hutton E F & Company Inc


left bottom lines and


Insurance Credit Bureau


. left side lines and


International House of Pancakes


Investigation and Patrol Service .


Jason's Realty and Investment Co


right bottom lines and


Jay Five Agency . .


Jewish Welfare Federation Alameda and Contra Costa Counties


Jones Lonniel O Realtor and Associates


. right side lines and


Kaigler C A Realty Co


Knowlton Frank & Co


Krout and Schneider


Laird's . .


Lake Merritt Lodge Residence Club


Leslyn Dress Shop


Little Daisy The


Lynch John T Co The


McDonnell & Co Inc


Merit Typewriter Co


Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc


Metropolitan Adjustment Bureau


Metropolitan Oakland Area Chamber of Commerce


Alphabetical Tab Insert, right top lines and left bottom lines and


Mitchell John M Realtor .


Mitchum, Jones & Templeton Inc


. left bottom lines and


Montclair Realty Co .


right bottom lines and


Moore Business Forms Inc


Murphy Tim Realtor


Mutual Benefit Life of New Jersey


front cover, left bottom lines and


New Area Real Estate Co


right bottom lines and


New York Life Insurance Co


right side lines and


Northern Life Insurance Co


right bottom lines and


Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co of Milwaukee


right bottom lines and


Oakland Auction Studio


. front cover and


Oakland Credit Service .


. right top lines and


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Oakland Downtown Travelodge


. left top lines and


52


Oakland Granite & Marble Co


right side lines and


51 29


Pacific Gas & Electric Company


Alphabetical Tab Insert, left bottom lines, left side lines, right side lines and


38


Pacific Marine Boat Works


Pahl Construction Co


front cover, left bottom lines and


Parks Harry A Inc .


Penn Mutual Life Insurance Co The


right bottom lines and


Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co


Piedmont Garage


. right side lines and


Piedmont Memorial Co ,


. right side lines and


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Professional Termite Control Co


right bottom lines and


82


Property Mortgage & Loan


48 82


R & M Termite Control


A 20 61 45 42 9


Oakland Mfg Co


right side lines and 15 left side lines and 87 64 64 80 left side lines and 26 left side lines and right side lines and 74 12 26 . front cover and left side lines and right side lines and 13 left top lines and 26 79 86 left top lines and right side lines and 77 18 54 61 64 80 64 12 65 43 left side lines and 82 65 44 44 44 front stencil and 44 4 10


Miles Thomas J Realty & Finance


N & T Termite Co Inc .


New England Mutual Life Insurance Co


Oakland Bank of Commerce


. left side lines and 43 67 71 47 left top lines and 78 47 30 37 right side lines and 53 28 48 right side lines and · left side lines and 28 . right top lines and 73 37 left side lines and 87 right top lines and 63 18 72 Z 52 30 front cover and 86 76 46 18 65 left side lines and 26 63


Hogan-Evers Flowers


I S I Sales Corporation .


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Reynolds & Co


right bottom lines and 81


Rhodes . . .


left side lines and 24


Robinson Bros Mortuary


Romer, O'Connor & Co Inc


right bottom lines and


Rossi Ernest A Flowers


right top lines and 37 19 30


Roto-Rooter Sewer Service


S & S Accessory Overhaul Inc


San Leandro Collection Service Inc


left bottom lines and


Schader A D Company .


. left side lines and


Schroeter, White & Johnson


left top lines and


Schwabacher & Co


left top lines and


Service Associates


Siever's T V & Radio


left side lines and 81


Simon Stores Inc


right top lines, 3, 40 and


Standard Oil Company of California


left bottom lines and right bottom lines


State Mutual of America .


right side lines and 45


Stores Collection Bureau of Alameda County The


. right side lines and


19


Systematic Services of California Inc .


right bottom lines and 22


Thunderbird Lodge


, left bottom lines and . backbone and


52 85


Transamerica Credit Corp


right bottom lines and 21


Union Central Life Insurance Co The


left side lines and


45


Union Machine Works .


left bottom lines and Manufacturers' Department


United Bay Area Crusade


right bottom lines and


55


United California Bank


backbone and 11


Vaughn Roofing Co


back cover and 68


Vulcan Foundry Co


left bottom lines and


31


Walston & Co Inc


right side lines and 80 58


Ward Hard Chrome & Engineering Inc


left side lines and 2


Western Title Guaranty Company


. left top lines and


86 X


Wholesalers Credit Association .


left top lines and


Williams Ted & Lelma Bail Bond Agency left top lines and C


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59 and 73 Y 19 9


Savoy Bobby Bail Bonds


21 43 79 45


84


Title Insurance and Trust Company .


Truman's


front cover, right top lines and


35


Western Empire Direct Advertising Co


Out of Sight -- Out of Mind Out of Business


The importance of keeping firm and product names in the public eye is recognized by all business men. It is astonishing to see how a firm or prod- uct, however meritorious, will slip into the limbo of the forgotten if not per- sistently advertised.


The City Directory is the natural medium for keeping a business or product name in the spotlight. Insist on being well represented in its pages.


OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA


(Courtesy Oakland Chamber of Commerce)


AERIAL VIEW OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA


Oakland, with an estimated population of 388,000, is California's sixth largest city. It is the county seat of Alameda County and is the largest diversified manufacturing center in the northern half of the state.


Situated on the Mainland shore of San Francisco Bay and linked to the city of San Francisco by the 8 1/4 mile long San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, it is the terminus of transcontinental railways, a world port, a focal point of the state's freeway system, and a principal gateway for domestic and overseas airline services through its new $20,000,000 Oakland International Airport.


The ultra-modern city rises from the shoreline and its 20 miles of docks to the picturesque Contra Costa hills. A great deal of its cultural and recreational life and tourist interest centers on Lake Merritt, a large salt water lake located in its heart and the setting for its Civic Center, Children's Fairyland and other fea- tures. A recent addition is the new 9 million dollar Oakland Museum designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. Another addition to the recreational and cultural assets is the 30 million dollar Oakland -Alameda County Coliseum, Complex consisting of a 53,000 capacity all-purpose Stadium, a 15,000 seat fully enclosed sports arena and over 200,000 square feet of exhibit space for trade shows and conven- tions.


Oakland as a world port is the containerized freight center of the West Coast, As the principal city of one of the nation's fastest growing industrial centers, it is the hub of manufacturing and assembling activities in the automotive, food processing, electrical, glass, machinery, chemical and many other fields.


Historically, it was founded as a "squatter" settlement on a Spanish Grant in 1850, was chartered as a town in 1852, and made the county seat in 1874. Numerous world famous literary figures had their roots in Oakland including Jack London, who roamed the waterfront at the turn of the century, Joaquin Miller, Bret Harte, Robert Louis Stevenson, and many others.


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INTRODUCTION


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Jack London Square offers an unsurpassed view of the Marina and of the large cargo vessels which ply the Oakland Estuary.


STATISTICAL REVIEW


FORM OF GOVERNMENT-Consists of an elected Mayor and eight councilmen. Council-Manager form of government was inaugurated in 1931.


FIRE-POLICE DEPARTMENTS -- 678 firemen, 27 stations, 103 pieces of equipment, 1 fireboat; comple- ment of 822 police officers; 275 automobiles and 80 motorcycles.


CHURCHES-300 Churches representing over 72 denominations within the City; over 500 churches in Ala- meda County, Oakland Council of Churches; 420-15th Street, Oakland; Diocese of Oakland (Roman Catholic), 2900 Lakeshore Avenue, Oakland.


HOSPITALS-10 general hospitals, 1 psychiatric hospital, 1 U. S. Naval Hospital (Oak Knoll). Many estab- lished and new convalescent hospitals located in Oakland and throughout the County, Oakland has 650 doctors; over 400 dentists; 67 optometrists; 9 medical laboratories.


NEWSPAPERS, RADIO AND TELEVISION-Oakland Tribune (daily and Sunday), circulation over 250,000, 401-13th Street. Inter-City Express (legal daily); 12 semi and weekly papers; KTVU channel 2 Television Sta- tion; KABL, KNEW and KDIA AM radio, plus a number of FM stations.


SCHOOLS -- Oakland City School System consisting of 65 elementary, 15 junior high schools, 8 high schools. Peralta Junior College with an enrollment of over 15,000 students, offering vocational and liberal arts courses; Chabot College; and California State College at Hayward, World-renowned University of California 4 miles distant in Berkeley; famed Mills College for Women; California College of Arts and Crafts; private colleges include California Concordia College; College of Holy Names (Roman Catholic school for women). 9 business colleges, plus over 50 private, accredited vocational schools. 34 day nursery schools; and numerous parochial schools sponsored by Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Episcopalian, Christian, Jewish and Seventh-Day Adventist Churches. Public School information obtainable from Oakland Board of Education, 1025 Second Ave- nue, Oakland 94612.


CULTURAL ACTIVITIES-New $9,000,000 Oakland Museum to house collections of Art, Cultural History and Natural Sciences of California and the Bay Area. Fine civic theatrical groups including East Bay Children's Theater, Youth & Civic Theater, Oakland Repertory Theater, Academy of Performing Arts, Oak- land Theatrical Productions, Inc., and ballet groups. Outstanding yearly events including California Spring Garden Show. Jack London Square Art Festival, Folk and Square Dance Festivals. Christmas Holiday Decora- tions Program, Annual Children's Christmas Pageant, Antique Show, National Roadster Show, Oakland Boat




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