Polk's San Francisco (San Francisco County, Calif.) city directory, 1955-56, Part 3

Author: R.L. Polk & Co
Publication date: 1953
Publisher: San Francisco, Calif. : R.L. Polk & Co.
Number of Pages: 2410


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FINANCE


Financial Capital-San Francisco, the financial and insurance capital of the West, is headquarters of the world's largest bank and is the nation's second most important financial center. Seven of the nation's 100 largest commercial banks are located in San Fran- cisco.


The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is the headquarters of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District. Member banks in this district did the second largest volume of business in 1954, accounting for 14% of the total assets, 22% of the time deposits, 17% of taxes on net income, and 14% of the net profits of all member banks in the Federal Reserve system.


Thirty large corporations with their national head- quarters in San Francisco have combined assets of more than $26,900,000,000. Representing a broad cross- section of the national economy, they include finance, utilities, railroads, shipping, manufacturing and trade. A few of these corporations are among the largest in the nation-one of the banks and the gas and electric company are the nation's foremost-and a railroad is next to the largest in its field. Seven are billion-dollar businesses, and twelve range between $100,000,000 and $1,000,000,000.


Many hundreds of firms with national reputation have established their Western headquarters in San Francisco.


Stock Exchange-The expeditious handling of widely-diversified financial transactions has con- tributed greatly to the sound industrial and trade re- lations between San Francisco and the Western re- gional markets. The San Francisco Stock Exchange in 1954 continued to hold a prominent place among the nation's largest regional security markets.


Banking-There are 21 banks in San Francisco, several of which operate branches. A few banks with headquarters here operate branch systems throughout the state. Sixteen banks are under State supervision- six commercial; five commercial and savings; three commercial, savings and trust; and one savings and trust, and one title insurance company operating a trust department. There are five national banks and each has a trust department; the trust departments are under State supervision.


Federal Reserve District Debits


New York


$683,989,932,000


273,700,261,000


273,013,532,000


San Francisco


165,509,993,000


168,589,926,000


Cleveland


123,016,127,000


122,786,174,000


Philadelphia


76,800,449,000


Boston


71,896,007,000


80,383,384,000 74,184,843,000


S. F. Bank Clearings


S. F. Bank Debits


1940


.$ 7,773,877,000


$10,095,002,000


1949


19,512,000,000


28,032,353,000


1950


21,982,689,000


30,906,042,000


1951


27,350,364,000


36,154,325,000


1952


26,768,895,000


37,914,535,000


1953


27,282,107,000


37,647,442,000


1954


28,019,576,000


37,964,134,000


Cities-Debits to Individual Accounts


1953


1954


New York


$632,801,405,000


$738,924,560,000


Chicago


138,884,579,000


140,650,593,000


Detroit


62,706,929,000


59,264,227,000


Los Angeles


55,819,697,000


56,083.607,000


Philadelphia


52,426,950,000


55,743,019,000


Boston


38,345,848,000


40,360,426,000


San Francisco


37,647,442,000


37,964,134,000


Bank Clearings


1953


1954


New York City


.$470,289,300,000


$532,029,471,000


Philadelphia


55,662,000,000


57,147,000,000


Chicago


47,999,804,000


48,528,413,000


Detroit


32,254,705,000


31,393,549,000


Boston


29,772,933,000


30,851,377,000


San Francisco


27,282,107,000


28,019,576,000


S. F. Exchange Transactions


1940


$83,864,070


1949


145,591,885


1950


257,889,850


1951


229,251,276


1952


191,114,605


1953


204,054,211


Savings and Loan Association Assets


There were ten associations in San Francisco in December, 1954:


December, 1940


$62,921,198


December, 1948


58,227,969


December, 1949


66,528,699


December, 1950


68,484,459


December,


1951


87,145,058


December, 1952


105,846,883


December, 1953


133,566,063


December, 1954


185,768,795


Deposits of San Francisco Banks


Time Deposits


Demand Deposits


Total Deposits


12-31-40


$1,584,043,000


$1,525,482,000


$3,109,525,000


12-31-45


3,166,385,725


5,308,095,358


12-31-49


4,048,466,479


4,746,629,191


12-31-50


4,113,884,048


5,195,730,904


9,309,614,953


12-31-51


4,522,034,549


5,634,023,749


10,156,058,298


12-31-52


4,990,316,667


5,967,509,050


12-31-53


5,290,580,378


5,933,185,561


10,957,825,717 11,223,765,939


12-31-54


6,340,503,000


6,532,386,000


12,872,889,000


Resources of San Francisco Banks


12-31-40


$3,434,606,000


12-31-45


8,921,258,441


12-31-49


9,452,612,874


12-31-50


10,133,309,844


12-31-51


11,010,526,642


12-31-52


11,938,398,598


12-31-53


12,261,969,182


12-31-54


14,417,100,000


Postal Receipts


$9,969,367


1949


$21,214,354


1945


50,818,125 1950


24,183,789


1946


21,440,141


1951


28,930,841


1947


20,163,743 1952


33,836,971


1948


20,446,163


1953


33,860,376


33,317,363


Individual Incomes in San Francisco


(California State Chamber of Commerce revised)


1940


$719,773,000


1949


1,931,884,000


1950


2,076,075,000


1951


2,242,777,000


1952


2,073,536,000


1953


2,143,169,090


Insurance


San Francisco is the insurance center of the West and the California headquarters of about two-thirds of the insurance organizations authorized to transact bus-


1953


1954 $790,390,514,000


Chicago


1940


1954


8,474,481,083 8,795,095,670


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INTRODUCTION


iness in California. Represented in California are near- ly 400 insurers offering all classes of business, the major lines including life, disability, auto, fire, liability, health, marine, title, fidelity and security, workman's compensation, and burglary and theft. The industry, including insurance carriers, agents and brokers, em- ploys over 21,350 persons with insured payroll of about $85,000,000. In addition, San Francisco is the head- quarters of sixteen insurance associations including such prominent ones as the Board of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific, Pacific Fire Rating Bureau and the Insurance Brokers Exchange.


California Direct Premiums Written and Losses Paid- 1953 and Percent Change from 1952


Major Classes


Written


Percent Change


Losses Pald


Percent Change


Life


$632,603,589


9.81


$190,981,917


7.50


Automobile


273,735,471


13.46


118,950,111


4.77


Liability


240,506,397


16.80


93,282,046


10.44


Disability


251,220,441


24.98


175,216,235


24.00


Fire


148,463,009


2.32


53,656,927


11.16


Workman's compensa-


tion


162,175,605


14.83


71,947,109


7.94


Marine


51,923,649


1.86


26,883,294


6.72


Title


28,779,005


9.07


528,224


64.81


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PUBLIC BUILDINGS


First comes the group in the Civic Center, declared by the Duke of Connaught to be the finest thing of its kind in the world. The group consists: (1) City Hall, of classic design, surmounted by an immense dome, higher than the dome of the Capitol at Washington; cost, $4,000,000. (2) Civic Auditorium, seating capacity of 12,000 in the main auditorium, with numerous small halls; cost, $2,000,000. (3) San Francisco Public Library; cost, $1,500,000. (4) State Building; cost, $1,000,000. (5) War Memorial group of buildings, as a part of Civic Cen- ter; cost, $4,000,000, consisting of Civic Opera House, American Legion halls, etc. The San Francisco Federal Building cost $3,000,000.


The California Palace of the Legion of Honor, in Lincoln Park, overlooking the Golden Gate, is a replica of the Palace of the Legion of Honor in Paris. It was presented to the City. The structure cost $2,000,000. Other leading public buildings are the U. S. Mint, located at Market St. and Duboce Ave., built in 1937; the Post Office Building, corner of 7th and Mission streets; and the Ferry Building, at the foot of Market St. on the waterfront, built by the State in 1896 at a cost of $1,000,- 000. The Ferry Building is 659 feet long and 156 feet wide, and in addition to serving as a ferryboat terminal, contains many State offices. The Customs House and U. S. Appraiser's Building represents an expenditure of more than $4,000,000. In Golden Gate Park are located the deYoung Memorial Museum, Academy of Sciences, Steinhart Aquarium, Museum of Anthropology, and the Morrison Planetarium. At Kearny and Washington streets is the Hall of Justice, erected in 1910 at a cost of $1,000,000, containing police courts and the criminal department of the superior court. The Golden Gate Bridge, costing $35,000,000, was opened to traffic in May, 1937, and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, costing $78,000,000, was opened to vehicular traffic Nov. 12, 1936. San Francisco East Bay Terminal (at Mission and 1st streets) is a $2,000,000 structure opened to in- terurban train service Jan. 15, 1939. The $2,730,000 Rincon Annex Post Office was opened in 1940. (See also "Social Features.")


PARKS


San Francisco is noted for its beautiful and extensive parks. There are 53 parks, with 3,360 acres, and 71 rec- reation units, with 280 acres. Still others are under de- velopment. In addition to the municipal parks, the sev- eral Government reservations, the largest of which is the Presidio, comprising 1,542 acres, all go toward augmenting the aggregate. The area given does not in- clude the numerous golf courses in and about the city. More than $15,000,000 has been expended on municipal parks since 1870. All of San Francisco's parks are "man- made." Originally only sand dunes marked the spots


where today are gardens of rare flowers, shrubs and giant trees. Even lakes, streams, waterfalls, hills, val- leys and dales were developed by man, to say noth- ing of the miles of walks, bridle paths and boulevards traversing the parks. Golden Gate Park is one of the world's most noted playgrounds. It comprises 1,013 acres and is about three miles long and a half-mile wide, extending from Stanyan St. on the east to the Pacific Ocean on the west, and lies in the midst of San Francisco's choice residential districts. In the park are many museums and monuments, aviary, aquarium, music temple, stadium, tennis courts, baseball grounds, football grounds, trotting and packing horse track, athletic field and running track paddocks, and children's playgrounds. There are more than 25 miles of improved driveways in the park. Wild animals of many species are found here, while every bird and squir- rel known to California flies or roams at will through the dense woods and shrubbery. At the western end of the park is to be seen the sloop "Gjoa," the only vessel that ever navigated the Northwest Passage. It was given to San Francisco by its owner, the late Capt. Roald Amundsen, explorer and discoverer of the South Pole. The gift was accepted by San Francisco, June 16, 1909. The ship was hauled upon the beach and is protected by a high iron fence.


SOCIAL FEATURES


Events-The cosmopolitan character of San Fran- cisco is well portrayed by the interesting and diversified events which take place daily. The citizen or visitor will find many educational things of interest, such as lec- tures, concerts, readings, recitals, and special exhibits of drawing, painting, sculpture, and other works of art.


Art Galleries-Three public art galleries and several semi-public galleries offer exhibits and collections of national and international fame. The M. H. deYoung Memorial Museum, the San Francisco Museum of Art, and the California Palace of the Legion of Honor attract hundreds of thousands of visitors annually.


Library-The main Public Library is located in the Civic Center. There are 23 branches and one depository. This system has 669,753 volumes. According to the last annual report, 2,605,132 books were circulated for home reading. In addition to the public libraries, there are nearly 100 private and special libraries, including technical and institutional. There are also numerous circulating libraries.


Public Buildings-The Civic Auditorium, with a seating capacity of 9,136, contains a magnificent organ and is in use for a variety of events daily throughout the year. The Civic Opera House and the War Memorial Building provide a home for opera, the symphony or- chestra, and a permanent war relics museum. San Fran- cisco was the first city in the nation to have a civic opera house. It has a seating capacity of 3,285. The Civic Opera House and the War Memorial buildings were chosen for the meeting place of the United Nations delegates who assembled there from April 25 to June 26, 1945, to con- struct the charter of the organization.


Clubs-There are numerous societies, clubs, lodges and fraternal groups beside the civic, historical, mili- tary, religious, and sporting groups. San Francisco contains many foreign colonies where the daily life and social affairs familiar to their native countries have been re-established here.


Churches-San Francisco has 430 churches, repre- senting many denominations. The congregations in- clude people of many nationalities, such as English, German, Italian, French, Spanish, Scandinavian, Rus- sian and Chinese.


PUBLIC HEALTH


San Francisco public health facilities include a bacteriological laboratory, a chemical laboratory, con- solidated inspection services, the San Francisco Hospi- tal, the Laguna Honda Home for aged indigents, the Hassler Health Farm for convalescent tuberculosis cases, six emergency hospitals, child welfare centers, well-baby clinics and other health control facilities scattered throughout the city.


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INTRODUCTION


RECREATION AND CULTURE


San Francisco is a city of supreme and exotic beauty, a city of many interesting aspects, and a cultural and vacation center for those who like to explore. The vaca- tion experts, Californians, Inc., say-"There is the story- book part that is not on the map-the things of the city that guidebooks only hint at-small in area as great cities go, it is America's most cosmopolitan city. Almost surrounded by the sea, it's like being on shipboard all the time-there's salt in the ocean breeze, filling you with buoyant energy."


Some Outstanding Points of Interest and Their Characteristics


The Waterfront-"Threshold to all the world."


San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge-"World's larg- est, with foundations of greatest depth."


Golden Gate Bridge-"Longest single span in the world."


Latin Quarter-"Spreads up the slopes of Telegraph Hill and on to Fisherman's Wharf."


Educational Institutions-"Few cities in the world offer finer or more diversified facilities."


Chinatown-"Largest Chinese settlement in Amer- ica."


Hotels, Restaurants-"Distinguished and distinc- tive."


Theatres-"Bid you to come forth for entertain- ment."


Downtown San Francisco-"Atmosphere all its own."


Civic Center, Auditorium, Opera-"First city to have a civic opera house and symphony concerts."


Parks, Museums, Sports-"Enough for days and days for spectators and participants alike."


Scenic Drives, Evenings-"Stunning vistas framed in the afterglow of sunset, and then, the lights."


Other facilities for outdoor activities embrace many golf courses in and adjacent to the city, including three San Francisco municipal courses; a yacht harbor; and several boat and swimming clubs.


A tour of San Francisco is refreshing and filled with many pleasant surprises. The city's delightful setting amidst sparkling waters and high hills is inspiring. Beautiful vistas, lovely homes, a happy climate, com- fortable living, all combine to spread a romantic aura over the whole community and lend to its distinction.


CLIMATE


San Francisco is a clean city with a cool, bracing, equable, open-all-year-around climate. The daily mean maximum temperature is 62.6 degrees. The daily mean minimum temperature is 50.4 degrees. The average daily temperature range is 12.2 degrees.


The hours of fog over San Francisco Bay recorded by the Lighthouse Service averaged only 153 per year.


San Francisco is one of a few of nature's air-condi- tioned cities, relatively warm in winter and cool in summer. The long-time record of the Weather Bureau reveals that the sun shines in San Francisco during 66 of every 100 possible hours.


POPULATION AND CHARACTERISTICS San Francisco Residents


The population of San Francisco on April 1, 1950, was 775.357 according to the U. S. Census, or 140,821 above 1940, and ranking San Francisco among the leading cities in the U. S. in numerical population gain. On Jan. 1, 1955, the population was estimated at 805,000. It is the eleventh largest city in the nation, based on pop-


ulation, but ranks close to first in several economic and social developments.


On April 1, 1940, the resident population, reported at 634,536, included 630,785 civilians and only 3,751 mili- tary. At about the peak of the nation's war production, on April 1, 1944, the resident civilian population had risen to 683,340 and the resident military had soared to 103,250, bringing the total resident population to 786,590. Near the end of the war, on Aug. 1, 1945, the special U. S. Census reported that San Francisco had 827,400 resi- dents, including 59,753 military, 20,416 seamen on ships registered to San Francisco, and about 30,000 hotel oc- cupants, or nearly 110,000 persons other than those living in owner-occupied and tenant dwellings.


EDUCATION


Fine Facilities for Education and Research


The educational facilities available in San Francisco and the Bay Area cover all fields and are outstanding in the West and in their rank among national institu- tions. Few cities in the world offer finer or more diversi- fied educational opportunities.


Enrollment in institutions of higher education in northern California is above the national average in relation to the population.


Higher education facilities include the public uni- versities system, state colleges, public junior colleges, private four-year colleges and private junior colleges.


Besides the extensive research activities carried out by the larger universities of California and Stanford, a recent survey revealed numerous northern California organizations with research facilities which are expend- ing many millions annually in research activities.


Public Schools


There are 123 schools under the jurisdiction of the Department of Education of San Francisco, with a total average daily attendance of 84,720.


Other Schools


There are also, in addition to the public school sys- tem, a number of private, parochial, non-sectarian and technical schools. There are several thousand children in the city attending these private schools.


There are numerous privately-established schools in San Francisco which offer courses of training in prac- tically all phases of business, art, dramatics, and the various trades.


Veterans' Training


Approved to offer training to war veterans under Public Law 346, as amended, and Public Law 550, pub- lished in January, 1954, were about 78 educational in- stitutions in San Francisco, 237 in the Bay Region, and 285 in northern California. Included in this group are universities, colleges, junior colleges, high schools, medical schools, nursing schools, vocational schools and professional and semi-professional schools.


Universities and Colleges


The University of San Francisco and the San Fran- cisco State College are located in the city. The University of California, at Berkeley, and Stanford University, at Palo Alto, are both within easy commuting distances of San Francisco. In addition, the University of California maintains several branches in San Francisco, including colleges of medicine, dentistry, pharmacy and law; and the California School of Fine Arts and Stanford Univer- sity's colleges of dentistry and medicine also are located here. Other colleges in the more immediate area offer- ing standard curricula include Dominican, Mills, San Francisco College for Women and St. Mary's.


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GENERAL ABBREVIATIONS


accountant | drsmkr


dressmaker | mfg


manufacturing | s or S


South


a dj adjuster


e or E


East


mfr


manufacturer san


sanitary


admn administrator


educ


or administration


elec


. electrical or


mkt


market se


southeast


agcy


agency


electn


electrician


agrl


agriculture


electro


electrotyper


mn


man


ship


shipping


al


alley


Am


American


eng


engineer engraver


mstr


master


smstrs


seamstress


apts


apartments


equip


equipment


archt


architect


es


asmbir


assembler


exam


examiner


assoc


associate


exch


exchange


mut


mutual


srtr


sorter


atndt


attendant


fety


factory


Natl


National


sta


station


aud


auditor


Fed


Federal


ns


north side


stationary engineer


bgemn


Daggageman


fnshr


finisher


ofc


office


sten


stenographer


bldr


builder


frt


freight


optn


optician


stre


storage


blksmith


blacksmith


ftr


fitter


osteo


osteopath


blvd


boulevard


furngs


furnishings


PS


Public School


stvdr


stevedore supply


brklyr


bricklayer


gen1


general


pharm pharmacist


SW


southwest


bur


bureau


govt


government


phys


physician


CSP


Christian


h


householder


pkr


packer


tchr


teacher


cabtmkr


. cabinetmaker


hdw


hardware


сатр


carpenter


hlpr


helner


plmb


plumber or


teleg


telegraph


chauf


chauffeur


hosp


hospital


polisher


ter


terrace


chemical


hsekpr


housekeeper


potr


painter


tndr


tender


chkr


checker


Hts


Heights


cir


circle


implts


implements


prin


principal


trav


traveling


clk


clerk


insp


inspector or


prntr


printer


trmr


trimmer


clo


clothing


Instr


instructor


prof


professor


tstr


tester


coml


commercial


int dec


. Interior


prsfdr


press feeder


twp


township


comn


commission


int rev. internal revenue


prsr presser


USA


U S Army


comp


compositor


jan


janitor


pub


public


confr


confertioner


kpr


keeper


publishing


contr


contractor


la


lane


purch


purchasing


cor


corner


lab


laborer r


corres


correspondent


laby


laboratory R


ct


court


Ibr


lumber


ctr


cutter


libro


librarian


Rural Delivery


uphol


upholsterer


custdn


custodian


lino


linotype


rd


road


vet veterinary


del


delivery


litho


lithographer


rdr


reader


vulc vulcanizer


dep


deputy


Indrs


laundress


real est


.real estate


dietn


dietitian


Indry


laundry


rec


receiving


dir


director


ltd


limited


recpt


receptionist


whsemn


warehouseman


dist


district


mach


. machinist or


refrigerator


wkr


worker


div


division


mdse


merchandise


repr


repairman or


wks


works


dir


dealer


mech


mechanic


repair


restaurant WS west side


do


ditto or same


med


medical


ret


Rev


Reverend


ydmn


. yardman


drftsmn ..


draftsman | meter rdr. . meter reader | rm


room


ydmstr


yardmaster


ABBREVIATIONS OF GIVEN NAMES


Abr


Abraham | Chas


Charles | Jas


James


Richd


Richard


Alex


Alexander


Danl


Daniel Jos


Joseph


Saml


Samuel


Alf


Alfred


Edw


Edward


Kath


Katherine


Sol


Solomon


Arth


Arthur


Eliz


Elizabeth


Margt


Margaret


Steph


Stephen


Aug


August


Eug


Eugene


Michi


Michael


Theo


Theodore


Beni


Benjamin


Fredk


Frederick


Nathl


Nathaniel


Thos


Thomas


Cath


Catherine


Geo


George


Patk


Patrick


Wm


William


8-1-50


av


avenue


fl


floor


nw


. northwest


stat statistician or


bkbndr


bookbinder


formn


foreman


bkpr


bookkeeper


forwn


forewoman


opr


operator


stereo


stereotyper


blk


block


ft


foot


optom


optometrist


str


studt


student


bmo. business machine


PTS


Postal


sup


br


branch


gds


goods


passenger


super supervisor


brkmn


brakeman


geol


geologist


photog .. photographer


swtchmn


switchman


STO


groсег


pk


park


Science Practitioner


hairdrsr


hairdresser


pkwy


parkway


tech


tel


telephone


cash


cashier


hndir


handler


plumbing


telev television


chem


chemist or


hq


headquarters


plstr


plasterer


tmkpr


timekeeper


chf


chief


htg


heating


pres


prfrdr


proofreader


trans


transportation


riv


civil


ins


insurance


priv


private


treas


treasurer


rin. . cleaning or cleaner


inspection


prod


produce


trnmn


trainman


collr


collector


commissioner


inv


Investment


ptrnmkr .. patternmaker


condr conductor


jwir


jeweler


publ publisher or


U S Coast Guard


constn


. construction


USMC


US Marine Corps


USN


US Navy


undwrtr


underwriter


Unir


University


dispr


dispatcher


lwyr


lawyer


refgr .. refrigeration or


wid


widow


distr


distributor


machine rep


representative


wldr welder


dmnstr .. demonstrator


or mechanical


restr


retail


wtchmn watchman


drive


Met


Metropolitan


mkr


maker sch


school


adv


advertising


electric


muldr


moller sec


secretary


minr


milliner


serv


service


agt


agent


elev


elevator


mono


employee


msngr


messenger


sls


sales


appr


apprentice


engr


east side


mir motorman or motor


spi


special


asst


assistant


exp


express


n or N


North


SS south side


atty


attorney


fdry


foundry


ne


northeast


sta eng


stmftr steamfitter setter


hIrmkr


boilermaker


furn


furniture


gdnr


gardener


Transportation Service pass


קקוז


opposite


soc soclety


mige mortgage


solr


solicitor


mus


music


square


monotype


sht mtl. .. sheet metal


emp


education


mgr


manager Say


Savings


Robt


Robert


w or W


West


whol


wholesale


prsmn


pressman


typ


typist


comnr


USAF. .. US Air Force


USCG


.resides or rooms room


RC RD


Roman Catholic


technician



plshr


president


tob tobacco


operator


supt superintendent


system


place


statistical


mice maintenance


acct


decorator


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